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OCTOBER 28, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRUTAL SLAYINGS OF FOUR
A court in the northern province of Yen Bai handed down the death penalty to a man for killing four people
- OCTOBER 28, 2015ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Federal judge wants Arizona to identify its execution drugs.
USA - Arizona. Federal judge wants Arizona to identify its execution drugs.
OCTOBER 28, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A man lost his appeal and will be executed for killing his wife in a fit of rage after she suspected him of
OCTOBER 28, 2015ItalyDEATH PENALTYITALY COURT REFUSES EXTRADITION TO TUNISIA OF MUSEUM ATTACK SUSPECT
An Italian court refused to extradite a Moroccan man suspected of having supplied weapons for the attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunisia earlier this year because he might face the death penalty in the case.
OCTOBER 27, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
Two death row prisoners were hanged in the jails of Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur while the execution of two convicts was postponed.
- OCTOBER 27, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Drug supplier sold execution chemicals improperly expecting secrecy.
USA - Arkansas. Drug supplier sold execution chemicals improperly expecting secrecy.
OCTOBER 27, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler, bringing the number of people put to death this year to 138.
OCTOBER 27, 2015DEATH PENALTYARKANSAS (USA): ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS DRUG SUPPLIER SOLD EXECUTION CHEMICALS WHILE EXPECTING SECRECY
Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Merritt says the company that sold Arkansas execution drugs had
- OCTOBER 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
at least seven murder convicts were hanged at Kermanshah's Dizel Abad Prison, reported Iran Human
at least seven murder convicts were hanged at Kermanshah's Dizel Abad Prison, reported Iran Human
- OCTOBER 26, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahomans give 67% support to death penalty, poll finds.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahomans give 67% support to death penalty, poll finds.
- OCTOBER 26, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. 9th Circuit panel vacates Steven Edward Crittenden's conviction
USA - California. 9th Circuit panel vacates Steven Edward Crittenden's conviction
OCTOBER 26, 2015JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: FATHER HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING UNDERAGE DAUGHTER
The Criminal Court sentenced a 49-year-old father to death after convicting him of raping his minor
OCTOBER 26, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: TWO GAY MEN STONED TO DEATH BY ISIS MILITANTS AND SUPPORTERS
Islamic State (ISIS) militants and their supporters stoned to death two men accused of being gay in Aleppo, Syria over the weekend.
OCTOBER 25, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SHI'ITE CLERIC
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence passed this year on Shi'ite
- OCTOBER 25, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
A court in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2014.
- OCTOBER 24, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Wayne Doty becomes state's 1st inmate to demand the electric chair.
USA - Florida. Wayne Doty becomes state's 1st inmate to demand the electric chair.
- OCTOBER 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 4 states have illegally purchased lethal drugs from a man based in India
USA - 4 states have illegally purchased lethal drugs from a man based in India
- OCTOBER 23, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - President Obama Calls Death Penalty "Deeply Troubling".
USA - President Obama Calls Death Penalty "Deeply Troubling".
OCTOBER 23, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS DEATH PENALTY DEEPLY TROUBLING
In an interview with Bill Keller of The Marshall Project, President Obama said the administration of the
- OCTOBER 22, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates death sentence for James Trimble.
USA - Ohio. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates death sentence for James Trimble.
OCTOBER 22, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN PUT TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF FELLOW CITIZEN
Saudi Arabia carried out its 137th execution this year, putting to death another of its citizens for murder.
OCTOBER 22, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Yaqoob awarded death penalty to a man convicted of murder and sentenced his accomplice to life imprisonment in Pakistan.
- OCTOBER 22, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona and Texas attempted to import lethal injection drugs from India, but the shipments were halted
USA - Arizona and Texas attempted to import lethal injection drugs from India, but the shipments were halted
- OCTOBER 21, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national Mutlig Al Otaibi was executed in Riyadh after being found guilty of shooting dead a
Saudi national Mutlig Al Otaibi was executed in Riyadh after being found guilty of shooting dead a
- OCTOBER 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Afsar Ali, a death-row prisoner convicted of murder, was executed in Mianwali’s Central Jail.
Afsar Ali, a death-row prisoner convicted of murder, was executed in Mianwali’s Central Jail.
- OCTOBER 21, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: THREE PERSONS GET DEATH SENTENCE OVER MURDER
Three persons including two brothers convicted over a murder in Kehelwatta, Kapuhena were sentenced to
OCTOBER 21, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DUBAI FOR SETTING TWO COLLEAGUES ON FIRE
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to death for setting two of his colleagues on fire, killing one of them.
OCTOBER 21, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 4 DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
Four murder convicts were hanged in the jails of Lahore, Bahawalpur, Toba Tek Singh and Dera Ghazi Khan while execution of two convicts was postponed.
- OCTOBER 20, 2015DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): HIGHEST COURT KEEPS EXECUTIONS ON HOLD, FOR NOW
The Arkansas Supreme Court says a lower-court judge overstepped his jurisdiction by halting the
OCTOBER 20, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 10 MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least ten death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of Punjab.