June 29
PAKISTAN:
Justice is done: 2 awarded death penalty and life sentence for murder They
abducted and killed Farman to equal a score with his father Mohammad Azam
Solangi.
The district and sessions court Khairpur on Thursday awarded death penalty to
Inayatullah Solangi and lif
June 29
JAPAN:
Slayings tied to inmate rehab limitsRecidivism lower among parolees than
full-termers lacking followup
Kyozo Isohi, who was arrested after stabbing 2 passersby to death on a busy
Osaka street June 10, reportedly told police his actions were intended to incur
the de
June 30
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi execution caught on video
The execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a teenage boy in the
Saudi Arabian desert has been caught on film and published by the Sharq
newspaper.
Emirates 247 reported that the execution by beheading of a murdering
July 8
NIGER/LIBYA:
Niger resists Libyan demands to extradite Gadhafi’s son
A couple of months ago, Saadi Gadhafi and his entourage partied at a swank
restaurant in this steamy West African capital. When the DJ played a Tuareg
song glorifying his late father, Moammar, Saadi and his com
July 9
INDONESIA:
Bali 9 member's death row plea
An Australian drug smuggler on death row in Indonesia has appealed for
presidential clemency.
A member of the Bali 9 smuggling gang, Myuran Sukumaran, 31, through his
lawyers submitted a request for clemency to the Denpasar district c
July 9
NIGERIA:
SAN advocates death penalty for corrupt Nigerians
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one of the frontline law practitioners
in the country, Alhaji Yusuf Alli, has advocated death penalty for any Nigerian
found guilty of corruption.
Speaking with the Nigerian Trib
July 10
UNITED KINGDOM/PAKISTAN:
British lawyers concerned over abolition of death penalty
British lawyers have expressed concerns over abolition of death penalty and
said that the step would ignite fire where theologians and liberals will be at
each other’s throats on “blasphemy law”
July 11
UNITED KINGDOM:
UK to ban export of drug approved for use in US executionsGovernment to
announce export control on overseas sales of propofol after Missouri said it
could be used in lethal injections
A bar on exports from the UK of a drug approved for use to execute prison
July 11
BENIN:
Benin ratified the Second Optionnal Protocol to the ICCPR on 5 July 2012.
(source: FICAT)
ZAMBIA:
Death Row Inmates Petition Attorney-General
64 prisoners on death row have petitioned the Attorney-General over the delayed
hearing of their appeal cases to the Supr
July 12
IRANexecutions
A woman prisoner (Safieh Ghafoori) was hanged in Shiraz today
According to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights have been in contact with,
the woman prisoner Safieh Ghafoori was hanged in the prison of Shiraz early
this morning.
Safieh Ghafoori was conv
July 13
GLOBAL:
Moving Towards a Worldwide Moratorium on the Death Penalty
It was a good day at the United Nations. On July 3, UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon called on member states to abolish the death penalty. And he called for
a universal moratorium on the death penalty by 2015.
July 13
PAKISTAN:
Death Penalty!?
Last week I talked about the murder of my friend Ahmed Najeeb. Knowing him well
as I did I sought to rationalize how we as a society should respond to such a
senseless act. I felt it was the least I could do to honour his memory and make
some sense of
July 14
MALAYSIA:
Malaysia weighs sparing drug mules the gallows
The Attorney-General is considering removing the compulsory death penalty for
drug mules and giving judges discretionary sentencing powers in such cases, The
Malay Mail has reported.
The move follows Malaysia’s souther
July 16
EUROPE/USA:
see CNN Video:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/07/13/exp-amanpour-us-death-penalty-b.cnn
(source: CNN)
GHANA:
AI slams 'uneducated' death penalty queenmother
Amnesty International Ghana has taken a swipe at the queen mother of Akim
Kotok
July 16
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia considers law against insulting Islam, including in social media
Saudi Arabia is studying new regulations to criminalise insulting Islam,
including in social media, and the law could carry heavy penalties, a Saudi
paper said on Sunday.
The potenti
July 17
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITYexecutions
Hamas executes 3 Gazans
3 Palestinians were executed in Gaza Tuesday, a statement by the Hamas Ministry
of Interior said.
