Chronological archive
August 2011
The 101 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2011, in chronological order.
EETO CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN TAIWAN
the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO) in Taipei repeated its call for
AUGUST 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: OVER 20 DEATH ROW CONVICTS AWAIT FINAL WORD ON THEIR MERCY PLEAS
as of today there are 22 death row convicts waiting for a final word from the Indian president
- AUGUST 31, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Derral Wayne Hodgkins, 51, white
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Derral Wayne Hodgkins, 51, white
- AUGUST 30, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH FOR CHINA MOBILE MAN
China handed Li Hua, former chairman and general manager of the Sichuan branch of China Mobile
- AUGUST 30, 2011RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA TO HOST MEET ON DEATH PENALTY
International experts from various countries, including 25 from Africa, will meet in
AUGUST 30, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING HEROIN
in northern Vietnam, the People’s Court in Hoa Binh province sentenced six unidentified
AUGUST 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF RAJIV GANDHI'S KILLERS
The Madras High Court in southern India has stayed the executions of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- AUGUST 28, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the Somali military court has for the first time sentenced a woman...
the Somali military court has for the first time sentenced a woman...
AUGUST 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SCIENTIST’S KILLER
in Iran, Majid Jamali-Fashi was sentenced to death for murdering scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in January 2010 on behalf of Israel to stop Iran developing nuclear technology, official news agency IRNA reported.
AUGUST 27, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: REBEL LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Sudanese court handed a death sentence to a leader of the Justice and Equality
- AUGUST 27, 2011United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A committee of British MPs has called for the state of Florida to commute the death sentence of Manuel Valle, 63, a Cuban national
USA - Florida. A committee of British MPs has called for the state of Florida to commute the death sentence of Manuel Valle, 63, a Cuban national
- AUGUST 26, 2011DEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE TO BE HANGED ON SEPT 9 FOR KILLING RAJIV GANDHI
Three men convicted in connection with the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime
- AUGUST 26, 2011KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kraig Kahler, 48, white
USA - Kansas. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kraig Kahler, 48, white
AUGUST 25, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR POLICEMEN
former OIC Angulana Police Station Inspector D. Newton, Police Constables G. I. Kumarasiri
- AUGUST 25, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Death Penalty Bill Dies Before Even Coming To A Vote
USA - California. Death Penalty Bill Dies Before Even Coming To A Vote
- AUGUST 25, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Bill to change laws for juvenile offenders serving life-without-parole sentences fails in state Assembly.
USA - California. Bill to change laws for juvenile offenders serving life-without-parole sentences fails in state Assembly.
- AUGUST 25, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the 2002 death sentence of Kelly Foust, 34.
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the 2002 death sentence of Kelly Foust, 34.
AUGUST 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court No.1 Judge Raja Muhammad Arshad
- AUGUST 24, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Thomas J. Gorby, 52, whose 1986 death sentence was vacated has been resentenced to life in prison.
USA - Pennsylvania. Thomas J. Gorby, 52, whose 1986 death sentence was vacated has been resentenced to life in prison.
AUGUST 24, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG PEDDLING
Datuk Wira Low Bop Bing, Datuk Clement Allan Skinner and Justice Sangau Gunting of
AUGUST 24, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) judge Mian Muhammad Nazeer sentenced Muhammad
- AUGUST 23, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court lifted Manuel Valle's stay of execution
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court lifted Manuel Valle's stay of execution
AUGUST 23, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2009 MURDER OF IRISH PRIEST
in Kericho, Kenya, Chief Magistrate Hedwig Ong'undi sentenced Isaac Kipng'etich Bett, Jackson
- AUGUST 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SETTING FIRE TO FAMILY
the People's Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced Nguyen Van Hay, 39, to
- AUGUST 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AGAIN
the Zhaotong Provincial Higher People's Court in southwest China's Yunnan Province sentenced Li Changkui to death.
- AUGUST 22, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO SOLDIERS EXECUTED
two unidentified government soldiers were executed in Mogadishu, Somalia
- AUGUST 22, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED FOR ROTI CANAI SELLER
justices Albert, Skinner and Bing of the Kuching Court of Appeal in Malaysia affirmed the death
- AUGUST 21, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SHEMA PARDONS 8 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
in Nigeria, Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema commuted the death sentence passed on eight prisoners
- AUGUST 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indonesian national Effendi, 25, and
- AUGUST 20, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS
subcontractor Chong Soon Wah, 38, was re-sentenced to death by presiding Justice Azhar
- AUGUST 19, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Anthony Cardell Haynes’ guilty verdict
USA - Texas. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Anthony Cardell Haynes’ guilty verdict
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- AUGUST 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR MAN FOR KILLING FAMILY OF 5 IN DUBAI
at a special CBI court in Ahmedabad, India, R M Parmar sentenced Ravji Pawar, 53, a resident of Dholar village in Navsari district, to death for killing five members of a family in Dubai in 1992.
