Chronological archive
March 2011
The 197 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2011, in chronological order.
MALASYIA: HAIRSTYLIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAP AND MURDER OF SCHOOLGIRL
in Malaysia, hairstylist Teh Kim Hong...
- MARCH 31, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: BINAY ASKED TO HELP SAVE 8 FILIPINOS ON SAUDI DEATH ROW
Migrante-Middle East, a Saudi Arabia-based overseas Filipino workers’ advocacy group...
- MARCH 31, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF ATTACK CASE: SC REJECTS REVIEW PLEA OF TWO CONVICTS
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of the Pakistani Supreme Court...
- MARCH 31, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR CORRUPTION IS WRONG, INDONESIAN GOVT SAYS
following criticism by the antigraft watchdog, top Indonesian government officials said that capital punishment was intentionally removed from the proposed revision to the anticorruption law.
- MARCH 31, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: KATO DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL FILED
Tomohiro Kato, 28, appealed his death sentence to the Tokyo High Court in Japan.
- MARCH 31, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH UPHELD FOR FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR
the Higher People's Court of east China's Jiangsu Province upheld the death sentence of Jiang Renjie...
- MARCH 31, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF MP
Anantasak Srisawat, alias Tai...
- MARCH 31, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong overturned the 1980 murder conviction and death sentence of Marvin Pete Walker Jr., 51, black.
USA - California. Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong overturned the 1980 murder conviction and death sentence of Marvin Pete Walker Jr., 51, black.
- MARCH 31, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Supreme Court Erases Award for Exonerated Death Row Inmate John Thompson.
USA - Louisiana. Supreme Court Erases Award for Exonerated Death Row Inmate John Thompson.
MARCH 31, 2011TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY: PM SAYS GOV’T NOT CONTEMPLATING RETURN OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the return of capital punishment is “not on
- MARCH 31, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. William Glen Boyd, 45, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. William Glen Boyd, 45, white, was executed
- MARCH 30, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
A military court in the central Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death by hanging, after
- MARCH 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VASHI BOY'S MURDER
extra joint adhoc additional sessions judge DN Bhargande of the fast-track court in Thane, India, sentenced Nihal Sheikh, 30, and Rafiq Sayyed...
- MARCH 30, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
DANISH COMPANY REJECTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BUT WON’T STOP US EXECUTION DRUG
A Danish company that unwittingly has become a key supplier of an execution drug in the U.S.
- MARCH 30, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
grandmother Mariah Hamadi, 49, of Rantau Panjang...
- MARCH 30, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 3 TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING A BUSINESSMAN IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge M Najir Ahmed sentenced Abdul Mannan...
- MARCH 30, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Senate voted to pass a bill that would expand the death penalty
USA - Texas. The Senate voted to pass a bill that would expand the death penalty
MARCH 30, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE FILIPINOS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Filipinos were executed in China, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay.
MARCH 30, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE ARMY MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court judge Jayatilake sentenced three soldiers to death for the
MARCH 30, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH SENTENCES FINALISED FOR 3 MEN
the death sentences for Masato Kobayashi, 36, Atsushi Okura, 35, and Masayoshi
- MARCH 30, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
USA - Lundbeck, the supplier of pentobarbital, says it's not going to withdraw or restrict it
MARCH 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 650 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2010 - BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE REPORT
According to "The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report" on human rights, the number of executions in Iran increases to over 650 in 2010.
- MARCH 30, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Aubrey Lynn Shaw, 36, white
- MARCH 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT CONDEMNS THREE TO DEATH IN IRAN SPY RING
two Iranians and a Kuwaiti national, all serving in Kuwait's army, were sentenced to
- MARCH 29, 2011TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN: MAJORITY OF POPULATION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
according to the findings of survey conducted by the Nota Bene public association
- MARCH 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ‘DEATH FOR MILK ADULTERATORS IN MAHARASHTRA’
in India, Maharashtra dairy development minister Madhukar Chavan announced that the state government will demand the death penalty for the milk adulteration
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LORRY DRIVER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFICKING
lorry driver See Kek Chuan, 49, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Sofian Abd Razak of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 8.25kg of ketamine in a bag at the Sunway Resort & Spa Hotel lobby at Persiaran Lagoon, Petaling Jaya, on August 3, 200
- MARCH 29, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AMID QUESTIONS OVER DRUG
Eric John King, 47, black, was executed in Arizona despite last-minute arguments
- MARCH 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
judge Noor Azian Shaari of the Malaysian High Court sentenced technician Yeoh Thian Hock...
