Chronological archive
November 2011
The 113 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2011, in chronological order.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: BELARUS URGED TO INTRODUCE A MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
The Council of Europe urged Belarus not to execute two men found guilty of carrying out
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PETITION IN HIGH COURT AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Kochi, India, lawyer Manju Antoney lodged a petition with the Kerala high court challenging the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Peshawar, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Anwar Ali Khan sentenced Ajab Khan to death and fined him Rs1 million, three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000 for killing five people in Nowshera district in 2006.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
POPE SEEKS END TO DEATH PENALTY
Pope Benedict XVI voiced support for political actions around the world aimed at eliminating the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Mark Goudeau, 47, black, to death 9 times
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Mark Goudeau, 47, black, to death 9 times
NOVEMBER 30, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR METRO BOMBING
A court in Belarus sentenced two men to death for carrying out a bomb attack at a metro station in central Minsk which killed 15 people and wounded scores of others.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman - were hanged in Iran, Fars
six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman - were hanged in Iran, Fars
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three convicted rapists, local media reported.
Iran hanged three convicted rapists, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
TWO GET DEATH IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
a Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced Vietnamese woman Nguyen Thi Kim Anh, 40, to death
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL ASKS SAUDI TO DELAY YADAV'S EXECUTION
the Nepali embassy in Riyadh asked for a delay in the execution of Nepali migrant worker Umesh Yadav, 31, from Machijhitakaiya village of Dhanusha district, to ask the victim's relatives to grant a pardon in exchange for blood money.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven prisoners in North Darfur had their death sentences upheld.
seven prisoners in North Darfur had their death sentences upheld.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of killing a drinking partner while they were consuming alcohol.
NOVEMBER 29, 2011DEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE HANGED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted rapists and six drug traffickers -- one of them a woman -- in different cities, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Prison officials intend to keep a new supply of sodium thiopental bought in Switzerland over the objections that the drug was improperly obtained
USA - Nebraska. Prison officials intend to keep a new supply of sodium thiopental bought in Switzerland over the objections that the drug was improperly obtained
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011MaliDEATH PENALTY
MALI: DEATH PENALTY HANDED TO FRENCH EMBASSY ATTACKER
A Malian court has sentenced to death a Tunisian man accused of throwing an
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN CONDEMNS SEVEN DARFUR REBELS TO DEATH
A Sudanese court sentenced seven members of a Darfur rebel group to death by hanging
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011SudanDEATH PENALTY
LEADING SUDANESE POET ON A DEATH SENTENCE
a tribunal held in a court in Sudan's Sinnar State sentenced 19 people allegedly
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO TO HANG FOR TRIPLE MURDER
in India, the Jhajjar Additional Sessions court sentenced Ajayveer, alias Toni, of Jassaurkheri village, and Jairam, alias Baba, of Mundka village, to death for murder.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE FILIPINO DEC. 8 DESPITE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT’S APPEAL
the Supreme People’s Court in Beijing, China, upheld the drug trafficking conviction of an unidentified 35-year-old Filipino man and set his execution for December 8.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN POSTPONES PROTESTERS' DEATH PENALTY APPEAL
a civilian court in Bahrain postponed a highly anticipated ruling on the appeal of two protesters sentenced to death by a security court during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. The Senate has voted to repeal the law that allows death row inmates to appeal their sentences claiming racial bias
USA - North Carolina. The Senate has voted to repeal the law that allows death row inmates to appeal their sentences claiming racial bias
- NOVEMBER 28, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William Froeberg sentenced Jason Russell Richardson, 41, white, to death
USA - California. Superior Court Judge William Froeberg sentenced Jason Russell Richardson, 41, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-Terrorist Court No.1 Judge Ishtiaq Ahmad sentenced Ahad Shah of Chak No.237-RB to death and fined him Rs 200,000.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
in Lahore, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions Judge Saeed Ullah Mughal sentenced Wazir Khan to death and fined him Rs 500,000 for possessing 30 kg of hashish on May 18, 2006.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Gary Haugen, who was supposed to be executed on Dec. 6, is now criticising the governor who called for a reprieve
USA - Oregon. Gary Haugen, who was supposed to be executed on Dec. 6, is now criticising the governor who called for a reprieve
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICIAL
Fahd bin Saif Al-Qahtani was executed for killing security official Hasan bin Salem
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA GIVES DEATH SENTENCE IN TAINTED PORK SCANDAL
China sentenced Liu Xiang to death with two years' reprieve for harming public
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: COURT COMMUTES EXECUTION TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR KIDNAPPING
the Taiwan High Court commuted the death sentence of Hsu Tzu-chiang for kidnapping to life in prison. This was his seventh retrial.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: IHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF KILLER OF WIFE, SON
in Pakistan, Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman of the Islamabad High Court upheld the death sentence of Zahid Rehman for killing his wife and son.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ONION SELLER TO HANG FOR ROBBERY IN DELTA
presiding Justice T. Diai of the Ogwashi-Uku High Court in Nigeria's Delta State sentenced onion seller Danjuma Friday to death by hanging for robbing a lady at gunpoint on Asaba-Benin highway on June 6, 2008.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MINOR'S DEATH PENALTY SET ASIDE
holding that he was a minor at the time of commission of offence, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court in India, Justice M Jaichandren and Justice S Nagamuthu...
