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MARCH 8, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 71 the number of locals
MARCH 8, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 1,398 PEOPLE AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DURING 2004-14
As many as 1,398 people were awarded capital punishment and three were executed in the country during
MARCH 8, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR JAMAAT LEADER FOR 1971 WAR CRIMES
Bangladesh Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for one of the top leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami
- MARCH 8, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House Judiciary Committee had passed the bill to abolish the death penalty.
USA - Utah. The House Judiciary Committee had passed the bill to abolish the death penalty.
MARCH 8, 2016KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: FOUR PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Criminal Court in Kuwait has sentenced four people to death – three Indian men and a Sri Lankan
- MARCH 7, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The Senate passed bill HB 815 allowing the use of the electric chair
USA - Virginia. The Senate passed bill HB 815 allowing the use of the electric chair
- MARCH 7, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov.Rick Scott has signed into law a measure that requiring that at least 10 out of 12 jurors recommend an execution.
USA - Florida. Gov.Rick Scott has signed into law a measure that requiring that at least 10 out of 12 jurors recommend an execution.
- MARCH 7, 2016LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a new trial to Louisiana death row inmate Michael Wearry
USA - Louisiana. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a new trial to Louisiana death row inmate Michael Wearry
MARCH 6, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 70TH CONVICT EXECUTED THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, bringing the number of people it has put to death this year to 70.
MARCH 6, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: BILLIONAIRE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN GRAFT CASE
A court in Iran has sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for
MARCH 6, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 3 COUSINS OVER ‘WITCHCRAFT’
Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced a police officer to death for murdering his three cousins, who he accused
- MARCH 4, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A Jury recommends death penalty for Stephon Lindsay
USA - Alabama. A Jury recommends death penalty for Stephon Lindsay
MARCH 3, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TOBIKO BACKS BID TO SCRAP MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has thrown his weight behind an application seeking to
- MARCH 3, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Senate passes a bill requiring agreement of 10 jurors before judge may impose death sentence.
USA - Florida. Senate passes a bill requiring agreement of 10 jurors before judge may impose death sentence.
- MARCH 3, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Rules Capital Sentencing Scheme Unconstitutional.
USA - Alabama. Judge Rules Capital Sentencing Scheme Unconstitutional.
- MARCH 3, 2016New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate defeated a proposal in a 12-12 tie to repeal the state’s death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate defeated a proposal in a 12-12 tie to repeal the state’s death penalty
MARCH 3, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTYALABAMA: JUDGE RULES CAPITAL SENTENCING SCHEME UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Jefferson County, Alabama Circuit Judge Tracie Todd ruled that Alabama's capital sentencing procedure violates the U.S. Constitution.
- MARCH 2, 2016BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Carlton Junior Hall was found guilty of murder by a 12-member jury in the No. 5 Supreme Court.
Carlton Junior Hall was found guilty of murder by a 12-member jury in the No. 5 Supreme Court.
MARCH 2, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS RELEASE 'DEATH LIST' OF EXECUTIONS
Islamic State militants have released a “death list” of 1,065 people they have murdered in one city in the past year.
MARCH 2, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES SEVEN TO DEATH OVER BOMBING
An Egyptian military court has handed down seven death sentences for an April 2015 bombing that killed
- MARCH 2, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate voted today to approve a bill that scraps the death penalty.
USA - Utah. The Senate voted today to approve a bill that scraps the death penalty.
- MARCH 2, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Senate narrowly votes down death penalty change.
USA - Florida. Senate narrowly votes down death penalty change.
- MARCH 2, 2016MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Missouri House Budget committee approves breaking out fund for executions.
USA - Missouri. Missouri House Budget committee approves breaking out fund for executions.
MARCH 2, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES PROMINENT COMMANDER AFTER ACCUSATIONS OF GAY SEX
The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas executed one of the group’s leading commanders after
MARCH 2, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS 100 DEATH SENTENCES FOR GHEZEL HESAR PRISONERS
At least 100 prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison (in Karaj, northern Iran) are in imminent danger of execution after their death sentences for drug offenses were reportedly confirmed in the last month by Iran's Supreme Court.
- MARCH 2, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: KILLER MUST HANG, RULES SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court upheld a High Court death sentence slapped on a man of Chilanga who burnt to death
- MARCH 1, 2016MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Senate passes execution secrecy bill.
USA - Mississippi. Senate passes execution secrecy bill.
- MARCH 1, 2016UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Utah Senate casts preliminary vote to repeal death penalty.
USA - Utah. Utah Senate casts preliminary vote to repeal death penalty.
- MARCH 1, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Delaware Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State's Death Penalty Law.
USA - Delaware. Delaware Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State's Death Penalty Law.
MARCH 1, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 5 EXECUTED AS TOLL HITS 69
A Qatari and a Jordanian were among five people executed in Saudi Arabia, bringing to 69 the number of people it has put to death this year.