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JANUARY 12, 2016DEATH PENALTYU.S. SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN FLORIDA'S DEATH SENTENCING SCHEME
In an 8-1 decision in Hurst v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court found Florida's capital sentencing scheme in
JANUARY 12, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two prisoners convicted of murder were executed in Saudi Arabia on January 4 and 6.
- JANUARY 11, 2016CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Daniel Patrick Wozniak
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Daniel Patrick Wozniak
JANUARY 11, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: THE GOVERNMENT EXECUTES SIX CONVICTED FOR MURDER
Somaliland government carried out the execution of 6 prisoners in different regions of the country. The 6
JANUARY 11, 2016VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
The People's Court in the northern province of Lang Son issued two death sentences, two life sentences and
JANUARY 10, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ETHIOPIAN WOMAN EXECUTED FOR AXE MURDER
Saudi authorities executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th
JANUARY 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED
seven prisoners were hanged in different prisons in Iran.
JANUARY 10, 2016ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 15 DEATH ROW INMATES HIRE BITI'S FOR CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FIGHT
Opposition politician and Harare lawyer Tendai Biti has been hired by 15 death row prison inmates to
JANUARY 8, 2016SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS EXTREMIST REPORTEDLY KILLS HIS MOTHER IN PUBLIC EXECUTION
A member of the Islamic State killed his mother in a public execution in Syria, it was reported.
JANUARY 7, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE KILLERS OF JASAD LEADER KAZI AREF HANGED
Three condemned killers of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal founding president Kazi Aref Ahmed and four other
- JANUARY 7, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Oscar Ray Bolin, 53, White, was executed.
USA - Florida. Oscar Ray Bolin, 53, White, was executed.
JANUARY 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC IN EAST AZERBAIJAN
Late morning a prisoner was hanged in public on murder charges in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan.
JANUARY 7, 2016FloridaDEATH PENALTYFLORIDA: KILLER PUT TO DEATH IN FIRST US EXECUTION OF YEAR
Florida executed a man Thursday night been convicted of killing three women, carrying out the lethal
- JANUARY 6, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, raising to 49 the number of death sentences carried
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, raising to 49 the number of death sentences carried
- JANUARY 6, 2016AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Court records show pharmacists refused death penalty drugs.
USA - Alabama. Court records show pharmacists refused death penalty drugs.
JANUARY 6, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED IN PRISONS
The mullahs’ regime hanged at least nine people in prisons across Iran.
JANUARY 6, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR TOP ISLAMIST LEADER
Bangladesh's top court upheld the death sentence on the leader of the largest Islamist party for crimes during
JANUARY 6, 2016NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POPULAR PREACHER TO BE HANGED FOR BLASPHEMY
A very popular preacher, Abdulaziz Dauda, has been sentenced to death by hanging after a Kano upper
JANUARY 5, 2016BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The Minsk Regional Court pronounced this year’s first death sentence in the case of Henadz Yakavitski, a
- JANUARY 4, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia put to death a man convicted of murder, following its weekend executions of 47 men including
Saudi Arabia put to death a man convicted of murder, following its weekend executions of 47 men including
JANUARY 4, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 50-YEAR-OLD MAN HANGED IN NOSHAHR
The mullahs’ regime hanged an unnamed 50-year-old man in a prison in the port city of Noshahr, northern
JANUARY 4, 2016Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: HRC RECOMMENDS ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Commission in a letter to the President recommended the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 4, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED FOR MURDER
On the morning, a prisoner sentenced to death for murder was hanged in public
JANUARY 4, 2016YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WOMAN ACCUSED OF ADULTERY AND PROSTITUTION STONED TO DEATH BY AL-QAEDA
A woman has been stoned to death in south-east Yemen after being accused of adultery and prostitution by
JANUARY 3, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THE UNITED NATIONS DEPLORED THE MASS EXECUTION OF 47 PEOPLE
The United Nations deplored the mass execution of 47 people by Saudi Arabia, calling on the Riyadh
JANUARY 3, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: NISA SOLDIER EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN MOGADISHU
A soldier serving Somalia’s National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) has been executed by a firing
JANUARY 2, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 47 PUT TO DEATH, INCLUDING PROMINENT SHIITE CLERIC
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people convicted of terrorism-related offenses, including suspected members of
- JANUARY 1, 2016RussiaDEATH PENALTY
With the introduction of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of 1996
With the introduction of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2016TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
In Tunisian law the death penalty is issued for 21 separate offenses
In Tunisian law the death penalty is issued for 21 separate offenses
- JANUARY 1, 2016HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court.
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court.