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- OCTOBER 5, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Henry Davis threw out the death sentence of Raymond Morrison
USA - Florida. Judge Henry Davis threw out the death sentence of Raymond Morrison
- OCTOBER 5, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Supreme Court is starting a new term that will discuss also 3 death penalty cases.
USA - The Supreme Court is starting a new term that will discuss also 3 death penalty cases.
OCTOBER 4, 2015JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: PRISONER DIES AFTER 46 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Masaru Okunishi, a death-row inmate who was seeking a retrial over a 1961 wine poisoning case, died at the Hachioji medical prison in western Tokyo. He was 89.
OCTOBER 4, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED, 9 OTHERS AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXECUTION
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged a prisoner in southern Iran and transferred at least nine other death-row
OCTOBER 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL
A triple murder convict named Muhammad Akram was executed in the Sahiwal Central Jail. He had killed his wife, brother-in-law and sister-in-law over a domestic feud in 2002.
OCTOBER 3, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH PENALTY, LIFE IN PRISON FOR 4 OVER ARSON
Two were sentenced to death, two others to life in prison and a minor to a 10-year jail term for sabotage.
- OCTOBER 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS HALTS 3 EXECUTIONS
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals halted 3 executions.
- OCTOBER 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): GOVERNOR NIXON COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE FOR CONVICTED MURDERER KIMBER EDWARDS
Gov. Jay Nixon commuted the death sentence of Kimber Edwards to life without parole.
- OCTOBER 2, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon commuted the death sentence of Kimber Edwards
USA - Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon commuted the death sentence of Kimber Edwards
- OCTOBER 2, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals halts executions.
USA - Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals halts executions.
- OCTOBER 1, 2015DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): ALFREDO PRIETO EXECUTED AFTER LAST-MINUTE APPEALS, INCLUDING POPE FRANCIS’S, FAILED
Alfredo Prieto was executed today after a series of last-minute appeals failed.
- OCTOBER 1, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): AG PRUITT ASKS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS TO STAY SCHEDULED EXECUTIONS
Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a petition with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals seeking an indefinite stay of all scheduled executions.
- OCTOBER 1, 2015VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Alfredo Prieto was executed today after a series of last-minute appeals, including Pope Francis’s, failed.
USA - Virginia. Alfredo Prieto was executed today after a series of last-minute appeals, including Pope Francis’s, failed.
OCTOBER 1, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 16 JIHADISTS CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICE
An Egyptian court sentenced 16 jihadists to death in a retrial on charges of killing 25 policemen in the Sinai
- OCTOBER 1, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. AG Pruitt Asks Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to Stay Scheduled Executions.
USA - Oklahoma. AG Pruitt Asks Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to Stay Scheduled Executions.
OCTOBER 1, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN FAISALABAD
Two death row convicts were hanged in the Central Jail of Faisalabad. Shoukat and Ikhlaq had killed two
- OCTOBER 1, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the death sentence of Bennie Adams is invalid
USA - Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the death sentence of Bennie Adams is invalid
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): KELLY RENEE GISSENDANER EXECUTED
After several denied appeals Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): CITING QUESTION OVER NEW DRUG, GOVERNOR HALTS GLOSSIP'S EXECUTION
4 p.m. Gov. Mary Fallin has granted a last-minute stay for Glossip who was set to be executed Wednesday afternoon.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. After several denied appeals Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate, Kelly Renee Gissendaner
USA - Georgia. After several denied appeals Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate, Kelly Renee Gissendaner
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN LAHORE
A death row convict, identified as Mushtaq, was hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Jail
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IRANIAN WOMAN, MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
An Iranian woman and her mother were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Citing question over new drug, governor halts Glossip's execution.
USA - Oklahoma. Citing question over new drug, governor halts Glossip's execution.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO TWO YEARS' THEOLOGY STUDY
An Iranian man who was on death row for allegedly insulting the prophet Muhammad has had his sentence
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FORMER AL-SHABAAB FIGHTER EXECUTED IN BAIDOA FOR RAPE CASE
A former Al-Shabaab fighter who has surrendered himself to the Somali government in the beginning of this year was on September 29
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2006 MUMBAI TRAIN BLASTS
A Mumbai court has awarded capital punishment to five convicts in 2006 Mumbai local train serial blasts in
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: THREE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court has sentenced three members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood to death and awarded
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE OFFENDER, EXECUTED IN PUNJAB
At least two murder convicts, including a juvenile offender, were executed in Punjab.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: SINAI MILITANTS' DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
The terrorism department of an Egyptian criminal court upheld the ruling to sentence to death the Sinai-
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2015DEATH PENALTY
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS U.S., RECOMMENDS END TO POLICE DEADLY FORCE, RACIAL PROFILING AND DEATH PENALTY
The United Nations has reviewed the country's human rights record and the international body slammed the