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NOVEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ELEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED IN THE PRISON OF SHIRAZ
Eleven prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran) early in the morning
NOVEMBER 24, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 16 'QAEDA' MEMBERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Iraq executed 16 Al-Qaeda members convicted of involvement in the massacre of 70 people
NOVEMBER 24, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF QOM
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Qom (south of Tehran) reported the state run
- NOVEMBER 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AJMAL KASAB HANDED DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was handed down the death sentence for his role in the 26
- NOVEMBER 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: RUSSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
Russian national Marina Lopatina, 37, a Khabarovsk resident, was sentenced to death with a two year reprieve by a court in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, the Russian Embassy in Beijing said.
NOVEMBER 23, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: IRAQI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
An Iraqi man was executed after being convicted of murdering a Saudi national in the kingdom's
NOVEMBER 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
an appellate court in the southern province of Dong Nai, Vietnam, sentenced a 26-
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OREGON (USA): GOVERNOR BANS DEATH PENALTY FOR REST OF TERM
The governor of Oregon announced a halt to executions in the northwestern US state, the latest to drop capital punishment as a penal option.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE STANDS IN MABUCHI MOTOR SLAYINGS
Justice Itsuro Terada, presiding over the Japanese Supreme Court's Third Petty Bench, turned down the appeal by Katsumi Morita, 61.
NOVEMBER 22, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: VIETNAMESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Presiding Judge Bambang Eka Putra of the Boyolali District Court in Indonesia sentenced
NOVEMBER 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED OVER CHILD RAPE
in China, Lishui karaoke bar owner Chen Weijun, 42, was executed for raping 14
- NOVEMBER 22, 2011OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Governor Declares a 3-years Moratorium on All Executions
USA - Oregon. Governor Declares a 3-years Moratorium on All Executions
- NOVEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: UN RESOLUTION CONDEMNS RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN
the UN General Assembly's rights committee passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses in Iran. It condemned "torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations" carried out by Iranian authorities.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: FINAL APPEAL ON TOKYO SUBWAY GAS ATTACK REJECTED
Presiding judge Seiji Kanetsuki of Japan's Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of Seiichi Endo against his death sentence for the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway which left 13 people dead.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian High Court approved the death penalty imposed
the Iranian High Court approved the death penalty imposed
NOVEMBER 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE IN FAMILY TO HANG
a company director and his two children were sentenced to death by the High
NOVEMBER 21, 2011TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: EIGHT TO HANG FOR ALBINO MURDERS
Tanzania's Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said eight suspects were sentenced to death by hanging
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three unidentified prisoners
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three unidentified prisoners
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian national broadcasting (IRIB) in the province of Bakhtiari reported that
The Iranian national broadcasting (IRIB) in the province of Bakhtiari reported that
- NOVEMBER 20, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Five prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran early in the morning.
NOVEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN MASHAD
Two young men were hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashad, Iran, reported
- NOVEMBER 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE
in Azamgarh, India, Additional District and Sessions judge Budhiram Yadav sentenced Piyaro Akbalpur village residents Ram Autar and Arvind to death for raping and killing Poonam Devi, 16, after beating her father Chandradhari to death on July 19, 2009.
