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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT RATIFIES 'ISIS' DEATH SENTENCES
A court in Egypt ratified death sentences for 12 people convicted of planning attacks on behalf of ISIS.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: COUPLE STONED TO DEATH BY TALIBAN ON ADULTERY CHARGES
A man and woman were stoned to death by Taliban militants in northern Sar-i-Pul province for having immoral contacts.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN GILAN FOR DRUG POSSESSION
Two prisoners with drug related charges were hanged to death at Rasht Central Prison in the morning,
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTY
a Sudanese youth court issued a death sentence against two men who were found guilty of sexually abusing
a Sudanese youth court issued a death sentence against two men who were found guilty of sexually abusing
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015CubaDEATH PENALTYCUBA: 3,522 PRISONERS PARDONED AHEAD OF POPE FRANCIS VISIT
The Cuban government said it plans to pardon 3,522 prisoners over the next 72 hours as a "humanitarian"
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
Four death row prisoners were hanged in the jails of Lahore, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur and Vehari. The dead bodies of the prisoners were handed to their families.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: IRAQI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
An Iraqi convicted of murder became the 132nd person executed in Saudi Arabia this year, the interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Marshall Project launches a powerful new initiative, The Next to Die.
USA - The Marshall Project launches a powerful new initiative, The Next to Die.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KENYAN GIRL SENTENCED TO HANG
A group of over 80 girls who were being detained at a deportation center in Saudi Arabia have arrived back in Kenya.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
six prisoners were hanged in Birjand and Tabriz Prisons.
six prisoners were hanged in Birjand and Tabriz Prisons.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Gov. Hutchinson sets 8 execution dates after 10-year gap.
USA - Arkansas. Gov. Hutchinson sets 8 execution dates after 10-year gap.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
Four death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of Punjab early in the morning.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN FOR MURDER OF MINOR
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to capital imprisonment in Madhya Pradesh state of central India on the charge of brutally killing a minor boy after sodomizing him.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2015KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. A jury recommended the death penalty today for Frazier Glenn Miller, a white supremacist
USA - Kansas. A jury recommended the death penalty today for Frazier Glenn Miller, a white supremacist
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDERS
The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of the 2013 murders of his ex-
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH PENALTY NO LONGER A PRIORITY
Indonesia hasn’t changed its mind on the death penalty – but it did say it’s no longer a priority.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS FOR DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Two prisoners sentenced to death for drug related charges were executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison on the morning, say unofficial reports.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2015WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Gary Ridgway, who murdered at least 48 women, to be brought out of isolation after 11 years.
USA - Washington. Gary Ridgway, who murdered at least 48 women, to be brought out of isolation after 11 years.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 9 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Nine convicts, allegedly belonging to the outlawed Muslim brotherhood, were sentenced to death by
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Iranian authorities hanged 11 prisoners charged with drug offences early in the morning, according to the Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources in Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran).
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner, identified as Davoud Pourahmadian, was reportedly hanged to death for murder at Tabriz
A prisoner, identified as Davoud Pourahmadian, was reportedly hanged to death for murder at Tabriz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE MORE MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN SAHIWAL
Another death row convict, Muhammad Sadiq, was hanged in the Central Jail of Sahiwal, Dunya News reported. He was executed for murdering a man named Abbas in 1999 over a property dispute.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ZABOL PRISON
The mullahs' regime in Iran hanged a prisoner in his forties in the eastern town of Zabol.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge Calvin L. Scott sentenced Otis Phillips to death.
USA - Delaware. Judge Calvin L. Scott sentenced Otis Phillips to death.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Montez Spradley walked out of prison today
USA - Alabama. Montez Spradley walked out of prison today
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS URGE GOVERNOR TO DELAY GLOSSIP’S EXECUTION
Family and supporters of a condemned Oklahoma death row inmate today have delivered more than
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTY
a Sudanese juvenile court issued a death sentence against a man found guilty of sexually abusing a three-
a Sudanese juvenile court issued a death sentence against a man found guilty of sexually abusing a three-
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SEVEN MORE MURDER CONVICTS HANGED
at least seven prisoners were sent to gallows in Pakistan between September 2 and 3.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Death penalty opponents have delivered more than 250,000 online petitions to delay Glossip’s execution.
USA - Oklahoma. Death penalty opponents have delivered more than 250,000 online petitions to delay Glossip’s execution.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 130TH EXECUTION THIS YEAR CARRIED OUT
Saudi authorities put to death a convicted murderer, bringing to 130 the number of executions in the kingdom so far this year