Chronological archive
April 2011
The 161 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2011, in chronological order.
INDIA: FOUR AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Ghazipur, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge A R Yadav sentenced Shivpujan, Mahendra...
APRIL 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARKAZI
One man was hanged in public in the Markazi (central)
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
- APRIL 29, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: WOMAN TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Malaysian woman Roshamima Roslan, 24, was sentenced to death by Justice Steven Chong of the High Court in Singapore for trafficking 21.48g of heroin in her car at Woodlands on May 6, 2009.
- APRIL 29, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the High Court in Rukungiri, Uganda, presided over by Justice Andrew Bashaija...
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
the EU's foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton...
the EU's foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton...
- APRIL 29, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. No executions in California in 2011
USA - California. No executions in California in 2011
- APRIL 29, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Polk County judge Michael Hunter sentenced Leon Davis, 33, black, to death
USA - Florida. Polk County judge Michael Hunter sentenced Leon Davis, 33, black, to death
- APRIL 28, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH-ROW WOMAN IS FREED ON APPEAL
an Emirati woman was acquitted by the Abu Dhabi High Court after spending more than seven years on death row for fatally shooting her brother-in-law in Al Gharbia in January 2004 after he raped her twice.
- APRIL 28, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: FOUR PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Bahraini military court sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during
- APRIL 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERS
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Yousuf Aujla awarded the death sentence to Aurengzaib to death and ordered him to pay Rs 1,100,000 compensation to the victims' families for killing Muhammad Ashraf in Green Town police limits and Murtaz
APRIL 28, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDI MURDER CONVICTS BEHEADED
two Saudi men were beheaded after being convicted over two separate cases of murder, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 27, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE PARDONS 96 PRISONERS ON INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
Sierra Leone feted its 50th anniversary of independence from Britain with a colourful parade and government pardon of 96 prisoners, five of whom were on death row.
- APRIL 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY SAVES MAN FROM GALLOWS
an man who murdered his wife in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, had his death sentence commuted to five years in prison after the victim’s relatives accepted bloody money and pardoned him.
- APRIL 27, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH PENALTY FOR DESERT RAPE
in the United Arab Emirates, the Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of a man who
- APRIL 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH ON TWO COUNTS FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Sardar Tahir Sabir sentenced Ubaid Masih and Shakir Ali to death for stabbing Shahzad to death while trying to rob his house in North Cantt on September 9, 2005.
- APRIL 27, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 MEN TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR DOWRY
in Kushtia, Bangladesh, a Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge sentenced two men to death in absentia for killing their wives for dowry in separate verdicts.
- APRIL 27, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Illegal Execution Drugs Seized by the DEA
USA - Alabama. Illegal Execution Drugs Seized by the DEA
- APRIL 26, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 3 BROTHERS HAVE DEATH SENTENCES QUASHED
a judge in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates, ordered the release of three brothers who
- APRIL 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO INDIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Indian nationals were sentenced to death in Malaysia. Judge Siti Mariah Ahmad of the Kuala Lumpur High Court found Samad Mohamad Sulthan, 44, guilty of trafficking 3.9 kg of ketamine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 25, 2009.
- APRIL 26, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FOUR POLICEMEN
Liu Jianjun, 51, was executed for shooting dead four policemen and two drivers with his brother in eastern China on January 4, 2011.
- APRIL 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO COUNTS
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sentenced Imran Rashid, Rizwan Rashid and Muhammad Aijaz to death for kidnapping for ransom and murdering Qazi Abdul Sattar on September 17, 2008.
- APRIL 26, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge John Leonardo sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death.
USA - Arizona. Judge John Leonardo sentenced Shawna Forde, 43, white, to death.
- APRIL 26, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Mumia Abu-Jamal Can Appeal Death Sentence
USA - Pennsylvania. Mumia Abu-Jamal Can Appeal Death Sentence
- APRIL 26, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Californians Strongly Support Commuting All Death Sentences to Save Money
USA - California. Californians Strongly Support Commuting All Death Sentences to Save Money
- APRIL 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN FOR RAPING, KILLING CHILD
a bench comprising Justices Harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramouli Kumar Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to Mohammed Mannan, alias Abdul Mannan, 43, a mason, for raping and killing an eight-year-old child on September 28,
- APRIL 25, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR EGYPTIAN IN COMPATRIOT KILL
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the lower court which had sentenced an Egyptian to death for killing and robbing a compatriot caretaker, Al-Anba daily reported.