NOVEMBER 19, 2011LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: SAIF GADDAFI COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY - MINISTER
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be put on trial in Libya for serious crimes that carry
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IDAHO (USA): FIRST EXECUTION SINCE 1994
Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury recommended that Danny Hembree, 49, white, should get the death penalty
USA - North Carolina. A jury recommended that Danny Hembree, 49, white, should get the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since 1994
USA - Idaho. Paul Ezra Rhoades, 53, white, was executed this morning, in Idaho’s 1st execution since 1994
- NOVEMBER 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEPSON'S MURDER
A Singaporean was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia after he was found guilty
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom
two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced James Fayed, 48, white, to death
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced James Fayed, 48, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TUNISIAN, WOMAN AMONG 11 EXECUTED FOR TERROR
Eleven people sentenced to death for terrorist activity were executed in Iraq, according
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- NOVEMBER 16, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A registered sex offender in Texas convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 7-year
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO EIGHT IN TRIPLE MURDER
A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, India, awarded capital punishment to eight
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge Geoffrey Morris formally sentenced Michael St. Clair, 54, white, to death
USA - Kentucky. Judge Geoffrey Morris formally sentenced Michael St. Clair, 54, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Marco Topete, 39, Hispanic, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Marco Topete, 39, Hispanic, to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Guadalupe Esparza, 46, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Guadalupe Esparza, 46, Hispanic, was executed
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 10 DRUG DEALERS GET DEATH IN KHOR FAKKAN
a criminal court in Khor Fakkan, UAE, sentenced 10 men to death after they were
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KHULNA
in Khulna, Bangladesh, Additional District and Session Court- 3 Judge Abdul Mannan sentenced brothers Daud and Shamsher Molla, from Baduria village under Dumuria thana of the district, to death for murdering their cousin Abdur Razzak Molla on August 22, 2
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Second Additional District and Session Judge Javed Ahmed Keerio sentenced Miral Mangrio to death for murdering Imdad Ali Mangrio in 2008 in Dadu city in a dispute over a family marriage.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Oba Chandler, 65, white, has been executed.
USA - Florida. Oba Chandler, 65, white, has been executed.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Reginald Brooks, 66, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Reginald Brooks, 66, black, was executed
- NOVEMBER 14, 2011DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN PRISON
Five people have been hanged in two different Iranian prisons, reported the Iranian state media.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO EXECUTE THREE FOR HOTEL ARSON
three men are to be executed in China for setting fire to a hotel in the northeast province
- NOVEMBER 14, 2011ChadDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 2 CHADIANS, SAUDI BEHEADED FOR RAPE
Three men, a Saudi and two Chadians, were executed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
NOVEMBER 13, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A man convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi was beheaded in Najran, southern Saudi Arabia
- NOVEMBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Fars news agency reported that three prisoners were lashed 60 times and then hanged
Fars news agency reported that three prisoners were lashed 60 times and then hanged
NOVEMBER 12, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH AL SHABAAB LINKED MAN
a court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland sentenced a man found guilty
NOVEMBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONVICTED RAPIST HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged in public a man convicted of various charges, including rape, abduction and threatening
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, two prisoners were hanged
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, two prisoners were hanged
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
'INTO THE ABYSS' REVIEW: EMOTIONS ON DEATH ROW
"Into the Abyss", a Werner Herzog documentary about a killer on Death Row, opens
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011South SudanDEATH PENALTY
prisoners sentenced to death at Wau prison attempted to escape...
prisoners sentenced to death at Wau prison attempted to escape...
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court commuted the death sentences for...
the High Court commuted the death sentences for...
- NOVEMBER 11, 2011UgandaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court commuted the death sentences for Susan Kigula and Patience...
the High Court commuted the death sentences for Susan Kigula and Patience...