"Based on religious law and our religion and what is stipulated in Palestinian
law ... 3 men convicted of intentional mur
July 18
FRANCE/AFGHANISTAN:
France respects death sentence for Afghan soldier
France's defense minister said Wednesday that while Paris opposes capital
punishment, it will respect an Afghan military court's decision to sentence an
Afghan soldier to death for killing 4 French troops.
JAPAN:
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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UA: 211/12
Issue Date: 17 July 2012
Country: Japan
HIGH RISK OF EXECUTIONS IN
July 18
BARBADOS:
Baffling half-step to the CCJ
It is important that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has taken the
necessary first initiative to instituting the Caribbean Court of Justice as the
final court of appeal on all criminal matters. However, this half-step forward,
leav
July 18
GLOBAL:
Preempting The Death Penalty
In this week’s parshah the Torah writes about a prohibition on killing a
murderer prior to his trial. As the pasuk says: “…v’lo yamus harotzeach ad amdo
lifnei haeidah lamishpat – … so that the murderer will not die until he stands
before the
July 19
IRANexecutions
2 prisoners hanged in Iran today: 1 man was hanged publicly in Shiraz (southern
Iran)
2 prisoners were hanged in 2 Iranian cities today.
1 man was hanged publicly in Shiraz:
1 prisoner was hanged publicly in the city of Shiraz (Fars Province, southern
Ir
July 19
MALAYSIA:
Sultan grants pardon to death row 5
Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has pardoned 8 prisoners and
they will be released during the 1st day of Ramadan.
This included a drug trafficker on death row for 24 years. 4 others on death
row had their punishme
July 20
INDIA:
Supreme Court remits case, quashing death sentence
Section 235(2) affords accused chance to offer material that may mitigate the
sentence
Not recording the statement of the accused after he is given an opportunity to
express himself on the question of sentence would v
July 20
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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UA: 219/12
Issue Date: 20 July 2012
Country: Saudi Arabia
MEN RISK DEATH SE
July 21
MALAYSIA:
Proposal To Give Judges Discretion On Death Sentence Welcomed
The Malaysian Bar welcomes the Honourable Attorney General’s recent
announcement that the Attorney General’s Chambers ("AGC") is considering
proposing an amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 to give J
July 22
ZIMBABWE:
Zimbabwe to scrap death penalty for women
The final draft constitution spares female murderers from the hangman’s noose
as it states that no woman shall face the death penalty.
The draft, completed on Wednesday, partially abolishes the death penalty with
the exceptio
July 23
SOMALIA:
Somali militants execute 3 said to inform CIA, MI6
Somalia's most powerful militant group publicly executed 3 of its members
Sunday, saying the trio had spied on the militants for the US and British
intelligence agencies.
Al-Shabab said the 3 men were CIA and MI6 i
July 24
IRAQ:
Iraq Urged to Halt Executions after Court Upholds 196 Death Sentences
Amnesty International today urged Iraqi authorities to commute all pending
death sentences and impose a moratorium on executions with a view to abolish
the death penalty after the chief of police in th
July 24
IRAN:
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s fate unclear while lawyer Javid Houtan Kiyan
languishes in jail
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL -- PUBLIC STATEMENT
AI Index: MDE 13/053/2012 --- 24 July 2012
Iran: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s fate unclear while lawyer Javid Houtan Kiyan
languishes in
July 25
TRINIDAD:
Death penalty the answer to murder
A government seemingly incapable of tackling the nation’s woes was removed and
one that promised betterment was voted in. Today we see the same huge potholes,
traffic jams, road carnage, high inflation, hospital woes and the very bur
July 25
IRAQ:
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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UA: 221/12
Issue Date: 24 July 2012
Country: Iraq
IRAQ INTENDS
July 26
GUATEMALA:
Indigenous Group Lynches 4 Men in Guatemala
4 accused robbers were killed by a mob in an indigenous community in
northwestern Guatemala, authorities said Tuesday.
The incident took place after midnight Monday in a village outside Santa Cruz
Barillas, a town abou
July 27
GHANA:
Ghana: What's Making Human Rights News in Ghana This Week?
The broad field of human rights in Ghana is dynamic, and every week, new issues
emerge and old issues are reignited in the public sphere. However, oftentimes
major human rights issues remain unexplored, or storie
July 27
SUDAN:
U.S. Resident Could Face Death Penalty in Sudan
I spoke with Nancy Williams Dawod, whose husband, Rudwan Dawod, could face the
death penalty in Sudan. He’s a permanent U.S. resident and in a Sudanese jail
facing charges including involvement in a terrorist organization.
July 28
IRAN:
28 Kurdish prisoners facing death sentence
At least 28 Kurdish prisoners face execution in Iranian prisons, says the
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
On Thursday, the organisation said that at least 28 Iranian Kurds were facing
the death sentence for “po
July 30
IRAN:
Record-setting fraud case brings death sentences
4 people charged in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud, which is being called the
greatest case of financial corruption in the country’s history, have been
sentenced to death.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told
July 30
SUDAN:
U.S. aid worker could face death penalty in Sudan
He helped rebuild Catholic churches after angry mobs in his native Sudan burned
them down, but now, as his pregnant wife watches helplessly from their home in
Oregon, Rudwan Dawod is fighting for his life in Khartoum.
July 31
MALI:
Adulterous Couple Stoned To Death By Islamic Militants
According to reports, the 2 were buried up to their necks and pelted with
stones in the town of Aguelhok, which is a key town controlled by separatists
Tuareg rebels who staged a coup against the Malian government a
August 1
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Manager gets death penalty for raping job aspirant
An Iraqi manager was sentenced to death on Tuesday for raping a woman visitor
after he lured her to his flat for an interview for a secretary’s job.
The 44-year-old defendant was found guilty of the rape ch
Aug. 2
IRAN:
Execution Date Has Been Set For Political Prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi
Execution date of September 10, 2012 has been set for political prisoner
Gholamreza Khosravi. Khosravi who was also a political prisoner in the 80's has
been in the Intelligence Ministry’s detention si
my regular postings to this listserve will resume on August 14
August 3
JAPANexecutions
Japan hangs 2 death-row inmates
Japan hanged 2 death-row inmates on Friday, the justice ministry said, bringing
the number of executions so far this year to 5.
One of those was Junya H
Aug. 14
INDIA:
Par panel against death sentence for pirates
A Parliamentary committee has recommended reviewing the provision for death
penalty for pirates involved in killing or attempt to murder cases in the
proposed Piracy Bill, saying extradition of accused may be difficult if the
Aug. 15
SINGAPORE:
Will death penalty changes affect him?
In September last year, he was convicted of murdering a man.
His appeal against the conviction, which carries the mandatory death penalty,
was dismissed.
But can recent proposed changes to the death penalty see a change in Fa
Aug. 15
AUSTRALIA/MALAYSIA:
Aussie to face death trial in December
A Perth man facing the death penalty in Malaysia on drugs charges will be tried
in December, a court has confirmed.
Perth man Dominic Jude Christopher Bird, 32, appeared in the Kuala Lumpur High
Court on Tuesday, wher
Aug. 16
SINGAPORE:
Death penalty overturned for man who killed girlfriend
A 25-year-old man facing the death penalty had his sentence successfully
overturned and the charge reduced to one of culpable homicide at the Court of
Appeal yesterday.
Pathip Selvan Sugumaran was convicted by
Aug. 16
INDONESIA:
Attorney General Slow In Executing Death Penalty: Observers
The Indonesian Judicature Monitoring Community of the Law Faculty of the
University of Indonesia (MAPPI FH UI) said the attorney general deliberately
delays the execution of the death penalty.
The attorney
Aug. 17
GREAT BRITAIN:
Jeremy Browne - working for abolition of the death penalty abroad
Next month, it will be 48 years since the last execution on British soil.
Internationally, more countries than ever have been electing to also abandon
the death penalty. Amnesty International's la
August 18
INDIA:
Marad fishermen killing: 24 more get life term
The High Court on Thursday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 24 persons and
imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on them in a case relating to the massacre of
8 fishermen of Marad on May 2, 2003.
With this verdict, the H
August 19
INDIA:
9 death penalties wrongly imposed: Ex-judges to President
They are on death row even after the Supreme Court admitted - not once but
thrice - that the decisions awarding death sentences had been rendered per
incurium (in ignorance). The miscarriage of justice has promp
Aug. 19
PAKISTAN11-year-old female may face death penalty
Pakistani girl accused of Qur'an burning could face death penaltyTensions
rise between Muslim and Christian communities amid claims that 11-year-old
desecrated text
An 11-year-old Christian Pakistani girl could face the d
Aug. 19
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Appeal to save Nepali youth from execution in UAE
Man Kumari Sunar, mother of Durga Bahadur Sunar, who has been sentenced to
death penalty in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charge of murder, has appealed
to the government, rights activists, and media hous
Aug. 20
PAKISTAN:
'Down's syndrome girl', 11, faces death penalty for desecrating Koran in
Pakistan-Furious mobs surround the home of 'mentally disabled' Christian
girl ; She faces execution under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws
An 11-year-old girl thought to suffer from
Aug. 20
UGANDA:
Play about gay man staged in Uganda, where death penalty was proposed for
homosexuals
A play that revolves around the turbulent life of a gay man in Uganda is being
staged in the East African nation, where 3 years ago a parliamentarian wrote a
bill seeking the death
Aug. 21
INDIA:
After 6 years on death row, spared for being a juvenile
Capital punishment for a juvenile offender - that's inconceivable in law. Yet,
after being on death row for 6 years, a dalit convicted in a
multiple-murder-and-rape case has been found by a Maharashtra court to hav
Aug. 21
UGANDA:
Criticism of Uganda's Government Leads to Harassment of NGOs
In the face of rising public criticism over a range of controversial political
manoeuvres, the Ugandan government has become increasingly hostile to the work
of non-governmental organisations, particularly th
Aug. 21
ENGLAND:
The journey to the gallows
1597: James I, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, writes Daemonologie, instructing
his followers that they must denounce and prosecute any supporters or
practitioners of witchcraft.
1603: King James I, who was intensely interested in Protestant th
Aug. 22
GAMBIA:
President Jammeh Must Retract Call for Execution of Death Row Inmatespress
release
Gambian president Yahya Jammeh's reported comments that people sentenced to
death in The Gambia will be executed by September must not be acted on, and
must be retracted, Amnesty In
Aug. 22
PAKISTAN:
Amnesty Urges Protection of Pakistani Girl Accused of Blasphemy
Amnesty International is urging the Pakistani government to ensure the safety
of a Christian girl accused of violating the country's blasphemy laws after she
allegedly desecrated a religious text.
Poli
Aug. 22
GREAT BRITAIN:
The Death Penalty for Capital Punishment
On Friday August 3, in the midst of Olympic fever, 12-year old school-girl Tia
Sharp went missing. A week later her body was found wrapped in a bedsheet and a
binliner in the attic of her 46 year-old grandmother's house.
Aug. 23
FRANCE:
France's Fabius says push for universal ban on death penalty will be top
diplomatic priority
France's foreign minister says that a push for a universal ban on the death
penalty will be a top priority for the country's diplomats around the world.
Laurent Fabius said Th
Aug. 24
NIGERIA:
Nigeria: Lawyers Kick Against Death Penalty
The Lawyers Without Borders France also known as Avocats Sans Frontieres France
(ASFF) yesterday said it will ensure the abolition of death penalty in the
country's criminal justice system.
In a press statement on the outco
Aug. 24
PAKISTAN:
Now mob demands death penalty for Down's girl, 11 Accused of burning pages
containing Arabic writing
A violent mob spent hours blocking a main highway into the Pakistani capital,
Islamabad, demanding the death penalty for a mentally disabled child, according
to
Aug. 26
GAMBIA:
EU condemns Gambia executions, promises urgent response
The European Union called on Gambia on Sunday to stop executing death row
inmates and said the bloc would come up with a quick but unspecified response
to executions reported last week.
Gambia has neither confirm
Aug. 27
INDIA:
Crime branch seeks death penalty for Arun Gawli in murder case
City crime branch on Monday demanded capital punishment for the
gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who was convicted in Shiv Sena
corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar murder case.
The crime branch said that
Aug. 28
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh jails 665 soldiers for 2009 mutiny
A Bangladesh court Tuesday jailed 665 border guards for their role in a bloody
2009 military mutiny, bringing the total number of soldiers imprisoned for the
unrest to over 5,000, a prosecutor said.
57 senior army offi
Aug. 28
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi beheaded for murder
A Saudi man was executed Tuesday after being convicted of murdering a
compatriot, the interior ministry said.
Mohammad Al Salala Asiri was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern province
of Asir after being found guilty o
Aug. 29
INDIA:
Death sentence for Kasab, conspiracy hatched in Pakistan: SC
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's legal battle for life in the 26/11 Mumbai
terror attack today came to an end with the Supreme Court upholding his death
sentence, while observing that the conspiracy for the att
Aug. 29
SRI LANKA:
Sri Lanka conducting job interviews for hangmen
The country has a problem. Sri Lankan law provides the death penalty for
certain offences but currently has no hangmen. Not to worry. Interviews are
currently being held to fill the two vacant positions.
There are cu
Aug. 30
GAMBIA:
UN human rights chief urges Gambia to impose immediate moratorium on death
penalty
The United Nations human rights chief today urged Gambian authorities to impose
an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty, after 9 people were
executed on Sunday and Presi
Aug. 30
SENEGAL/GAMBIA:
Dakar Rights Activists Rally Against Gambian Executions
Senegal has joined the international chorus condemning Gambia's execution of 9
death row inmates, two of whom were Senegalese. The incident has further
strained the neighbors' already turbulent relationshi
Aug. 31
TAIWAN:
Taiwan quashes convictions in 21-year-old murder case
Taiwan's High Court on Friday quashed the convictions of 3 men sentenced to
death over the murder of a couple 21 years ago, bringing an end to one of the
island's most controversial cases.
"The court finds the thr
Aug. 31
MALAYSIA:
Unemployed man gets death for murder of father-in-law
Despite being sentenced to death for murdering his father-in-law, an unemployed
man walked out of the court with a wide grin on his face.
Mohd Azuwa Talib, 25, even asked the court policemen if he should flash a
Sept. 1
IRAQ:
Human rights group condemns Iraq's lack of transparency in executions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday condemned the Iraqi government for providing
no details about more than 2 dozen people who have been executed this week
alone, bringing the number of executions in t
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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Issue Date: 31 August 2012
Country: Iraq
FIVE LIB
Sept. 2
PAKISTAN:
Pakistani Police Arrest Cleric In Christian Girl's Blasphemy Case
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested a Muslim cleric who allegedly framed a
young Christian girl arrested last month under the country's controversial
blasphemy law.
Witnesses said Imam Khalid Chisht
Sept. 3
UNITED KINGDOM:
Julian Assange: UK rejects death penalty claim Mr Assange has been at
Ecuador's London embassy since June
Claims Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could face the death penalty in the US
are "without foundation", Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.
Sept. 4
GAMBIA/USA:
Gambians in America Seek U.S. Govt Help to Halt Prisoner Executions
Following the August 23 execution of 9 death-row inmates by President Yahya
Jammeh, Gambians in Minnesota Monday marched onto the State Capitol seeking
U.S. government support to desuade the west Af
Sept. 5
IRAN:
The problem with Iran's proposed penal code
[By Faraz Sanei, Special to CNNEditor's note: Faraz Sanei is the Iran
researcher with the Middle East and North Africa Division at Human Rights
Watch. The views expressed are the author's own]
Around 5 a.m. last Septembe
Sept. 6
SOUTH SUDANexecutions
UN: South Sudan hangs 2 inmates at prison in Juba
2 prisoners have been executed by hanging at a prison in the capital of the
newly-independent nation of South Sudan, the United Nations (UN) reported on
Friday, adding that they may have been convicted
next news postings will be on Sunday, Sept. 9
Sept. 7
IRAN:
Political Prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi at Imminent Risk of Execution
A human rights activist familiar with the case of political prisoner Gholamreza
Khosravi Savadjani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Sept. 9
JAMAICA:
Man on trial for one murder, pleads guilty to 2'I came into this world like
a wild animal'
A man sent shockwaves through the Home Circuit Court in 1963, when, contrary to
the advice of his defence counsel, he pleaded guilty to not only the murder for
which he
Sept. 8
IRAN:
Christian pastor - once sentenced to death in Iran - is released, group says
A Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy was reunited with
his family Saturday after a trial court acquitted him, said a nonprofit group
monitoring the case.
Pastor Youcef Nadar
Sept. 10
PAKISTAN:
Zardari delays death sentence of 7 prisoners
On the directives of the President Asif Ali Zardari, death sentence of 7
prisoners has been stopped in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, Dawnnews reported.