- MARCH 29, 2011TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
TURKISH POLITICIANS DEBATE DEATH PENALTY
capital punishment should remain within Turkey's legal codes whether it is implemented or not...
- MARCH 29, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: THREE TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Kingsely Akhabue, Fabian Matthew and Ismaila Fatoki, were sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos High Court in Nigeria for armed robbery, carried out between March 22 and 23, 2008, at Igando area of Lagos State.
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- MARCH 29, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Jaranwala, Pakistan, a court sentenced Imtiaz Ahmad of Chak to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for killing his father-in-law Abdul Sattar on April 4, 2009, with a club in his bathroom, under Sadar police station.
- MARCH 29, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
W. K. J., 26, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central the Gaza Strip
W. K. J., 26, from al-Bureij refugee camp in central the Gaza Strip
- MARCH 29, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prominent Texans Support Death Penalty Moratorium
USA - Texas. Prominent Texans Support Death Penalty Moratorium
- MARCH 29, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
- MARCH 28, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NAPOLITANO TELLS UN ITALY WANTS OF END DEATH PENALTY
speaking to the UN's General Assembly, Italy's Giorgio Napolitano reiterated
- MARCH 28, 2011KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: TOWARDS DEFINITIVE ABOLITION
Kazakhstan took another step towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Presidential
- MARCH 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a court in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a Pakistani identified as SH to death for murdering compatriot Emirat Alyoum following a dispute, a newspaper reported.
- MARCH 28, 2011South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
S KOREA HAS 61 CONDEMNED CRIMINALS
South Korea has 61 people on death row, though it has not executed anyone since 1997, Amnesty International said. In North Korea, at least 60 people were executed in 2010, according to the human rights body. An Amnesty Korea official said that “many lawma
MARCH 28, 2011DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: EXECUTING COUNTRIES LEFT ISOLATED AFTER DECADE OF PROGRESS
Countries which continue to use the death penalty are being left increasingly isolated following
- MARCH 28, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Troy Davis
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Troy Davis
- MARCH 27, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 3 DEATH ROW INMATES APPEAL TO ORJI FOR CLEMENCY
in Nigeria, three inmates of Enugu Prisons, Raphael Udeh...
- MARCH 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: SHARJAH COURT FREES 8 PUNJABI YOUTHS OF MURDER CHARGE
judges Abul Majd Al Sharqawi, Ehab and Aidroos of the Shariat court in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, put its seal on the blood money accepted by the father of a murdered Pakistani youth and freed 8 Indians from Punjab and 2 Pakistanis of all charges
MARCH 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Sutam bin Ayd al-Salabi was beheaded by the sword in Arar for
- MARCH 25, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): EXECUTION-DRUG IMPORT PAPERS RAISE QUESTIONS
3 shipments of drugs imported by the Arizona Department of Corrections were
- MARCH 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR KILLING SR CITIZEN, RAPING WOMAN
Bombay high court in India confirmed the death sentence of Sandesh Abhang for murdering Shalini Jadhav...
- MARCH 25, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY: HUMAN RIGHTS ACCORDS DO NOT BAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Taiwanese justice ministry said the two human rights accords that Taiwan signed do not conflict with capital punishment.
- MARCH 25, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted to advance LB 276 to repeal the state's death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
- MARCH 25, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has sentenced Isaiah Doyle, 28, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury has sentenced Isaiah Doyle, 28, black, to death
- MARCH 24, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
the federal supreme court (FSC) of the United Arab Emirates rejected a life verdict
- MARCH 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS BODY APPROVES INVESTIGATOR ON IRAN
The U.N. Human Rights Council established a special investigator on Iran, a
- MARCH 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohamad Hasnizam Hussein, 33, the son of a retired policeman, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 2.3 kgs of ganja (cannabis) at Kota Damansara on February 14, 2009.
