Chronological archive
June 2011
The 166 news items published by Hands Off Cain in June 2011, in chronological order.
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorist Court No-I Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan
- JUNE 30, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Additional District And Sessions Judge Muhammad Nazir Chaudhry sentenced Nasir Khan to death and fined him Rs200,000. RA Bazaar Police Station registered a case against him for killing Mir Afzal on July 7, 2009.
- JUNE 30, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Kevin Jerome Scott, 25, black
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Kevin Jerome Scott, 25, black
- JUNE 30, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Roy Ballard, 70, white
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Roy Ballard, 70, white
- JUNE 30, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ANOTHER RI MIGRANT WORKER ON DEATH ROW IN SAUDI
Indonesian migrant worker Sumartini binti Manaungi Galisung
- JUNE 30, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: LUSAKA TO HANG FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Judge Gregory Phiri of the Lusaka high court in Zambia sentenced Lackson Kacha, from Lusaka, to death by hanging on charges of aggravated robbery.
JUNE 30, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING WOMAN, 21
Tatsumi Tateyama, 50, was sentenced to death by Presiding Judge Masanori Hatoko of the
JUNE 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR APOSTASY REPORTEDLY UPHELD FOR PASTOR NADARKHANI
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reported that the death sentence handed down in 2010
- JUNE 30, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Richard Lynn Bible, 49, white, was executed
USA - Arizona. Richard Lynn Bible, 49, white, was executed
- JUNE 30, 2011Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rhode Island. Governor Lincoln Chafee, who had refused to turn over to federal authorities a prisoner facing the death penalty, said today he would comply with a court order compelling him to do so.
USA - Rhode Island. Governor Lincoln Chafee, who had refused to turn over to federal authorities a prisoner facing the death penalty, said today he would comply with a court order compelling him to do so.
- JUNE 29, 2011Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rhode Island. Governor pardons hanged in 1845
USA - Rhode Island. Governor pardons hanged in 1845
- JUNE 29, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
brothers Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Karunaratne and Dissanayake Mudiyanseslage Piyasena were sentenced to death by Badulla High Court judge Paiyaseeli Wickramasinghe in Sri Lanka for murdering Aththanayake Mudiyanselage Appuhamy at Madugastalawa, Passara,
- JUNE 29, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: 3 MEN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Supreme Court Judge Gregory Phiri, sitting at the Lusaka High Court in Zambia, sentenced Fredy Lungu, Shadreck Musonda and Aaron Kanyanga from Chazanga Township to death by hanging for raping and murdering Katongo, 17, of the same township between Februar
- JUNE 29, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia ratified the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Tunisia ratified the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
- JUNE 29, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Ramona Emmanuel sentenced Lamondre Tucker, 21, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Ramona Emmanuel sentenced Lamondre Tucker, 21, black, to death
- JUNE 28, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Mark Anthony Poole, 48, black, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Mark Anthony Poole, 48, black, to death
- JUNE 28, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Richard Poplawski, 24, white, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Richard Poplawski, 24, white, to death
- JUNE 28, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE TO HANG FOR KIDNAP
Judge Kamardin Hashim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced
- JUNE 28, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EDO PROPOSES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
kidnappers may face the death penalty in Edo State
- JUNE 28, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Kasur Additional district & sessions Judge Syed Khursheed
- JUNE 28, 2011MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mexico appeals to Supreme Court to spare Leal from death penalty
USA - Texas. Mexico appeals to Supreme Court to spare Leal from death penalty
JUNE 28, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENCY RATIFIES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TUNISIAN
Iraq’s Presidency ratified the death sentence against Tunisian citizen Yusri Fadhil al-Tureiqi
JUNE 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 'TWENTY-SIX ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED'
the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said local sources in Mashad told the ICHRI that 26 more alleged drug traffickers were hanged at Vakilabad Prison on June 15, 2011.
JUNE 28, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CLERIC APPROVES COP'S DEATH SENTENCE
in Egypt, Islamic cleric Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa affirmed the death sentence handed
- JUNE 28, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. John Lynch signed HB 147 expanding the state's death penalty to cover burglaries.
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. John Lynch signed HB 147 expanding the state's death penalty to cover burglaries.