NOVEMBER 11, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 924 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW –LEDAP
A non-governmental organization, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP)
- NOVEMBER 10, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: MOTHER, DAUGHTER STONED TO DEATH
An Afghani mother and her young daughter were stoned and shot to death
- NOVEMBER 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Patrick Evans, 44, white
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Patrick Evans, 44, white
NOVEMBER 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TAX OFFICIAL, FAMILY
three people were sentenced to death for killing a tax official and three of his family members in
NOVEMBER 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CITY OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR GRAFT
A city official convicted of graft was executed in China after the highest court approved her death sentence, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2011ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: BABY KILLER TECHNICIAN TO HANG
the Kitwe High Court has sentenced a computer technician to death for killing his three
NOVEMBER 8, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR GRAFT BOSS
in China, former boss of the Shanghai Pharmacy Group Wu Jianwen, 42, was sentenced
- NOVEMBER 7, 2011DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): APPEALS COURT ISSUES LAST-MINUTE EXECUTION STAY
A Texas appeals court stopped the execution of a man who claims that DNA tests
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- NOVEMBER 7, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Archie Dixon's death sentence
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of Archie Dixon's death sentence
- NOVEMBER 7, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BROTHERS, FATHER GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR FRAUD
two brothers and their father were sentenced to death for cheating 15,000 investors out
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TUNISIAN’S EXECUTION POSTPONED AFTER INTERVENTION BY GHANNOUCHI
the execution of a young Tunisian in Iraq has been stayed after the intervention of Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: FOUR WHO ESCAPED DEATH ROW RETURN HOME FROM SHARJAH
four of the seventeen Indian nationals sentenced to death in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates for murdering Pakistani national Misri Nazir Khan in 2009 arrived home following the payment of blood money.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Federal judge Gregory Frost OKs new Ohio death penalty rules.
USA - Ohio. Federal judge Gregory Frost OKs new Ohio death penalty rules.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Montez Spradley, 28, black.
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Montez Spradley, 28, black.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: ZAMBIAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Zambian woman was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking in 770.2gm of methamphetamine
- NOVEMBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE IRANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Malaysian high court sentenced three Iranians to death by hanging after they were
NOVEMBER 4, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: CALL TO HALT IMMINENT EXECUTION OF 15 MEN
the Iraqi authorities must halt the imminent execution of 15 men set to die after
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): NO EXECUTIONS UNTIL 2013
There will be no executions in California until 2013 because of a federal judge’s decision
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF BROTHERS UPHELD
Justice Datuk Sulong Matjeraie, Datuk Clement Allan Skinner and Datuk Mohamed Apandi Ali of the Malaysian Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence of brothers B.Suthar 33, and B.Ramesh, 39.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING TWO BROTHERS
in Pakistan, Sialkot Additional District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Sajjad sentenced Jaffar Hussain and Sajjad Butt to death and 13 years imprisonment each, and sentenced Luqman Butt to death.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTY
a law (Penal Code Amendment Bill 2011) was published
a law (Penal Code Amendment Bill 2011) was published
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska has new sodium thiopental coming from Switzerland
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska has new sodium thiopental coming from Switzerland
NOVEMBER 3, 2011IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TUNISIAN FACES EXECUTION
Yosri Triki, a young Tunisian student who is set to be executed in Iraq by the end of the week
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SCORNED SUITOR HANGED
one man, who was identified as Z. K., was hanged publicly in the town of Noor Abad
- NOVEMBER 3, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. There will be no executions in California until 2013 because of a federal judge’s decision today
USA - California. There will be no executions in California until 2013 because of a federal judge’s decision today
- NOVEMBER 2, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KERALA COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Kochi CBI Special Court in India sentenced Jayanandan, 39, from Mala in Thrissur District, to death for the murder of Devaki, a 51-year-old housewife. Jayanandan allegedly attacked Devaki and her husband in Puthenvelikkara and robbed them of gold orna
- NOVEMBER 2, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 1 of 10 women on death row in Texas, had the death sentence changed to ife in prison
USA - Texas. Chelsea Richardson, 1 of 10 women on death row in Texas, had the death sentence changed to ife in prison
- NOVEMBER 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC STAYS MAHENDRA HANGING, AGAIN
the Gawahati high court in India again deferred Mahendra Das's hanging till December 14 as the Centre is yet to submit the affidavit regarding the delay in Das' mercy petition that was requested earlier.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDERS
in Japan, Sunao Takami was sentenced to hang for killing five people
NOVEMBER 1, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 3 EXECUTED ON ORDERS OF TRIBAL COUNCIL
Two Pakistani soldiers and a woman were publicly executed on the orders of a tribal council in the