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• US Supreme Court overturns death penalty for child rape
  In a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court overturned the death penalty for Patrick Kennedy, convicted of raping a child, saying it ...
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• Government poll indicates 85.6% of Japanese support death penalty
  An opinion poll performed by the Japanese government reported that 85.6 percent of respondents consider the death penalty "unavoidable". ...
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• Death penalty abolished in Philippines
  Gloria Arroyo , President of the Philippines , has signed legislation abolishing the death penalty . This move comes on the eve of a visit ...
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• Suspect in 1998 bombing of US embassy in Tanzania won't face death penalty
  Guantanamo Bay , Cuba over alleged involvement in the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Tanzania - with crimes that carry the death penalty. ...
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• Togo unanimously vote to abolish the death penalty
  The parliament of Togo has unanimously voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez ...
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• U.S. Supreme Court: Death penalty for juveniles is unconstitutional
  Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion to overturn the death penalty for juveniles, which was also supported by Justices ...
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• Sixteen Christian converts arrested in Iran; facing death penalty
  If found guilty of the allegation, they could face the death penalty. Image:Flag of Iran. svg | Flag of Iran Evangelical churches in Isfahan ...
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• Victims of torture among detainees facing death penalty in Guantanamo
  The men, each facing the death penalty, will be tried in a single group. The move could cause legal problems, since the Bush Administration ...
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• Appeals court confirms death penalty for Saddam Hussein
  According to the Tribunal spokesman Raed Jouhi, the Iraqi High Tribunal's appeals court in Baghdad confirms the sentence of death against ...
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• Jury suggests the death penalty for Scott Peterson
  Redwood City, California - The jury in the Scott Peterson trial suggest that Peterson receive the death penalty. Peterson was found guilty ...
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• Four more members of the Bali Nine to face death penalty
  An additional four members of the Bali Nine , convicted of smuggling heroin into Indonesia will face the death penalty. sentenced to death ...
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• US marines may face death penalty for "massacre" of civilians in Iraq
  Lawyers involved in discussion thought it could lead to charges of murder, an offense carrying the death penalty. The incident happened in ...
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• Australian Senate passes resolution opposing death penalty in shadow of Van Nguyen execution
  The Australian Senate has passed a resolution "opposing the death penalty" in response to the looming execution of Van Tuong Nguyen . ...
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• Mongolia establishes moratorium on executions
  all persons sentenced to death, stating that most countries in the world had abolished the death penalty, and Mongolia should follow suit. ...
  2 KB (320 words) - 14:01, 24 January 2010
• US passes 1000 executions in 30 years
  In Japan, where the death penalty is also widely supported, Akiko Takada of anti-capital punishment group Forum 90 said despite frequent ...
  7 KB (1,112 words) - 11:24, 20 November 2009
• Oklahoma allows execution of repeat child molesters
  Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed SB 1800 that allows the death penalty or life without parole for those convicted of sexually abusing ...
  2 KB (271 words) - 15:43, 26 January 2008
• Repeat sex offenders to face capital punishment in Texas
  A bill on death penalty for repeated child sex offenders was given preliminary approval by Texas House of Representatives. ...
  2 KB (275 words) - 17:11, 28 January 2008
• Prosecution to proceed with alternate witnesses in Moussaoui trial
  The judge in the U.S. federal death penalty trial against Zacarias Moussaoui ruled on Friday that prosecutors can seek replacement ...
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• Ugandan president distances himself from anti-gay bill
  It would also dole out the death penalty for any offense categorized as "aggravated homosexuality"—meaning a case in which one of the ...
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• Canadian still faces public beheading in Saudi Arabia
  A copy of a letter written to the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper by a Canadian man facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia has ...
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