- JUNE 28, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Sanchez Brumfield, 26, black, had the death penalty changed in life
USA - Louisiana. Sanchez Brumfield, 26, black, had the death penalty changed in life
- JUNE 28, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced John Hummel, 35, white, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced John Hummel, 35, white, to death
- JUNE 27, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 10
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, ATC No.1 Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad
- JUNE 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKAN WOMAN FACES 'DEATH BY BEHEADING' IN SAUDI ARABIA
Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek is poised to be executed in Saudi Arabia by beheading in front of a crowd of people for allegedly killing a four-month-old baby in her care in May 2005.
- JUNE 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW FILIPINO MAY BE SAVED BY BLOOD MONEY
the Saudi Arabian Reconciliation Committee (SRC) announced
- JUNE 27, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUDICIARY CHIEF INSISTS ON USE OF PUBLIC HANGINGS
the head of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Larijani, announced that "hoodlums and
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JUNE 27, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: RESOLUTION OVER MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
A resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia
- JUNE 27, 2011KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. David Eugene Matthews, 62, white, on death row for 29 years has been granted a new trial
USA - Kentucky. David Eugene Matthews, 62, white, on death row for 29 years has been granted a new trial
- JUNE 26, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: EDEN STUDENT MENOKA KILLER TO HANG
Judge Rezaul Karim of Dhaka's Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 in Bangladesh
- JUNE 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH FOR MURDER OF FISH BREEDER
Mohd Faizal Juhari, 24, from Kampung Gong Beris, Pulau Kerengga, Marang, was sentenced to death by High Court Justice Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda for murdering fish breeder Tan Hai Peng in the village on November 30, 2007.
JUNE 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ‘BLOOD MONEY’ PAYMENT SPARES INDONESIAN MAID FROM EXECUTION
An Indonesian maid convicted of murder in Saudi Arabia has been spared execution by beheading after the Indonesian government paid Rp 4.6 billion ($534,000) in “blood money."
- JUNE 26, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PROTESTERS DURING UPRISING
A Cairo court sentenced in absentia a policeman to death for the murder of protesters during
- JUNE 25, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
140 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN SOUTHERN KHORASAN PROVINCE
the Iranian regime executed 140 people it accused of drug smuggling in the province of South Khorasan over the past year, according to the province’s judiciary.
- JUNE 25, 2011Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HK GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a businesswoman from Hong Kong, Lam Chun Wing Joe
- JUNE 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR MOLESTING, KILLING BOY
in Chakwal, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Asghar Khan sentenced Mohammad Yaqub, a resident of Dera Ghazi Khan
- JUNE 24, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: RADICALS SAY TUNISIA MOVING TOWARDS ABOLITION
Tunisia is moving towards the abolition of the death penalty and joining the International
- JUNE 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Intermediate People's Court in Changzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province
- JUNE 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER VICE MAYOR'S DEATH PENALTY APPEAL DENIED
former vice mayor of China's eastern resort city of Hangzhou
- JUNE 24, 2011ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: BULAWAYO DEATH ROW INMATES DENIED APPEALS SINCE 2005
as many as 20 Bulawayo death row prisoners in Zimbabwe have been unable to benefit from their automatic right to appeal since 2005, because the courts have a shortage of transcribers.
- JUNE 24, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Tunisia ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
JUNE 24, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 4 MAOISTS GET DEATH FOR J'KHAND MASSACRE
judge Indradeo Mishra of the Giridih additional district and sessions court in India
JUNE 24, 2011MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: WORLD COALITION AGM OPENS WITH PLEA FOR ABOLITION
Morocco is moving gradually towards the abolition of the death penalty and the
- JUNE 23, 2011DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1978 RAPE AND MURDER
Georgia executed by lethal injection a man convicted of raping and murdering a 78-year-old Savannah woman.
- JUNE 23, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): SUPREME COURT HALTS THREE EXECUTIONS
The state Supreme Court today halted the executions of three inmates who are challenging
- JUNE 23, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Roy Blankenship, 55, white, was executed
USA - Georgia. Roy Blankenship, 55, white, was executed
- JUNE 23, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CALLS FOR CLEMENCY FOR 23 NATIONALS FACING DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Indonesian government called for clemency for 23 nationals
- JUNE 23, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CLEMENCY BIDS BLOW
the prospects of Australians Schapelle Corby and Andrew Chan
- JUNE 23, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Teddrick Batiste, 23, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Teddrick Batiste, 23, black, to death
- JUNE 23, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Judge Jonathan Thatcher imposed the death penalty on Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white
USA - Virginia. Judge Jonathan Thatcher imposed the death penalty on Mark E. Lawlor, 45, white
- JUNE 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): MIAMI FEDERAL JUDGE RULES DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
A Miami federal judge ruled that the way Florida courts mete out the death penalty is unconstitutional
- JUNE 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iqbal sentenced Faisal Taj to death and fined him Rs100,000.