The 7 prisoners, who were to face death penalty in few days, had requested
Sept. 12
INDIA:
Kasab gets copy of Supreme Court's death sentence verdict
Mumbai terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, lodged in a high
security jail here, has been given certified copy of the last month's Supreme
Court verdict confirming death sentence on him, while he rem
Sept. 12
MALAYSIA:
Slim Hope for Indonesian Man on Death Row in Malaysia
The head of the West Nusa Tenggara office of the Manpower and Transmigration
Ministry said on Tuesday that his office was working to secure a stay of
execution for an Indonesian man being held in Malaysia.
Mo
Sept. 13
GAZA:
Gaza court sentences man to death for collaboration
A 45-year-old man in Gaza was sentenced to death on Wednesday on charges of
collaborating with Israel, Ma'an's reporter said.
A Gaza court also sentenced the man's 40-year-old wife to 10 years in prison
for her part in
Sept. 13
IRAQ:
VP's Death Sentence Mires Turkish-Iraqi Relationship
The sentence issued against Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has reignited
the political crisis at all levels of the Iraqi domestic arena and has affected
Iraqi-Turkish relations.
The controversy has grown and w
Sept. 14
CHINA:
Bo Xilai police chief to face trial next week
Bo Xilai's former right-hand man will go on trial next week, a court said, the
latest stage in a scandal that has rocked China's Communist party before a
once-a-decade power handover.
Wang Lijun's flight to the US consulat
Sept. 15
INDIA:
Hoshiarpur: Killers of 16 yr old to be executed on Oct 5
The court has fixed date and execution of the accused in the killing of a 16
year old boy Abhi Verma. District and Sessions Judge GK Dhir ordered execution
of Jasvir Singh and Vikram Singh Walia on October 5 at 9 a
Sept. 16
IRAN:
Iran's children look on and families cry for pardons at daily hangings--Human
rights watchers say regime in Tehran is executing many hundreds of people,
often on the flimsiest of evidence and after trials held behind closed doors
In Iran, the country I was born in and w
Sept. 17
INDIA:
HC upholds death penalty for rape-cum-murder of Pune BPO staffer
Observing that the rape and murder of an innocent 22-year-old BPO employee in
Pune has had a deep impact on the society and women travelling alone, the
Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the death penalty
Sept. 17
INDONESIA:
Briton in Bali drug ring to escape death penalty
The 1st of the 4 Britons accused of a plot to smuggle cocaine worth 1.6 million
pounds into Bali will escape the death penalty, prosecutors indicated.
Paul Beales was the 1st of the 4 accused to appear in court on Mo
Sept. 18
THAILAND:
Death penalty upheld for ex-MP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Appeals Court's death sentence for
former Democrat Party MP for Bangkok Sitthiporn Kham-art and his aide Ekasith
Yusuk for the murder in 1997 of Pattama Fuengprayoon, the mother of former
Democrat
Sept. 19
CHINA:
China hints at lenient sentence for ex-police chief
China signaled Tuesday it will be lenient with a former police chief enmeshed
in a political scandal roiling the country's leadership, saying he cooperated
with investigators who brought down a top Chinese politician
Sept. 20
SOUTH SUDAN:
S. Sudanese rights group backs campaign against death penalty
A South Sudanese human rights body has thrown its weight behind the campaign
against death penalty in the country, saying killing people as punishment is an
"outrageous and inhumane" act toward the righ
Sept. 20
IRANexecutions
At Least 6 People Were Executed In Iran Today
According to official and unofficial reports from Iran at least 6 prisoners
were executed in 3 different prisons today.
1 prisoner hanged in Western Iran
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one
Sept. 21
AMERICAN SAMOA:
American Samoa asked to scrap death penalty
American Samoa's governor has moved to repeal the death penalty, more than 80
years after it was last used.
Togiola Tulafono told Radio Australia he has written to both the House of
Representatives and Senate in Pag
Sept. 23
INDONESIA:
Drugs worth RM2.09 million seized, 2 foreigners held
Johor Customs has arrested 2 foreign nationals and allegedly seized drugs worth
RM2.09 million at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at the
Sultan Iskandar Building here.
State Customs director
Sept. 23
IRAQ:
Iraq shrugs off calls to reconsider death penalty
Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over
previous years that has intensified concern about whether defendants are
receiving fair trials in a country where the United States has spent billi
Sept. 23
INDIA:
Hang Kasab: Social worker writes letters to PM, Prez everyday
A social worker, who had barely left the CST railway station when Ajmal Kasab
and his accomplices wreaked havoc on November 26, 2008, has been sending
letters every day to the Prime Minister and President, pr
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