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FEBRUARY 11, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD OVER 2004 ATTACK ON BRITISH ENVOY
A Bangladesh court upheld death sentences for three members of an outlawed Islamist militant group in
- FEBRUARY 11, 2016PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Leete has overturned the death sentence of Daniel Crispell
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Leete has overturned the death sentence of Daniel Crispell
FEBRUARY 11, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FOUR WOMEN ARE RAPED BY ISIS FIGHTERS AND THEN STONED TO DEATH IN MOSUL AS PUNISHMENT FOR 'COMMITTING ADULTERY'
Radical group of the Islamic State (ISIS) executed four women in the city of Mosul in Iraq’s northwestern Nineveh province, after accusing them of “committing adultery.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2016VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The House of Delegates passed legislation to allow the use of the electric chair
USA - Virginia. The House of Delegates passed legislation to allow the use of the electric chair
- FEBRUARY 10, 2016ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. The Colorado State Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a bill for non-unanimous sentences
USA - Colorado. The Colorado State Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a bill for non-unanimous sentences
FEBRUARY 10, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN
One death row convict was executed in the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead body was handed over to legal heirs after completing medico-legal formalities.
FEBRUARY 10, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF EXECUTED
North Korea has executed its army chief of staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, which, if true, would be the latest in a series of executions, purges and disappearances under its young leader.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2016South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The Senate State Affairs committee has defeated a measure to repeal the death penalty
USA - South Dakota. The Senate State Affairs committee has defeated a measure to repeal the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 10, 2016MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocked an injunction that halted Mississippi's executions
USA - Mississippi. The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocked an injunction that halted Mississippi's executions
- FEBRUARY 10, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Judge Orders Evidentiary Hearing On Constitutionality of Federal Death Penalty.
USA - Judge Orders Evidentiary Hearing On Constitutionality of Federal Death Penalty.
FEBRUARY 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT EXECUTED IN BAHAWALPUR
A death row prisoner was sent to the gallows at the New Central Jail Bahawalpur on early morning, Dunya
FEBRUARY 9, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER A 1989 MURDER
Seven persons have been sentenced to death by the Tangalle High Court over a murder reported in 1989.
FEBRUARY 9, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS
A death row prisoner was hanged at the Central Jail in Faisalabad in the morning. Ghafoor Masih had
FEBRUARY 9, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS PUBLICLY EXECUTES JOURNALIST IN MOSUL
Extremists of the Islamic State (ISIS) executed an Iraqi journalist in Mosul city of the northwestern Nineveh
- FEBRUARY 8, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The State Senate Criminal Justice Committee has approved a bill for unanimous sentences
USA - Florida. The State Senate Criminal Justice Committee has approved a bill for unanimous sentences
FEBRUARY 8, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia executed an Egyptian man convicted of smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said, bringing to 59 the number of convicts put to death this year.
FEBRUARY 8, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR THE FORMATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has stressed the need to form
FEBRUARY 7, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SAUDI EXECUTED ON CONCOCTED CHARGES
Iraqi authorities executed in Baghdad a Saudi prisoner, Abdullah Azam Al-Qahtani, 35, on charges
FEBRUARY 7, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW TO GET LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Following a set of recommendations made by a committee appointed to look into the death sentence issued on several convicts, it has been decided to convert the death sentence imposed on 34 of those convicts into life imprisonment.
FEBRUARY 7, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES ONE OF ITS COMMANDERS ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL
The armed wing of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, said it had executed one of its members, with
- FEBRUARY 5, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hillary Clinton is partially against death penalty.
USA - Hillary Clinton is partially against death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Larry Paul Fidler sentenced Ka Pasasouk to death.
USA - California. Judge Larry Paul Fidler sentenced Ka Pasasouk to death.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Bernie Sanders is against the death penalty.
USA - Bernie Sanders is against the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 5, 2016ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: FIVE PF CADRES SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING UPND COUNTERPART
Lusaka High Court judge Gertrude Chawatama has sentenced to death five Patriotic Front (PF) cadres
FEBRUARY 5, 2016United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: BERNIE SANDERS IS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
After Hillary Clinton said during the MSNBC Democratic debate that she reluctantly supports capital punishment, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew a contrast. "I just don't want to see government be part of killing, that's all," he said.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Key facilitator of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, terrorist Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Abdullah was executed in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning.
Key facilitator of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, terrorist Bilal Ahmed alias Abu Abdullah was executed in Kohat Central Jail early in the morning.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Pablo Ibar
USA Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Pablo Ibar
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported.
A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2016ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Ninth Circuit overturned the death sentence of Robert Douglas Smith
USA - Arizona. The Ninth Circuit overturned the death sentence of Robert Douglas Smith
FEBRUARY 4, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO 11 FOR KILLING WOMAN TO GRAB LAND IN NADIA
Eleven people including a former Trinamool Congress leader were awarded death sentence by Nadia