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- DECEMBER 28, 2016DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA REJECTS PROPOSED NEW DEATH PENALTY RULES
Efforts to revive the death penalty in California were dealt another blow late last month when a state agency
DECEMBER 28, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: GENEROSITY OF A SAUDI SAVES AN INDIAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
Limbadri, an Indian worker, never had it in his wildest dreams that he would escape death sentence
DECEMBER 28, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC FLOGGING SENTENCE CARRIED OUT
According to eyewitnesses, flogging punishment of a young man charged with theft, and whose identity is
DECEMBER 28, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: FIVE MEMBERS OF ISIL CELL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERROR
A Jordanian court sentenced five members of an ISIL cell to death by hanging for acts of terrorism.
- DECEMBER 27, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Regretting Execution, Murder Victim's Family Urges Governor to Commute Missouri's Death Row
USA - Missouri. Regretting Execution, Murder Victim's Family Urges Governor to Commute Missouri's Death Row
DECEMBER 26, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: FOUR JORDANIANS GIVEN DEATH PENALTY OVER DRUGS KILLING
A state security court sentenced four Jordanians to death for murdering a member of the security forces involved in the fight against drugs trafficking, a judicial source said.
DECEMBER 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE REVOKED ONE DAY AHEAD OF EXECUTION
Ghulam Abbas Suhani had to be hanged on December 27 but the execution was stopped today, just one
DECEMBER 25, 2016ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: PHUKET PRISONERS RELEASED ON ROYAL PARDON
The first batch of prisoners was released from Phuket Prison in the morning, following the announcement of a Royal pardon earlier this month to commemorate the start of the reign of King Rama X.
DECEMBER 25, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR INTERIOR MINISTRY BOMB PLOT
A specialized court in Saudi Arabia has handed a citizen an initial death sentence for plotting to bomb the
DECEMBER 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO AMPUTATION SENTENCES CARRIED OUT
Amputation verdicts of two prisoners were carried out in the prison of Urmia (Northwestern Iran).
DECEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIRST CONVICT HANGED AFTER THREE MONTHS
A 70-year-old death-row convict was hanged in Rawalpindi’ Adiala jail after a span of 20 years.
DECEMBER 23, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EDO STATE EXECUTES THREE DEATH ROW INMATES
Edo State government executed three death row inmates who were sentenced to death by military tribunals
- DECEMBER 23, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: MPOMBO’S SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The Ndola High Court has found former minister of Defence George Mpombo’s 17-year-old son guilty of shooting dead his pregnant girlfriend and beheading her.
DECEMBER 22, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING AND MURDERING MINOR
A Sessions Court in Andhra Pradesh State sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for rape and murder of a three-year-old girl.
DECEMBER 22, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
A prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Ilam, Western Iran, on rape charges
- DECEMBER 22, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court: More Than 200 Prisoners Unconstitutionally Sentenced to Death May Get New Sentencing Hearing
USA - Florida. Supreme Court: More Than 200 Prisoners Unconstitutionally Sentenced to Death May Get New Sentencing Hearing
- DECEMBER 22, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Two former Pennsylvania death row prisoners, Tyrone Moore and James Dennis, pled no contest to lesser charges.
USA - Pennsylvania. Two former Pennsylvania death row prisoners, Tyrone Moore and James Dennis, pled no contest to lesser charges.
DECEMBER 22, 2016DEATH PENALTYPENNSYLVANIA (USA): FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST TWO FORMER PENNSYLVANIA DEATH ROW PRISONERS WITH INNOCENCE CLAIMS
Two former Pennsylvania death row prisoners who have asserted their innocence for decades, Tyrone Moore and James Dennis, pled no contest to lesser charges.
DECEMBER 22, 2016DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): MORE THAN 200 PRISONERS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY SENTENCED TO DEATH MAY GET NEW SENTENCING HEARING
The Florida Supreme Court cemented death sentences for nearly 200 prisoners Thursday, ruling they are not eligible for lower sentences or re-hearings under a revamped death penalty law.
- DECEMBER 21, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC Releases Year End Report: Historic Declines in Death Penalty Use Continue.
USA - DPIC Releases Year End Report: Historic Declines in Death Penalty Use Continue.
- DECEMBER 21, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jury Urges Death Penalty for Steven Dean Gordon
USA - California. Jury Urges Death Penalty for Steven Dean Gordon
DECEMBER 21, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: HISTORIC DECLINES IN DEATH PENALTY USE CONTINUE
Death sentences, executions, and public support for the death penalty continued their historic declines in 2016, according to DPIC's annual report, "The Death Penalty in 2016: Year End Report," released on December 21.
- DECEMBER 20, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The Supreme Court has halted implementation of a measure to speed up the appeals process for Death Row inmates.
USA - California. The Supreme Court has halted implementation of a measure to speed up the appeals process for Death Row inmates.
- DECEMBER 20, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: SECURITY COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER OF SLAIN WRITER NAHED HATTAR
Jordan's Deputy Director General of the State Security Court sentenced the killer of writer Nahed Hattar to death by hanging, al-Ghad newspaper reported.
DECEMBER 20, 2016DEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA (USA): SUPREME COURT HALTS DEATH PENALTY MEASURE
The California Supreme Court has halted implementation of a voter-approved measure intended to speed up the appeals process for Death Row inmates.
DECEMBER 19, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COMPATRIOT
Saudi national Majid bin Abdulla bin Humood Al-Otaibi was executed in Riyadh for murdering a compatriot after a heated argument.
- DECEMBER 19, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH ROW EMIRATI CONVICT WALKS FREE AFTER 14 YEARS
After languishing in jail for 14 years, waiting for a death penalty, an Emirati walked free recently as the court
- DECEMBER 19, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: YASIN BHATKAL, 4 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2013 HYDERABAD BLASTS
An NIA court sentenced to death banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal and four
- DECEMBER 19, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The state agreed to never again use midazolam
USA - Arizona. The state agreed to never again use midazolam
DECEMBER 19, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: UNITED NATIONS CONFIRM THE REQUEST OF A UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
The General Assembly of the United Nations confirmed the demand for an end to the death penalty by the vote of a new resolution calling on states to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the practice. This is the sixth pro-morator