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DECEMBER 9, 2016DEATH PENALTYDELAWARE (USA): PRISON OFFICIALS QUIETLY DISBAND DEATH ROW
As Delaware's Supreme Court weighs whether 12 men sentenced to death should be spared from
- DECEMBER 8, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Ronald Bert Smith was executed. The execution lasted 34 minutes
USA - Alabama. Ronald Bert Smith was executed. The execution lasted 34 minutes
DECEMBER 8, 2016DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): RONALD BERT SMITH EXECUTED
Ronald Bert Smith, 45, White, was executed.
- DECEMBER 7, 2016ThailandDEATH PENALTY
the Constitution Drafting Committee published the first draft of the Organic Act on Elections, a reform of regulations on political parties that comes under the new junta-backed constitution.
the Constitution Drafting Committee published the first draft of the Organic Act on Elections, a reform of regulations on political parties that comes under the new junta-backed constitution.
DECEMBER 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Dizel Abad Prison (Kermanshah province, western Iran) on
DECEMBER 7, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR 3 HUJI MILITANTS OVER 2004 GRENADE ATTACK ON UK ENVOY
Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death sentence handed down to a top militant and two of his followers
DECEMBER 6, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 15 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR IRAN
A court in the Saudi capital Riyadh sentenced 15 defendants found guilty of spying for Iran to death.
- DECEMBER 6, 2016GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed
USA - Georgia. William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed
DECEMBER 6, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): WILLIAM SALLIE EXECUTED
William Sallie, 50, White, has been executed by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
DECEMBER 5, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: GAZI IDRIS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WAR CRIMES
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) handed death sentence to Idris Ali Sardar alias Gazi Idris of Shariatpur
DECEMBER 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF FOUR HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa confirmed death sentences awarded to another four hardcore terrorists.
DECEMBER 4, 2016BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS THREE BOMB BLAST DEATH SENTENCES
A Bahraini Appeal Court upheld three death sentences and seven life terms against a group convicted of
DECEMBER 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TYCOON
Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that the country's Supreme Court has confirmed the death
DECEMBER 2, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WRONGLY EXECUTED MAN ACQUITTED BY TOP COURT
Nie Shubin, who was executed 21 years ago for rape and murder, had his conviction overturned by China's top court.
DECEMBER 2, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: GOVERNOR UGWUANYI FREES 2 PRISONERS, COMMUTES FIVE DEATH SENTENCES
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State granted unconditional pardon to two inmates of the Enugu Prison.
- DECEMBER 1, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Overturned the Death Sentence of Paul Beasley Johnson
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Overturned the Death Sentence of Paul Beasley Johnson
- DECEMBER 1, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court orders disability hearing for Roger Lee Cherry
USA - Florida. Supreme Court orders disability hearing for Roger Lee Cherry
DECEMBER 1, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAHATMA GANDHI’S GRANDSON CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, said capital punishment should be removed from the country’s statutes.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
24-year-old engineering student Amir bin Said was sentenced to death by a Saudi court for posting pictures
24-year-old engineering student Amir bin Said was sentenced to death by a Saudi court for posting pictures
- NOVEMBER 30, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
In November 2016, the Saudi Supreme Court did rule that when people convicted of murder are pardoned, judges should commute their sentence to prison terms of at least five years.
In November 2016, the Saudi Supreme Court did rule that when people convicted of murder are pardoned, judges should commute their sentence to prison terms of at least five years.
NOVEMBER 30, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH, ONE TO JAIL
The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced three Saudis to death for firing at police patrols and the Qatif prison.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR KILLING SAUDI MAN
two Yemeni expatriates were executed for murdering Mohammed bin Mohammed bin Ali Osaimi Hakmi in the province of Jazan.
NOVEMBER 30, 2016BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: THREE EXECUTIONS FEARED IN AS MANY WEEKS AMID ‘SUDDEN AND SHAMEFUL PURGE’ OF DEATH ROW
As many as three of the four men on death row in the Belarusian capital Minsk have been executed in a shameful purge since 5 November, Amnesty International revealed today after confirming with local activists.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Manuel Sepulveda is off death row and now serving life in prison without parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Manuel Sepulveda is off death row and now serving life in prison without parole
NOVEMBER 29, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 6 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING FACTORY WORKER IN NARSINGDI
A Narsingdi court sentenced six people to death for killing an ice factory worker in the district town in 2008.
NOVEMBER 29, 2016SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: ARMY OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE IN SOUTH DARFUR
The South Darfur Special Crimes Court sentenced an army officer to death. After the accused was found
NOVEMBER 29, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO MINORS OVER BOBBY’S MURDER
The High Court upheld a death sentence by the Juvenile Court on two minors convicted of the murder of Abdul ‘Bobby’ Muheeth.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: LAGOS ASSEMBLY APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Lagos State House of Assembly approved death sentence for kidnappers, whose victims died in their custody
NOVEMBER 28, 2016BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: ANOTHER CONVICT EXECUTED – HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Death convict Ivan Kulesh has been executed, Andrei Paluda, a coordinator of the campaign Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus, reports.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2016South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Grants Dylann Roof's Request to Represent Himself in Federal Death Penalty Trial
USA - South Carolina. Judge Grants Dylann Roof's Request to Represent Himself in Federal Death Penalty Trial