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JULY 28, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR SIX MILITANTS
A Bangladesh court upheld the death sentence for six Islamist militants convicted over a suicide bombing in
JULY 28, 2016SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS CRUCIFIES MAN FOR APOSTASY
The Islamic State militants executed and crucified a civilian man in Aleppo after accusing him of apostasy,
- JULY 27, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH PENALTY ISSUED FOR SHIITE MINOR
The Specialised Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia issued its initial judgement, in which a death penalty sentence
JULY 27, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL, SARGODHA JAIL
Two death row prisoners Ghulam Mustafa and Sibtain were executed in Central jail of Sahiwal and Sargodha’s district jail respectively.
JULY 27, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FILIPINO DRIVER WAS SAVED FROM DEATH ROW BY TWO SAUDI MILLIONAIRES
Two Saudi millionaires has donated SR225,000 (Php2.8 million) to pay the blood money (diya) for a
JULY 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iran's regime hanged a group of six prisoners in a jail in north-western Iran and a seventh prisoner in the north-east of the country.
JULY 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN SIALKOT JAIL
A murder convict was hanged in the morning at Sialkot District Jail.
JULY 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 250 EXECUTIONS SO FAR IN 2016
According to a report published by Iran Human Rights (IHR), Iranian authorities have executed at least 250
- JULY 26, 2016ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Joshua Komisarjevsky resentenced to six consecutive life sentences without parole
USA - Connecticut. Joshua Komisarjevsky resentenced to six consecutive life sentences without parole
- JULY 26, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Sept. 11 prosecutors ask judge to accept 2,976 death certificates as evidence.
USA - Sept. 11 prosecutors ask judge to accept 2,976 death certificates as evidence.
- JULY 26, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Shonda Walter has been resentenced to life without parole.
USA - Pennsylvania. Shonda Walter has been resentenced to life without parole.
JULY 26, 2016DEATH PENALTYUSA: SEPT. 11 PROSECUTORS ASK JUDGE TO ACCEPT 2,976 DEATH CERTIFICATES AS EVIDENCE
A war crimes prosecutor on Tuesday asked the judge to put 2,976 death certificates of the people killed on
- JULY 25, 2016DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): LETHAL INJECTION DRUG LIKELY FROM PFIZER SUBSIDIARY
Arkansas' secrecy laws didn't keep photos of a drug used in the state's lethal injection protocol from
- JULY 25, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THIRD DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court upheld a third death sentence since the current administration lifted a six-decade moratorium on capital punishment in 2014.
- JULY 25, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge: Man cleared of murder shouldn't be declared innocent.
USA - Texas. Judge: Man cleared of murder shouldn't be declared innocent.
JULY 25, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MURDER CONVICTS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia executed two convicted murderers, the interior ministry said, raising to 107 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom this year.
JULY 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC HANGING OF A MAN IN KERMANSHAH PROVINCE
An unidentified prisoner was hanged in public in Sonqor County (Kermanshah province, northwestern Iran)
- JULY 25, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Lethal injection drug likely from Pfizer subsidiary.
USA - Arkansas. Lethal injection drug likely from Pfizer subsidiary.
- JULY 24, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SOMALILAND COURT SENTENCES 8 TO DEATH
A military court in breakaway Somaliland has issued verdicts for 16 people accused of responsibility and
JULY 24, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR CITIZENS CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
Saudi authorities executed four citizens convicted of killing six members of their tribe, the interior ministry said.
JULY 23, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: REGIME HANGS THREE IN PRISON
Iran’s regime hanged three prisoners in a jail in northern Iran.
- JULY 22, 2016Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila commuted the sentences of all death row inmates
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila commuted the sentences of all death row inmates
JULY 22, 2016South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: TWO SOUTH SUDANESE SOLDIERS EXECUTED IN WAU
South Sudan army’s (SPLA) 5th division in Western Bahr el Ghazal state executed two soldiers charged with murder and various crimes.
- JULY 21, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed enforcement of its ruling upholding the state's lethal injection protocol.
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed enforcement of its ruling upholding the state's lethal injection protocol.
JULY 21, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLER TSUTSUI
The Supreme court rejected an appeal against a lower court decision to give the death sentence to 31-year-
- JULY 20, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT 99TH EXECUTION OF THE YEAR
Saudi authorities carried out the 99th execution of the 2016 in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, putting a man to death for murder.
JULY 20, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON IN ONE DAY
A group of ten prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison (Alborz province, northern Iran), according to sources close to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
- JULY 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): SILICON VALLEY STEER CASH TO DEATH PENALTY REPEAL BID
Some of Silicon Valley's biggest names are pouring money into an effort to overturn California's death
- JULY 19, 2016DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): LT. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM ENDORSES PROPOSITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind a ballot measure that would repeal the death
JULY 19, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI, ARAB EXECUTED AS TOTAL BEHEADINGS THIS YEAR NEAR 100
Saudi authorities executed two men, bringing to 98 the number of executions carried out in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom so far this year.