- APRIL 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: LOCAL COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN FOR KILLING FOUR
in India, Shahjahanpur District Judge Narendra Kumar Kanaujia sentenced Raju Yadav to death.
- APRIL 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS THREE TIMES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Vehari, Pakistan, Additional and Sessions Judge Bashir Ahmad Chaudhry sentenced Javed Abbas to death and fined him Rs 300,000 for killing Aqeel Anwar, Mohammad Anwar and Rasheedan Bibi over a family feud at chak No 15-WB a few years ago.
- APRIL 24, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
- APRIL 23, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SORCERER’S DEATH SENTENCE CUT TO 15-YEAR JAIL
a three man tribunal at the Madina court in Saudi Arabia commuted the 2011 death sentence of Lebanese man Ali Hassan Sabat...
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- APRIL 23, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY ON SYRIAN OF BRINGING DRUGS
the appeal court in Sana'a, Yemen, chaired by Judge Ahmed al-Mu'alimi...
- APRIL 23, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MUM'S APPEAL TO HELP SAVE SON FROM GALLOWS
a Saudi mother is racing against time to collect donations to pay blood money and save her only son from the gallows after he was sentenced to death for murder.
- APRIL 22, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TARIQ AZIZ APPEAL ON DEATH RULING OUT IN 2 WEEKS
the outcome of Tariq Aziz's death penalty appeal will be issued in Iraq in two weeks...
- APRIL 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
university student Yao Jiaxin, 21, was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Xi'an, China, for murdering Zhang Miao.
- APRIL 22, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the High Court in Singapore sentenced Foong Chee Peng...
- APRIL 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge David Wesley sentenced Jonathan Fajardo, 23, latino, to death
USA - California. Judge David Wesley sentenced Jonathan Fajardo, 23, latino, to death
- APRIL 22, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The House, contradicting yesterday’s vote, rejected HB 115 calling for a death penalty commission
USA - Texas. The House, contradicting yesterday’s vote, rejected HB 115 calling for a death penalty commission
- APRIL 22, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
USA - Nearly 2/3 of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to Pentobarbital for execution
APRIL 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE DEATH SENTENCES STAYED
the government of Saudi Arabia has stayed death sentence of three persons belonging
APRIL 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PERSON EXECUTED
One man was hanged in the prison of kermanshah west of Iran, reported the official Iranian
- APRIL 21, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The House gave preliminary passage to HB 115 relating to the creation of a death penalty commission
USA - Texas. The House gave preliminary passage to HB 115 relating to the creation of a death penalty commission
- APRIL 21, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Mumbai-made thiopental sodium to be used in Nebraska execution
USA - Nebraska. Mumbai-made thiopental sodium to be used in Nebraska execution
- APRIL 21, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Ryan T. Moore, 37, black
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Ryan T. Moore, 37, black
APRIL 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR
construction worker Zulkifli Sakun Ahmad Edin Chun, 33, from Kodiang, was sentenced
APRIL 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN PUBLIC ON A BEACH IN BANDAR ABBAS
Four people were hanged in public in the city of Bandar Abbas, south of Iran, this morning.
APRIL 21, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FOR THREE SADDAM-ERA SPIES
Iraq's High Criminal Court sentenced to death three Saddam Hussein-era spies convicted of assassinating the father of a sitting Iraqi lawmaker in Beirut in April 1994.
APRIL 21, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced Nigerian man Nnaji David Ete, 33, to
- APRIL 21, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge James Hankinson sentenced serial killer Gary Michael Hilton, 64, to death
USA - Florida. Judge James Hankinson sentenced serial killer Gary Michael Hilton, 64, to death
- APRIL 21, 2011South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina handed the supply of Sodium Thiopental over to the DEA today
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina handed the supply of Sodium Thiopental over to the DEA today
- APRIL 20, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: KILLER CAUGHT BETWEEN PARDON AND DEATH
press reports said an Arab man who murdered his wife in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
- APRIL 20, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
Yulianto, 38, a masseuse from Kartosuro in Sukoharjo, was sentenced to death by Judge Dwiyanto of the Sukoharjo District Court in Indonesia for murder.
- APRIL 20, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
USA - US Military. Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty Against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, USS Cole Bombing Suspect.
