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- JANUARY 14, 2007MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
death sentences were passed on the eight...
death sentences were passed on the eight persons convicted of Evan Naseem's murder in a Maldives jail have been commuted to life sentences (25 years).
- JANUARY 14, 2007PeruDEATH PENALTY
PERU LEADER SEEKS CONSTITUTION CHANGE ON EXECUTION
Peruvian President Alan Garcia issued a statement that he wants to change the constitution to allow a referendum on making the death penalty legal.
- JANUARY 14, 2007BahrainDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY STAYS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN BAHRAIN
Bahrain is to keep the death penalty for drug traffickers. The Shura Council voted overwhelmingly in favour
- JANUARY 14, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
a tribunal in Kuwait sentenced Talal Al-Sabh...
a tribunal in Kuwait sentenced Talal Al-Sabh...
- JANUARY 12, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
ABKHAZIA IMPOSES PARTIAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of breakaway Abkhazia approved a draft law imposing a moratorium on death penalty, Apsnypress news agency reported.
- JANUARY 12, 2007DEATH PENALTY
Maryland's highest court issued a ruling that restores...
Maryland's highest court issued a ruling yesterday that restores the death sentence of a man convicted in the killings of an elderly couple.
- JANUARY 11, 2007DEATH PENALTY
UN. BAN KI-MOON ENCOURAGES TO PHASE OUT DEATH PENALTY
“I believe that life is precious and must be protected and respected, and that all human beings have the right to live in dignity”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated at a press conference in New York.
- JANUARY 11, 2007ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO PUPILS IN NORTHWEST CHINA
a local court sentenced a man to death for killing two students in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in revenge for the death of his daughter.
- JANUARY 11, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA, PORTUGAL SIGN EXTRADITION TREATY
India and Portugal signed an extradition treaty, despite Portuguese objections to the death penalty which exists in India. Portugal, a pioneer in the abolition of the death penalty, abolished death penalty for all crimes, including those of a military nat
- JANUARY 11, 2007EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN DICTATOR SPARED DEATH PENALTY
an Ethiopian court spared former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam from the death penalty, sentencing him to life in prison for genocide during his brutal 17-year reign.
- JANUARY 11, 2007South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER CHUNG NAM-GYU SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOUTH KOREA
serial killer, Chung Nam-gyu (37) was sentenced to death at an appeal trial in South Korea.
- JANUARY 11, 2007NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
PREACHER TO HANG IN NIGERIA FOR BURNING FOLLOWERS
a Nigerian court sentenced a Nigerian evangelical preacher to death by hanging after finding him guilty of dousing seven members of his congregation with petrol and setting them ablaze, killing one.