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- SEPTEMBER 2, 2016MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that Missouri must provide Mississippi death-row prisoners with information
USA - Missouri. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that Missouri must provide Mississippi death-row prisoners with information
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MURDER SUSPECTS GET DEATH SENTENCE AFTER 23 YEARS
High Court Judge of Hambantota, Ajith Masinha, sentenced to death three suspects in a murder case that
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: 137 PRISONERS INCLUDING 3 WOMEN UNDER DEATH ROW
Director of Amnesty International Ghana, Lawrence Amesu, has revealed that close to 137 prisoners including three women are currently under death row awaiting execution.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN HAMBANTOTA
Three people were sentenced to death by the Hambantota Provincial High Court on charges of having
AUGUST 31, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN ARABS HANGED FOR BELONGING TO AL-QAEDA
Iraq hanged seven men of various Arab nationalities who were convicted of belonging to the Al-Qaeda network, officials said.
AUGUST 30, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 11 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING JUBO DAL ACTIVIST IN LAXIPUR
A Laxipur court ordered death penalty to 11 for murdering Maolana Babor, who was an activist of Laxipur Jubo Dal.
- AUGUST 30, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - President Barack Obama today reduced the prison sentences of 111 Americans convicted of drug crimes
USA - President Barack Obama today reduced the prison sentences of 111 Americans convicted of drug crimes
- AUGUST 29, 2016AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
a local Afghanistan court has sentenced guerilla commander Anas Haqqani to death. Anas is Sirajuddin Haqqani’s brother.
a local Afghanistan court has sentenced guerilla commander Anas Haqqani to death. Anas is Sirajuddin Haqqani’s brother.
- AUGUST 29, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Documents Show States' Claims of Threats to Execution Drug Suppliers Were Exaggerated
USA - FBI Documents Show States' Claims of Threats to Execution Drug Suppliers Were Exaggerated
AUGUST 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
According to close sources, 12 prisoners were executed in Karaj Central Prison early morning, Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported.
AUGUST 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 30 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN THREE DAYS
at least 30 prisoners were executed in Iran between August 25 and 27.
AUGUST 25, 2016CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON: 109 SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Cameroon has sentenced 109 people to death for having links with terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
- AUGUST 24, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG POSSESSION
An Indonesian court sentenced five people to death for possession of 26 kilograms of crystal
- AUGUST 23, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Anthony Wright, who was capitally tried, was exonerated after 25 years.
USA - Pennsylvania. Anthony Wright, who was capitally tried, was exonerated after 25 years.
- AUGUST 23, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted a new trial to James Dennis
USA - Pennsylvania. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted a new trial to James Dennis
- AUGUST 22, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has overturned 4-3 the death sentence imposed on Gary Grimes
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has overturned 4-3 the death sentence imposed on Gary Grimes
- AUGUST 19, 2016NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Death penalty costs Nebraska about $14 million annually, study finds.
USA - Nebraska. Death penalty costs Nebraska about $14 million annually, study finds.
- AUGUST 17, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTY
sources of the Nassiriya prison said that four Iraqi citizens were executed for terrorism.
sources of the Nassiriya prison said that four Iraqi citizens were executed for terrorism.
- AUGUST 17, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTY
according the website www.capitalpunishmentuk.or, 3 men, who remain unnamed, were hanged in Iraq for rape.
according the website www.capitalpunishmentuk.or, 3 men, who remain unnamed, were hanged in Iraq for rape.
- AUGUST 16, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. "Strong Majority" of Floridians Prefer Life Without Parole Over Death Penalty.
USA - Florida. "Strong Majority" of Floridians Prefer Life Without Parole Over Death Penalty.
- AUGUST 15, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Attorney General Matt Denn will not appeal State v. Rauf declaring Delaware's capital sentencing scheme unconstitutional.
USA - Delaware. Attorney General Matt Denn will not appeal State v. Rauf declaring Delaware's capital sentencing scheme unconstitutional.
- AUGUST 15, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court decided unanimously to overturn the death sentence of Sergio D. Nelson
USA - California. The California Supreme Court decided unanimously to overturn the death sentence of Sergio D. Nelson
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, 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 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 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 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 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN 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),