- APRIL 20, 2011IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana executions put on hold due to lack of sodium thiopental
USA - Indiana. Indiana executions put on hold due to lack of sodium thiopental
- APRIL 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO COUSINS TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two cousins have been sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- APRIL 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. SERIAL RAPIST APPEALS HIS DEATH SENTENCE
Dai Qingcheng, the 46-year-old farmer from East China's Anhui province who was sentenced to death in December for raping 116 women between 1993 and 2009, is appealing his conviction.
- APRIL 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER RELEASED AFTER SERVING HIS SENTENCE
jailed Iranian lawyer Mohammad Oliayifard was released after serving his one-year sentence.
- APRIL 19, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH PENALTY ON MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING 2 TO STAND
Justice Mutsuo Tahara of the Japanese Supreme Court turned down an appeal by Yukiharu Fuchigami, 42, sentenced to death for murder.
- APRIL 19, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH PENALTY CONFIRMED IN ACTIVIST MURDER CASE
the Thai Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence handed down to Somyuth Phoomphakdee...
- APRIL 19, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Dera Murd Jamali, Pakistan, Nasirabad Additional Session Judge Syed Anwar Aftab awarded capital punishment and a fine of Rupees one lakh to Nabi Bakhsh for fatally shooting Muhammad Ismail and Piara Khan on May 12, 2010, at DC Chowk.
- APRIL 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO MEN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG OFFENCE
Judge Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced restaurant helper Khairulnizan Osman...
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- APRIL 19, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MEN WALK FREE AS SHC SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY
Justice Mohammad Athar Saeed of the Sindh High Court in Pakistan set aside the death sentence handed down to Murad Ali and Haji Abdul Raheem on July 30, 2007 by Thatta’s additional district and sessions court.
APRIL 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING
Malaysian High Court Justice Siti Mariah Ahmad sentenced Mohd Fais Diram, 28, from
- APRIL 19, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
- APRIL 18, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: PARLIAMENT ACCEPTS AMENDMENT TO CLEMENCY ACT TO UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCES
The parliament accepted an amendment proposed to the Clemency Act, requiring
- APRIL 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): GOV. MARY FALLIN SIGNS LEGISLATION GIVING STATE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN LETHAL INJECTION DRUGS
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that will give prison officials more
- APRIL 18, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN PAKISTAN FOR KILLING BROTHERS
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Faisalabad district sentenced Maqsood alias Soodi to death for fatally shooting two Christians, Rev. Rashid Emmanuel, 32, and his brother, Sajid Emmanuel, 30, on July 7 2010.
- APRIL 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Report: NC death penalty too costly, unfair, and does not deter crime.
USA - North Carolina. Report: NC death penalty too costly, unfair, and does not deter crime.
APRIL 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURYING WOMAN ALIVE IN A CAR
former Kemaman local council worker Zulhisham Fadly Muhamad, 30, was sentenced
- APRIL 18, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
- APRIL 17, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
USA - Opinionis says: Obama tries to obstruct executions
- APRIL 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI KING PARDONS FILIPINO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
the king of Saudi Arabia pardoned a Filipino overseas worker sentenced to death for drug smuggling.
- APRIL 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
APRIL 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN FARS PROVINCE
Iran hanged three inmates all convicted of killing two policemen, armed robbery and kidnapping and a fourth person convicted of serial killings.
- APRIL 15, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: COURT ALLOWS APPEAL
Justices Chao Hick Tin, Andrew Phang and V. K. Rajah of the Singaporean Court of Appeal allowed Malaysian national Khor Soon Lee's appeal against his death sentence for drug trafficking because he did not know heroin was among the drugs he carried.
- APRIL 15, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SINGAPORE
in Singapore, Justice Chan Seng Onn sentenced Malaysian national Dinesh Pillai Reja Retnam...
- APRIL 15, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court overturned Brandon Washington's death sentence
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Supreme Court overturned Brandon Washington's death sentence
APRIL 15, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FARMER CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BROTHER
a Katsina State High Court, sitting in Malumfashi, Nigeria, sentenced farmer Nura Malam
- APRIL 14, 2011TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
TAJIK PARLIAMENT PASSES PRISON REFORM LAW
Tajikstan's lower chamber of parliament voted to improve prison conditions for convicts
- APRIL 14, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
PACE URGES BELARUS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on
- APRIL 14, 2011MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO FREES 92 POLITICAL PRISONERS AFTER PROTESTS
Morocco freed 92 political prisoners under a pardon issued by the king following street protests
- APRIL 14, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FISHERMAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING 148GM OF DRUGS
fisherman Beh Boon Kim, 32, from Perak, was sentenced to death by Justice Ghazali Cha of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 125.5gm of heroin and 23.2gm of monocetylmorphine in orange boxes in the boot of a car at Jln Medan Imbi on January 22, 2010.
