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OCTOBER 25, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 25-YEAR-OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A Kaduna High Court sitting at Dogarawa, Zaria, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Hassan Adamu, to death by hanging for homicide.
- OCTOBER 24, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: PRESIDENT KENYATTA SPARES 2,747 DEATH ROW CONVICTS FROM HANGMAN’S NOOSE
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed commutation documents commuting all death sentences into life jail terms.
- OCTOBER 24, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pew: U.S. executions near a 25-year low.
USA - Pew: U.S. executions near a 25-year low.
OCTOBER 24, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: U.S. EXECUTIONS NEAR A 25-YEAR LOW
The U.S. is on track for its fewest executions in a quarter century, Pew Research Center reported.
OCTOBER 24, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO AHSANULLAH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING CLASSMATE
A Dhaka court has ordered death sentence for two students of Ah
OCTOBER 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Three prisoners were reportedly hanged in Shiraz on kidnapping and rape charges.
OCTOBER 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER
Four prisoners were reportedly executed in Iran for drug trafficking, murder.
- OCTOBER 21, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FILIPINA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Filipino woman was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking 2.285kg of
OCTOBER 21, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT SAYS SCHIZOPHRENIA NOT A MENTAL DISORDER, DISMISSES MERCY PLEA OF DEATH ROW CONVICT
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that schizophrenia is not a mental disorder as per the law of the land,
OCTOBER 21, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: LAW EXPERTS OPPOSE SENTENCE OF IMMEDIATE EXECUTION
Several Chinese law experts have voiced their opposition to the immediate execution of a suspect who was
- OCTOBER 20, 2016KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. In White v. Kentucky the Kentucky Supreme Court has found Hall to apply retroactively.
USA - Kentucky. In White v. Kentucky the Kentucky Supreme Court has found Hall to apply retroactively.
- OCTOBER 20, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Jacob Dougan
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Jacob Dougan
- OCTOBER 20, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court Rules Intellectual Disability Decision Applies Retroactively for Frank Wall
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court Rules Intellectual Disability Decision Applies Retroactively for Frank Wall
OCTOBER 20, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Gaza court sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was convicted of premeditated murder.
OCTOBER 20, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A High Court in Tamale, presided by Mr. Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah, has sentenced a 21-year-old
- OCTOBER 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): GREGORY PAUL LAWLER EXECUTED
Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, White, was executed with a fatal dose of th
- OCTOBER 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): SUPPORTED BY NEW DNA EVIDENCE, MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 1970 FILES INNOCENCE CLAIM
Sherman Brown (69, Black), a man who was sentenced to death in 1970 for the Oct. 1, 1969 murder of a
- OCTOBER 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, White, has been executed
USA - Georgia. Gregory Paul Lawler, 63, White, has been executed
- OCTOBER 19, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy vacated the capital punishment a jury handed to Thomas James Meadows
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy vacated the capital punishment a jury handed to Thomas James Meadows
OCTOBER 19, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 15 IN 2013 DEADLY ASSAULT ON KERDASA POLICE STATION
Egypt's Court of Cassation, the country's highest appeals cour
- OCTOBER 19, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Supported by New DNA Evidence, Sherman Brown Files Innocence Claim.
USA - Virginia. Supported by New DNA Evidence, Sherman Brown Files Innocence Claim.
OCTOBER 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG CHARGES AT GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
According to close sources, Iranian authorities hanged 14 prisoners at Ghezel Hesar Prison in the morning.
OCTOBER 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
A prisoner sentenced to death on drug related charges was reportedly executed in the morning at Mian
- OCTOBER 17, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PRINCE EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a member of the royal family for murder.
- OCTOBER 17, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Megan Shanahan sentenced Glen Bates to death.
USA - Ohio. Judge Megan Shanahan sentenced Glen Bates to death.
OCTOBER 17, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING, MURDER
Courts in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip handed down three death sentences, including one for allegedly spying
OCTOBER 17, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: TWO YOUTHS TO HANG FOR MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Two youths have been sentenced to deaths by hanging by
- OCTOBER 16, 2016DEATH PENALTY
NEVADA (USA): SEARCH FOR EXECUTION DRUG SUPPLIERS TURNS UP ZERO BIDS
After having "solicited thoroughly for vendors," the Nevada Department of Corrections announced that no pharmaceutical company has offered to sell the state drugs for use in executions.
- OCTOBER 16, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: JHALAKATHI JUDGE KILLER JMB MAN EXECUTED
JMB member Asadul Islam Arif, who was given death penalty in Jhalakathi judges Jagannath Pare and Sohel Ahmed killing case, has been hanged in Khulna district jail.
- OCTOBER 16, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2011 MURDER
A court in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has sentenced a man to death and his female accomplice