Sept. 24
INDONESIAfemale may face death sentence
British citizen may face death penalty for allegedly smuggling narcotics
Surabaya district court sought a death penalty for Andrea Ruth Waldeck, 43, a
British citizen from Rustington, UK, who has been named a defendant in a
trans-boun
Sept. 24
IRAN:
Execution of the Juvenile Offender Mohammad (Maher) Ayashi Postponed- He
Remains Under Danger of Execution
Execution of the juvenile offender Mohammad (Maher) Ayashi, that was scheduled
to take place this morning has been postponed.
According to reports from Iran Mr. A
Sept. 25
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Hunters on murder trial acted in self-defence, Abu Dhabi court hears
3 hunters on trial for murdering a man in the desert after rocks were thrown at
their car said they acted in self-defence.
Abu Dhabi Criminal Court yesterday heard that the 3 Emiratis a
Sept. 25
TANZANIA:
3 judges to hear case against death penalty
High Court of TanzaniaThe High Court has secured a panel of 3 judges to hear
the case filed on October 10, 2008 by 3 civil societies in the country seeking
to have the death penalty struck from the law books.
Advocate Fu
Sept. 25
IRAQ:
Iraq executes 13 men following unfair trials marred by torture allegations
Iraqi authorities executed 13 men on Sunday and at least 73 so far this year.
All executions in Iraq must be halted immediately, Amnesty International urged
today after 13 men were executed i
Sept. 26
INDONESIA:
Rustington woman could face death penalty
The Foreign Office has today confirmed it is providing assistance to a
Rustington woman, who could be facing the death penalty in Indonesia for
allegedly smuggling drugs into the country.
Andrea Waldeck, 43, was arrested in
Sept. 26
JAPAN:
Member of deadly Japanese cult will go on trial Jan. 16
The Tokyo District Court has decided that the trial of Makoto Hirata, a former
senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult accused of helping abduct a Tokyo
notary clerk in 1995, will begin Jan. 16.
Hirata, 48, will
Sept. 28
ISRAEL:
Time to execute the Palestinian executioners
A new strategy to combat the continued slaughter of Israeli citizens is
desperately needed. Capturing these murderers and then handing them back as
symbolic gestures of goodwill is not working.
That is exactly what got the
Sept. 29
INDONESIA:
Former policewoman found with 'crystal meth' in Indonesia tried to stop family
finding out she faced the death sentence; Ex-Gloucestershire community
policewoman Andrea Waldeck is facing execution for smuggling drugs into
Indonesia
She was arrested in April after t
Sept. 30
MALAYSIA:
Prabowo Stepping Up to Help Maid Facing Death Row in Malaysia
Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party chief patron Prabowo Subianto said
that he is hiring a top Malaysian lawyer to save an Indonesian maid from a
death sentence.
Prabowo said he has met with Wilfri
Oct. 1
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh tribunal hands down death penalty to BNP party stalwart
A special Bangladeshi tribunal today handed down death penalty to an
influential leader of the main opposition BNP party for committing "crimes
against humanity" during 1971 liberation war by siding wit
Oct. 1
INDIA:
Man Gets Death Sentence for Rape, Murder of Mentally Retarded
A local court today handed down capital punishment to a man for the rape and
murder of a mentally-retarded minor girl in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan
early this year.
The District and Sessions Judge pronounc
Oct. 2
IRAQ:
Iraq executes 23 people in 2 days: Ministry
Iraq executed 23 people during two days in September, most of them convicted on
terrorism charges, the justice ministry said Tuesday.
20 of the 23 were either Al-Qaeda members or otherwise involved in terrorism,
while three were
Oct. 2
UNITED KINGDOM/INDONESIA:
British govt opposes Briton's death sentence threat
The British government has requested that Indonesian prosecutors reconsider the
death sentence they have requested for 43-year-old British national Andrea Ruth
Waldeck.
