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JUNE 16, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 3 PRISONERS HANGED AT BANDAR ABBAS CENTRAL PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
At least three prisoners with drug related charges were reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison
JUNE 16, 2016TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN SUFI SHRINE KILLING
the leader of a group of Takfiri Salafists was sentenced to death for his part in the killing of a guard at a Sufi
- JUNE 16, 2016Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: MILITARY COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES 31 TO DEATH
the Goma military court, sitting as mobile court in Kiwanja, sentenced thirty-one people to death for several
- JUNE 15, 2016DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): EACH DEATH ROW INMATE COSTS $1.66 MILLION MORE IN TAXPAYER MONEY THAN ONE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE
A new state report finds that each death row inmate in Utah costs $1.66 million more in taxpayer money
- JUNE 15, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Julius Murphy
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Julius Murphy
- JUNE 15, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Report: Each death row inmate costs Utah $1.66 million.
USA - Utah. Report: Each death row inmate costs Utah $1.66 million.
JUNE 15, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SIX TO HANG FOR AHSANULLAH MASTER MURDER
The High Court upheld death penalty for six people and life term for two accused on charge of killing former
- JUNE 15, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR JORDANIAN HEROIN PEDDLER
The Colombo High Court Judge Manilal Waidyathilake sentenced to death Jordanian who was found guilty
- JUNE 15, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Court Changes Texas Jose Noey Martinez's Sentence to Life.
USA - Texas. Court Changes Texas Jose Noey Martinez's Sentence to Life.
- JUNE 15, 2016ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Steven Hayes is the 1st Death-Row Inmate Resentenced to Life
USA - Connecticut. Steven Hayes is the 1st Death-Row Inmate Resentenced to Life
JUNE 15, 2016South AfricaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH AFRICA: GOVERNMENT TO DEPORT BOTSWANA MURDERERS TO FACE DEATH SENTENCE
The government of South Africa decided to amend the Treaty on Extradition Act facilitating extradition
JUNE 14, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO KILLED 6 PEOPLE DURING A SHOOTING SPREE IN SHANGHAI EXECUTED
A man who killed six people and injured four others with guns and an iron pipe in Shanghai three years ago
JUNE 14, 2016Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD: EDWARDS FREED AFTER THE PRESIDENT DIRECTED THE COURT OF APPEAL TO RECONSIDER HIS CASE
Albert Edwards who was convicted of murder in 1988, has been freed by the Trinidad Court of Appeal.
- JUNE 14, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR ALGERIAN WHO KILLED CHINESE MAN UPHELD
An Algerian man who murdered a Chinese man and stole more than Dh1 million from him has failed in his
JUNE 14, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA HAS SCALED DOWN DEATH PENALTY AND INCREASED CHECKS SINCE 2012, GOV’T REPORT SAYS
China says that it has scaled down its use of capital punishment since 2012 and second trials of death
JUNE 13, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2015 BOMBING NEAR U.S. CONSULATE
Seven people were sentenced to death by an Erbil court for their role in the bombing outside of the U.S.
JUNE 10, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES 7 FOR SPYING AND HELPING US DRONE STRIKES
Al shabaab militants publicly executed seven men whom they accused of spying for Unites States Intelligence CIA and helping U.S. drones kill their leaders.
JUNE 10, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The sessions court in Shajapur awarded capital punishment to four persons, including three brothers, for
JUNE 9, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OSUN STATE GOVERNOR PARDONS 17 PRISONERS, COMMUTES FOUR DEATH SENTENCES
Seventeen prisoners serving various jail terms in Ogun State were granted state pardon by the state
JUNE 9, 2016Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTYBURKINA FASO: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS PUSH FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
About ten civil society groups in Burkina Faso launched a campaign aimed at pushing for the abolition of
- JUNE 9, 2016ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Steven Victor Wert
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the death penalty sentence for Steven Victor Wert
- JUNE 9, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A second trial court has ruled that the state's new death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
USA - Florida. A second trial court has ruled that the state's new death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
JUNE 9, 2016DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): ANOTHER JUDGE RULES DEATH PENALTY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
A second Florida trial court has ruled that the state's new death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
- JUNE 8, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the defense team of Yutaro Chiba, 24, for murders he committed when he was a minor (he was 18 years and 7 months old). The decision was supported by all five justices.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the defense team of Yutaro Chiba, 24, for murders he committed when he was a minor (he was 18 years and 7 months old). The decision was supported by all five justices.
- JUNE 8, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN JUDGE MURDER CASE
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi handed down death sentence to three men convicted of
- JUNE 7, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 26 SENTENCED TO DEATH, 21 TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR ASWAN VIOLENCE
Twenty-six people were sentenced to death and 21 to life in prison for involvement in tribal violence in
JUNE 6, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: KILLER OF THREE EXECUTED IN MULTAN
A death row prisoner involved in killing three persons over a property dispute was executed in
JUNE 6, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT CONFIRMS DEATH FOR JAMAAT MEDIA BARON
Bangladesh's Supreme Court released its judgement confirming capital punishment for a top Islamist leader
- JUNE 6, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Dismisses Charges Against Former Death Row Inmate Kerry Max Cook
USA - Texas. Judge Dismisses Charges Against Former Death Row Inmate Kerry Max Cook
JUNE 6, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN MASHHAD
three men, aged 30, 35 and 40, who had been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, north-east Iran, were hanged in the central prison of Mashhad, the state-run Rokna website wrote.