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OCTOBER 27, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR FIGHTERS
a Yemini court sentenced four al-Houthi rebel fighters to death for their role in clashes against the military at
OCTOBER 27, 2009BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2 KILLINGS
a man in Belarus was sentenced to death for killing two guards while robbing a vehicle carrying cash despite his request for clemency.
OCTOBER 27, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTION OF TIBETANS IN LHASA
Two people have been executed in China for their involvement in deadly riots in Tibet last year, the Chinese
- OCTOBER 26, 2009TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIAN GROUP HAILS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ALBINO KILLERS
the Tanzania Albino Society (TAS) applauded the High Court...
- OCTOBER 26, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: HURIWA WANTS ACTION ON EXTRA-LEGAL EXECUTIONS
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) urged the Federal Government to stop the trend of extra-legal executions by introducing safeguards and punishing offenders.
- OCTOBER 26, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
SHARJAH COURT OVERTURNS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR EMIRATI FOOTBALLER
F.J., an Emirati footballer, avoided capital punishment in the United Arab Emirates after the Sharjah Appeals Court acquitted him of murdering his compatriot.
- OCTOBER 26, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Kasur, Pakistan, Additional District & Sessions Judge Muhammad Ajmal Hussain sentenced Irfan Ahmad to death and fined him Rs 50,000.
- OCTOBER 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, after being sentenced to death for shooting a relative during a dispute, the interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 25, 2009SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: ISLAMIST REBELS EXECUTE TWO FOR ‘SPYING’
Somalia's Al Shabaab Islamist movement publicly executed two young men by firing squad for alleged spying for the Somali government in the southern town of Marka. An official from the group told crowds who gathered to watch the punishment that the men had
- OCTOBER 25, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: LAMIDO PARDONS SIX PRISONERS
in Nigeria, Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido pardoned six prisoners sentenced to death by hanging for culpable homicide.
- OCTOBER 25, 2009DEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Trinidad & Tobago Express reported that Garvin "Beam" Sookram and Keron "Bellies" Lopez were sentenced to hang in March for the July 28, 2004 murders of Kerwin Hinds and Kerwin Cyrus.
OCTOBER 25, 2009SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: APPEAL FOR DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLING US DIPLOMAT
the four defendants accused of killing the US diplomat Michael Granville and his Sudanese driver Abd-al-