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- DECEMBER 4, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Supreme Court Issues Stay in Lethal Injection Case.
USA - Arkansas. Supreme Court Issues Stay in Lethal Injection Case.
DECEMBER 3, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, FRAUD AT SHANXI MINES
Four people were sentenced to death in north China's Shanxi Province for murder, fraud and blackmail in a
DECEMBER 3, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 27 TRIED ON APOSTASY CHARGE THAT MAY BRING DEATH SENTENCES
A Sudanese court could sentence 27 Muslims to death for believing in a strand of Islam that’s considered
DECEMBER 3, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION WITHDRAWS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE, OTHERS
Egypt’s Court of Cassation withdrew the death sentences issued to Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide
- DECEMBER 3, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Counties With Highest Rates of Killings by Police Also Among Highest in Death Sentences.
USA - Counties With Highest Rates of Killings by Police Also Among Highest in Death Sentences.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Ernie Chambers asks Nebraska Supreme Court to sanction attorney general over lethal injection drugs.
USA - Nebraska. Ernie Chambers asks Nebraska Supreme Court to sanction attorney general over lethal injection drugs.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
MONGOLIA: HISTORIC VOTE ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY
Mongolia’s parliament became the latest to consign the death penalty to the history books, in a major victory for human rights in the country.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
- DECEMBER 3, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge: State Must Reveal Lethal Injection Drug Information.
USA - Arkansas. Judge: State Must Reveal Lethal Injection Drug Information.
- DECEMBER 3, 2015OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Issac C. Agee
DECEMBER 3, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: COUNTIES WITH HIGHEST RATES OF KILLINGS BY POLICE ALSO AMONG HIGHEST IN DEATH SENTENCES
The counties in the United States that have the highest per capita rate of killings by police officers also rank
- DECEMBER 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Donnis Musgrove Dies on Death Row Before Federal Court Can Decide His Innocence Claim.
USA - Alabama. Donnis Musgrove Dies on Death Row Before Federal Court Can Decide His Innocence Claim.
DECEMBER 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TERRORISTS SENT TO GALLOWS
Four convicted terrorists were sent to the gallows for their involvement in the Army Public School (APS) massacre in Peshawar last December in which over 150 people, mostly children, lost their lives.
DECEMBER 2, 2015DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): DONNIS MUSGROVE DIES ON DEATH ROW BEFORE FEDERAL COURT CAN DECIDE HIS INNOCENCE CLAIM
Donnis Musgrove, 67, White, an Alabama death row prisoner with a substantial claim of innocence, died of
DECEMBER 2, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS EXTREMISTS THROW ‘GAY COUPLE’ OFF A ROOF IN PALMYRA
The extremist group of Islamic State (ISIS) threw two Syrian men off the top of a building in Palmyra city in
- DECEMBER 1, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has set aside the death penalty for Rayshawn Johnson
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court has set aside the death penalty for Rayshawn Johnson
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on rape charges. According to confirmed
two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on rape charges. According to confirmed
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Defendants Begin Systemic Challenges to Constitutionality of Death Penalty.
USA - Defendants Begin Systemic Challenges to Constitutionality of Death Penalty.
NOVEMBER 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 11 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING JUBO LEAGUE LEADER
A Gazipur court has sentenced 11 persons to death for killing Jubo League leader Jalal Uddin Sarkar in 2004.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William Mason to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William Mason to death.
NOVEMBER 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURTS IN SIX DISTRICTS SENTENCE 29 TO DEATH IN SEVEN SEPARATE MURDER CASES
Altogether twenty-nine people were sentenced to death in seven separate murder cases in six districts in Bangladesh.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: CHINESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING IN SYABU
A Chinese national was sentenced to death by hanging after she was found guilty of trafficking drugs into
NOVEMBER 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DEFENDANTS BEGIN SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES TO CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY
Lawyers for capital defendants and death row inmates across the country have begun to respond to what
NOVEMBER 30, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT, ZAHEDAN
Four prisoners were hanged in Iran on November 28 and 30.
NOVEMBER 27, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BUSINESS EXECUTIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
The HCM City People's Court handed down death penalties to two former business executives for
NOVEMBER 27, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM PASSES LAW ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY FOR 8 CRIMES
Death sentences imposed on corrupt Vietnamese officials will now be commuted to life in prison if they pay
- NOVEMBER 26, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTY
the special Darfur Criminal Court in Khartoum sentenced 18 people belonging to the rebel Sudan Liberation
the special Darfur Criminal Court in Khartoum sentenced 18 people belonging to the rebel Sudan Liberation
- NOVEMBER 26, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Colombo High Courts have issued the death sentence to two individuals from the same family.
NOVEMBER 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
A young prisoner charged with rape was hanged to death in public in Meyami, Semnan.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
two executions were carried out at Tabriz Central Prison (in East Azerbaijan province), the Kurdistan
two executions were carried out at Tabriz Central Prison (in East Azerbaijan province), the Kurdistan