- JUNE 22, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
an appeals court in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates sentenced a young unidentified Asian man to death. He had been sentenced to seven years prison for murdering his cousin following a dispute over a used car.
- JUNE 22, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.
USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.
- JUNE 22, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI GOVT APOLOGISES OVER EXECUTION
state news agency Antara reported that the Saudi Arabian government apologised for not notifying Indonesia prior to the execution of Indonesian migrant worker Ruyati bintu Sapubi, who was beheaded in Mecca.
- JUNE 22, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BUS DRIVER WHO SHOT DEAD 6 COLLEAGUES
the Giza Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced Mahmoud Suweilam, the Arab Contractors bus driver
- JUNE 21, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COALMINER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING MAN IN POLLUTION ROW
A court in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia sentenced to death a coal mine worker for killing
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- JUNE 21, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MOBILE EXECUTIVE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TAKING BRIBES FROM SIEMENS
Shi Wanzhong, the Human Resources Director of state-run telecom company China Mobile...
- JUNE 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
303 INDONESIAN WORKERS FACING DEATH SENTENCE
Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry revealed that apart from Ruyati binti Satubi who was recently executed in Saudi Arabia, there are 303 Indonesian defendants who have faced death sentences from 1999 to 2011.
- JUNE 21, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Milton Mathis, 32, black, was executed, despite claims that he was mentally disabled
USA - Texas. Milton Mathis, 32, black, was executed, despite claims that he was mentally disabled
JUNE 21, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COUNTERFEITER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Intermediate People's Court of the city of Hengyang in China's Hunan Province sentenced
- JUNE 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
an additional district and sessions judge in Talagang, Pakistan, sentenced a man to death
- JUNE 20, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING PREGNANT WIFE
an Abu Dhabi appeals court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced an unidentified
- JUNE 20, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTY
BAHAMAS: GOVERNMENT PLANS LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN DEATH SENTENCES
the Government in the Bahamas plans to introduce capital punishment legislation which will strengthen
- JUNE 20, 2011GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Justice George Kingsley Koomson of the Kumasi High Court in Ghana sentenced 53-year-old farmer Kwasi Bonsu, a native of Bomen, near Oyoko in the Ashanti Region, to death by hanging for murder.
- JUNE 20, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: INDIAN NATIONAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN TANZANIA
Indian national Vinoth Nadhesan was sentenced to death by Tanzanian High Court Judge Faudhi Twaibu for murder, the 'Daily News' reported.
JUNE 20, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED
Three men have been hanged in Iran in recent days.
JUNE 20, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TWO CHARGED IN DEADLY BANK ATTACK EXECUTED
Two men charged with murder for a February bank attack that killed 38 people were hanged
- JUNE 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Three people were hanged in public in Iran, in the southeastern town of Zabol, early this morning
- JUNE 20, 2011LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: SPY FOR ISRAEL SENTENCED TO DEATH
at a military tribunal in Lebanon, Military Investigative Judge Fadi Swan sentenced merchant
- JUNE 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Two men were hanged in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, reported the Iranian daily newspaper
Two men were hanged in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, reported the Iranian daily newspaper
- JUNE 19, 2011DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): STATE TAXPAYERS HAVE SPENT $4 BILLION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SINCE 1978
Taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on capital punishment in California since it was
- JUNE 19, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT OKAYS DEATH FOR TWO
in two separate judgements, the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of Segun Ogunsanya and Joseph Awoshina.
- JUNE 19, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: MIGRANTE TO PNOY: SAVE 8 OFWS ON SAUDI DEATH ROW
a migrants rights group Migrante-Middle East called on the Aquino government of the Philippines to intensify its efforts to save the lives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on death row in Saudi Arabia.
- JUNE 19, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A study estimates that the capital system in California has costed so far 4 billion dollars
USA - California. A study estimates that the capital system in California has costed so far 4 billion dollars
- JUNE 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in Shahr-e Kord prison (western Iran). According to the
One man was hanged in Shahr-e Kord prison (western Iran). According to the
- JUNE 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS INDONESIAN WOMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
An Indonesian woman was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering
- JUNE 18, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAB PUBLICLY EXECUTES 2 FOR SPYING
the court of Al-Shabaab in Daynile district in Mogadishu, Somalia, carried out the
- JUNE 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EU OPPOSES DEATH TO BHULLAR
the European Union appealed to India not to execute KLF member Devender Singh Bhullar...
