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MARCH 28, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: VIETNAMESE MOM ESCAPES GALLOWS, JAILED 20 YEARS FOR DRUG POSSESSION INSTEAD
A Vietnamese woman shed tears of joy in court after she was spared the gallows in Malaysia for allegedly
MARCH 27, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR KILLING BANGLADESHI WOMAN
Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani convicted of killing a Bangladeshi woman, raising to 79 the number of
MARCH 26, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: EX-SHABAB MEDIA OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH PENALTY
The High Military Court of Somalia sentenced Ex-Shabab media officer, Hassan Hanafi to a death penalty
- MARCH 25, 2016RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A number of Russian Duma deputies have proposed a bill that would introduce the death penalty for terrorism-related crimes.
A number of Russian Duma deputies have proposed a bill that would introduce the death penalty for terrorism-related crimes.
- MARCH 25, 2016MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The House amended Senate Bill 2237 to allow the state prison system to execute prisoners using a firing squad
USA - Mississippi. The House amended Senate Bill 2237 to allow the state prison system to execute prisoners using a firing squad
MARCH 25, 2016MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN 'SECRETIVE' EXECUTION
Malaysia has executed three men for murder, their lawyer said, in what rights groups called a “secretive”
MARCH 25, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN EXECUTES TWO MURDERERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVEN DEATHS
A convicted serial killer and the mastermind of a murder-for-insurance scheme were executed on March 25, bringing to four the number of inmates hanged since Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki took office in October.
MARCH 24, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 2 AT BEER CLUB
A court in the southern province of Kien Giang handed down a death sentence to a local man for killing two
MARCH 24, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Two convicts, tried and sentenced by military courts for their of involvement in “terrorist attacks”, were
MARCH 23, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 12 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NOAKHALI DOUBLE MURDER
A court in Bangladesh convicted 12 people and sentenced them to death for killing two people in 2007.
- MARCH 23, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING A COMPATRIOT
The kingdom executed a Saudi national convicted of murdering a compatriot in the province of AlQassim,
- MARCH 22, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Adam Ward was executed.
USA - Texas. Adam Ward was executed.
MARCH 22, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MORE THAN 350 PRISONERS HANGED SINCE DECEMBER 2014, GOVERNMENT TELLS THE SUPREME COURT
In Islamabad, federal government notified the highest court of the 353 death row prisoners hanged in the country since December 2014.
- MARCH 22, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Missouri ordered to reveal pharmacies
USA - Missouri. Missouri ordered to reveal pharmacies
MARCH 22, 2016DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ADAM WARD EXECUTED
Adam Ward was executed. He was given a lethal dose of pentobarbital and as it took effect, he took a
MARCH 21, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING STREET BOY
A Dhaka court sentenced two people to death for brutally killing a street boy 13 years ago.
MARCH 21, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KILLER OF POLICEMEN IN BAYELSA GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced one of the killers of the eleven policemen at Lobia two community
- MARCH 21, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: PROSECUTORS DEFEND DEATH SENTENCE ON MP MURDERER
Prosecutors defended the death sentence handed to Hussain Humam over the brutal murder of former
MARCH 20, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FEMALE JOURNALIST KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two Al shabaab members who have been convicted of murdering a female Somali journalist were
MARCH 19, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: ROBBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 27-year-old robber of Solwezi has been sentenced to death by the Kitwe High Court.
MARCH 18, 2016JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: KOBE MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF 6 - YEAR - OLD GIRL
The Kobe District Court handed down a death sentence to a man accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl
MARCH 18, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR STEALING N30,000 IN ONDO
A middle age man was sentenced to death by hanging by the Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the
- MARCH 18, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Derek Horton
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for Derek Horton
MARCH 17, 2016CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON: 89 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death on terror charges, the BBC Hausa service is reporting.
- MARCH 17, 2016TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Federal Judge vacates McNish death penalty.
USA - Tennessee. Federal Judge vacates McNish death penalty.
- MARCH 16, 2016DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): TOP COURT APPROVES ROMELL BROOM'S SECOND EXECUTION ATTEMPT AFTER BOTCHED INJECTIONS
The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the state can try again to put to death Rommell Broom, whose 2009 botched execution was called off after 2 hours.
MARCH 16, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN 73RD EXECUTION
A Saudi national convicted of murder was executed, bringing to 73 the number of people put to death in the
MARCH 16, 2016OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the state can try again to put to death Romell Broom
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court decided that the state can try again to put to death Romell Broom
- MARCH 16, 2016South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Federal Judge Richard Gergel Overturns Death Sentence Because of Prosecutor's Racist Arguments.
USA - South Carolina. Federal Judge Richard Gergel Overturns Death Sentence Because of Prosecutor's Racist Arguments.
MARCH 15, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN SAHIWAL
A death row prisoner was hanged in the Central Jail Sahiwal early the morning while the execution of