- MARCH 24, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPANESE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STABBING 7
Tomohiro Kato, 28, a former temporary auto plant worker, was sentenced to death in Japan by presiding judge Hiroaki Murayama of the Tokyo District Court.
- MARCH 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 3 PINOYS TO BE EXECUTED MARCH 30
three Filipinos whose execution in Shenzhen, China, on February 20 and 21 was put off will be executed for drug smuggling on March 30.
- MARCH 24, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MA: SERIOUS OFFENDERS PUT TO DEATH IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
"Our current policy is to try and reduce the number of convicts put to death under the act governing the control and prohibition of gun, cannon, munitions and knife and the military service ...
- MARCH 24, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY
in Sargodha, Paksitan, Anti Terrorism Court Judge Muhammad Anwar Nazir sentenced Abdul Aziz, Amir Hayat and Abdul Hameed to death.
- MARCH 24, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS TO DEATH
at a military court in Somalia, judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein “Mungab” sentenced soldiers Ali Mohamed Nur and Ahmed Mohammed Sahal to death for murdering two of their army colleagues in separate incidents.
- MARCH 24, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD &TOBAGO: EX-COP MOVES FROM DEATH ROW TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON
in Trinidad & Tobago, former Police Constable Dave Burnett, 39, from Belmont, had his death sentence commuted to 15 years jail with hard labour by Chief Justice Ivor Archie...
- MARCH 24, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY SET ASIDE DUE TO DENIAL OF FAIR TRIAL
the death sentence of Vasanta Dupare, 47, was set aside by justices Tahilramani and Tahaliyani of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in India because he was “deprived of effective defense” by the trial court.
MARCH 24, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN KHAMIS MUSHAYT
a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering another Saudi was executed in the city of Khamis Mushayt
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- MARCH 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR 7 IN XINJIANG
Seven people allegedly involved in plotting terrorist activities have been sentenced to death for robbery and murder in China's far western region of Xinjiang, a state-run news website said.
- MARCH 23, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED TO LIFE
the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan commuted the death sentences of Mir Ahmed and Dolat Shah to life imprisonment.
MARCH 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT GIVES NIGERIAN DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has sentenced a Nigerian man to death for drug smuggling
- MARCH 23, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced LaMondre Tucker, 20, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced LaMondre Tucker, 20, black, to death
MARCH 23, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
Nigerian national Michael Ikenna Nduanya, 34, was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh
- MARCH 22, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HC DECLARES TAHER TRIAL ILLEGAL
justices Chowdhury and Hossain of the Bangladeshi High Court found that the July 21, 1976, execution of Col Abu Taher was illegal.
- MARCH 22, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO GET DEATH FOR MURDER
in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Criminal Court sentenced unemployed Afghan nationals ANM, 40 and IHZ, 30, to death for fatally stabbing Uzbeki prostitute MH 23 times and stealing Dh600, two mobile phones, a DVD player and perfumes.
- MARCH 22, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Bill OKs substitute drugs for executions
USA - Oklahoma. Bill OKs substitute drugs for executions
- MARCH 22, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Tony Savalis Summers, 36, black, to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Tony Savalis Summers, 36, black, to death
- MARCH 22, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Chicago professor who probed death penalty is sidelined
USA - Illinois. Chicago professor who probed death penalty is sidelined
- MARCH 21, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 4 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING JUBO LEAGUE LEADER
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Judge Md Rezaul Islam of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 sentenced Pallab Bepari...
- MARCH 21, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: MP WITHDRAWS DEATH PENALTY AMENDMENT
The Maldivian MP, who proposed an amendment to the Clemency Act requiring a death penalty
- MARCH 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
unemployed man R. Ravindran, 36, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Mohd Yassin of the Penang High Court in Malaysia for robbing Gayathrii Tangga Maligai Jewellers at Lebuh Pasar on January 14, 2007.
