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- NOVEMBER 22, 2006DEATH PENALTY
KENTUCKY. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS STATE'S LETHAL INJECTION PROCESS
the Kentucky Supreme Court rejected claims by death row inmates that the state's lethal injection process risks wanton and excruciating pain in violation of the ban on cruel and unusal punishments.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2006YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI COURT SENTENCES ISLAMIST TO DEATH, JAILS 25
a Yemeni court sentenced an Islamist to death and jailed another 25 for up to 11 years for plotting to assassinate officials and carry out attacks in the Gulf Arab country.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2006DEATH PENALTY
Judge Ashley McKathan overrode the unanimous recommendation...
Judge Ashley McKathan overrode the unanimous recommendation of the jury and sentenced Oscar Roy Doster to death by lethal injection.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT HANGS THREE ASIANS, ONE STATELESS RESIDENT
two Pakistani nationals convicted of drug trafficking and a Bangladeshi and a stateless resident found guilty of premeditated murder were hanged in Kuwait, officials said.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN DENIES EXECUTIONS BY STONING
Justice minister Jamal Karimi-Rad reaffirmed that Iran is not carrying out death sentences by stoning, despite such verdicts still being handed down to several adulterers.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI AND NIGERIAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Pakistani and a Nigerian convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi city of Mecca.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA WILL NOT EXECUTE CANADIAN ACCUSED OF TERRORISM
Canada received assurances from Beijing that Huseyin Celil, 37...
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA). DEATH SENTENCES DROP 65% IN PAST TEN YEARS
a new report out shows that Texas death sentences have dropped by 65 % in the past 10 years.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SAYS DEATH PENALTY AWAITS PRODUCERS OF PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS
the prosecutor-general of Iran’s capital Tehran said that death penalty awaits the producers of immoral [pornographic] videos.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali A., 45, and Mohammad A. 37, have been hanged in Amor Prison, in Iran, for murder
Ali A., 45, and Mohammad A. 37, have been hanged in Amor Prison, in Iran, for murder
- NOVEMBER 21, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Mokhtar jafar Zadeh, Seyed Abolghasem Hosseini...
Mokhtar jafar Zadeh, Seyed Abolghasem Hosseini..
- NOVEMBER 20, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
EU TELLS IRAQ THAT DEATH PENALTY BAN WILL BE PART OF TALKS ON TRADE AND COOPERATION PACT
European Union officials told Iraq that it would seek commitments on human rights standards, including a ban on capital punishment, during negotiations on a trade and aid pact.