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OCTOBER 13, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: WOMAN KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The North Central Province High Court Judge, Manjula Thilakaratne, handed down the death sentence to a
OCTOBER 13, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: GENERAL SHARIF SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS OF TEN TERRORISTS
Chief of the Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif signed death warrants of ten terrorists who were tried by military courts.
OCTOBER 12, 2016TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 76 SENTENCED OVER SOLDIER KILLINGS
A Tunisian court handed jail and death sentences to 76 people for killing eight soldiers in a jihadist hideout
- OCTOBER 12, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has overturned the death sentence imposed on Percy Hutton
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has overturned the death sentence imposed on Percy Hutton
- OCTOBER 12, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Harvard University: A Handful of Counties Are Keeping the Death Penalty Alive
USA - Harvard University: A Handful of Counties Are Keeping the Death Penalty Alive
- OCTOBER 12, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: A HANDFUL OF COUNTIES ARE KEEPING THE DEATH PENALTY ALIVE
The death penalty, it seems, is slowly dying. Public support
- OCTOBER 11, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court remanded Shaun Michael Bosse's case to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court remanded Shaun Michael Bosse's case to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
OCTOBER 11, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22-YEAR-OLD IRANIAN KURDISH WOMAN FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION AFTER GROSSLY UNFAIR TRIAL
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-
- OCTOBER 11, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will see lowest number of executions in 20 years.
USA - Texas. Texas will see lowest number of executions in 20 years.
OCTOBER 11, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOREIGN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The High Court in Kuching (Malaysia) sentenced an Indonesian
OCTOBER 11, 2016DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): LOWEST NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN 20 YEARS
For the 1st time in 20 years, the number of Texas executions will fall out of double digits this year.
- OCTOBER 10, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas bishops call for abolition of death penalty.
USA - Texas. Texas bishops call for abolition of death penalty.
OCTOBER 10, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: WOMAN WHO SOLD TOXIC DRINK THAT CAUSED DEATH OF 8 SENTENCED TO HANG
A woman who was charged with selling illicit liquor that caused the death of eight people in Ruiru, five years ago has been sentenced to death.
OCTOBER 10, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA'S PRISONS OVERCROWDED BY 3,810 INMATES
Ghana's 43 prisons are designed to accommodate 9,875 prisoners but are currently holding 13,685 prisoners.
OCTOBER 10, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY - MPS SAY THEIR HANDS TIED
Legislators said their hands are tied over abolition of death penalty in Zimbabwe, saying scrapping the
OCTOBER 10, 2016DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: PRIORITY IS TO CONTAIN THE DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISM
On World Day against the death penalty, Hands Off Cain sounded the alarm on the rise in the number of executions and death sentences in the name of the war on terrorism.
OCTOBER 9, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CORRUPT YUNNAN PARTY BOSS SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
China has sentenced the former Communist Party boss from the southwestern province of Yunnan to death
OCTOBER 8, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH, 8 TO LIFE FOR ANTI-CHRISTIAN ATTACK
An Egyptian court sentenced an Islamist to death by hanging and eight others to life in prison on charges of
OCTOBER 8, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA STRIP: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced a Palestinian man to death by hanging, after convicting him in the
OCTOBER 7, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 5 OF FAMILY AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 4 PERSONS
A man and his four sons were awarded capital punishment by a court in Pali district of Rajasthan for killing
OCTOBER 7, 2016United NationsDEATH PENALTYCAPITAL PUNISHMENT DOES NOT REDUCE TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day against the Death Penalty,
- OCTOBER 6, 2016New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. House Approves Reinstatement Of The Death Penalty
USA - New Mexico. House Approves Reinstatement Of The Death Penalty
- OCTOBER 6, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Obama reducing 102 inmates' sentences.
USA - Obama reducing 102 inmates' sentences.
- OCTOBER 6, 2016New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Death penalty bill fails to clear Senate.
USA - New Mexico. Death penalty bill fails to clear Senate.
OCTOBER 6, 2016SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 80 PER CENT OF RESIDENTS SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY
Government feedback agency Reach released a survey, which found that 80 per cent of Singapore residents
- OCTOBER 5, 2016Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Parliament voted to abolish the Emergency Provisions Act, which was widely applied by the former military government to stifle political activists by threatening harsh penalties, including a potential death sentence for leaking state secrets.
Parliament voted to abolish the Emergency Provisions Act, which was widely applied by the former military government to stifle political activists by threatening harsh penalties, including a potential death sentence for leaking state secrets.
- OCTOBER 5, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Barney Ronald Fuller, 53, White, was put to death
USA - Texas. Barney Ronald Fuller, 53, White, was put to death
- OCTOBER 5, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A court in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip sentenced a Palestinian
- OCTOBER 5, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Summer 2016" Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
USA - "Death Row USA Summer 2016" Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
- OCTOBER 5, 2016SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: THREE CONDEMNED TO HANG IN BURAM, SOUTH DARFUR
The Criminal Court of Buram in South Darfur sentenced three men to death for armed robbery, murder, and grievous bodily harm.