- JUNE 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GAUHATI HC EXTENDS STAY ON DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDER CONVICT
the Gauhati High Court in India extended the stay on execution of murder convict Mahendra Das once again till July 21, after the central government sought time to file an affidavit explaining circumstances that led to the inordinate delay in rejecting his
- JUNE 17, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY IMPASSE HITS SHARJAH DEATH ROW CASE
stalled negotiations over blood money forced the Sharjah Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates to adjourn again its hearing to June 20 in the case of 17 Indians sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court for the murder of a Pakistani bootlegger.
- JUNE 17, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Joseph Jean, 38, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Joseph Jean, 38, black, to death
- JUNE 16, 2011Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE OVER UN TROOPS' KILLING IN DR CONGO
a military court in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Nord-Kivu province...
- JUNE 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: CITY PLANS DEATH PENALTY TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY
a new trial provision issued by the Higher People's Court of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality requires more severe punishment, including the death penalty, for food and drug safety scandals.
- JUNE 16, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Eddie Duval Powell, 41, black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Eddie Duval Powell, 41, black, was executed.
- JUNE 16, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lee Taylor, 32, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Lee Taylor, 32, white, was executed
- JUNE 16, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Al Crowson sentenced Bart Johnson to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Al Crowson sentenced Bart Johnson to death
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- JUNE 16, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge D. Al Crowson sentenced Bart Wayne Johnson, 31, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge D. Al Crowson sentenced Bart Wayne Johnson, 31, white, to death
- JUNE 16, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lee Andrew Taylor, 32, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Lee Andrew Taylor, 32, white, was executed
- JUNE 16, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Eddie Duval Powell, 41, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Eddie Duval Powell, 41, black, was executed
- JUNE 16, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO 15 IRAQIS OVER WEDDING MASSACRE
the Criminal Court of Karkh sentenced 15 Iraqis to death penalty after they were found guilty in the massacre of 70 people at a wedding party in 2006.
JUNE 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT SAYS SECOND CONVICTION UNDER NDPS NEED NOT BE DEATH
the Bombay High Court, one of the oldest and chartered High Courts in India, struck down
JUNE 16, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB STONES A YOUNG MAN
Al-Shabaab court in Mahas district of Hiran region, in central Somalia, sentenced
- JUNE 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: FORMER FOOTBALLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Former Emirati football player Fayez Juma was sentenced to death for premeditated
- JUNE 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Weng Tanggen was sentenced to death and Wang Jianping was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for drug trafficking by a court in Northeast China's Jilin province.
- JUNE 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR ABDUCTING, KILLING BOY
in Pakistan, anti-terrorism court Judge Tahir Pervaiz sentenced Muhammad Abid to death, find him Rs 200,000, and ordered the confiscation of his assets.
- JUNE 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Sialkot District and Session Judge Manzoor Hussain Dogar sentenced Muhammad Yousaf to death and life imprisonment and fined him seventy thousand rupees.
- JUNE 15, 2011Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. A federal jury sentenced Azibo Aquart, 30, to death.
USA - Federal. A federal jury sentenced Azibo Aquart, 30, to death.
- JUNE 14, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: KILLER SAVED FROM THE SWORD AT THE 11TH HOUR
Saudi Arabia’s executioner mounted the platform, raised his sword and was about to bring it down
- JUNE 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRIVY COUNCIL QUASHES MANDATORY DEATH FOR CERTAIN MURDERS
the mandatory death sentence for murder in Trinidad & Tobago was again overturned
- JUNE 14, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYAN MUSLIM LEADERS CALL FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR GAYS
Muslim leaders in Kenya called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals.
JUNE 14, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MASSACRE IN JALALABAD
Two men who were part of a group of Taliban assailants that killed at least 42 people in an attack on a bank in eastern Afghanistan in February have been sentenced to death, a court official said.
JUNE 14, 2011TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: BEN ALI MAY FACE UP TO 20 YEARS OR THE DEATH PENALTY
Tunisia’s ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali could face 20 years in jail if convicted of drugs
- JUNE 14, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged in public a man convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in
JUNE 14, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: MAXO TIDO DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
the Privy Council overturned convicted murderer Maxo Tido's death sentence.