- MARCH 21, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB DECAPITATES TWO TEENAGERS
Somalia’s al Qaeda-inspired group al Shabaab decapitated two Somali teenagers
- MARCH 21, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Travis James Mullis, 24, white, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Travis James Mullis, 24, white, to death
- MARCH 21, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: NABEEL’S EXECUTION ORDER APPEALED IN HIGH COURT
The death penalty issued in Maldives by the Criminal Court to Mohamed Nabeel, 21,
- MARCH 21, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: GALMUDUG COURT CARRIES OUT DEATH PENALTY
a court in the Galmudug administration of Southern Galkayo, Somalia, carried out a death
- MARCH 20, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
MAURITANIA: FOUR MAURITANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTACK AGAINST ARMY
four Mauritanian Islamists who were convicted of terrorism were sentenced to death by the criminal
- MARCH 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PUNE COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO LABOURER FOR KILLING WIFE
in Pune, India, district principal and session judge PD Desai sentenced construction labourer Ramesh Mahipati Randive...
- MARCH 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING SYABU
a court interpreter was sent to the gallows by the High Court in Miri, Malaysia, after he
- MARCH 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FILIPINO DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD
China's Supreme People's Court upheld the death sentences of Filipino nationals Ramon Credo...
- MARCH 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Abolition of death penalty means job cuts
USA - Illinois. Abolition of death penalty means job cuts
- MARCH 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE YOUTHS TO HANG FOR MURDER
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Akhtar Tahir of the Malaysian High Court sentenced former welder K.Yogeswaran, 25, car possessor P.Murugan, 23, and tow truck call man R.Sureshvarman, 27, to death for murdering J.Parkas, 26, on July 28, 2009, in Hulu Selangor,
- MARCH 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH FOR SINGAPOREAN SINGLE MOTHER FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Noor Azian Shaari of the Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia sentenced legal assistant and single mother Noor Atiqah M. Lasim, 27, of Singapore, to death for trafficking 342.1gs of heroin and 30.3gs of monoacethyl morphine in a bag at the Low Cost Carr
- MARCH 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Kasur District & Sessions judge Nazeer Ahmed Gajan...
- MARCH 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WOMAN
in Barabanki, India, Additional Sessions Judge Rajendra Chandra sentenced Narendra...
- MARCH 18, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. A proposal to abolish death penalty has failed.
USA - Montana. A proposal to abolish death penalty has failed.
- MARCH 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of David Aaron Perkins
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of David Aaron Perkins
- MARCH 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Nicholas Jason Bryant
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Nicholas Jason Bryant
- MARCH 17, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: VEGETABLE FARMER GETS DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
vegetable farmer Ahmad Roslan Mat, 46, from Selama, Perak, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 26.35 kgs of cannabis on May 1, 2009 at Kampung Tebing Tinggi in Baling.
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- MARCH 17, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING EXPATRIATE
a Kuwaiti court sentenced a unnamed local man to death for murdering an Asian expatriate after robbing him, a newspaper said.
- MARCH 17, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: BRIGADIER SERVED ‘CAPITAL PUNISHMENT’: GPRN/NSCN
Brig. Khungwang, alias Chipu Menon, was sentenced to death for treason “as per the National Yehzabo” by the Government of People’s Republic of Nagaland/National Socialist Council of Nagaland, in Myanmar
- MARCH 17, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 24, black, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 24, black, to death
- MARCH 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TO EXPEDITE EXECUTION SENTENCES
Radio Zamaneh reported the head of Iran’s Supreme Court had announced
- MARCH 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MASS MURDER
in Bihar's Banka district, India, Additional district and session court judge S.C.Jha sentenced Md. Sabbir Mian to death for robbing and murdering seven people in Badua on July 7, 1997.
- MARCH 16, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS FINDS A SUBSTITUTE DRUG TO CARRY ON EXECUTIONS
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital as part of its three-drug lethal injection protocol for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5.
