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FEBRUARY 13, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: SHARJAH COURT ORDERS DEATH SENTENCE TO PAKISTANI FOR KILLING WIFE
A Pakistani husband who killed his wife in Sharjah last year has been granted death sentence by the Sharjah Court.
FEBRUARY 13, 2017PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: LEGISLATORS WATER DOWN DEATH PENALTY BILL
Administration lawmakers have agreed to water down the controversial death penalty bill by drastically
FEBRUARY 13, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYPUNTLAND: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 7 HARAKAT SHEBAB OPERATIVES TO DEATH
Somalia’s Puntland military court has sentenced seven Harakat Shebab operatives also known as Al-Shabaab to death penalty.
FEBRUARY 13, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE 5 YEARS AFTER HACKING ANOTHER TO DEATH
A Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Raliat Adebiyi, sentenced a man, Anuoluwapo Samuel, to death for murder.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The House defeated HB 1099 that would have eliminated the death sentence for the severely mentally ill
USA - South Dakota. The House defeated HB 1099 that would have eliminated the death sentence for the severely mentally ill
- FEBRUARY 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on murder charges.
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on murder charges.
FEBRUARY 11, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: AMOSUN PARDONS THREE PRISONERS, COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO INMATES
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has ordered the release of three prisoners and commuted the death sentence on two other inmates to life imprisonment.
FEBRUARY 11, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ABUJA HIGH COURT SENTENCES RANDY SOLDIER TO DEATH
A soldier has been sentenced to death by an Abuja High Court which found him guilty of rape and culpable homicide.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF SIX JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Iran has commuted death sentences against six juvenile offenders following UN criticism it was executing
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich delayed 8 executions
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich delayed 8 executions
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. HB 366, asking for the end of capital punishment, was voted down in the House
USA - Montana. HB 366, asking for the end of capital punishment, was voted down in the House
FEBRUARY 10, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE AND MURDER IN MADHYA PRADESH
A court in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh awarded capital punishment to a man for raping a woman,
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Phillip Antwan Davis was removed from the state's death row roster
USA - North Carolina. Phillip Antwan Davis was removed from the state's death row roster
FEBRUARY 10, 2017Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: ROHINGYA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAID ON POLICE POST
Myanmar's authorities sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a deadly military crackdown in Rakhine State.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO BUILD FIVE MORE LETHAL INJECTION VENUES
Five more venues to facilitate lethal injections will be built in Vietnam in the coming time according to the Ministry of Public Security.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017DEATH PENALTY
PENNSYLVANIA (USA): FEDERAL APPEALS COURT BARS AUTOMATIC SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR FORMER DEATH ROW PRISONERS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania's long-standing
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court throws out the death sentence of Rasheem Dubose
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court throws out the death sentence of Rasheem Dubose
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Appeals Court Bars Automatic Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoners.
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Appeals Court Bars Automatic Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoners.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO UNDO JUDICIAL OVERRIDE
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 5-3 Senate Bill 16 to undo judicial override. Alabama is the only
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 16 to undo judicial override.
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 16 to undo judicial override.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. HB 638 passed the House
USA - Mississippi. HB 638 passed the House
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 6 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING VAN-PULLER IN KUSHTIA
A Kushtia court handed over death sentence to 6 accused in a case filed over killing a van-puller named
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: ASSAD 'HANGS 13,000 AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE JAIL WHERE PRISONERS COUNT DISCARDED SLIPPERS TO KNOW HOW MANY HAVE DIED'
President Assad's regime has executed up to 13,000 people in mass hangings carried out in the basement of a notorious prison, a chilling new report claims.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR U.S. EMBASSY CLASHES
An Egyptian court slapped two people with death sentences for involvement in "acts of violence" that took
FEBRUARY 7, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Australian man Antonio Bagnato has been found guilty and sentenced to death by a Thai court for his role in
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN URGES THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON THE DJALALI CASE
In an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and to the Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, the Hands Off Cain association calls upon the Italian government to take action on the case of the Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalai.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: COURT SENTENCES FIVE TO DEATH OVER IRBID ATTACK
Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld death sentence by hanging against 5 members of the "Irbid terrorist cell" case.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice today passed SB 280 on unanimity of juries
USA - Florida. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice today passed SB 280 on unanimity of juries
FEBRUARY 6, 2017MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: HIGH RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE SAYS APOSTATES SHOULD NOT BE KILLED
Morocco’s High Religious Committee has retracted its Islamic ruling stating that apostasy is punishable by death and has decided to permit Muslims to change their religion.