Waldeck, an ex-police communi
Oct. 2
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Chloroform killer spared death penalty as victim's family cannot be found
A murderer cannot face the death penalty because the courts are unable to find
his victim???s blood relatives.
In cases where a victim's heirs cannot be found the local authority take
Oct. 3
BANGLADESH:
Amnesty wants death verdicts overturned
The Amnesty International has called to overturn all the war crimes death
sentences, including the one awarded to BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
The human rights organization made the call on Wednesday a day after the
Oct. 3
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan, with thousands on death row, rules against death penalty
Pakistan has scrapped plans to reinstate the death penalty, the government said
on Thursday, following threats by Taliban militants to step up attacks in
retaliation.
A 2008 moratorium on capital puni
Oct. 4
ITALY/SAUDI ARABIA:
Italy-S.Arabia: disaccord on women and death penalty, BoninoBonino hopes
gap can be narrowed soon
Italy's FM Emma Bonino with her Saudi colleague, Prince Saud Al Faisal bin
Abdulaziz Al SaudForeign Minister Emma Bonino said Thursday before meeting with
h
Oct. 4
JAPAN:
EU hopes exhibit on hanged killer spurs debate
The European Union delegation to Japan will exhibit documents relating to
executed murderer and noted writer Norio Nagayama this month to "stimulate
discussion and reflection on the issue of the death penalty."
The 8-day e
Oct. 5
LIBYA:
Saif Gaddafi's lawyer concerned for her safety after kidnap of nephewA
lawyer hired to defend Colonel Gaddafi???s son against war crimes charges has
expressed fears for her safety after her relative was kidnapped and tortured by
a militia.
Mabrouka Jamaa, who is rep
Oct. 5
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan court says 2 brothers to hang on Oct 23
A Pakistani court has issued death warrants for 2 murder convicts though the
government is continuing with a moratorium on capital punishment.
District and Sessions Judge Chaudhary Khaliquz Zaman of Faisalabad district
Oct. 6
IRANexecutions
5 more executions / 2 in public
3 prisoners have been hanged in Ardebil on charge of drug trafficking as well
as 2 others who were executed on charge of murder in Babol in public.
According to a report by IRIB, the prosecutor of Babol said yesterday: "The 2
Oct. 7
JAPAN:
Europe against the death penalty -- Join the discussion!
The following is a joint contribution submitted to the Mainichi by EU
Ambassador to Japan Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, ambassadors of EU member countries
in Japan, and the ambassadors of Norway and Switzerland, which do
Oct. 8
CHINA:
Beijing Baby Killer Appeals for Light Sentence
A man who killed a 2-year-old girl by throwing her to the ground, lodged an
appeal through his attorney on Tuesday after receiving death penalty about 2
weeks ago.
Han Lei, 39, grabbed a girl from her pram and hurled her to
Oct. 8
IRAN:
Iran Should Halt Executions as Rate of Hangings Accelerates
The Iranian authorities should impose an immediate moratorium on executions in
Iran given the alarming rise in the use of the death penalty in recent weeks,
the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and
Oct. 9
MALTA:
Malta amongst signatories for abolition of death penalty; Foreign Affairs
Minister George Vella signs joint call for the abolition of the death penalty.
According to the signatories, death penalty meant inherent inhumanity. "The
death penalty is not only an intolerable
Oct. 9
QATAR:
Qatar judge allows children of jailed couple to return home
A judge in Qatar has allowed the adopted children of an American couple
currently in jail on murder charges to return to the US, it was reported.
Matthew and Grace Huang, from California, are accused of starving
Oct. 9
CHINA:
New cases spur debate on capital punishment in China; Beijing has made some
strides in reforming how death penalty gets meted out, but experts say more
transparency is needed in system
Early on the morning of September 25, representatives from a Shenyang court in
Liaoni
Oct. 10
GLOBAL:
UNPO Observes World Day Against The Death Penalty
Today, UNPO celebrates the 11th World Day Against the Death Penalty, a campaign
which has been held on 10 October every year since its launch in 2003. Its aim
is to obtain the abolition of the death penalty, a cruel, i
postings to this listserve will resume on Sunday, Oct. 13
Oct. 10
CANADA:
Silence From Conservatives on World Day Against the Death Penalty
Within days of my appointment as Justice spokesperson for the Liberal Party of
Canada, the Conservative attack and propaganda machine launched a
Oct. 10
ALBANIA:
Albania among signatories for abolition of death penalty
In the international day against death penalty, the foreign ministers from 42
countries, have issued a joint statement, in which they ask the removal of
death penalty in any circumstance.
In the joint declaratio
Oct. 13
SOUTH AFRICA:
Malema wants death penalty
Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, says that his party will hold
a referendum on the death penalty when they win elections next year.
Malema was speaking ahead of the official launch of the EFF at Marikana on
Sunday.
"Wh
Oct. 14
IRELAND:
2 garda killers who were originally sentenced to death have been quietly freed
from jail.
Colm O'Shea, of Sunday's Well, Cork; and Patrick McCann, of Dungarvan, Co
Waterford, were sentenced to death by hanging in November 1980.
They were both convicted of the capita
Oct. 14
IRAN:
537 executed in Iran within year
A report on executions in Iran has been made public, APA reports quoting Iran
Press News.
From October 11, 2012 to October 10, 2013 at least 537 people were hanged in
various cities across Iran. This figure represents a 9% increase in th
Oct. 15
SINGAPORE:
Death and the city: the death penalty in Singapore
East of the island between a commercial airport and a military air base lies a
government facility that shares the same name. It was in its former life, a
Japanese Prisoner Of War (POW) camp. Now it is where drug mul
Oct. 15
LEBANON:
Lebanon charges 7 more over Tripoli bombings
7 more people have been charged over deadly bomb attacks in the Lebanese city
of Tripoli in which a Syrian security official is also reportedly implicated, a
judicial source said Tuesday.
The double bombing killed 45 people
Oct. 16
GHANA:
HRAC urges government to abolish death sentence
The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC), a non-governmental organisation, has
urged the government to fulfill its commitment by abolishing death sentence
from the 1992 constitution.
A statement by HRAC and copied to the G
October 16
IRAN:
Iran must halt execution of prisoner who 'survived hanging'
Iran must stop the execution of man who was found alive at a morgue a day after
being hanged, Amnesty International urged today after authorities said the
prisoner would be hanged for a 2nd time once his condi
Oct. 17
INDONESIA:
Beluran attack: Woman, daughter in critical condition
The 35-year-old woman who was attacked along with her children by her jealous
husband at their squatter home near Ladang NPC in Beluran on Monday was still
in a critical condition.
Rossi Baco and her 2-year-old
Oct. 17
JAPAN:
Denial of retrial for 87-year-old man on death row is 'travesty of justice'
A decision by a court in Japan to deny a retrial to an 87-year-old man on death
row is a "travesty of justice", Amnesty International said today.
Okunishi Masaru - who has spent more than 40 ye
Oct. 18
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan Christians Facing Death Penalty; Detentions come amid concerns over
attacks against Churches and other Christian sites in heavily Islamic Pakistan.
3 Pakistani Christians are facing a possible death sentence on what a lawyer
says are "trumped up charges" of
Oct. 18
PALESTINE:
18 Palestinians Charged with Terrorist Plot
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Friday 18
Palestinians, only one of them in custody, for planning terrorist activities,
the state-run National News Agency reported.
NNA said that among t
Oct. 19
GLOBAL:
Secularist seeks clarity on sharia law
In the early days of the 7th century, laws and punishments were harsher than
they are today. Crucifixion, burning at the stake, flogging, dismemberment, and
other forms of torture were accepted practice in many parts of the world.
Oct. 20
JAPAN:
The Supreme Court's recent ruling showed once again that the hurdles are still
high for winning a retrial.
The top court rejected a special appeal filed by death row inmate Masaru
Okunishi in connection with his 7th plea for a retrial over a fatal wine
poisoning case i
Oct. 21
MALAYSIA:
Iranian chemist held in RM17.9mil syabu bust
Federal police have detained an Iranian chemist allegedly working for an
international drug trafficking syndicate when they seized syabu worth about
RM17.9 million from a drug-processing laboratory at a store in Klang last
Oct. 21
IRAN:
Iranian convict who survived hanging in coma: media
A convicted Iranian drug trafficker who survived a botched hanging has fallen
into a coma, the IRNA news agency reported today.
"His level of consciousness is around 6 % and the possibility of brain death
will increase
Oct. 22
BRUNEI:
The Sultanate of Brunei to introduce Sharia-based rules; Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah's policy of 'Islamisation' continues. Within 6 months, rules such as
stoning for adultery and amputation for thieves will come into force. The new
Penal Code will apply only to Muslims, but
Oct. 22
NIGERIA:
Day Death Penalty Debate Returned to the Fore
As human rights groups on October 10 marked the International Day against Death
Penalty, the argument for the abolition of the punitive measure was re-echoed
by abolitionists. Contentious as the issue is among the propone
Oct. 22
BELARUS:
Supreme Court overturns death verdict
The Criminal Division of the Supreme Court considered today an appeal filed by
Aliaksandr Hrunou earlier sentenced to death by a verdict of the Homel Regional
Court.
Today, the case was sent back for revision.
Aliaksandr Hrunou wa
Oct. 23
INDIA:
Murder in Thiruvananthapuram: man gets death penalty
The Principal District and Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday
awarded the death penalty to Sherif, 40, after he was found guilty of the
murder of his long-time friend and business partner Salim.
Sherif
Oct. 23
INDONESIA:
Murder: Filipino loses appeal against death sentence
A Filipino's appeal against the death penalty for murdering a man at a
squatters' quarters in Vicland Balaban palm oil estate, Beluran, was yesterday
dismissed by the High Court here.
The 39-year-old accused, Has
Oct. 24
BOTSWANA:
Death Penalty and the manner of its imposition
The furore around the death penalty remains, even becoming entrenched. Perhaps
it is indicative of the absence, for a long time, of the debate on death
penalty. That debate was always going to hit a snag until parliament
Oct. 27
INDONESIA:
Renae Lawrence is moved to another jail after allegedly plotting to murder a
jail guard
Bali 9 drug courier Renae Lawrence has been accused of plotting to murder a
Bali jail guard and has been moved out of Kerobokan Jail.
The plot, allegedly hatched with another f
Oct. 26
INDIA:
Death row convict moves curative plea in apex courtUtkarsh Anand : New Delhi,
Sat Oct 26 2013, 01:27 hrs
On the death row in the 2000 Red Fort attack case, Mohd Arif has filed a
curative petition in the Supreme Court against confirmation of his death
penalty.
Arif, i
Oct. 25
EGYPT:
Egypt's Executioner Loves Allah, Killing People and Strangling Dogs
About that whole Arab Spring thing. I don't think it's going to work out. Egypt
isn't America. It's not Europe. It's not 1848 here. It's a window into another
age. It's a time machine into savage lands w
Oct. 28
INDIA:
Delhi gangrape case; HC rejects convicts' plea for Hindi translation of
documents
The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea of 2 death row convicts in the
December 16 gangrape case for Hindi translation of certain documents including
the trial court's conviction an
Oct. 29
PAKISTAN:
Death penalty: Taliban fear or EU blackmail?
Nawaz government's continuing moratorium on "death penalty" is getting more and
more confusing. Public and media have still not understood what is happening?
Is it EU's blackmail stitched with its GSP-Plus or is this the fe
Oct. 29
INDIA:
High Court adjourns hearing on Delhi gang rape case till Nov. 1
A Delhi High Court bench on Monday adjourned the hearing of appeals filed by
the convicted persons in the December 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape case, and said
the next hearing of the case would take place on Nov
Oct. 30
BAHAMAS:
Kofhe Goodman Sentenced To Death
Kofhe Goodman has today been sentenced to hang for the murder of Marco Archer.
Goodman sat in the prisoner's dock in the Supreme Court hearing crouched
forward with his hands on his chin. He made no verbal reaction when the death
pena
Oct. 31
VIETNAM:
Aussie may face death penalty in Vietnam
An Australian man could face the death penalty in Vietnam after being charged
with drug trafficking.
A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Thursday
confirmed the arrest of the 31-year-old from NSW,
Oct. 31
JAPAN:
European delegate urges Japan to abolish death penalty
A delegate and a legislator from Europe called on Japan in a forum Thursday to
join the majority of countries in the world in abolishing the death penalty.
Maeve Collins, deputy head of the European Union's delegat
Nov. 1
UNITED KINGDOM:
Fight against death penalty goes on for MP
Derby North MP Chris Williamson has been re-elected as secretary of the
parliamentary cross-party group working for the global abolition of the death
penalty.
The Labour MP, who started in the role last year, said: "T
Nov. 1
IRAN:
Executions continue in Iran under Rouhani's 'moderate' rule
2 more prisoners have been hanged in Iran - bringing the number of executions
under new 'moderate' Hassan Rouhani to more than 300, according to reports from
inside the regime.
One of the pair put to death on O
Nov. 2
CHINA:
China to ban use of executed prisoners' organs for transplants
China - the last country in the world systematically harvesting organs from
executed prisoners - is to ban the practice next year according to a senior
official.
By mid-2014, all hospitals licensed for transpl
Nov. 3
BANGLADESH:
British Muslim leader sentenced to death in Bangladesh; One of Britain's top
Muslim community leaders has been sentenced to death in absentia by a
Bangladesh court that found him guilty of involvement in one the most notorious
atrocities of the country's 1971 civil wa
Nov. 4
IRANexecutions
Another Kurdish political prisoner hanged in Iran
Kurdish political prisoner Shirko Moarefi jailed in the Seqiz prison in East
Kurdistan has been hanged early Monday morning.
Moarefi was taken from his ward and taken to a cell on Sunday evening before he
has b
Nov. 5
PHILIPPINES:
Stop giving blood money, spend on defense lawyers instead - groups
As another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) faces execution in the Middle East,
groups on Tuesday urged the government to increase the budget for defense
lawyers instead of giving blood money.
Volunte
Nov. 5
KENYA:
Death Row Convict Goes to Supreme Court to Overturn Sentence
Is death penalty mandatory? Should death penalty be abolished? Is it inhuman to
send somebody to the gallows? These are some of the questions the Supreme Court
will be mulling mid this month.
In a decision that
Nov. 6
IRANexecutions
A prisoner is hanged in Ahwaz
A prisoner has been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Ahwaz prison on
Wednesday October 30.
According to a report by Khuzestan judiciary, the prisoner who is identified as
Sharif-H was executed on charge of having 114 kg an
Nov. 6
IRANexecutions
5 prisoners hanged after failed escape attempt through tunnel
The Iranian regime's judiciary chief in the city of Jiroft declared that 5
prisoners were hanged on Wednesday morning after a failed attempted to escape
prison by digging a 18 meter long tunnel.
Ah
Nov. 7
BANGLADESH:
British Muslim leader sentenced to death says Bangladesh trial 'farcical'
British Muslim leader sentenced to death in his native Bangladesh for war
crimes committed 40 years ago said the conviction was a politically motivated
farce prompted by a vindictive governmen
Nov. 8
MALAYSIA:
3 Uzbeks get death for drug trafficking
3 Uzbek friends broke into tears today when they were sentenced to death for
trafficking more than 10kg of methamphetamine 3 years ago.
Dilbar Nazarova, 54, Jasur Djurakulov, 39, and Sayora Nurmukhamedova, 58, held
on to each ot
Nov. 8
INDIA:
Why the Delhi sentence is too much and too little; Why the death penalty seems
like the easy, cowardly way out of a terrible situation
On 13 September, a Delhi court gave the death sentence to 4 men found guilty of
December's infamous rape and murder. The judge remarked
Nov. 9
TRINIDAD:
DEATH BY HANGINGMan guilty of raping and murdering Pixie, 16...and killing
aunt, 40
The mother of murdered teenager Pixie Lakhan said she was satisfied with the
guilty verdicts passed on murderer Paul Vincent yesterday.
Vincent was found guilty before the San F
Nov. 10
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia to execute top Shia cleric in coming days: report
The Saudi authorities are planning to execute prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr
al-Nimr in the coming days, a group calling itself the Al-Qatif News Network
said on its Arabic webpage on Facebook.
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Nov. 11
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Indian Man Facing Death Penalty in the UAE Says He Was Tortured Into Confessing
A 56-year-old Indian man is facing the death penalty in Abu Dhabi for a crime
he says he did not commit. Abandoned by his Embassy and former colleagues,
Ezhur Gangadharan is i
Nov. 12
UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Protests in UK Supporting Indian Death Row Convict in UAE
A protest demonstration was held in front of the UAE embassy here in support of
an Indian man allegedly wrongly imprisoned and sentenced to death for rape in
Abu Dhabi.
The demonstr
Nov. 12
VIETNAM:
Ex-Banker May Face Death in Vietnam Fraud Trial: Southeast Asia
A Vietnam court will consider the death penalty for 2 former executives if
they're convicted in a $25 million fraud scheme, signaling an aggressive stance
as leaders seek to clean up the banking system.
Nov. 13
EGYPT:
Morsi's son says his father to address Egyptian people soon; The son of ousted
Islamist president Mohamed Morsi said Tuesday his father will issue a statement
addressed to the Egyptian people
The son of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi said Tuesday his father wi
Nov. 13
GAZA:
Public opinion sways Gaza death penalty verdicts
Although Palestinian society largely supports the death penalty against those
who perpetrate premeditated serious crimes, there have been questions about the
legality of accelerating the procedure for issuing death sentence
Nov. 15
BANGLADESH:
Death Sentence on Quader MollahPressure being created for quick execution
Barrister Abdur Razzaq, chief defence counsel for the war crimes accused,
yesterday said pressure was being created for quick execution of the Supreme
Court’s death penalty verdict agains
Nov. 16
VIET NAM:
2 get death as first of VN top corruption cases tried
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Friday gave death penalty to two former
company leaders who were among the 11 defendants in a serious corruption case
that caused a total loss of over US$25 million to the S
Nov. 18
INDONESIAexecution
Indonesia Executes Pakistani Drug Trafficker
A Pakistani drug trafficker was executed by firing squad at a South Tangerang
cemetery early Sunday morning in the fifth death sentence carried out by
Indonesian authorities since the government announced a r
Nov. 19
BANGLADESH:
HC upholds penalty of 1 of 5 condemned convicts
In a major change to a trial court verdict, the High Court today acquitted 1 of
the 5 condemned convicts and gave life term to 3 others in Saudi Embassy
official Khalaf Al Ali murder case.
The acquitted, Selim Chowdh
Nov. 19
IRANexecution
Prisoner hanged in Isfahan
The Iranian regime hanged a prisoner on Sunday (November 17), in the central
prison of the city of Isfahan.
The 46-year-old prisoner was sentenced to death for killing a member of the
State Security Forces (Police) that chased him.
Nov. 20
SINGAPORE:
Singapore and the Death PenaltyA recent amendment saves one drug mule. But
should death for drug crimes be ended altogether?
Singapore's approach to combating drug trafficking has traditionally entailed
the use of capital punishment. According to Amnesty Inter
Nov. 20
ZIMBABWE:
Spear Murderer Spared Hangman's Noose
An Inyathi man who speared and stoned his nephew to death escaped the hangman's
noose on Monday when a High Court judge invoked a provision of the new
Constitution which waives capital punishment.
Everton Ndlovu, 26, was found
Nov. 22
UNITED KINGDOM:
Criminal Justice students debate death penalty
Criminal Justice students have taken part in 2 events recently with a focus on
the death penalty, including a death penalty debate with a panel made up of
representatives from the legal profession, an LJMU Alumna, and c
Nov. 23
INDIA:
Man to hang for minor's rape, murder
A trial court has awarded death penalty to a 23-year-old youth for raping and
brutally murdering his minor neighbour saying the convict is a menace to the
society and "does not deserve to be alive".
Additional sessions judge Virende
Nov. 24
INDIA:
Former CBI official says he did not record Perarivalan's confession
verbatim"It will be miscarriage of justice if extreme penalty is carried
out"
A documentary released by the People's Movement Against Death Penalty (PMADP)
here on Saturday claimed that the Centra
Nov. 25
BANGLADESH:
Man gets death penalty for killing wife in Gazipur Court also fines
convict Tk50,000 but set free his mother Sheuly, 40, as allegations against her
were not proven
A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a husband to death for the killing his wife
over unpaid dow
Nov. 25
KUWAIT:
Death penalty upheld for Kuwaiti royal
Kuwait's supreme court has upheld a death sentence for a member of the Gulf
state's ruling family convicted of killing his nephew, also a royal.
Sheikh Faisal Abdullah Al-Sabah was convicted of shooting Sheikh Basel Salem
Al-Saba
Nov. 25
SOUTH SUDAN:
South Sudan Death Penalty Criticized
Batisio Uliny, a Student from Bahr el Ghazal University said death penalty is
unacceptable and the system should consider other types of punishment.
[Gurtong]Led by Batisio Uliny, a student at the College of Economic and Social
Nov. 26
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Worker could face death sentence over 0.8g of opium; Suspect accused of
intending to promote drug to others
Drugs prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a worker accused of
possessing 0.8 grams of opium for promotional purposes.
The 35-year-old
Nov. 26
INDIA:
Indian dentist couple handed life sentence for killing daughter
An Indian court sentenced a dentist couple to life in prison on Tuesday for the
murder of their 14-year-old daughter and a Nepalese servant 5 years ago,
concluding a sensational trial that has sharply divide
Nov. 27
INDIA:
NIA seeks death penalty for Italian marines who killed 2 Indian fishermen
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the case against 2 Italian
Marines for killing 2 Kerala fishermen, has recommended that they be charged
under an Act that mandates the death penalty.
Nov. 27
BANGLADESH:
Justice for Pilkhana
A 152 jawans were given the death penalty by the court. There is absolutely no
reason why the verdict shouldn't be satisfactory for the families of the
martyred officers - though the opportunity of appeal to the High Court and
Supreme Court re
Nov. 28
IRANexecutions
3 Prisoners Executed in Public and 1 in the Prison Today - 2 Executions
Scheduled for Tomorrow in Southern Iran
4 prisoners were hanged in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas today,
reported the official Iranian news agency.
3 of the prisoners, who
Nov. 28
AFGHANISTAN:
Stoning will not be brought back, says Afghan presidentHamid Karzai's
government backs away from reintroduction of brutal punishment after outcry
Afghanistan's government has backed away from a proposal to reintroduce public
stoning as a punishment for adulter
Nov. 29
GLOBAL:
Death penalty: 1,600 cities take part in 'Cities for Life' Day -- Justice
ministers in Rome, Colosseum lit up to mark event
Over 1,600 cities from around the world took part in the International Day of
Cities for Life, Cities against the Death Penalty initiative on Fr
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