- APRIL 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - British government plans to ban export of 3 more lethal injection drugs for US executions.
USA - British government plans to ban export of 3 more lethal injection drugs for US executions.
- APRIL 14, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
BRITAIN BANS EXPORT TO US OF EXECUTION DRUGS
Britain is to ban the export to the US of three pharmaceutical drugs that are used to execute prisoners on death row, business secretary Vince Cable has said.
- APRIL 14, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR COUP PLOTTERS
president of the three member Gambian Court of Appeal...
- APRIL 14, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: 14 DEATH SENTENCES ISSUED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS: CRIMINAL COURT
the Maldivian Criminal Court said that 14 death sentences were passed in the last decade.
- APRIL 14, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Cecil King, 41, black, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Cecil King, 41, black, to death
- APRIL 14, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations has abandoned a plan to impose a two-year moratorium
USA - Nevada. The Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations has abandoned a plan to impose a two-year moratorium
- APRIL 14, 2011DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. A jury recommended that Leslie Small, 52, black, be sentenced to death
USA - Delaware. A jury recommended that Leslie Small, 52, black, be sentenced to death
- APRIL 14, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Parsons sentenced William Gregory, 28, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Parsons sentenced William Gregory, 28, white, to death
- APRIL 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH UPHELD FOR BROTHERS IN E CHINA
the Shandong Higher Court in China confirmed the death penalty of Liu Jianjun, 51, for killing four policemen in a shootout in Shandong on January 4, 2011.
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- APRIL 13, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN EXPECTED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
it is apparent that Jordan is moving towards abolishing the death penalty
APRIL 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mao Ran, 26, was executed in Xiamen, China, for ordering others to conduct
APRIL 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN ARAK
Two people were hanged in the prison of Arak, in central Iran.
- APRIL 13, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. State's sodium thiopental passes lab tests
USA - California. State's sodium thiopental passes lab tests
- APRIL 12, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FELLOW INMATE
Ohio executed a man for beating a fellow inmate to death over changing a television channel, prison officials said. Clarence Carter, 49, was the second inmate to be killed in Ohio using the surgical sedative pentobarbital alone rather than the usual conc
- APRIL 12, 2011DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): DEATH PENALTY REPEAL BILL APPROVED BY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
The legislature's Judiciary Committee approved 26-17 a bill that would abolish
- APRIL 12, 2011SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN ESCAPES GALLOWS
seafood-stall boss Eu Lim Hoklai, 57, escaped the gallows when Justice V. K. Rajah of the Singaporean Court of Appeal overturned his mandatory death sentence.
- APRIL 12, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states not to use Danish Pentobarbital
USA - Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states not to use Danish Pentobarbital
- APRIL 12, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TAXI DRIVER TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
taxi driver Shahrul Nizam Hamid, 40, of Kubang Rotan, was sentenced to death in
- APRIL 12, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio - execution. Clarence Carter, 49, black, was executed
USA - Ohio - execution. Clarence Carter, 49, black, was executed
- APRIL 12, 2011ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The legislature's Judiciary Committee today approved 26-17 a bill that would abolish the death penalty
USA - Connecticut. The legislature's Judiciary Committee today approved 26-17 a bill that would abolish the death penalty
- APRIL 12, 2011MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Gregory Bowman, 59, white
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Gregory Bowman, 59, white
APRIL 12, 2011DEATH PENALTYUSA: DENMARK'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SHE WILL URGE U.S. STATES NOT TO USE DANISH PENTOBARBITAL
Denmark's foreign minister says she will urge U.S. states such as Texas and Ohio to stop using
- APRIL 11, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Bill changing execution drugs heads to Oklahoma governor
USA - Oklahoma. Bill changing execution drugs heads to Oklahoma governor
- APRIL 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne sentenced Hewafonsekage Saranath Asiri Fonseka of Moratuwa to death in absentia for robbing Rs 3.5 Million from a jewellery shop in Moratuwa and murdering employee K A Gunawardena on Aug
APRIL 11, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE MEN TO HANG FOR RAPE
an Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya sentenced Mohammed
- APRIL 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
USA - Federal. In Louisiana U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan has tossed the federal death sentence of John Wayne Johnson, 58, black
- APRIL 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN ASKS FOR HELP TO AVERT GALLOWS
Saudi Arabian Abdul Aziz Al Anzi, convicted of murder in the United Arab Emirates, appealed for help paying blood money or he would be executed after 55 days.
