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OCTOBER 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: EIGHT MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least eight death row convicts were sent to the gallows early in the morning in different jails of Punjab, Dunya News reported.
OCTOBER 13, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR KILLING POLICEMAN
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens in the southern city of Abha after he was convicted of killing a
OCTOBER 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER FATEMEH SALBEHI HANGED
Iranian authorities have executed the juvenile offender Fatemeh Salbehi, according to Iran Human Rights' sources.
OCTOBER 12, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OVERTURNS 5 DEATH SENTENCES FOR KERDASA POLICE KILLINGS
The Court of Cassation overturned the convictions of five men who were sentenced to death for storming a
OCTOBER 12, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 2 ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2013 KILLING OF OFFICER
Banha Criminal Court motioned a death sentence for two men for killing First Lieutenant Mohamed Yasser
- OCTOBER 12, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Derral Hodgkins walked out of prison today.
USA - Florida. Derral Hodgkins walked out of prison today.
OCTOBER 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN PUBLIC
The mullahs' regime hanged three prisoners in public in Kazeroun, southern Iran.
- OCTOBER 12, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge Griffen ordered the state to release information about its supply chain for lethal injection drugs
USA - Arkansas. Judge Griffen ordered the state to release information about its supply chain for lethal injection drugs
OCTOBER 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED IN CENTRAL PRISON OF KARAJ
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six prisoners - Bahman
- OCTOBER 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged a man in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas after serving 15 years
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged a man in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas after serving 15 years
OCTOBER 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 PRISONERS HANGED
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged four prisoners in the last two days.
- OCTOBER 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three prisoners in the central prison of Rasht, northern Iran, on the World Day Against the
Iran hanged three prisoners in the central prison of Rasht, northern Iran, on the World Day Against the
- OCTOBER 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED
A death row convict was hanged in Bahawalpur Central Jail early in the morning. Culprit Muhammad
- OCTOBER 9, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge Stops Arkansas Executions
USA - Arkansas. Judge Stops Arkansas Executions
- OCTOBER 9, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended Eriese Tisdale receive the death penalty
USA - Florida. A jury recommended Eriese Tisdale receive the death penalty
- OCTOBER 8, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The state used the wrong drug to stop an inmate's heart during the execution of Charles Frederick Warner on January 15
USA - Oklahoma. The state used the wrong drug to stop an inmate's heart during the execution of Charles Frederick Warner on January 15
- OCTOBER 8, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. No executions for at least 5 months
USA - Oklahoma. No executions for at least 5 months
OCTOBER 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYWORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN ‘LETHAL EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS. IRAN MADE 89% OF DRUG-CONNECTED EXECUTIONS IN 2015’
The World Day Against the Death Penalty, which will occur on October 10, was celebrated today in Rome with a press conference promoted by Iran Human Rights, Amnesty International, Hands off Cain and the Community of Sant’Egidio.
OCTOBER 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): STATE USED WRONG DRUG TO STOP WARNER'S HEART
According to an autopsy report obtained by The Oklahoman, the state used the wrong drug to stop an
OCTOBER 8, 2015Council of EuropeDEATH PENALTYCOUNCIL OF EUROPE: ZAMPARUTTI ELECTED AS ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE. CONGRATULATIONS FROM BONINO AND GOZI
"This is a well deserved election, which Elisabetta Zamparutti deserves for her long commitment, more than
- OCTOBER 7, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. 72 % of North Carolinians support the death penalty, a News & Record/High Point University Poll found.
USA - North Carolina. 72 % of North Carolinians support the death penalty, a News & Record/High Point University Poll found.
- OCTOBER 7, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended that Jovon Gaston, 26, Black, be put to death
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended that Jovon Gaston, 26, Black, be put to death
- OCTOBER 7, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gabriel Hall, 22, Asian, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gabriel Hall, 22, Asian, to death
OCTOBER 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN KARAJ
three prisoners were executed at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison, the website of the General Directorate of Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures in Tehran reported.
- OCTOBER 7, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf halted the scheduled execution of Michael Eric Ballard
USA - Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf halted the scheduled execution of Michael Eric Ballard
OCTOBER 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Kamalia Additional District and Sessions Judge Sardar Iqbal Dogar awarded death sentence and Rs
- OCTOBER 7, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The pope's personal representative in the United States has asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to commute the death sentences of 8 men
USA - Arkansas. The pope's personal representative in the United States has asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to commute the death sentences of 8 men
OCTOBER 7, 2015United NationsDEATH PENALTYUSING THE DEATH PENALTY TO FIGHT DRUG CRIMES VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW, UN RIGHTS EXPERTS WARN
“Executions for drug crimes amount to a violation of international law and are unlawful killings,” the United
OCTOBER 7, 2015DEATH PENALTYPENNSYLVANIA (USA): GOV. TOM WOLF HALTS EXECUTION OF MICHAEL ERIC BALLARD
Gov. Tom Wolf halted the scheduled execution of Michael Eric Ballard under a moratorium the governor has declared on capital punishment in the state.
- OCTOBER 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Farzad Ahmadpanah was hanged for murder in the prison of Sanandaj, reported the Human Rights
Farzad Ahmadpanah was hanged for murder in the prison of Sanandaj, reported the Human Rights