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MAY 14, 2016
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IRAN: FOUR MORE PRISONERS HANGED
Iran is continuing its heightening execution spree, hanging at least four more prisoners in the past three days.
MAY 14, 2016Somalia
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SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 4 ‘ELDERS’ ACCUSED OF SPYING
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group executed four men for allegedly spying for Somali government
MAY 13, 2016California
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USA - California. Newly Disclosed California Corrections Documents Reveal Questionable Practices
USA - California. Newly Disclosed California Corrections Documents Reveal Questionable Practices
MAY 13, 2016
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USA: PFIZER BLOCKS THE USE OF ITS DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that it has imposed sweeping controls on the distribution of its products to ensure that none are used in lethal injections, a step that closes off the last remaining open-market source of drugs used in exec
MAY 13, 2016United States
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USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
MAY 12, 2016Iran
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Behnam Mohammadi, 35, was hanged in Maragheh Prison, north-west Iran, after serving five years behind
Behnam Mohammadi, 35, was hanged in Maragheh Prison, north-west Iran, after serving five years behind
MAY 11, 2016
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MISSOURI (USA): EARL FORREST EXECUTED
Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.
MAY 11, 2016Missouri
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USA - Missouri. Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.
USA - Missouri. Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.
MAY 11, 2016Egypt
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EGYPT: QENA COURT GIVES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE TO 25 IN ASWAN TRIBAL FEUD
Upper Egypt’s Qena criminal court sentenced 25 to a preliminary death sentence in relation to a tribal feud
MAY 11, 2016Iran
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IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
Two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison (northern Iran).
MAY 11, 2016Texas
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USA - Texas. Death Penalty Support Continues Its Steady Decline
USA - Texas. Death Penalty Support Continues Its Steady Decline
MAY 10, 2016Pakistan
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PAKISTAN: THREE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN ADIALA, SAHIWAL JAIL
Pakistan put to death three prisoners convicted of murder in different cases.
MAY 10, 2016Bangladesh
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BANGLADESH: MATIUR RAHMAN NIZAMI HANGED
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was hanged inside the Dhaka Central Jail after he was found guilty of genocide by International Crimes Tribunal.
MAY 10, 2016North Korea
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NORTH KOREA: GENERAL RI YONG-GIL, THOUGHT TO BE EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY, RESURFACES
the North Korean state news media published list of officials newly selected for senior posts, which also
MAY 10, 2016Taiwan
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TAIWAN: SUBWAY KILLER EXECUTED
Taiwan executed a former college student who killed four people in a random stabbing spree on a subway
MAY 10, 2016
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USA: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL NOT SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST AHMED ABU KHATTALA
The United States Department of Justice has announced that it will not seek the death penalty against
MAY 10, 2016Saudi Arabia
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SAUDI ARABIA: 92ND EXECUTION OF YEAR
Saudi national Mohsen al-Dosari was executed for stabbing to death another Saudi man following a dispute,
MAY 10, 2016Kuwait
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KUWAIT: TWO EGYPTIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS
The Criminal Court sentenced two Egyptians to death for smuggling huge quantities of drugs into the
MAY 10, 2016United States
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USA - The Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khattala
USA - The Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khattala
MAY 9, 2016Florida
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USA - Florida. Judge declares Florida's death-penalty law is unconstitutional.
USA - Florida. Judge declares Florida's death-penalty law is unconstitutional.
MAY 9, 2016Iran
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IRAN: TWO PRISONERS WITH MURDER CHARGES HANGED IN WEST AZERBAIJAN
Two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Darya, Urmia's central prison (in the province of West Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran).
MAY 8, 2016Iran
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IRAN: PUBLIC EXECUTION IN KERMANSHAH
One prisoner was hanged publicly in the "Azadi" (Liberty) Square of Kermanshah, western Iran.
MAY 8, 2016Afghanistan
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AFGHANISTAN: 6 TERRORISTS EXECUTED
Six terrorists who had been awarded capital punishment on charge of involvement in subversive activities were executed in Pul-e-Charkhi prison of Kabul, a Presidential Palace’s statemen said.
MAY 7, 2016Egypt
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EGYPT COURT SPARES OUSTED PRESIDENT MOHAMED MORSI THE DEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian court recommended death sentences for six codefendants of Mohamed Morsi but not for the
MAY 7, 2016Afghanistan
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Taliban Publicly Execute Two Women in Northern Afghanistan
MAY 7, 2016Tennessee
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USA - Tennessee. A jury again sentenced Michael Rimmer to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury again sentenced Michael Rimmer to death
MAY 6, 2016Belarus
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BELARUS: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SYARHEI KHMYALEUSKI
The Supreme Court of Belarus has upheld the death sentence passed in February 2016 upon Syarhei
MAY 6, 2016
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BELARUS: IVANOU EXECUTED PENDING COMPLAINT WITH THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
A 22-year-old prisoner, Siarhei Ivanou, was executed on April 18, according to another death convict,
MAY 5, 2016Bangladesh
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BANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI HEAD
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of top Islamist party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami
MAY 5, 2016Texas
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USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Demond Bluntson to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Demond Bluntson to death.

Death penalty

IRAN: FOUR MORE PRISONERS HANGED

SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 4 ‘ELDERS’ ACCUSED OF SPYING

USA - California. Newly Disclosed California Corrections Documents Reveal Questionable Practices

USA: PFIZER BLOCKS THE USE OF ITS DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS

USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.

Behnam Mohammadi, 35, was hanged in Maragheh Prison, north-west Iran, after serving five years behind

MISSOURI (USA): EARL FORREST EXECUTED

USA - Missouri. Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.

EGYPT: QENA COURT GIVES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE TO 25 IN ASWAN TRIBAL FEUD

IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ

USA - Texas. Death Penalty Support Continues Its Steady Decline

PAKISTAN: THREE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN ADIALA, SAHIWAL JAIL

BANGLADESH: MATIUR RAHMAN NIZAMI HANGED

NORTH KOREA: GENERAL RI YONG-GIL, THOUGHT TO BE EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY, RESURFACES

TAIWAN: SUBWAY KILLER EXECUTED

USA: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL NOT SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST AHMED ABU KHATTALA

SAUDI ARABIA: 92ND EXECUTION OF YEAR

KUWAIT: TWO EGYPTIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS

USA - The Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khattala

USA - Florida. Judge declares Florida's death-penalty law is unconstitutional.

IRAN: TWO PRISONERS WITH MURDER CHARGES HANGED IN WEST AZERBAIJAN

IRAN: PUBLIC EXECUTION IN KERMANSHAH

AFGHANISTAN: 6 TERRORISTS EXECUTED

EGYPT COURT SPARES OUSTED PRESIDENT MOHAMED MORSI THE DEATH PENALTY

Taliban Publicly Execute Two Women in Northern Afghanistan

USA - Tennessee. A jury again sentenced Michael Rimmer to death

BELARUS: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SYARHEI KHMYALEUSKI

BELARUS: IVANOU EXECUTED PENDING COMPLAINT WITH THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

BANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI HEAD

USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Demond Bluntson to death.