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JANUARY 22, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT OKAYS OKEKE FOR EXECUTION
The Supreme Court upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court sentencing a man, Nonso Okeke to death
JANUARY 22, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MINOR’S MURDER
Four people have been sentenced to death for the murder of an eight-year-old girl in Nairobi’s Kariobangi
- JANUARY 21, 2016DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): CHRISTOPHER BROOKS EXECUTED
Christopher Brooks was put to death in Alabama.
- JANUARY 21, 2016DEATH PENALTY
CONNECTICUT (USA): MURDER VICTIM'S DAUGHTER SAYS ‘BROKEN DEATH PENALTY DOESN'T BRING CLOSURE AND IS A WASTE’
Dawn Mancarella, whose mother, Joyce Masury, was murdered 20 years ago, called the death penalty "a
- JANUARY 21, 2016BeninDEATH PENALTY
the Constitutional Court of Benin ruled that Benin’s 2012 ratification of the Second Option
the Constitutional Court of Benin ruled that Benin’s 2012 ratification of the Second Option
JANUARY 21, 2016LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: THREE EXECUTED FOR STEALING AND FOUR WHIPPED FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL BY ISIS
ISIS militants in the Libyan town of Sirte have executed at least three men and whipped another for drinking
JANUARY 21, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
One death row convict was executed on the Sahiwal Central Jail in early morning, Dunya News reported.
JANUARY 21, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: CCZ AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) executive director Rev Susan Matale said before the
- JANUARY 21, 2016ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Murder Victim's Daughter Says "Broken Death Penalty Doesn't Bring Closure and is A Waste".
USA - Connecticut. Murder Victim's Daughter Says "Broken Death Penalty Doesn't Bring Closure and is A Waste".
JANUARY 21, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: POLICE CHIEF SAYS DEATH PENALTY PROVISIONS APPROPRIATE
Kakoma Kanganja Police chief said death penalty provisions were appropriate and should be applied as
- JANUARY 20, 2016DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): RICHARD MASTERSON EXECUTED
Richard Masterson, 43, White, was executed in Texas.
- JANUARY 20, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Richard Masterson, 43, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Richard Masterson, 43, White, was executed.
JANUARY 20, 2016DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS INCLUDING POSSIBLE JUVENILE OFFENDER HANGED
Iranian authorities have executed four prisoners in northern Iran and one prisoner in southern Iran who may have been under the age of 18 when he allegedly committed the murder that Iranian courts sentenced him to death for.
JANUARY 20, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
Two death row prisoners were hanged on early morning in the jails of Sahiwal and Jehlum, Dunya News
- JANUARY 20, 2016KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. U.S. Supreme Court restores death sentences for the Carr brothers, and Sidney Gleason.
USA - Kansas. U.S. Supreme Court restores death sentences for the Carr brothers, and Sidney Gleason.
- JANUARY 19, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB BEHEADS 60-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT
Somali militant group al-Shabaab publicly beheaded an elderly man in Southern Somalia after accusing him
JANUARY 19, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: SCRAP DEATH SENTENCE
A lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Zambia, Landilani Banda, says death sentence is “state-
JANUARY 19, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: SCRAP DEATH PENALTY, CHIEFS URGE GOVT
Traditional leaders urged Government to do away with the death penalty. The chiefs said capital punishment
JANUARY 19, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
Three death row prisoners were hanged on early morning in the jails of Attock, Mianwali and Jhang, Dunya
JANUARY 18, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: APEX COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS
The Supreme Court of India stayed the execution of two condemned prisoners who were awarded death
JANUARY 18, 2016DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ, YAZD
Five prisoners were hanged in Iran on January 12 and 14.
JANUARY 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 JUVENILE OFFENDERS EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ PRISON
Four juveniles have been hanged in Sanandaj prison, Iran.
JANUARY 17, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: THREE CONVICTED OF MURDERS EXECUTED
The breakaway northern Somalia region of Somaliland executed three people including a woman and her
JANUARY 17, 2016EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PARLIAMENT ENDORSES CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-TERRORISM LAW
Egypt's parliament overwhelmingly endorsed a controversial anti-terrorism law that sets up special courts
JANUARY 17, 2016AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING 8 MEMBERS OF A FAMILY IN NANGARHAR
A man was sentenced to death by a primary court in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan for
- JANUARY 17, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Ten Years After Last Execution, California Still Far From Resuming Executions
USA - California. Ten Years After Last Execution, California Still Far From Resuming Executions
- JANUARY 16, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Gilan Judiciary's press department reported on the execution of four prisoners at Lakan, Rasht's central
Gilan Judiciary's press department reported on the execution of four prisoners at Lakan, Rasht's central
- JANUARY 15, 2016TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mark Anthony Gonzales, 45, Hispanic, was formally sentenced to death today
USA - Texas. Mark Anthony Gonzales, 45, Hispanic, was formally sentenced to death today
- JANUARY 15, 2016DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Jermaine Wright, a former death row inmate, heads back to prison.
USA - Delaware. Jermaine Wright, a former death row inmate, heads back to prison.
- JANUARY 15, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Fewer support capital punishment in latest Field Poll.
USA - California. Fewer support capital punishment in latest Field Poll.