- MARCH 16, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A jury sentenced Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white, to death
USA - Virginia. A jury sentenced Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white, to death
- MARCH 16, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: AL-QAIDA LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court sentenced al-Qaida leader Munaf al-Rawi and five
MARCH 16, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLOOD MONEY – CIA CONTRACTOR ACQUITTED OF MURDERS
Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor, who was alleged to have shot and killed two men
- MARCH 16, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5
USA - Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced today that it will switch to pentobarbital for the upcoming execution of Cleve Foster on April 5
MARCH 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BEHBEHAN
One man was hanged in the southwestern Iranian town of Behbehan, reported
- MARCH 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DEA SEIZES SUPPLY OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
- MARCH 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED
the Dubai Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an Indian, identified as MSS, to death for burying two compatriots alive under ground and concealing the dead bodies.
- MARCH 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN DEATH ROW PRISONERS 'LANGUISH IN JAIL'
More than 8,000 prisoners sentenced to death by Pakistani courts over the past 20 years
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium thiopental
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR DRUG PEDDLING CHALLENGED
the Indian Harm Reduction Network, a consortium of NGOs for humane drug policies, filed a petition with the Gujarat high court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 31A of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which prescribe
- MARCH 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COPS
the court in Shandong, China, sentenced Liu Jianjun, 51, to death for killing four police officers in January 2011.
- MARCH 15, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Justice Terrence Rannowane of the Botswana High Court sentenced Thamo Zibane to death for murdering his lover Sihle Dube...
- MARCH 15, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR PEOPLE
an Additional Sessions Judge (II) in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, India, sentenced Durgadeen and Ishwardas, from Natarra village, to death for murdering four people over a family dispute on December 5, 2000.
- MARCH 15, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Tokyo District Court handed down the death sentence to Kazuo Ino, 60, to death for stabbing a 74-year-old man to death when committing a robbery in Tokyo in November 2009.
- MARCH 15, 2011LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...
the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...
- MARCH 15, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House approved HB 147 to expand the state's death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The House approved HB 147 to expand the state's death penalty
- MARCH 15, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PHILANTHROPIST PAYS BLOOD MONEY, FOUR INDIANS ON DEATH ROW PARDONED
an Indian father pardoned four Indian expatriates who were found guilty of murdering
MARCH 15, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF AMERICAN
A Mauritanian court handed down the death penalty to the main perpetrator of the murder of American
- MARCH 14, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: PARLIAMENT RESUMES DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Maldives parliament (Majlis) resumed the debate on amending the Clemency Act
- MARCH 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
UN CONCERNED WITH IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern over increased violations of human rights in Iran. In a report to the Human Rights Council, Ban mentioned executions of drug traffickers, stonings, floggings and amputations.
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
MARCH 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN EVIN PRISON
Iran secretly hanged five people in Evin prison according to Hrana news agency.
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- MARCH 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER TO BE EXECUTED
in Iran, political prisoner Behrouz Abdi faces the imminent threat of execution.
- MARCH 13, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: THREE TO HANG FOR ROBBERY
Antony Mutembei Njeru, Isaack Murimi Mwaniki and John Murithi Kivuti were
- MARCH 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
- MARCH 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Chakwal, Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Sohail Akram sentenced Shaukat Iqbal, Qasim Naseeb and Atif Khalid, all residents of Waula village of tehsil Choa Syedan Shah, to death for murdering Mudassir Nafees on March 27, 2009.
- MARCH 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR 5
Justices Mittal and Jeyapaul of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in India commuted five death sentences to 20 years imprisonment each. Manoj, 23, and Babli, 19, were murdered in June 2007 after they married against their families' wishes
- MARCH 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death kidnapping and killing schoolboy Tanjirul Islam Mishelin from Dania under Shyampur police station on July 5, 2003, for ransom
- MARCH 11, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
MARCH 11, 2011DEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death for kidnapping and
- MARCH 10, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN - ABOLITION IN ILLINOIS SIGNALS A CHANGE IN ALL THE UNITED STATES
“The abolition of the death penalty in Illinois signals a change in all the United States. It shows
- MARCH 10, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): INMATE EXECUTED USING SINGLE DRUG
Ohio put to death the killer of a Toledo store owner with the country's first-ever use of pentobarbital
- MARCH 10, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN TO DROP DEATH PENALTY FOR SOME CRIMES AMID GLOBAL CRITICISM
Taiwan's cabinet approved revisions of four laws to drop the death penalty for some crimes, including
- MARCH 10, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SIX GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional District and Sessions Judge Jazila Aslam sentenced Sarja, Rehmat
- MARCH 10, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Harun bin Ajis, Syofial bin Azwar and Syargawi bin Sanusi...
Harun bin Ajis, Syofial bin Azwar and Syargawi bin Sanusi...
- MARCH 10, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCES TO STAND FOR 3 MEN OVER 1994 MURDERS
Justice Ryuko Sakurai of the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the 2001 Nagoya District Court and the October 2005 Nagoya High Court death sentences handed to Masato Kobayashi, Atsushi Komori and Masayoshi Haga, all 35.
- MARCH 10, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: TEN FACE EXECUTION FOR DEADLY ROBBERY
two women and eight men were sentenced to death by a Rangoon court for murdering three people during a bungled armed robbery on May 16, 2010.
- MARCH 10, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a decree...
the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a decree...
MARCH 10, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH ROW INMATE, 75 TODAY, SHOULD BE GRANTED A STAY OF EXECUTION
a man in Japan who has spent 43 years on death row and is 75 today, should be granted
- MARCH 10, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Johnnie Baston, 37, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Johnnie Baston, 37, black, was executed
- MARCH 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tawuan Townes, 20, black
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tawuan Townes, 20, black
- MARCH 9, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): GOV. PAT QUINN ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty today, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by a justice system that had wrongly condemned 13 men.
- MARCH 9, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. A House Committee voted to pass HB 147 that would expand the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. A House Committee voted to pass HB 147 that would expand the death penalty
- MARCH 9, 2011New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Death penalty reinstatement dies in committee
USA - New Mexico. Death penalty reinstatement dies in committee
- MARCH 9, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MINISTER VOWS TO UPHOLD JUDICIAL SOVEREIGNTY
Taiwan's Justice Minister pledged that he will not suspend the implementation of the
- MARCH 9, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE MURDER
Justices Reddy and Nijjaar of the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of B A Umesh of Karnataka, for raping and murdering widow Jayashri in 1998.
- MARCH 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Joharabad District and Sessions Judge Mian Mureed Hussain sentenced Wali Daad to death for gunning down Muhammad Ashraf over water dispute on February 25, 2009, under Quaidabad Police Station. He was also ordered to pay Rs 100,000 compensatio
- MARCH 9, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty today
USA - Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty today
- MARCH 9, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Jhelum, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Mehmood Zargham sentenced Malik Ashraf
- MARCH 9, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended 7-5 the death penalty to William Gregory, 28, white.
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended 7-5 the death penalty to William Gregory, 28, white.
- MARCH 8, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN FORMALISES DEATH SENTENCE FOR SARIN ATTACK CONSPIRATOR
Japan's Supreme Court on completed legal preparations for the execution of the Aum Shinrikyo chemist Masami Tsuchiya, 46, who helped the Japanese cult develop the sarin nerve agent it used to kill nearly 20 people in the 1994 and 1995 subway attacks.
- MARCH 8, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EXECUTION VERDICT AMENDED
Judge Falah Al Hajri of the Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates amended a verdict issued by the Appellate Court of Fujairah, from life imprisonment to execution for an unidentified man who killed his wife deliberately.
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- MARCH 8, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR ROBBERY
Simion Oywonga Mochobo was sentenced to death in Kenya by Ogembo Principal Magistrate Lily Nafula at a Gucha court. He was sentenced for violently robbing Consolata Ntenga on December 2, 2009 at Bokimonge sub location in Kenyenya District, and Jackline Ke
- MARCH 8, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES PARLIAMENT PROPOSES AMENDMENT SEEKING DEATH PENALTY
an amendment was proposed to the Clemency Act, stipulating that despite the Act stating otherwise...