- JUNE 13, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PINAY SAVED FROM DEATH BY STONING
the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reported that a Filipina who was sentenced to death by stoning in Saudi Arabia was granted a royal clemency.
- JUNE 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hussin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indian national
JUNE 13, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCES TO BE EXECUTED BY POISON
the Law on Execution of Criminal Sentences will take effect as of July 1, 2011, under
- JUNE 12, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
DEATH UPHELD FOR KUWAIT WOMAN FOR WEDDING CARNAGE
Kuwait's supreme court upheld the death sentence of Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi,
- JUNE 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED
Iran hanged two brothers convicted of kidnapping and murder in a prison of the
- JUNE 11, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced James Hawkins, 33, black, to death.
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced James Hawkins, 33, black, to death.
- JUNE 11, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. 25 death row survivors to speak at event
USA - Virginia. 25 death row survivors to speak at event
- JUNE 11, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
- JUNE 10, 2011MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called for the cancellation of the death sentences pronounced
Amnesty International called for the cancellation of the death sentences pronounced
- JUNE 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Reemberto Diaz sentenced Ana Maria Cardona, 50, hispanic, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Reemberto Diaz sentenced Ana Maria Cardona, 50, hispanic, to death
- JUNE 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Larry Anderson sentenced Tawuan Townes, 20, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Larry Anderson sentenced Tawuan Townes, 20, black, to death
- JUNE 10, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SURGE IN EXECUTIONS IN RECENT WEEKS
Saudi Arabia has seen a significant increase in executions in the last six weeks, with at least 27
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- JUNE 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR GOLD RAIDER
Zhang Degang, 33, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the September 8, 2010, robbery of a hypermarket in Minhang District, worth 1.01 million yuan, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court was told.
- JUNE 9, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
EP OPPOSES DEATH SENTENCE TO BE IMPOSED BY US MILITARY COURT
the European Parliament urged US authorities not to impose the death penalty on Saudi
- JUNE 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Two men were hanged in public in Neyshabur (northeastern Iran) early this morning.
- JUNE 9, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a Saudi court sentenced an unidentified Pakistani to death for raping a girl and filming her for blackmail. Police arrested the bus driver in the western Red Sea port of Jeddah after the university student complained that he raped her inside the universit
- JUNE 9, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ'S SON- END MY FATHER'S SUFFERING
Sentenced to hang in Iraq, Saddam Hussein's ex chief of diplomacy Tareq Aziz has
- JUNE 9, 2011European UnionDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The European Union's foreign policy chief is calling on Georgia to lift the death sentence of Troy Davis.
USA - Georgia. The European Union's foreign policy chief is calling on Georgia to lift the death sentence of Troy Davis.
- JUNE 9, 2011NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Governor vetoes bill calling for study of death penalty costs
USA - Nevada. Governor vetoes bill calling for study of death penalty costs
- JUNE 8, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOVERNOR KASICH GRANTS CLEMENCY TO HAWKINS
Ohio Governor John Kasich, 59, white, Republican, granted clemency to Shawn
- JUNE 8, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE SENTENCED TO DIE FOR MONGOL HERDER'S DEATH
A Chinese truck driver was sentenced to death for killing an ethnic Mongol herder by
- JUNE 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR 10 IN ETAH ‘HONOUR KILLING' CASE
in Etah, India, Additional Sessions and Special Judge (anti-dacoity) RB Sharma sentenced 10 people to death for murdering Rameshpal Singh, Udaypal Singh alias Bhura, and Vidya in an honour killing in Bilkhatra village on November 13, 2008.
- JUNE 8, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
- JUNE 8, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck said today that it was urgently seeking ways to stop prisons from using Pentobarbital
USA - Lundbeck said today that it was urgently seeking ways to stop prisons from using Pentobarbital
- JUNE 8, 2011Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
HONG KONG: PINOY SAVED FROM DEATH
an unidentified Filipino national was acquitted of double murder charges by the seven-man jury of the High Court of Hong Kong handed down a unanimous not guilty.
- JUNE 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich, 59, white, Republican, granted clemency to Shawn Hawkins, 42, black
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich, 59, white, Republican, granted clemency to Shawn Hawkins, 42, black
JUNE 8, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of murder in the capital Riyadh, the interior
- JUNE 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: CONVICTED SERIAL RAPIST HANGED
Iran hanged a man convicted of serial rape in a prison in the southern city of Kerman
- JUNE 8, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House passed HB 147 to expand capital punishment.
