Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2016NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Correctional Services has proposed revisions to the state's execution protocol
USA - Nebraska. The Department of Correctional Services has proposed revisions to the state's execution protocol
NOVEMBER 28, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: JUDGE GRANTS DYLANN ROOF'S REQUEST TO REPRESENT HIMSELF IN FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY TRIAL
U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel granted a request from Dylann Roof, the 22-year-old charged
NOVEMBER 27, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE VERDICT UPHELD FOR PALESTINIAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILD
A high instance court in the Gaza Strip upheld the death sentence of a Palestinian accused of having killed a
NOVEMBER 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER JUVENILE OFFENDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran Human Rights has obtained information about an 18-year-old juvenile offender detained in Sanandaj
NOVEMBER 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT CANCELS BILLIONAIRE’S DEATH SENTENCE
Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned death sentence of Iranian billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani, Mehr news agency reported citing an informed source.
NOVEMBER 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES, TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Three prisoners were executed in three different cities between 22 and 26 November 2016.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 18 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN US TEA FIRM CASE
A court in Sri Lanka has given death sentences to 18 men over murdering a US tea company executive in the capital Colombo three years ago, the largest group to be condemned in a single trial in the South Asian country.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Melvin Knight
USA - Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Melvin Knight
NOVEMBER 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Iranian authorities executed five prisoners on drug related charges.
NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER OF THREE HANGED TO DEATH
A Daska-based murder convict was hanged to death in the Sialkot district jail. According to the Sialkot
- NOVEMBER 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS HANDED DEATH PENALTY
Anti-Terrorism Court in Hyderabad sentenced two persons to death for killing a person in 2015, who had refused to pay them ‘bhatta’.
NOVEMBER 23, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLERS OF CHRISTIAN COUPLE
A Pakistani anti-terror court sentenced five people to death over the killing of a Christian couple who were lynched and burned in a kiln after being falsely accused of blasphemy.
NOVEMBER 23, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KANO PRESCRIBES DEATH PENALTY FOR CULPRITS
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has signed into law the state Kidnapping, Abduction and Forced labour bill which prescribed death penalty to culprits of kidnapping offense.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Richard Franklin
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Richard Franklin
NOVEMBER 23, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED IN PUBLIC
Four men were publicly hanged in the Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm, according to the local "qeshmeazad" news website.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COAS CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE OF ANOTHER 10 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif confirmed death sentences awarded to another 10 hardcore terrorists.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER
Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 sentenced two people to death for killing a woman and her domestic help in the city’s Jatrabari area in 2015.
NOVEMBER 22, 2016Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTYANTIGUA: TWO MURDER CONVICTS RELEASED
Michael Lorriston Cornwall and Michael Mason walked out of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), free men, after a resentencing exercise in the High Court.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TRADITIONAL RULER’S SON, TWO SIBLINGS SENTENCED TO DEATH
For being found guilty of murder, son of a traditional ruler in Mafoluku
NOVEMBER 22, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: APPEALS COURT QUASHES MORSI LIFE SENTENCE OVER HAMAS ESPIONAGE
An Egyptian appeals court quashed one of two life sentences handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi since his 2013 overthrow, his lawyer and a judicial source said.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2016LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Judge Brady O'Callaghan has freed Rodricus Crawford on bond
USA - Louisiana. Judge Brady O'Callaghan has freed Rodricus Crawford on bond
- NOVEMBER 22, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. After a count of provisional and absentee ballots, voters approved Proposition 66 with 51.3
USA - California. After a count of provisional and absentee ballots, voters approved Proposition 66 with 51.3
NOVEMBER 21, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: APPEALS COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE ON AUSSIE DRUG TRAFFICKER
An appeals court in Vietnam commuted the death sentence of a 73-year-old Australian woman convicted of heroin trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2016South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld new sentencing hearing for Johnny Bennett
USA - South Carolina. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld new sentencing hearing for Johnny Bennett
- NOVEMBER 21, 2016SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
ICJ: SINGAPORE MUST BE TRANSPARENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIONS
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemned Singapore’s execution of two people on 18 November.
NOVEMBER 20, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FATHER OF FIVE SENTENCED TO GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING 15KG OF METH
The Alor Star High Court sentenced a father of five to
NOVEMBER 20, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO DEATH FOR ISIL LINKS
A military court in the northeastern semi-autonomous state of Puntland sentenced two men to death for allegedly being Islamic State members.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury decided that Douglas Shine Jr. should be sentenced to death
USA - Ohio. A jury decided that Douglas Shine Jr. should be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 18, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's National Assembly approved the Law on Belief and Religion which replaces the current Ordinance on Belief and Religion.
Vietnam's National Assembly approved the Law on Belief and Religion which replaces the current Ordinance on Belief and Religion.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Amos Wells to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Amos Wells to death.