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- AUGUST 24, 2018BeninDEATH 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
- AUGUST 22, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Moore execution: Mystery 14 minutes behind the curtain.
USA - Nebraska. Moore execution: Mystery 14 minutes behind the curtain.
- AUGUST 22, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Scotty Ray Gardner to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Scotty Ray Gardner to death
- AUGUST 22, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Scotty Ray Gardner to death.
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Scotty Ray Gardner to death.
- AUGUST 21, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez lets Sandoz enter Nevada execution case.
USA - Nevada. Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez lets Sandoz enter Nevada execution case.
- AUGUST 17, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Guantánamo judge Colonel James L. Pohl barred prosecutors from using statements five accused 9/11 plotters made to the FBI
USA - Guantánamo judge Colonel James L. Pohl barred prosecutors from using statements five accused 9/11 plotters made to the FBI
- AUGUST 17, 2018Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
USA - Vatican City. 75 Catholic priests and scholars ask Francis to backtrack on death penalty
USA - Vatican City. 75 Catholic priests and scholars ask Francis to backtrack on death penalty
- AUGUST 16, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Drug companies Alvogen and Hikma file Supreme Court brief in death penalty case.
USA - Nevada. Drug companies Alvogen and Hikma file Supreme Court brief in death penalty case.
- AUGUST 15, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi citizens beheaded in Rivadeh
15 August 2018: Abed allah al-Qahtani and Turki al-Qahtani executed for murder
- AUGUST 14, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Carey Dean Moore was executed
USA - Nebraska. Carey Dean Moore was executed
- AUGUST 14, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Problems with the execution of Carey Dean Moore
USA - Nebraska. Problems with the execution of Carey Dean Moore
- AUGUST 14, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan to death.
- AUGUST 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Tae
13 August 2018: Sael bin Hilal al-Harthi executed for murder
- AUGUST 13, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The U.S Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has ruled against Fresenius Kabi
USA - Nebraska. The U.S Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has ruled against Fresenius Kabi
- AUGUST 10, 2018MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Roger Gillett is resentenced to life without parole.
USA - Mississippi. Roger Gillett is resentenced to life without parole.
- AUGUST 10, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Judge Rejects Fresenius Kabir's Attempt to Block Nebraska Execution.
USA - Nebraska. Judge Rejects Fresenius Kabir's Attempt to Block Nebraska Execution.
- AUGUST 10, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. At the end of retrial, Ronald Champney was resentenced to 10-20 years.
USA - Pennsylvania. At the end of retrial, Ronald Champney was resentenced to 10-20 years.
- AUGUST 9, 2018TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA Tennessee. Billy Ray Irick, 59, White, was executed.
USA Tennessee. Billy Ray Irick, 59, White, was executed.
- AUGUST 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT RARE CRUCIFIXION FOR MURDER, THEFT
Saudi Arabia executed and crucified a Myanmar man in the holy city of Mecca in a rare form of punishment reserved for the most egregious crimes.
- AUGUST 8, 2018YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: THREE PAEDOPHILES PUBLICLY SHOT THEN HANGED FROM A CRANE
Three paedophiles were publicly shot then hanged from a crane in Yemen as punishment for raping and killing a ten-year-old boy.
- AUGUST 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Myanmar national crucified in Mecca
8 August 2018: Elias Abulkalaam Jamaleddeen executed
AUGUST 8, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO MURDER-CONVICTED ARMY OFFICERS GIVEN DEATH PENALTY
Two former Army officers have been sentenced to death by the Trincomalee High Court for assaulting and murdering an individual from Gurunagar area in Jaffna after taking him in for interrogations, says Ada Derana reporter.
AUGUST 8, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN MINAB
According to a report by Azad News Agency (ANA), on the morning three prisoners were executed at Minab Prison.
AUGUST 8, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 45 TO DEATH OVER DEADLY FIGHT
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 45 people to death over killing three people in an armed fight in the coastal province of Alexandria.
- AUGUST 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING WEAPONS TO TARGET SECURITY IN QATIF
The Saudi Specialized Criminal Court sentenced a Saudi national to death for receiving funds and weapons smuggled by sea from abroad.
- AUGUST 7, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA . Arkansas. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders a hearing for Alvin Jackson
USA . Arkansas. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders a hearing for Alvin Jackson
AUGUST 7, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF 3 IN SAMI MURDER CASE
The High Court upheld the death sentence of three convicts over the killing of minor boy Salman Sami in Dhaka in 2011.
AUGUST 7, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUG LORD BILLED AS THE 'GODFATHER OF CRYSTAL METH' IS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Chinese drug lord known as the 'godfather of crystal meth' was sentenced to death.
- AUGUST 6, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PARLIAMENT PASSES CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018, DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD RAPE CONVICTS
The Parliament passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 with the Rajya Sabha clearing it by a voice vote.
- AUGUST 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
6 August 2018: Mohamamd bin Ibrahim al-Farhan executed for murder