- AUGUST 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FIVE CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese nationals were sentenced to death in Sri Lanka, two in absentia, for murdering
- AUGUST 19, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MECHANIC TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha of the Malaysian High Court sentenced
- AUGUST 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR RUNNING OVER MONGOL HERDER
according to the official Xinhua News Agency, China executed truck driver
- AUGUST 18, 2011BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN CLOSER TO ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
Benin took an important step towards abolishing the death penalty after the country’s National Assembly voted in favour of ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which calls for the death penalt
- AUGUST 18, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR MURDER
the Darjeeling sessions court in India sentenced Amar Rai, 37, to death for killing his mother on November 19, 2006, inside the Darjeeling jail compound where she worked, allegedly because he wanted her government job. Amar was also fined Rs 5,000.
- AUGUST 18, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ'S AZIZ ASKS FOR SPEEDY EXECUTION: LAWYER
Iraq's former deputy premier Tareq Aziz called on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to accelerate his execution because of his worsening health, his lawyer Badie Aref said.
- AUGUST 18, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
THINK TANK UNVEILS N. KOREAN COURT RULING ORDERING PUBLIC EXECUTION
South Korean state-run think tank the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) unveiled a North Korean court ruling sentencing a man to public execution.
- AUGUST 18, 2011VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, black, was executed. It was the 1st execution in Virginia using pentobarbital
USA - Virginia. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, black, was executed. It was the 1st execution in Virginia using pentobarbital
- AUGUST 17, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT’S MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY, MURDER
an Egyptian military court sentenced five unidentified men to death after they robbed a gas station and killed a police commander during the getaway, the official MENA news agency reported. Seven others who were arrested after the May robbery in the Red S
- AUGUST 17, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, District and Sessions Judge Muqarab Khan Niazi sentenced Muhammad Aslam
- AUGUST 17, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU APPEALS DEATH SENTENCE
Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, sentenced to death in Uganda
- AUGUST 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) was informed...
the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) was informed...
- AUGUST 17, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD TOBAGO: PT FORTIN MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
Jay Chandler, of Point Fortin, was sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Mark Mohammed of the Second Criminal Court in the Port-of-Spain Assizes.
- AUGUST 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Ricardo Villa, 36, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Ricardo Villa, 36, Hispanic, to death
- AUGUST 15, 2011ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge strikes down more of Arkansas execution law.
USA - Arkansas. Judge strikes down more of Arkansas execution law.
- AUGUST 15, 2011MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. Montana State Prison modifies execution protocol to introduce Pentobarbital
USA - Montana. Montana State Prison modifies execution protocol to introduce Pentobarbital
- AUGUST 15, 2011SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Serbian government seeks to block execution of citizen who sits on Nevada death row.
USA - Nevada. Serbian government seeks to block execution of citizen who sits on Nevada death row.
- AUGUST 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN, MURDER
Umair Tohti was sentenced to death in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for abducting children and murder, the Urumqi Municipal Intermediate People's Court announced.
- AUGUST 15, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich stayes execution of Brett Hartman, 37, white, scheduled for August 16.
USA - Ohio. Governor Kasich stayes execution of Brett Hartman, 37, white, scheduled for August 16.
- AUGUST 14, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
the Court of Appeal in Botswana commuted the death sentences of three men to jail sentences, according to sources within the Botswana Prison Service. The three were identified as Benson Keganne, Raymond Leshomo and Arnold Masango.
- AUGUST 14, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: HOUSEMAID SENTENCED TO DEATH RETURNS HOME
Sri Lankan housemaid Abdul Kareem Kanzul Maharifa
AUGUST 14, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: FOUR PRISONERS STILL ON DEATH ROW
four men remain on death row in Botswana, according to sources within the
- AUGUST 12, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TONKU TO HANG
judge Albert Rugadia Atwooki of the Ugandan High Court sitting in Kampala, sentenced businessman Thomas Nkulungira, alias Tonku, to death by hanging for murdering his ex-girlfriend Brenda Karamuzi, 27. Tonku allegedly murdered Karamuzi, between January 21
- AUGUST 12, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING SOLDIER
Justice Yew Jen Kie of the Malaysian High Court in Sibu sentenced Indonesian man Rikky Rurba to the gallows for killing soldier Vincent Sabang with a knife in Tan Sri Road at on September 15, 2008.
- AUGUST 12, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER FATAL SHOOTING OF TEEN
a Pakistani court sentenced paramilitary soldier Shahid Zafar to death and fined him $2,300 for shooting unarmed teenager Sarfraz Shah in the southern port city of Karachi in June.
