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JULY 5, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY ROW WITH GOVT
Maldives foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon stepped down over what she described as a profound differences of opinion with the government’s bid to enforce the death penalty.
JULY 5, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SECOND DEATH SENTENCE
Amid growing international pressure against the reintroduction of the death penalty, the Supreme Court
- JULY 4, 2016GuineaDEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of Guinea adopted a new penal code and a new penal procedure code, removing the death
the Parliament of Guinea adopted a new penal code and a new penal procedure code, removing the death
JULY 4, 2016GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: COURT SENTENCES 22-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO DEATH BY HANGING IN TAMALE
A Tamale High Court has sentenced a 22-year-old woman, Zelia Sulemana, to death by hanging for murder.
JULY 4, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FIVE PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH WERE EXECUTED AFTER ATTACK IN BAGHDAD
Iraq executed five convicts, the justice ministry said, linking the timing of the executions to the Baghdad suicide bombing the previous day that killed more than 200 people.
JULY 4, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PM ORDERS IMMEDIATE EXECUTION OF ALL TERRORISTS ON DEATH ROW
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Abadi has ordered that all terrorists sentenced to death be immediately executed, local media reported.
- JULY 3, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BUS ARSONIST WHO KILLED 18 CONDEMNED TO DIE
A man convicted of killing 18 people when he set a public bus on fire in China was sentenced to death, authorities said.
- JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A Mid-Year Review: Halfway Through 2016, Execution Pace Remains at Historic Low.
USA - A Mid-Year Review: Halfway Through 2016, Execution Pace Remains at Historic Low.
- JULY 1, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Referendum would expedite death penalty appeals
USA - California. Referendum would expedite death penalty appeals
- JULY 1, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act of 2004 was amended through the General Laws
the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act of 2004 was amended through the General Laws
- JULY 1, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR BASHING GIRL'S HEAD ON TREE STUMP
A casual labourer has been sentenced to hang for the murder of a five-year-old girl by bashing her head into a tree stump.
JULY 1, 2016Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING PROBATION OFFICER
San Fernando High Court found Jason Housten, 36, guilty and sentenced him to hang for the murder of
- JULY 1, 2016ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - -Connecticut. Judge Robert Devlin re-sentenced Russell Peeler Jr. to 2 consecutive life sentences
USA - -Connecticut. Judge Robert Devlin re-sentenced Russell Peeler Jr. to 2 consecutive life sentences
- JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 14% of Death Row Inmates Are There Because of Just 5 Prosecutors
USA - 14% of Death Row Inmates Are There Because of Just 5 Prosecutors
- JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States if the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes ahead
USA - Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States if the execution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev goes ahead
JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: 14% OF DEATH ROW INMATES ARE THERE BECAUSE OF JUST 5 PROSECUTORS
Just 5 prosecutors representing less than 0.2% of US counties are responsible for 14% of all people
JULY 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYAL-QAEDA WARNS US OF 'GRAVEST CONSEQUENCES' IF DEATH SENTENCE IS CARRIED ON BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER
The leader of Al-Qaeda, Al-Zawahri, has threatened the United States with "grave consequences" if the
JUNE 30, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SUPREME COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENSES
The Supreme Court has added five new death row inmates to the Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO)
JUNE 30, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 10 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR 2006 MURDERS OF TRUCK DRIVER, ASSISTANT IN RANGPUR
The District and Sessions Judges Court of Rangpur sentenced 10 accused to death for the murder of a
JUNE 30, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANCELS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Delta State House of Assembly in Asaba, approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of
- JUNE 30, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Steven Hall received a reduced sentence
USA - Alabama. Steven Hall received a reduced sentence
JUNE 29, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 73-YR-OLD AUSSIE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced an elderly Australian national to death for trafficking 1.6kg of heroin
JUNE 29, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FRUIT SELLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A fruit seller was sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking cannabis weighing 18.8kg.
JUNE 29, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, THREE TO LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
A man was sentenced to death and three others were handed life term imprisonment for killing a woman in Bogra.
- JUNE 28, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US halted by Mexico judge over death penalty fears.
USA - ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US halted by Mexico judge over death penalty fears.
JUNE 28, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: GALLOWS FOR THREE INDIANS, WOMAN IN DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Court of Appeals presided over by Judge Ali Diran has upheld the verdict of the lower court and
JUNE 28, 2016MexicoDEATH PENALTYMEXICO: ‘EL CHAPO’ EXTRADITION TO US HALTED BY JUDGE OVER DEATH PENALTY FEARS
A judge in Mexico temporarily blocked the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the US after his lawyers appealed the move over fears that the infamous drug cartel leader might face the death penalty.
JUNE 27, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Gujranwala sentenced two Christian and one Muslim man to death for
JUNE 25, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COUPLE KILLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MYMENSINGH
A Mymensingh court sentenced a youth to death for killing a couple in 2014.
- JUNE 24, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian.
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian.