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- JUNE 6, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Lonnie Franklin, the serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper", has been sentenced to death
USA - California. Lonnie Franklin, the serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper", has been sentenced to death
JUNE 6, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
A court in Bangladesh awarded death sentence to a woman for killing her husband.
- JUNE 6, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Ronnie Lynn Kirksey.
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Ronnie Lynn Kirksey.
- JUNE 5, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified only as Mojtaba G., who had been convicted of raping and murdering a woman, was
A man identified only as Mojtaba G., who had been convicted of raping and murdering a woman, was
- JUNE 5, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged a 21-year-old man after convicting him of the rape of dozens of women in the historic southern
Iran hanged a 21-year-old man after convicting him of the rape of dozens of women in the historic southern
JUNE 5, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO AFGHANS HANGED - LAWYER CONDUCTED THE EXECUTIONS
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, two Afghan prisoners were hanged in a prison in
JUNE 5, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS PUBLICLY HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Two Iranian men were publicly hanged in Iran's southern city of Shiraz in the morning.
- JUNE 3, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Philip Federico sentenced Craig Wall to death
USA - Florida. Judge Philip Federico sentenced Craig Wall to death
- JUNE 3, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - President Barack Obama issued 42 commutations, adding to 348, a historic total.
USA - President Barack Obama issued 42 commutations, adding to 348, a historic total.
- JUNE 3, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Jerry Jerome Smith's death sentence for the fourth time
USA - Alabama. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Jerry Jerome Smith's death sentence for the fourth time
- JUNE 2, 2016South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
despite a nine-day filibuster by 38 liberal members, the National Assembly passed a controversial anti-
despite a nine-day filibuster by 38 liberal members, the National Assembly passed a controversial anti-
JUNE 2, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN AND WOMAN HANGED IN PRISON
Iran’s fundamentalist regime has hanged a man and a woman in a prison in Qazvin, north-west of Tehran.
- JUNE 2, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Darnell Williams
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Darnell Williams
- JUNE 2, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Nancy R. McDonnell sentenced Michael Madison to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Nancy R. McDonnell sentenced Michael Madison to death
JUNE 1, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL
A death convict Hamed Akhtar was hanged to death in Sahiwal while security was tightened in and out
- JUNE 1, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 14 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death 14 of its citizens for terrorism in the Shi'ite Muslim minority
JUNE 1, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, TWO TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR WAR CRIMES
A special tribunal sentenced a person to death while two others to life in prison for crimes committed during
- JUNE 1, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Secret Execution Practices Become Increasingly Questionable
USA - Secret Execution Practices Become Increasingly Questionable
- MAY 31, 2016DEATH PENALTY
LOUISIANA (USA): EXECUTIONS ON HOLD UNTIL AT LEAST 2018
Federal judge James Brady delayed for 18 months proceedings on the constitutionality of Louisiana's death penalty procedures, as well as the execution of Christopher Sepulvado.
- MAY 31, 2016LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Executions on Hold Until At Least 2018.
USA - Louisiana. Executions on Hold Until At Least 2018.
- MAY 31, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Corey Wimbley's death sentence, confirming that the entire capital law of the state could be unconstitutional
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Corey Wimbley's death sentence, confirming that the entire capital law of the state could be unconstitutional
- MAY 31, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Shawn Lynch's death sentence
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Shawn Lynch's death sentence
MAY 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED FOR RELATIVE MURDER HANGED IN ATTOCK
A condemned prisoner was hanged in district jail Attock early in the morning.
MAY 31, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES THREE CONVICTED PALESTINIANS
Security forces from the Islamist group Hamas executed three convicted Palestinians at dawn, a move
MAY 31, 2016BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH SENTENCES FOR ATTACK ON POLICE UPHELD
A Bahraini appeals court upheld death sentences for three Shiites convicted of killing three policemen in a
MAY 31, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 6 MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER BANK ROBBERY
Six militants of banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team have
MAY 31, 2016United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: GULF SINGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EX-HUSBAND
The Court of Appeals in Al-Ain upheld the death penalty in the murder case of Emirati poet and director
MAY 31, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE ON AN ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOON CONTEST
Hands Off Cain asks the Italian Government to take a stand on yet another anti-Semitic event staged by the
- MAY 30, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
An unnamed 40-year-old prisoner, was hanged in public in the town of Noor in Mazandaran, according to
An unnamed 40-year-old prisoner, was hanged in public in the town of Noor in Mazandaran, according to
- MAY 30, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PUBLIC EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT
Iran’s regime has publicly hanged two men in Fars Province, southern Iran, and Mazandaran Province,