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| Jun. 30 |
Iran |
Iran condemns 'Israeli spy' to death
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| Jun.16 |
Japan |
Japan executes convicted killer
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me
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| May.26 |
 Ethiopia |
Court sentences Mengistu to death Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
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| Feb.29 |
Baghdad |
Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali'
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| Jan.2 |
Beijing |
China to expand lethal injections
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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| Jun. 30 |
 Iran |
Iran condemns 'Israeli spy' to death Tehran's Revolutionary Court convicted Ali Ashtari, 45, of spying for Mossad, in exchange for money
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| Jun.16 |
 Japan |
 Japan executes convicted killer 45-year-old Tsutomu Miyazaki was hanged for killing and mutilating young girls in the late 1980s. In 1997, a court found Miyazaki guilty
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed used his first day in court to intimidate his co-defendants into refusing their right to coun...
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| May.26 |
Ethiopia |
Court sentences Mengistu to death| Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991 | |
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| Apr.29 |
Baghdad |
Judge condemns Hussein's execution
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Court sentences key militant
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| Feb.29 |
Baghdad |
Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali' The cousin of Ali Hassan al-Majeed will be executed for his role in a chemical weapons attack on Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s
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| Jan.23 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Death sentence for Afghan reporter
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| Jan.12 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis behead Indonesian maid
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| Jan.2 |
 Beijing |
China to expand lethal injections Jiang Xingchang, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court: China is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace execution by shoot...
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| Dec.4 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi leader wants Chemical Ali executed
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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| Oct.30 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Judges delay death in Mississippi
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| Oct.8 |
Kabul |
Afghanistan executes 15 convicts
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| Sep.4 |
Baghdad |
'Chemical Ali,' 2 others to be hanged
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| Aug.30 |
Texas |
Clemency for death row man
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| Jul.17 |
Libya |
Medics' sentences commuted
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang| An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000 Kurds. Ali Hassan al-Majid, Hussein's first cousin, earned nickname Chemical Ali for atrocities committed in a campaign, code-named Operation Anfal, during the Iraq-Iran war in 1980s. Also sentenced to death was Sultan Hashem Ahmed, Iraqi army commander during t... | |
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| Mar.19 |
Baghdad |
Former VP Ramadan executed  | One of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life for his role in killing Shias in the 1980s. His punishment was increased at an appeal. 'The execution was smooth with ... | |
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
 Saddam half-brother executed Barzan Ibrahim decapitated during hanging. The former head of Revolutionary Court Hamed al-Bandar also hanged
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| Jan.9 |
Baghdad |
PM refused US request to delay execution
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| Jan.6 |
UN |
UN urges stay of Iraq executions
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| Jan.3 |
UN |
UN appeals to Iraq on executions
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| Dec.29 |
Baghdad |
 Saddam Hussein hanged The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped
| He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the execution. Hussein executed before Eid Al-Adha, a holiday. The law does not permit executions during religious holidays
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Baghdad |
'No delays' to Hussein execution Hussein lawyer: Different sources think Hussein will be hanged Saturday
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| Dec.28 |
Baghdad |
Sources: Hussein to hang this weekend
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| Dec.27 |
Iraq |
Hussein loyalists warn against hanging
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| Dec.26 |
Baghdad |
Death sentence for Saddam upheld
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Marines charged in Haditha killings
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| Dec.19 |
 Libya |
 HIV medics condemned to death A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus
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| Nov.5 |
Baghdad |
Saddam Hussein sentenced to death The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
| Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan got life in jail. 3 others received 15-year prison terms. Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali was acquitted. The verdict sparked celebration in Baghdad and protests in Tikrit
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
Prosecution demands Saddam death
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| May.26 |
Russia |
Beslan attacker: No death penalty
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Judge dies in court attack
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| May.3 |
Washington |
Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui Al Qaeda terrorist should spend the rest of his life in prison, a jury determined on the 7th day of deliberations
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| Apr.19 |
Baghdad |
Saddam 'did sign death warrants'
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Jurors hear Flight 93 cockpit tape
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| Mar.21 |
 Afghanistan |
Convert 'faces execution' The US have expressed concern over reports that a Muslim convert to Christianity could face the death penalty
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| Dec.25 |
Libya |
'HIV medics' sentence lifted Supreme court has overturned death sentences on 6 foreign health workers
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| Dec.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
 Nobel nominated gang leader executed Convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams executed at the state prison
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Witness at Hussein trial describes torture
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| Dec.1 |
 North Carolina |
US carries out 1,000th execution Kenneth Boyd was put to death in 1,000th execution since capital punishment was reintroduced in 1976
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 Singapore |
 Young Australian hanged Singapore hanged young drug smuggler Tuong Van Nguyen, despite widespread condemnation in Australia
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| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
Death sentence over embassy blast
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| Apr.4 |
Global |
Death penalty 'at record levels'
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| Sep.29 |
Yemen |
2 sentenced to death for Cole bomb
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Defiant Saddam in court
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| May.6 |
Libya |
Libya to execute Bulgarian medics
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| Feb.26 |
Japan |
Death sentence for cult guru Former doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara has been found guilty for the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
Sniper jury vetoes death penalty
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| Oct.1 |
Indonesia |
Bali planner sentenced to death |
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| Sep.9 |
Indonesia |
Bali commander sentenced to death
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| Aug.18 |
Morocco |
Death sentences for bombings |
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| Aug.7 |
Indonesia |
Bali bomber sentenced to die |
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| Jun.30 |
Karachi |
Death sentence for bombers |
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| May.15 |
China |
Death for SARS spreaders
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| Apr.11 |
Cuba |
Ferry hijackers executed |
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| Jan.8 |
Congo |
Kabila murder: 26 death sentences |
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| Dec.17 |
New Delhi |
Parliament gunmen sentenced to death |
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| Nov.14 |
Washington |
US executes Pakistani killer |
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| Oct.25 |
Alabama |
Police to seek death penalty for snipers |
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| Aug.19 |
Nigeria |
Woman loses stoning death appeal |
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| Jul.14 |
 Pakistan |
Death sentence for Pearl murder Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh sentenced to death for abducting and murdering US journalist. 3 other get life imprisonment
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Lockerbie bomber's appeal dismissed
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| Oct.26 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban opponent executed Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders
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| Jun.26 |
China |
China kills 57 on anti-drug day
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| Jun.11 |
 Indiana |
McVeigh executed Timothy McVeigh, 33, was responsible for the 1995 attack in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people
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| May.11 |
Oklahoma |
U.S. postpones McVeigh execution
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Libyan bomber sentenced to life
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