APRIL 10, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FATHER AND SON TO HANG FOR MURDER
the High Court in Kedah State, Malaysia, sentenced father and son to death by hanging
- APRIL 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE PAKISTANIS SENT TO THE GALLOWS
three Pakistani citizens, imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for the past 13 years on murder and
- APRIL 9, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA STEADFAST OVER DEATH PENALTY
on April 15, South African Michael Molefhe and Brandon Sampson will appeal against their death sentences in the Court of Appeals in Gaborone, Botswana.
- APRIL 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN AHWAZ
One man was hanged in the southwest Iranian city of Ahwaz, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- APRIL 8, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: FINAL ASSAULT AGAINST THE MUJAHEDIN IN ASHRAF
"currently in Iraq the final assault is taking place on the anti-regime People's Mujahedin of
- APRIL 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COP’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN MURDER CASE
in India, Justice Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court...
- APRIL 8, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMERLY RICH WOMAN APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Wu Ying, whose assets, totaling about $550 million, made her the sixth-richest woman in China in...
- APRIL 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GALLOWS FOR 5 DANDUPALYA MEMBERS
in Bangalore, India, five members of the Dandupalya gang were sentenced to death for various murders and robberies in different parts of the State.
- APRIL 8, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SECURITY GUARD TO HANG FOR TRAFFICKING CANNABIS
Judge Datuk Lim Yee Lan of the Malaysian High Court sentenced security guard Shamuddin Sohan, 42, to death by hanging for trafficking cannabis weighing 941g in front of the Grand Seasons Hotel in Jalan Pahang on May 29, 2002.
- APRIL 8, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 AWARDED DEATH
in Chakwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nisar Baig sentenced Noor Khan and Muhammad Akram, from Dhok Larri...
- APRIL 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN COURT REJECTS APPEAL OF INDONESIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Malaysia, a Putrajaya Appeals Court panel of judges led by Dato Clement Skiner rejected the appeal of Indonesian Muhammad Imron of Aceh, a.k.a Fernandez.
- APRIL 7, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: HUSBAND TO WALK TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN KUSHTIA
in Kushtia, Bangladesh, women and children repression prevention tribunal judge Akbar Hossain Mridha sentenced Manik Mollah...
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- APRIL 7, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court No.1 Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad sentenced Muhammad Farhan...
- APRIL 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING SYABU
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Sabah State, Malaysia
APRIL 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN ORUMIYEH
3 people were hanged in the central prison of Orumiyeh, Iran.
- APRIL 7, 2011South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
APRIL 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIRM TO STOP SELLING EXECUTION DRUG TO US PRISONS
An Indian drug company that supplied a key execution drug to U.S. prisons has decided to halt future sales following objections from death-penalty opponents.
- APRIL 6, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA COUNTY BOSS RECEIVES SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
the Baiyin City Intermediate People's Court in northwest China's Gansu Province sentenced Wang Xianmin...
- APRIL 6, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA DEATH CONFIRMATION
due to the volume of documents and technical difficulties, Division Bench of Justices Tripathi and Bhatt of the Gujarat High Court in India gave the Panchmahals Principal District Judge two months to prepare paper-books for the confirmation of death sente
- APRIL 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY, RS 100,000 FINE
in Pakistan, Liaqatpur Additional district and sessions judge Malik Munir Ahmed Joyia sentenced Saddo to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
- APRIL 6, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH
in Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Haji Ahmad sentenced Amjad to death and fined him Rs. 100,000 for killing Mian Jahangir over a monetary dispute at his Dera under Hadiara Police Station on January 8, 2005.
- APRIL 6, 2011MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: MP MUTHALIB REISSUES DEATH SENTENCE AMENDMENT TO PARLIAMENT
Jumhooree Party (JP) MP Ibrahim Muthalib resubmitted an amendment to the Maldivian Clemency Act that if passed would require any death sentence then upheld by the Supreme Court to be carried out.
- APRIL 6, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jason Bush, 26, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Jason Bush, 26, white, to death
- APRIL 6, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OFFICIAL
A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced two men to death for murdering
- APRIL 5, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIAN MAN FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION IN SINGAPORE AFTER APPEAL FAILS
Amnesty International urged Singapore’s president to grant clemency to Malaysian man Yong Vui Kong, 23.
- APRIL 5, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE AGAINST UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International was "gravely concerned that Sierra Leone's name was included
- APRIL 5, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FILIPINO WOMAN ON CHINA DEATH ROW GETS 2-YEAR REPRIEVE
Filipino woman Myrna San Pedro, on death row in China...
- APRIL 5, 2011JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
after 16 years of debate inside and outside of Parliament...
after 16 years of debate inside and outside of Parliament...
- APRIL 5, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The United States Supreme Court today granted a stay of execution to Cleve Foster, 47, white
USA - Texas. The United States Supreme Court today granted a stay of execution to Cleve Foster, 47, white
- APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SECURITY GUARD SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING 9,482 GRAMS GANJA
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Akhtar Tahir of the Malaysian High Court...
- APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 68-YEAR-OLD SENT TO GALLOWS FOR MURDERING NEIGHBOUR
Justice Datuk Zamani A. Rahim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Lee Chin Hua...
- APRIL 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S SHARIA CRITICISM REJECTED BY JUDGE
a judge of the Federal Supreme Court rejected an Amnesty International report condemning
- APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong of the Singaporean Court of Appeal dismissed the final appeal of Malaysian Yong Vui Yong, 23.
- APRIL 4, 2011GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES
the Gambian lawmakers approved new amendments, presented before the National Assembly
- APRIL 4, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: FREEDOM FROM DEATH ROW
a woman identified as 'MK' had her March 2005 death sentenced...
- APRIL 4, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Daniel Wayne Cook, 49, white
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Daniel Wayne Cook, 49, white
APRIL 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NO REVIEW OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
there are no plans to review the law on capital punishment, Malaysian Home Minister
- APRIL 4, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Mike Jones sentence David Dewayne Riley Jr., 26, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Mike Jones sentence David Dewayne Riley Jr., 26, white, to death
- APRIL 4, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Anthony Lane, 21, black
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Anthony Lane, 21, black
- APRIL 4, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Scott Pinholster, 51, white
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Scott Pinholster, 51, white
- APRIL 4, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The House has approved a legislation that would expand the death penalty
USA - Pennsylvania. The House has approved a legislation that would expand the death penalty
- APRIL 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra...
President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra...
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APRIL 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWO DEATH CONVICTS
Indian President Pratibha Patil pardoned two murder convicts from Maharashtra and Madhya
- APRIL 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
URGENT APPEAL TO SAVE SHERKO MOARAFI FROM EXECUTION IN IRAN
Kurdish activist Sherko Moarafi is in danger of being executed in Iran for “enmity against God” for his alleged membership in a proscribed Kurdish organisation.
- APRIL 2, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 30 INDONESIANS FACING DEATH PENALTY IN MALAYSIA
thirty Indonesians are on the death row in Malaysia, manpower attache of the Indonesian...
- APRIL 2, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 GET DEATH IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District and Session Judge Chunian Safdar Saleem Shahid sentenced Meraj Din and M Akram, alias Toti, to death for murdering Muhammad Haroon and Muhammad Hanif in village Fateh Muhammad Kalan. The court also fined them Rs 100
- APRIL 1, 2011EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND: SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO HANG
Convicted Swazi serial killer David Simelane was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted last week for the death of 28 people, mostly women and children.
- APRIL 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAK PREZ GIVES ASSENT FOR REVIEW OF ZULFIKAR'S DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent to a proposal to ask the Supreme Court to review the death sentence awarded to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The proposal will now be sent to the Supreme Court.
- APRIL 1, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt's military decided to authorize execution as a punishment for convicted rapists.
Egypt's military decided to authorize execution as a punishment for convicted rapists.
- APRIL 1, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA: TWO MORE STATES TURN OVER EXECUTIONS DRUG IN PROBE
Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug
APRIL 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ALLEGED CHINESE CRIMINAL RINGLEADER EXTRADITED FROM PHILIPPINES
An alleged criminal ringleader in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality was extradited
- APRIL 1, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
USA - Tennessee and Kentucky turned over their supplies of Sodium thiopental to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration