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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 6, 2016DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): PABLO LUCIO VASQUEZ EXECUTED
Pablo Lucio Vasquez, 38, Hispanic, was executed.
- 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, 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, 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
- MARCH 31, 2016GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
MARCH 31, 2016DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): JOSHUA DANIEL BISHOP EXECUTED
Joshua Daniel Bishop, 41, White, was executed.
- MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A death row prisoner was hanged in the District Jail Sialkot early the morning while the execution of two
A death row prisoner was hanged in the District Jail Sialkot early the morning while the execution of two
MARCH 30, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 829 SENTENCED TO DEATH SINCE 2010
Of the 829 prisoners convicted and sentenced to death between 2010 and 2016, Deputy Prime Minister
MARCH 30, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO CITIZENS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed two citizens convicted of murder, raising to 81 the number of death sentences
MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN:TWO CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN KOHAT
Two 'terrorists' convicted by military courts for involvement in attacks on security officials and civilians were executed at a jail in Kohat, a military sourced confirmed.
MARCH 30, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MURDERS IN TAMIL NADU
A court in Tamil Nadu awarded the death sentence to a man for murdering two women over a land dispute in Anamalai in the district four years ago.
MARCH 30, 2016BelarusDEATH PENALTYEUROPEAN UNION: STATEMENT ON THE CONFIRMATION OF A DEATH SENTENCE IN BELARUS
The European External Action Service (EEAS) Spokesperson released this Statement on the confirmation of a death sentence in Belarus:
MARCH 30, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS SENT TO GALLOWS
Two murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in the last two days.
- MARCH 29, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
A double murder convict was sent on the gallows in District Jail Sargodha in the wee hours. According to
MARCH 29, 2016LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
Two Sri Lankans illegally residing in Lebanon and a Lebanese man were sentenced to death for killing two