USA - New Hampshire. The House passed HB 147 to expand capital punishment.
- JUNE 8, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A Berks County jury sentenced Glenn Lyons, 45, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A Berks County jury sentenced Glenn Lyons, 45, black, to death
- JUNE 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FLORIST SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
florist G. Gobinanth Reddy, 30, from Butterworth...
- JUNE 7, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Daily Mail reported that President Rupiah Banda had commuted...
the Daily Mail reported that President Rupiah Banda had commuted...
JUNE 7, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: STUDENT EXECUTED OVER HIT-AND-RUN MURDER
China executed music student Yao Jiaxin, 21, for stabbing 26-year-old mother Zhang Miao to death after hurting her in a car crash on October 20, 2010.
- JUNE 7, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Albert Turner, 46, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Albert Turner, 46, black, to death
JUNE 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE ON DAS
The Gauhati High Court in India stayed the hanging of death row convict Mahendra
- JUNE 6, 2011DEATH PENALTY
DANES TRY TO BLOCK USE OF DRUG IN US EXECUTIONS
Lundbeck agrees to act on death penalty issue. Lundbeck, the Danish company embroiled
- JUNE 6, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 TO WALK GALLOWS
in Bangladesh, judge Mohammad Rezaul Islam of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 in Dhaka sentenced Mohammad Rubel and Mithun Chanda to death in absentia.
- JUNE 6, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck agrees to act on death penalty issue
USA - Lundbeck agrees to act on death penalty issue
JUNE 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCE IN 'PORN' CASE
Iran’s Supreme Court has quashed the death sentence for Saeed Malekpour, a web programmer
- JUNE 5, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: BANGLADESHI TRIO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
The Kuwait Criminal Court sentenced three Bangladeshis to death for the premeditated murder
JUNE 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES GOVERNMENT SOLDIER
at a Mogadishu Military Court in Somalia, judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein sentenced
- JUNE 3, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism...
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- JUNE 3, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism (Prevention) Bill...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Terrorism (Prevention) Bill...
- JUNE 2, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD AGAINST TWO AFGHANS WHO KILLED SEX WORKER
in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Appeals Court's Presiding Judge Mustafa Al Shennawi upheld the death sentence against Afghan nationals A.N., 40, and I.H., 30, for fatally stabbing an Uzbek prostitute 23 times and stealing her mobile phone.
- JUNE 2, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HOMEMADE BOMB ATTACK
Dinh Van Quyet, 25, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for using a homemade bomb to kill his lover's mother and 7-year-old daughter...
- JUNE 2, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned a death sentence of Michael Coleman, 45, black
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned a death sentence of Michael Coleman, 45, black
- JUNE 2, 2011New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Senate passes death penalty bill on home invasions
USA - New Hampshire. Senate passes death penalty bill on home invasions
- JUNE 2, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Adrian G. Soud sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 25, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Adrian G. Soud sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 25, black, to death
- JUNE 1, 2011DEATH PENALTY
NEW CHARGES FOR 9/11 SUSPECTS HELD AT GUANTANAMO
US military prosecutors have filed new charges against self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators, held at Guantanamo Bay.
- JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, Jam-e-Jam online (belonging
two men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, Jam-e-Jam online (belonging
- JUNE 1, 2011EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIA PARDONS 23 TOP DERG OFFICIALS
Ethiopian government commuted the death sentences of 23 former Derg regime high ranking officials for committing genocide to life time imprisonment.
- JUNE 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman (southeastern Iran) four people were hanged
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman (southeastern Iran) four people were hanged
- JUNE 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Rampur, India, Additional District Judge Kamini Pathak sentenced Shaukat Saifi to death for beheading his daughter on June 20, 2009 over her love affair with a youth in Kirmicha village.
- JUNE 1, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. N.C. House panel supports repealing Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. N.C. House panel supports repealing Racial Justice Act
- JUNE 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
in Karachi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Court judge Sagheer Ahmed Shaikh, of the East Judicial Complex, sentenced Mohammad Ovais...
JUNE 1, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX MEN HANGED
six men were hanged in Iran.
- JUNE 1, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gayland Bradford, 42, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Gayland Bradford, 42, black, was executed