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- APRIL 9, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO SHABAB FIGHTERS EXECUTED FOR KILLING JOURNALIST
Two members of Somalia`s Al-Qaeda-linked Shabab jihadist group were executed by firing squad for the murder of a journalist killed by a car bomb last year, a judge said.
APRIL 9, 2016YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAIDA MILITANTS EXECUTE 15 GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS
Al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 15 soldiers loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, local officials and residents said.
APRIL 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
Five prisoners were reportedly hanged at Rasht's Lakan Prison (in the province of Gilan, northern Iran) on
APRIL 8, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OYO STATE GOVERNOR OKAYS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi signed into law a kidnapping prohibition bill, which makes kidnapping a capital offence in the state.
- APRIL 7, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Senators have voted to establish an innocence commission to review some capital convictions.
USA - Alabama. Senators have voted to establish an innocence commission to review some capital convictions.
- APRIL 6, 2016DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): PABLO LUCIO VASQUEZ EXECUTED
Pablo Lucio Vasquez, 38, Hispanic, was executed.
- APRIL 6, 2016DEATH PENALTY
APPEAL TO THE PRIME MINISTER, MATTEO RENZI, VISITING THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
In the recent visit in Italy of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, and his meetings with top representatives of the Italian Republic, it has clearly emerged the formal desire to establish more regular political and diplomatic r
APRIL 6, 2016United KingdomDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UP BY 54% IN 2015, PAKISTAN TOPS LIST
The numbers of death penalty has risen over an alarming 54 per cent in 2015-16.
APRIL 6, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
Three death row convicts involved in two different murder cases were executed in the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore on early morning, Dunya News reported.
APRIL 6, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: KERUGOYA COURT SENTENCES TWO ORPHANS TO HANG FOR STEALING CELLPHONE
Two orphans have been sentenced to death by a Kerugoya court after they were convicted of robbery with
APRIL 6, 2016SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 22 SOUTH SUDANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH
An anti-terrorism court in Khartoum sentenced 22 South Sudanese nationals to death and three others to life in prison for belonging to a militant group in Darfur.
- APRIL 5, 2016OmanDEATH PENALTY
A new draft Omani penal code, which has been prepared to compliment the modern era, has been discussed and approved by members of the Shura Council.
A new draft Omani penal code, which has been prepared to compliment the modern era, has been discussed and approved by members of the Shura Council.
- APRIL 5, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended that James Tench, 30, White, receive the death penalty
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended that James Tench, 30, White, receive the death penalty
APRIL 5, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore on early morning while the execution of
- APRIL 5, 2016North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Antwan Anthony to death.
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Antwan Anthony to death.
APRIL 4, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO CITIZENS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two citizens for murder, raising to 84 the number of death sentences the kingdom has carried out so far this year.
- APRIL 4, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Marcus Druery is incompetent to be executed.
USA - Texas. Marcus Druery is incompetent to be executed.
APRIL 2, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES A TANZANIAN JIHADIST
A jihadist from Tanzania was executed in Southern Somalia.
- APRIL 1, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Report shows continued death sentence drop, 1 last year. No executions in 2016.
USA - Ohio. Report shows continued death sentence drop, 1 last year. No executions in 2016.
APRIL 1, 2016ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MASS NURSING HOME KILLING
A man who attacked a nursing home, killing nine people and injuring nine others in 2015, was sentenced to
APRIL 1, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER JUVENILE OFFENDER IN SANANDAJ PRISON SENTENCED TO DEATH
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a juvenile offender (K.N) imprisoned at Sanandaj Prison, who at the time of crime was 17 years and 9 months old, was sentenced to death by retaliation in kind (Qisas) for murder.
- MARCH 31, 2016DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): JOSHUA DANIEL BISHOP EXECUTED
Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
- MARCH 31, 2016KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. A jury recommends death penalty for Kyle Flack
USA - Kansas. A jury recommends death penalty for Kyle Flack
MARCH 31, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of the murder of a compatriot, raising to 82 the number of death
- MARCH 31, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. David Steffen resentenced to life in prison.
USA - Ohio. David Steffen resentenced to life in prison.
MARCH 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER GETS DEATH, TERROR CONVICTS JAIL SENTENCES
Courts in Karachi handed down the death sentence to a murder convict and a 14-year jail term to two terror convicts.
- MARCH 31, 2016DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
- MARCH 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE BROTHERS
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon sentenced to death two government
MARCH 31, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER CASE IN SHARQIYA
A criminal court in Sharqiya sentenced four persons to death over murdering an engineer.
MARCH 31, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 SIBLINGS TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING BCL MAN IN BOGRA
A Bogra court sentenced three brothers to death and three people, including two siblings, to life