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JULY 18, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN ADIALA JAIL
Two murder convicts were hanged in the morning in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
- JULY 18, 2016ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence imposed upon Daniel Webband
USA - Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated the death sentence imposed upon Daniel Webband
JULY 18, 2016Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE WARNS TURKEY NOT TO REVIVE DEATH SENTENCE
The Council of Europe warned Turkey that restoring capital punishment after an attempted coup would be
JULY 17, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCES TO 6 BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS OVER 2013 VIOLENCE
A Cairo criminal court handed death and life imprisonment sentences in absentia to nine members of the
JULY 17, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIRST EXECUTION SINCE RAMADAN
Saudi authorities executed a murderer in the holy city of Mecca, the first death sentence to be carried out
JULY 17, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 PRISONERS INCLUDING A WOMAN HANGED IN TWO DAYS, TWO IN PUBLIC
Iran hanged 18 prisoners in two days, including two cases in public.
JULY 16, 2016TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY MIGHT RE-INTRODUCE THE DEATH PENALTY TO DEAL WITH COUP PLOTTERS
Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the death penalty might be re-introduced to deal with the instigators of the failed coup on the government.
JULY 14, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NIGER STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ADOPTS DEATH PENALTY FOR ARMED CATTLE RUSTLERS
The Niger State House of Assembly passed into law the criminalization of kidnapping and cattle rustling, the
- JULY 14, 2016GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. John Wayne Conner was executed
USA - Georgia. John Wayne Conner was executed
JULY 14, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): JOHN WAYNE CONNER EXECUTED
John Wayne Conner, 60, White, was executed by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital.
JULY 13, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE HANGED COLLECTIVELY IN GOHARDASHT PRISON
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged nine prisoners collectively in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.
JULY 13, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT APPROVES DECISION TO CARRY OUT DEATH PENALTY
Iraqi President Fuad Masoum has approved a decision to carry out death sentences for a number of
JULY 13, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AN ELDERLY MAN BEHEADED IN HIIRAAN REGION
Al-Shabaab fighters blamed for beheading of an elderly man at a small rural village in central Somalia,
JULY 12, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO PEOPLE CONVICTED OF KILLING AN AUTORICKSHAW DRIVER HAVE BEEN HANGED
Md Shahidul and Saiful Islam walked the gallows a minute after midnight, jailor Mahubul Islam confirmed to bdnews24.com.
JULY 12, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LAO SIBLINGS SENTENCED TO DEATH, LIFE FOR SMUGGLING HEROIN
A court in the central province of Nghe An handed down a death penalty and a life sentence to two Lao
JULY 12, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE HANGED FOR MURDER IN SYLHET JAIL
Death-row convict Maku Rabi Das was executed inside Sylhet Central Jail by hangman Raju who was
- JULY 12, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Correction has obtained a new supply of vecuronium bromide
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Correction has obtained a new supply of vecuronium bromide
JULY 12, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTYUN ORDERS MALDIVES TO DELAY IMPLEMENTING DEATH SENTENCE ON HUMAAM
United Nations has ordered Maldives to delay implementing death sentence on Humaam.
- JULY 11, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Louis Zaragoza
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Louis Zaragoza
JULY 11, 2016TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: 30 CONVICTED TO DEATH FOR KILLING ALBINOS, ELDERLY
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said that at least 30 people have been sentenced to death after they were found guilty of murdering elders and people with albinism.
- JULY 10, 2016CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA - Poll: 58% of Canadians favor the death penalty.
CANADA - Poll: 58% of Canadians favor the death penalty.
- JULY 10, 2016DEATH PENALTY
POLL: 58% OF CANADIANS FAVOR THE DEATH PENALTY
Canadians are more forward-thinking than Americans on a vast range of social issues, but not on death
JULY 9, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING MINOR BOY
A court in Bangladesh sentenced two persons to death for murdering a minor boy in Pirgachha upazila of the Rangpur district in 2011, reports BSS.
JULY 8, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS HAS EXECUTED 5 SUNNI TRIBESMEN AND BEHEADED 6 OF THEIR OWN MILITANTS FOR SPYING
The Islamic State (Isis) militant group has executed 6 of their own fighters and 5 Sunni tribesmen in Iraq for allegedly spying for their enemies.
JULY 7, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH WITHOUT HEARING EVIDENCE
A judge in Pakistan's anti-terrorism court heard no hard evidence, yet sentenced a Christian school principal to death under the charges of blasphemy.
JULY 7, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB PUBLICLY EXECUTED TWO MEN
The Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia publicly executed two men by firing squad in
JULY 6, 2016LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: GADDAFI'S SON RELEASED AFTER 2015 DEATH SENTENCE, LAWYER SAYS
Saif al-Islam, second son of Libya’s former ruler Muammar Gaddafi has been released after he was
- JULY 6, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR FOUR IN TRIPLE MURDER
The High Court of Karnataka in Kalaburagi confirmed capital punishment imposed on four accused in a triple murder case by the District and Sessions Court of Yadgir.
- JULY 5, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB BEHEADS TWO TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS FOR COOPERATING WITH SECURITY FORCES
Armed group Al shabaab have beheaded two telecommunication staff in Galcad in Galgadud region. The
JULY 5, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TWO CONVICTED TERRORISTS EXECUTED
Iraqi Justice Ministry announced executing today two convicted terrorists.