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- DECEMBER 4, 2009JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-INSURANCE AGENT
Presiding Justice Yuki Furuta of the Japanese Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a former insurance agent convicted of killing a couple in Kitami, Hokkaido, in 1988.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: OVER 900 PRISONERS FACE EXECUTION BY NEW YEAR
Iraq is preparing to execute hundreds of prisoners, including 17 women, Amnesty International warned, as it issued an 'urgent action' appeal to try to prevent the deaths.
- DECEMBER 4, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Deno Economou sentenced Michael King to die
USA - Florida. Judge Deno Economou sentenced Michael King to die
- DECEMBER 4, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Derlyn Ray Threats
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Derlyn Ray Threats
- DECEMBER 4, 2009DEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith imposed the federal death sentence on David Runyon
USA - Virginia. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith imposed the federal death sentence on David Runyon
- DECEMBER 3, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER GANG CRIME IN SOUTH CHINA
two mob bosses were sentenced to death in Yangjiang, southern China. Xu Jianqiang was also fined 310 million yuan ($45.4 million) for abetting three murders.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: COURT GRANTS MALAYSIAN’S APPLICATION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION
the Singapore High Court granted a Malaysian man’s application for a stay of execution in what may be the first of its kind.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS EXECUTES LOW-IQ CONVICTED KILLER
A convicted killer was executed in Texas, despite pleas from his lawyers he was too mentally
- DECEMBER 3, 2009NorwayDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO COURT REJECTS APPEAL BY NORWEGIANS ON DEATH ROW
the military court of Orientale province in northern Democratic Republic of Congo rejected an appeal by Norwegians Tjostolv Moland, 28, and Joshua French, 27.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA ANNOUNCES MORE DEATH SENTENCES FOR XINJIANG RIOT
A court in China's Xinjiang region sentenced five people to death for murder and other crimes over deadly
- DECEMBER 3, 2009BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHI MAN FACES RARE EXECUTION
Amnesty International appealed to the King of Bahrain to stop the execution of a Bangladeshi man.
- DECEMBER 3, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED FOR KILLING BROTHER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions judge Asghar Ali Khan sentenced Iftikhar to death and ordered him to pay Rs 200,000 compensation.