- MARCH 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel sentenced Edward Wayne Edwards, 77, white, to death
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel sentenced Edward Wayne Edwards, 77, white, to death
- MARCH 8, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn intends to abolish the death penalty in Illinois tomorrow
USA - Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn intends to abolish the death penalty in Illinois tomorrow
MARCH 8, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
Presiding Justice Kiyoko Okabe of the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death penalty
- MARCH 7, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Chakwal Additional District & Sessions Judge Abu-Al-Hasnat Zulqarnain...
- MARCH 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE UNEMPLOYED MEN GET DEATH FOR MURDERING FOREMAN
Justice Datuk Abdul Alim Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court sentenced unemployed
- MARCH 6, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE ON POLICEMAN
in Nigeria, police cpl. Obanla Julius was sentenced to death by Abuja High Court Justice Abubakar Talba for killing Shagari Haruna on May 2, 2002, at the Federal Housing Authority junction in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
- MARCH 6, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH
William Kinyua, James Muriithi and Erick Nyaga were sentenced to death in Kenya by Siakago magistrate Samuel Mokua for robbing trader Mwaniki Machaki of Sh10,900 and a Sh4,000 mobile phone on November 13, 2009 and Josephine Nyaga of Sh11,000 and a phone.
- MARCH 6, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DAD’S PARDON SAVES THREE CONVICTS FROM GALLOWS
a Saudi appeal court reversed a death sentence against three teen agers found guilty of causing the
MARCH 6, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES TWO MEN
Somalia’s al Shabaab group executed Abdullahi Hajji Mohammed and Abdinasir Hussein Ali at Maslah
- MARCH 5, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
President Ma Ying-jeou defended the Ministry of Justice’s...
President Ma Ying-jeou defended the Ministry of Justice’s...
- MARCH 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
CHRISTIAN PASTOR, AWAITING DEATH SENTENCE, HELD AMONG MURDERERS AND DRUG PEDDLERS IN IRAN
Youcef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy is being held in Lakan prison in Gilan province in northern Iran, in the main part of the prison with drug dealers and murderers, Jason DeMars of www.presenettruthmn.com said.
- MARCH 5, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: SOLDIER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Uganda, Col. Eugene Sebugwawo of the UPDF 3rd Division Court Martial sentenced soldier John Ouma to death for murdering Lance Cpl. Dennis Aule at the mogosi detachment in July 2010
MARCH 5, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DOCTORS TRANSPLANT ORGANS TAKEN FROM EXECUTED PRISONERS
Doctors at southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (KCGMH) conducted liver transplant surgeries after receiving the bodies of two inmates executed, local media reported.
MARCH 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE AFGHAN NATIONALS HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged three Afghan nationals in a prison in Tehran after they were found guilty of raping an Afghan
- MARCH 4, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: FIVE DEATH-ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED
Five convicts on death row were executed in Taiwan, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement
- MARCH 4, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Attock, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Chaudhry Anwar Ahmed Khan sentenced Syedan Shah, resident of Khyber Agency, to death and fined him Rs200,000 for smuggling 15 kg of heroin in October 2010 in Attock.
- MARCH 4, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Ferozewala Additional District and Sessions Judge Khalid Nawaz Dar sentenced Mubashir, alias Bashiri, to death and fined him Rs 100,000 for killing Muhammad Mehboob Ayub of Cheecho Kee Maliyaan over a minor issue in 2003.
- MARCH 4, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING LOVER
Justice Pindar Haruna Nggada of the Maiduguri High Court in Nigeria sentenced firewood seller Idris Lima, 42, to death by hanging for strangling his lover, Hauwa Ibrahim, in a farm at Maiva village in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.
- MARCH 4, 2011GhanaDEATH PENALTY
on behalf of Hands Off Cain, MP and Speaker of the OSCE
on behalf of Hands Off Cain, MP and Speaker of the OSCE
- MARCH 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FIVE IN GUJARAT WAITING FOR THE GALLOWS
“So far there are five different people from Gujarat state who have been ordered to be hanged and their applications are pending in courts,” additional director-general of police (prisons) PC Thakur said in India. However, sources said that the exact stat
- MARCH 3, 2011DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SECOND HANDS OFF CAIN MISSION TO GHANA FOR ABOLITION
Radical Parliamentarian Matteo Mecacci is today in Accra to participate in the National Constitutional Conference.
- MARCH 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PARDON FOR DEATH ROW CONVICTS
Indian President Pratibha Patil pardoned four people on death row.
- MARCH 3, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
"DEMOCRATIC" EGYPT SENDS APOSTATES TO THEIR DEATH
a major survey conducted in Egypt and in six other majority Muslim countries found an overwhelming majority in Egypt wanted those who commit adultery to be stoned and 84% wanted those who abandon the Muslim religion to be put to death.
- MARCH 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO HANGED IN OROUMIEH
Iran executed two people in Oroumieh Prison as part of its attempts to terrorize the population
- MARCH 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW NOT TO BE KEPT IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: HC
from now, convicts facing the death penalty and confined in various jails of Punjab, Haryana and UT, Chandigarh in India must not be kept in solitary confinement.
- MARCH 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE FAVOURS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR HIJACKERS
in India, the Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill 2010 favoured the death penalty for hijackers
- MARCH 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: JUDGE SLAMS GOVT FOR DELAY IN HANGING AFZAL GURU
Indian Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra, who sentenced the December 13, 2001...
- MARCH 2, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN EXECUTED IN SYLHET JAIL
Robi Munda, 60, from Habiganj, was executed in Sylhet Central Jail in Bangladesh
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- MARCH 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF KILLER OF WIFE, 4 DAUGHTERS
Justices Harjit Singh Bedi and C K Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death penalty of Vishweshwar Kol for killing his second wife Leelawati Bai and four daughters on October 19, 2003, in Madhya Pradesh, to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY AWARDED FOR KIDNAPPING
in Sargodha, Pakistan, anti-terrorism court Judge Muhammad Anwar Nazir sentenced Abid Ali to death for kidnapping and murdering Muhammad Ismail...
- MARCH 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MOVE TO ABOLISH DEATH SENTENCE TO BE RESISTED
in Pakistan, Jamaat e Islami secretary general Liaquat Baloch said the JI would resist every move to abolish death sentence.
- MARCH 2, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Courtney Lockhart, 26, black, to die
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Courtney Lockhart, 26, black, to die
MARCH 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MINORITY MINISTER KILLED
Pakistan's religious minority minister, the Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti, has been killed in Islamabad
- MARCH 2, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Sirhan Sirhan, the man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time
USA - California. Sirhan Sirhan, the man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time
- MARCH 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Khomeini Shahr, Iran, early this morning
MARCH 2, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
A man was sentenced to death in Kenya by a Gucha court for robbery with violence. Simon
- MARCH 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AT LEAST 10 HANGED IN MASHHAD
the Iranian regime hanged at least 10 people in the northeastern city of Mashhad
- MARCH 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 6 GET DEATH PENALTY AFTER 15 YRS OF TRIAL
in India, Kathua Principal Sessions Judge Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal sentenced six people to death for killing Yash Paul Singh alias Boolla, a royalty contractor, on April 7, 1995.
- MARCH 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA PENALTY: GALLOWS FOR 11
Special judge P R Patel of the special court at Sabarmati Jail in India sentenced 11 people to death for the Godhra train burning case that left 59 kar sevaks dead on February 27, 2002.
- MARCH 1, 2011UkraineDEATH PENALTY
UKRAINE: MOHYLIOV OPPOSING RESUMPTION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Ukrainian Interior Affairs Minister Anatolii Mohyliov considers it inhuman to resume capital punishment, he told a press conference. The minister said that from the point of view of humanism, capital punishment is unacceptable.
- MARCH 1, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH FOR MAN WHO SET AUNT, UNCLE ABLAZE
a court of cassation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
- MARCH 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MOTHER OF 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
Munasinghe Arachchige Chamali Perera from Mattakuliya was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court Judge P. Padman Surasenain in Sri Lanka for possessing 23.2 grams of heroin on December 19, 2004.
MARCH 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TEN PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ten people were hanged in Iran for drug trafficking.
- MARCH 1, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the High Court of Belarus confirmed the death sentence against Igor Myalik, 39, for