- AUGUST 12, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH FOR RAWALPINDI ATTACK ACCUSED
a former Army man has been sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan for the attack on the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi in October 2009.
- AUGUST 12, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Dick Ambrose sentenced serial killer Anthony Sowell, 52, black, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Dick Ambrose sentenced serial killer Anthony Sowell, 52, black, to death
AUGUST 12, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED BY PRIVY COUNCIL
the London-based Privy Council overturned the death sentence of Bahamas national
- AUGUST 11, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MUMIAS 3 TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERIES, RAPE
in Mumias, Kenya, Principal Magistrate Evans Makori sentenced
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- AUGUST 11, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI OFFICER GETS DEATH FOR KEROSENE SMUGGLING
the Iraqi Integrity Commission said in a statement that the Salaheddin criminal court sentenced an interior ministry lieutenant colonel, a former deputy commander of an oil protection unit in Salaheddin province, to death for smuggling 116 tankers of kero
- AUGUST 11, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE FRIENDS GET DEATH FOR MURDER
Justice Datuk Zamani Abd Rahim of the Penang High Court sentenced friends Visva Nathan Vadeveloo
- AUGUST 11, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PLEA
Indian President Pratibha Patil rejected the clemency petitions of Murugan...
- AUGUST 11, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned John David Stumpf”s conviction and death sentence
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned John David Stumpf”s conviction and death sentence
- AUGUST 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: RED FORT ATTACK: SC UPHOLDS ARIF'S DEATH PENALTY
justices VS Sirpukar and justice TS Thakur of the Indian Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence of Mohd Arif, alias Ashfaq, for the December 22, 2000, Red Fort terrorist attack case in which three people were killed. Ashfaq had challenged the high cou
- AUGUST 10, 2011ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH SENTENCE FOR CABBIE UPHELD
the Appeal Court in Thailand upheld the death sentenced handed down by the Criminal Court on September 21, 2010, to taxi driver Siripong Kanchananiwit, 41.
- AUGUST 10, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY UPHELD OVER TAINTED PORK SCANDAL
in central China, the Henan Provincial Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence with a two-year reprieve for Liu Xiang for "endangering public security using dangerous means" for feeding pigs the dangerous chemical clenbuterol in a tainted pork sca
- AUGUST 10, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Scott Cricthon sentenced Eric Mickelson, 42, white, to death
USA - Louisiana. Judge Scott Cricthon sentenced Eric Mickelson, 42, white, to death
- AUGUST 10, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Martin Robles, 33, white, was executed
USA - Texas. Martin Robles, 33, white, was executed
- AUGUST 9, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MAJORITY WANT MUBARAK EXECUTED
some 67 percent of Egyptians who took part in a voluntary online poll earlier this month support the death penalty for ex-President Hosni Mubarak. 22 percent oppose his execution.
- AUGUST 9, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COPS WHO KILL DESERVE DEATH SENTENCE: SC
a bench of Justices Katju and Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court said policemen who resort to killing deserve the death sentence.
- AUGUST 9, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended Manling Williams, 31, Asiatic, be sentenced to death.
USA - California. A jury recommended Manling Williams, 31, Asiatic, be sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 9, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Dewey Falcone sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
USA - California. Judge Dewey Falcone sentenced Cimarron Bernard Bell, 37, black, to death
- AUGUST 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
another Japanese crane manufacturer, UNIC, announced
another Japanese crane manufacturer, UNIC, announced
- AUGUST 8, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SOMALI SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR LOOTING AFTER AL SHABAAB'S WITHDRAWAL FROM MOGADISHU
the military court of Somali transitional federal government sentenced soldiers Barre Ibrahim Mohamoud and Abdullahi Omar Adow to death.
- AUGUST 7, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD
the Bangladeshi Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of Ilias Hossain
- AUGUST 7, 2011JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING MINOR
judges Ahmad Atoun, Nahar Ghazo and Mohammad Amarin of the Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced U.A., a 19-year-old unemployed man, to death for raping a 14-year-girl on June 3, 2010, to take revenge against the victim's brother who accused the defendant of
- AUGUST 6, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
MAJORITY OF UAE SUPPORTS EXECUTION
almost two-thirds of residents back the death penalty and almost three-quarters support execution for murder, a new survey suggests.
