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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 11 TO DEATH OVER VIOLENCE
An Egyptian court has sentenced eleven people to death over charges of attempted murder and violence, official news agency MENA reported.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AT LEAST TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
At least two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Ardabil Central Prison on drug related charges.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS GEN QAMAR BAJWA CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed death sentence for four terrorists.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
1993 MUMBAI BLASTS VERDICT: TAHIR MERCHANT, FEROZ KHAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY, ABU SALEM GETS LIFE
Tahir Merchant and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, two of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, were awarded the death sentence by a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court in Mumbai.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Alan Champagne to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Alan Champagne to death
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017DEATH PENALTY
DEATH ROW USA SPRING 2017
"Death Row USA Spring 2017" Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNIDENTIFIED PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC ON MURDER CHARGES
An unidentified prisoner was hanged at 22 Bahman Square in the city of Ilam in front of a crowd of people.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN RE-IMPOSES DEATH SENTENCE ON SPIRITUAL FIGURE THAT SUPREME COURT QUASHED
An Iranian court has re-imposed the death penalty on the founder of a spiritual movement after the first sentence was struck down by the supreme court, the judiciary said.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS FLOGGED BEFORE BEING EXECUTED
Two prisoners were hanged in central prison of Tabriz, northwestern Iran.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR MURDER
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Ardabil Central Prison on murder charges.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. State Attorney Aramis Ayala issued a statement saying she respects the ruling of the Supreme Court
USA - Florida. State Attorney Aramis Ayala issued a statement saying she respects the ruling of the Supreme Court
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the decision overturning the conviction of Shawnfatee Bridges
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld the decision overturning the conviction of Shawnfatee Bridges
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit has ruled in favor of Alabama death-row prisoners challenging midazolam
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit has ruled in favor of Alabama death-row prisoners challenging midazolam
- AUGUST 31, 2017New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
NEW ZEALAND COURT UPHOLDS GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO EXTRADITE MAN TO CHINA
- AUGUST 31, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
PYONGYANG ‘SENTENCES’ FOUR SOUTH KOREAN JOURNALISTS TO DEATH
Pyongyang has sentenced four South Korean journalists to death for book reviews that insulted the North, state media said.
- AUGUST 31, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the authority of Governor Scott to remove State Attorney Aramis Ayala from death-eligible murder cases
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the authority of Governor Scott to remove State Attorney Aramis Ayala from death-eligible murder cases
- AUGUST 31, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing proceeding for William Gregory
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing proceeding for William Gregory
AUGUST 31, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNIDENTIFIED PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
An unidentified prisoner who was sentenced to death on the charge of "raping a married woman" was hanged in public on the morning in Bandar Abbas while a crowd of people watched, according to a report by the state-run news agency, Mehr.
AUGUST 29, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, 3 KIDS
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow awarded death sentence to a man for killing six persons, including his wife and three children.
- AUGUST 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN CHARGED WITH RAPE HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
Prison authorities in Rajai Shahr break routine and execute a prisoner on a Monday rather than the usual Wednesday.
- AUGUST 28, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A Clark County jury resentenced John Valerio to life imprisonment.
USA - Nevada. A Clark County jury resentenced John Valerio to life imprisonment.
AUGUST 27, 2017DEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO LISTEN TO THE REASONS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS ON A HUNGER STRIKE FOR THE INHUMANE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN KARAJ PRISON
Hands off Cain joins international mobilization in support of the reasons of the political prisoners of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, a hunger strike of 27 days, and asks the Italian Government to act to ensure that their human rights are respected.
- AUGUST 27, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: ISLAMIC STATE’S ‘CHEMICAL EMIR’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
Baghdad Iraq’s Central Criminal Court sentenced a prominent Islamic State chemical warfare developer to death, convicting him of developing some of the group’s deadliest weapons.
- AUGUST 25, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Gov. Hutchinson intends to commute Jason Farrell McGehee's sentence from death to life without parole
USA - Arkansas. Gov. Hutchinson intends to commute Jason Farrell McGehee's sentence from death to life without parole
- AUGUST 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Mark Asay was put to death, the first time in the state's modern history a white man was executed for killing a black man. The execution was Florida's first with etomidate, never used before in a U.S. lethal injection
USA - Florida. Mark Asay was put to death, the first time in the state's modern history a white man was executed for killing a black man. The execution was Florida's first with etomidate, never used before in a U.S. lethal injection
- AUGUST 24, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 66
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 66
- AUGUST 23, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. Ninety years ago Italian immigrants and avowed anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed
USA - Massachusetts. Ninety years ago Italian immigrants and avowed anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed
AUGUST 23, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUNNI PRISONER HANGED ON MOHAREBEH CHARGE
Sunni prisoner Seyed Jamal Seyed Mousavi was reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison on Wednesday August 23, but his famliy did not find out until Sunday August 27.
- AUGUST 22, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a new penalty hearing to Terrance Williams.
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a new penalty hearing to Terrance Williams.