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- JUNE 17, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Superior Court Judge Andrea Rocanelli has vacated the death sentence of Luis G. Cabrera
USA - Delaware. Superior Court Judge Andrea Rocanelli has vacated the death sentence of Luis G. Cabrera
- JUNE 17, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Edward Bracey
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Edward Bracey
- JUNE 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row, USA Spring 2015" Illustrates Continuing Decline of Death Penalty.
USA - "Death Row, USA Spring 2015" Illustrates Continuing Decline of Death Penalty.
JUNE 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DRUG SMUGGLER HANGED IN PUBLIC
one man charged of drug smuggling was hanged in public in the city of Sari, Iran’s Mehr news agency
JUNE 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: NINE MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
another nine murder convicts were hanged in different cities of Punjab, raising the total number of executions to at least 171 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
JUNE 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MURDERERS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded two of its citizens for murder, taking to 102 the number of executions in the kingdom this year.
JUNE 16, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST EX PRESIDENT MORSI UPHELD
An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence handed to former President Mohammed Morsi -- the harshest ruling yet against Egypt's first democratically-elected president since he was overthrown by the military in 2013.
JUNE 16, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KINDERGARTEN FOOD POISONING
A Chinese woman was sentenced to death for killing two kindergarten pupils with poisonous snacks in
- JUNE 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 25 PRISONERS WERE HANGED IN GOHARDASHT PRISON, KARAJ, WEST OF TEHRAN
According to reports from inside Iran, 25 prisoners were collectively executed in Gohardash (Rajai Shahr)
JUNE 16, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TOP ISLAMIST
Bangladesh`s highest court upheld the death sentence against the country`s second highest ranked Islamist
JUNE 16, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MP PROPOSES BILLS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
a MP presented two draft Bills whose enactment would result in the repeal of the death sentence from
JUNE 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN JAIL
A double murder convict was hanged in Multan’s central jail, days ahead of a one-month moratorium imposed on executions in the fasting month of Ramadan.
- JUNE 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED 100TH PERSON THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number of executions in the kingdom this year.
JUNE 15, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: HYON YONG CHOL'S EXECUTION OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
South Korean media reported that North Korea had dispatched official bulletins announcing the execution
- JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: VICTIM’S FAMILY FORGIVES YOUNG KILLER AT GALLOWS
the execution of a 22-year-old man was halted at the very last minute in Arak, the capital of Markazi
JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED IN MIANDOAB
A well-known Kurdish political prisoner was executed in Miandoab’s Prison, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
JUNE 13, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF 16 ACCUSED OF KILLING POLICE
An Egyptian court ordered the retrial of 16 people sentenced to death or long prison terms for their
- JUNE 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT
according to official reports from the Department of Justice in Gilan, two prisoners were
- JUNE 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Former death row inmate Cathy Henderson sentenced to 25 years in retrial
USA - Texas. Former death row inmate Cathy Henderson sentenced to 25 years in retrial
- JUNE 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Charles Sebesta, the ex-DA who sent exoneree Anthony Graves to death row is disbarred.
USA - Texas. Charles Sebesta, the ex-DA who sent exoneree Anthony Graves to death row is disbarred.
JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least two murder convicts were executed in Faisalabad and Haripur, raising the total number of
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 EXECUTIONS, ONE IN PUBLIC
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 10 and 11 June 2015 in various Iranian cities, including one in public.
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six prisoners were hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Orumieh, reported the
JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYEU DEMANDS PAKISTAN TO REINSTATE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The European Union demanded the Pakistani government to reinstate moratorium on death penalty to fully respect all of its international obligations.
- JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ALFRED DEWAYNE BROWN’S RELEASE BECOMES THE NATION'S 154TH DEATH-ROW EXONERATION
Harris County prosecutors announced on June 8 that they have dismissed charges against Alfred Dewayne
- JUNE 10, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Release becomes the Nation's 154th Death-Row Exoneration.
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Release becomes the Nation's 154th Death-Row Exoneration.
JUNE 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MURDER CONVICTS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE OFFENDER, HANGED IN LAHORE AND FAISALABAD
three more murder convicts, including a juvenile offender, were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Faisalabad.
JUNE 10, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of heroin smuggling.
JUNE 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 5 PRISONERS HANGED IN GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
At least five prisoners were executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for drug-related crimes, reported the
- JUNE 10, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
USA - Georgia. Murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.