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- JANUARY 3, 2019IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Debra Denise Brown will no longer be executed.
USA - Indiana. Debra Denise Brown will no longer be executed.
JANUARY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR DEFENDANTS IN 2015 BOMBINGS
Bahrain’s High Court of Appeal on 26 December 2018 unanimously upheld a verdict handed down to 26 suspects in the 2015 Abu Saiba bombings that killed a security officer and injured many others including civilians, announced Chief of the Terror Crime Prose
JANUARY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTYCHINA: GANGSTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
On the afternoon of 28 December 2018 the Intermediate Peoples Court of Huaian City made a first instance judgment on a case of anti-gangster and anti-evil which was listed and supervised by Jiangsu Province.
JANUARY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING LOVER’S HUBBY
The Livingstone High Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for killing his lover’s husband, the Daily Mail reported on 28 December 2018.
JANUARY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ONE PAKISTANI NATIONAL, TWO EGYPTIANS EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
A Pakistani national and two Egyptians have been executed in Saudi Arabia for smuggling drugs, the kingdom’s ministry of Interior said on 1 January 2019.
- JANUARY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN DEATH-SENTENCE COURTS ‘ARE FUNDED BY UK’
British taxpayers are funding prosecutions in Pakistan that have led to dozens of death sentences, according to newly disclosed details of a secretive UK aid programme, The Guardian reported on 22 December 2018.
- JANUARY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
CHINA’S DEATH PENALTY IS POPULAR AND RELEASING DATA WILL FUEL CALLS FOR MORE EXECUTIONS, JUDGE SAYS
Top judges from China’s Supreme People’s Court on 20 December 2018 made a rare defence of the death penalty, with one saying “a life for a life” is ingrained among the people.
- JANUARY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
INTERNATIONAL - Study: International Data Shows Declining Murder Rates After Abolition of Death Penalty.
INTERNATIONAL - Study: International Data Shows Declining Murder Rates After Abolition of Death Penalty.
- JANUARY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM SENTENCED MORE PEOPLE TO DEATH IN 2018 COMPARES TO 2017 AND EXECUTED PEOPLE, ON AVERAGE, EVERY WEEK
The government on 13 November 2018 reported to the National Assembly the status of death sentence implementation in the year 2018 and stated that there was a “dramatic increase from 2017, with 122 more (cases)”.
JANUARY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EXECUTION OF THE DEATH SENTENCE OF A COPTIC SLAUGHTER IN ALEXANDRIA
Toni Youssef, the son of the Coptic dead owner of the Roastery in Alexandria, confirmed the execution of his father's murderer, Adel Abdel-Nour, and called "Asaliyah", The Egyptians reported on 31 December 2018.
- JANUARY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five prisoners were executed in Khoy City on Jan. 2
IRAN - Five prisoners were executed in Khoy City on Jan. 2
- JANUARY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 prisoners were executed at the Raja’i Shahr prison on 2 Jan 2019.
IRAN - 5 prisoners were executed at the Raja’i Shahr prison on 2 Jan 2019.
- JANUARY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Khomami Asl was executed in Noshahr Central Prison on Jan. 2.
IRAN - Majid Khomami Asl was executed in Noshahr Central Prison on Jan. 2.
- JANUARY 1, 2019CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
- JANUARY 1, 2019LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Death penalty may be applied
Death penalty may be applied despite accession to the Second Optional Protocol
- JANUARY 1, 2019BeninDEATH PENALTY
On 21 February 2018, the government of Benin commuted the death sentence of all the 14 men to life
On 21 February 2018, the government of Benin commuted the death sentence of all the 14 men to life imprisonment. This is after the decision, by the Constitutional Court of Benin, to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in a 2016 after the entry into
- JANUARY 1, 2019EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art. 23 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art. 23 states:
- JANUARY 1, 2019MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations...
- JANUARY 1, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
Article 32 of the Constitution provides
- JANUARY 1, 2019PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1867 and became totally abolitionist in 1976.
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1867 and became totally abolitionist in 1976.
- JANUARY 1, 2019United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18...
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18...
- JANUARY 1, 2019PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On June 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a law abolishing the death penalty.
On June 24, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a law abolishing the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2019BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil said
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil said
- JANUARY 1, 2019AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
The death penalty is rarely applied in the UAE...
- JANUARY 1, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2019DEATH PENALTY
On November 8, 2007, the Cook Islands Crimes Amendment Bill...
On November 8, 2007, the Cook Islands Crimes Amendment Bill...
- JANUARY 1, 2019New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2019BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been on the books in Botswana since its independence from Great Britain in 1966.
The death penalty has been on the books in Botswana since its independence from Great Britain in 1966.
- JANUARY 1, 2019New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
On July 1, 2009, new laws go into effect around the country.
On July 1, 2009, new laws go into effect around the country.
