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AUGUST 12, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN STRENGTHENS REIGN OF TERROR
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is said to be strengthening his reign of terror.
- AUGUST 11, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court in a unanimous decision overturned the conviction and death sentence of Craigen Lewis Armstrong
USA - California. The California Supreme Court in a unanimous decision overturned the conviction and death sentence of Craigen Lewis Armstrong
- AUGUST 10, 2016DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, ITALY MUST NOT EXTRADITE THE BLOGGER KHOSRAVI
Hands Off Cain asks the Italian authorities not to grant extradition in the Islamic Republic of the blogger Mehdi Khosravi, also known as Yashar Parsa, born in Iran, but resident in the United Kingdom as a political refugee, arrested August 7 in Dorio, pr
AUGUST 10, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: EX-MP SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WAR CRIMES IN 1971
A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war
- AUGUST 10, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced Lonnie Franklin Jr. to death for the murders of 10 women
USA - California. Judge Kathleen Kennedy sentenced Lonnie Franklin Jr. to death for the murders of 10 women
- AUGUST 9, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES MALDIVES NOT TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
The United Nations’ human rights chief is urging the Maldives to stick to a decades-long moratorium on
- AUGUST 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS POLITICAL PRISONER MOHAMMAD ABDOLLAHI AND FIVE OTHER PRISONERS
Iran executed political prisoner Mohammad Abdollahi and five other prisoners in a jail in Orumieh (Urmia),
AUGUST 9, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 6 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDERING IN CHANDPUR
A court in Chittagong convicted six people and sentenced them to death for killing a man in Kachua of
AUGUST 9, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NINE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING 280KG OF HEROIN TO CHINA
A Lang Son court awarded death sentences to nine men and life to two others for smuggling a total of 280kg of heroin from the northern province to China in 2013 and 2014.
- AUGUST 8, 2016TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN MAY RESTORE DEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is necessary in respect of persons who have committed serious crimes and terrorism, the
- AUGUST 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES NUCLEAR SCIENTIST WHO GAVE U.S. INTELLIGENCE ABOUT SECRET NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Iran confirmed that it has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country's contested nuclear program.
- AUGUST 5, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge Fasano resentenced Sedrick Cobb to two life terms without the possibility of release
USA - Connecticut. Judge Fasano resentenced Sedrick Cobb to two life terms without the possibility of release
- AUGUST 4, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE INTELLIGENCE AGENTS IN PALESTINIAN CAMP
A Jordanian court sentenced a man to death for killing five intelligence agents in their office in a Palestinian
- AUGUST 3, 2016DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2016 REPORT
The worldwide trend towards abolition, underway for more than fifteen years, was again confirmed in 2015 and the first six months of 2016.
- AUGUST 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEENAGE STUDENT HANGED IN FIRST CHILD OFFENDER EXECUTION OF THE YEAR
Amnesty International has revealed that a teenager has been executed in Iran after being convicted of the
AUGUST 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED IN SAQQEZ, TAYBAD
Iran's regime hanged four men in two different prisons.
AUGUST 3, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF COLLEAGUE
Two men were given the death sentence by the High Court in Johor Baru after being found guilty of
AUGUST 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO UNIDENTIFIED PRISONERS HANGED ON UNKNOWN CHARGES
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged on unknown charges at Choubindar, Qazv
- AUGUST 2, 2016DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE SUPREME COURT DECLARES STATE'S DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that the state's capital sentencing statute is unconstitutional.
AUGUST 2, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 36 SUNNI KURDS EXECUTED
At least 36 Kurdish Sunni prisoners were hanged at dawn in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, the Human Rights
- AUGUST 2, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that the state's capital sentencing statute is unconstitutional
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that the state's capital sentencing statute is unconstitutional
AUGUST 2, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FOUR ARMED ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ONDO
A state High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, sentenced four armed robbers to death by firing squad.
AUGUST 2, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CREATING UNREST IN SAUDI ARABIA AND BAHRAIN
A Saudi national was sentenced to death for attacking the general court at the Governorate of Al-Qatif four years ago.
- AUGUST 1, 2016LaosDEATH PENALTY
the Vientiane People’s Court recently sentenced three people to death after they were arrested in connection with a drug deal involving 132,000 amphetamine pills, the Khuamsangob newspaper reported.
the Vientiane People’s Court recently sentenced three people to death after they were arrested in connection with a drug deal involving 132,000 amphetamine pills, the Khuamsangob newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 1, 2016KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Nearly 3/4 of Kentuckians Support Moratorium on Executions, Majority Prefer Lengthy Prison Terms to Death Penalty.
USA - Kentucky. Nearly 3/4 of Kentuckians Support Moratorium on Executions, Majority Prefer Lengthy Prison Terms to Death Penalty.
AUGUST 1, 2016MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: KING MOHAMMED VI PARDONS WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Khadija Amrir, a 43-year-old woman was released from prison on the Morocco’s public holiday known as
JULY 31, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BANGLADESHI MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING COMPATRIOT EXECUTED IN JEDDAH
A Bangladeshi expatriate was executed in the Governorate of Jeddah for killing a compatriot during a
- JULY 30, 2016MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: KING MOHAMMED VI PARDONS 1,272 CONVICTS ON THRONE DAY
On the the Throne Day, King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 1,272 persons who were convicted by
- JULY 29, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: FOUR PRISONERS KILLED IN FIRST EXECUTIONS IN A YEAR
Indonesia has carried out its first executions in more than a year despite a string of legal appeals, diplomatic pressure and international condemnation.
- JULY 29, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: PYONGYANG PUBLICLY EXECUTED 6 OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR APRIL DEFECTION
North Korea publicly executed six officials in charge of supervision of its workers overseas in May