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- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FATHER IN AREEJ TORTURE CASE GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sentenced a man to death for torturing and killing his 9-year-old daughter.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANS PUSHING FOR A RETURN TO PUBLIC EXECUTION
the religious council for provinces in western Afghanistan issued a statement calling for, among other things, public executions ‘as a lesson’ to criminals.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL HANDED DEATH SENTENCE
an official in Chongqing Municipality in China was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking 15 million yuan (US$2.2 million) in bribes.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ARTICLE IN SECULAR AFGHAN PAPER SAYS DEATH PENALTY A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
the Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh said that "executions not only violate the right of a person to live, there are many other challenges to this as well.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: GOV'T, OPPOSITION AGREE TO CONTINUE DEBATE ON DEATH PENALTY
the Jamaican Government and Opposition agreed on a formula allowing the historical debate on capital punishment to continue at Gordon House with full participation from both sides
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
UN DISMAY OVER AFGHAN EXECUTIONS
the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed dismay at the execution of at least five convicted prisoners in Afghanistan this week.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Donald Whatley
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Donald Whatley
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
USA - Maryland. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7 to recommend the abolition
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
USA - Texas. George Whitaker III was executed.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Gallup Poll’s latest national survey of American opinion on the death penalty found that support for capital punishment dropped by 5 percentage points from 2007
USA - The Gallup Poll’s latest national survey of American opinion on the death penalty found that support for capital punishment dropped by 5 percentage points from 2007
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR TERRORISM
the Afghan government hanged three men for terrorism.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2008AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged for murder in Kabul, Afghanistan.
a man was hanged for murder in Kabul, Afghanistan.