- AUGUST 6, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Robert McCoy, 37, black
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Robert McCoy, 37, black
- AUGUST 5, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING CHILD
in India, Judge A Raja Prasad Babu of the Mahila Court-cum-Sixth Additional District Court sentenced Arun Kumar to death for killing his baby daughter because he wanted a son on November 28, 2010, in Kancharapalem in the City. He allegedly strangled the b
- AUGUST 5, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Eric Mickelson, 42, white
USA - Louisiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Eric Mickelson, 42, white
- AUGUST 4, 2011DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: TAIEB BACCOUCHE, EDUCATION MINISTER AND TUNISIAN TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON, AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2011 REPORT
The presentation of the report was attended by Taieb Baccouche, Education minister and Tunisian transitional Government spokesperson. The 2011 Hands Off Cain Report confirms the positive evolution towards the abolition of the death penalty.
- AUGUST 4, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2011 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
the 2011 Report on the death penalty worldwide, supervised again this year by Elisabetta Zamparutti, was presented at the headquarters of Hands Off Cain. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, Education Minister and Transitional Tunisian Government spokesperso
- AUGUST 4, 2011ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN: POSITIVE EVOLUTION TOWARDS THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Hands Off Cain 2011 Report, presented today, contains the most important facts regarding the practice of the death penalty in 2010 and the first six months of 2011.
- AUGUST 4, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 2 INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW WIN REPRIEVE
two Indonesian maids sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia were pardoned, the country’s embassy in Riyadh confirmed.
- AUGUST 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: RAS AL KHAIMAH KILLER HOUSEMAID TO BE EXECUTED
a criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates sentenced Ethiopian housemaid S. Burhanu, 23, to death for robbing and murdering her Moroccan employer, 35, and her three-year-old daughter in August 2010 after an argument.
- AUGUST 4, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
EX-COP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRIPLE MURDER IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
a court in Vietnam's southern province of Binh Duong sentenced former policeman Tran Nguyen Xuan Phuong, 32, to death for robbing and killing three women to cover gambling debts.
- AUGUST 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR DRUG OFFENDER
Ghulam Mallik, 49, from Kashmir, was sentenced to death a second time by the NDPS court in India.
- AUGUST 3, 2011Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In Michigan the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the federal death sentence for Marvin Gabrion, 57, white
USA - Federal. In Michigan the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the federal death sentence for Marvin Gabrion, 57, white
AUGUST 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYMUBARAK: D’ELIA (HANDS OFF CAIN)- MUBARAK TREATMENT TEST OF THE NEW EGYPT
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- AUGUST 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE, MURDER
a division bench of the Madras High Court in India, comprising justices C Nagappan and M Sathyanarayanan, upheld the death penalty of B Kumar, 34, a mason.
- AUGUST 2, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA MOBILE EXECUTIVE DROPS DEATH VERDICT APPEAL
the former deputy general manager of China Mobile, Zhang Chunjiang, gave up his right to appeal his death sentence after being convicted of taking bribes. Chunjiang was sentenced to death on July 23, 2011, by the Intermediate People's Court of Cangzhou.
- AUGUST 2, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM COURT CONDEMNS FOUR TO DEATH
a Vietnamese court in the northern province of Bac Giang sentenced Ta Van Uu, 49, Tran Van Thao, 35, Nguyen Van Hong, 31, and Nguyen The Hai, 31, to death for heroin trafficking, an official said.
- AUGUST 2, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR IRAQ CHURCH ATTACK
an Iraqi court sentenced three unidentified men to death for their role in the October
- AUGUST 1, 2011BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: CONVICTS ESCAPE HANGMAN'S NOOSE
Benson Keganne had his death sentences commuted by Justices Moore, Ramodibedi and Howie of the Botswanan Court of Appeal to 18 years in jail, backdated to the first day of his incarceration.
- AUGUST 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO TO LIFE IN PRISON
Indian President Pratibha Patil commuted the death sentences of Sattan and Guddu of Uttar Pradesh to life imprisonment.
- AUGUST 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE POLICE EXECUTES TWO OVER VIOLENCE: GOVERNMENT
police in China’s restive Xinjiang region executed two people allegedly involved in deadly violence over the weekend, local authorities said.
- AUGUST 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE ON PREGNANT WOMAN ON HOLD
Judge Padman Surasena of the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka suspended a death sentence about to be handed to Pichchi Iresha Kumudini, 35, for possessing 142.04 grams of heroin after she informed Courts that she was pregnant.
- AUGUST 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ACID VICTIM SPARES ATTACKER FROM SAME FATE
Iranian woman Ameneh Bahrami, who was blinded and disfigured by Majid Movahedi who threw acid into her face in 2004, pardonned him at the last minute.
- AUGUST 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCED FOUR TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a court in Khomeini Shahr, in Iran's Isfahan province, sentenced four men to death for gang rape, ISNA reported. In late May, 14 men allegedly crashed a party in the city of Khomeini Shahr, locked all the men in a room, and raped the women attending the p