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JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): MURDER CHARGE DROPPED AGAINST WOMAN WHO TOOK ABORTION PILL
According to Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards, the murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
JUNE 10, 2015Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTYBURKINA FASO: TOWARDS ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY?
in a closed-door meeting in Ouagadougou, the office of the Transitional National Council (TNC)
JUNE 9, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT MASUM IS HESITATING TO SIGN EXECUTION ORDERS OF CONVICTS SENTENCED DURING AL-MALIKI’S GOVERNMENT
Presidency spokesperson Khalid Shwani told BasNews that 667 execution orders were waiting to be
JUNE 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR CONDEMNED KILLERS EXECUTED IN PUNJAB JAILS
Four death row inmates were hanged till their death at the gallows in jails of different Punjab cities early in the morning, raising the total number of executions to at least 156 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in
- JUNE 9, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury imposed the death penalty on Marcel Johnson
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury imposed the death penalty on Marcel Johnson
JUNE 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS, 3 IN PUBLIC
nineteen people were executed between June 8 and 9, 2015 in six different Iranian cities.
- JUNE 9, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Terry Bemore
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Terry Bemore
JUNE 9, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 11 TO DEATH IN SOCCER STADIUM CASE
An Egyptian court sentenced 11 men to death for their part in the country's worst outbreak of soccer
- JUNE 9, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
- JUNE 9, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Opposes Participation in Executions.
USA - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Opposes Participation in Executions.
JUNE 9, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: CHILD BRIDE ACCUSED OF KILLING HUSBAND TO BE FREED, ANOTHER REMAINS ON DEATH ROW
A High Court judge in Gezawa, Kano State, ordered Wasila Tasi'u, a child forced to marry at just 13 who
JUNE 9, 2015DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): RICHARD STRONG EXECUTED
Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed, despite the fact that four Justices of the Supreme Court would
JUNE 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
18 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days for drug related crimes.
- JUNE 8, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
- JUNE 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 3 national polls on the death penalty have been recently published, and each gave different results
USA - 3 national polls on the death penalty have been recently published, and each gave different results
- JUNE 8, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail after sitting 10 years on death row
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail after sitting 10 years on death row
- JUNE 8, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Larry Lee Becomes 155th Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
USA - Georgia. Larry Lee Becomes 155th Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
- JUNE 8, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill. could be sentenced to death.
USA - Georgia. Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill. could be sentenced to death.
JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR TAKING THE ABORTION PILL
A 23-year-old Georgia woman, Kenlissia Jones, is facing a charge of “malice murder” — a crime that is
JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ALFRED DEWAYNE BROWN IS RELEASED FROM PRISON
Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail on Monday after he was declared a free man. Brown, 33, Black, had spent more than a dozen years behind bars, 10 of them sitting on death row.
JUNE 8, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ASIAN CONFERENCE ON DEATH PENALTY
Death penalty and drugs is the main topic to be discussed at the Regional Congress organized by Ensemble
JUNE 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DIFFERENT RESULTS IN 3 NATIONAL POLLS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Three national polls on the death penalty have been published between 1 and 4 June 2015 and each gave
JUNE 7, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE KIDNAPPERS TO WALK GALLOWS IN COX'S BAZAR
A court in Bangladesh sentenced three people to death for killing a schoolboy after abduction in 2013.
- JUNE 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
JUNE 6, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Jaranwala additional sessions judge sentenced two men to death he convicted of murder. Prosecution
JUNE 5, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six executions were conducted in the evening, one week after the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, media reports said.
JUNE 4, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
two more death row prisoners were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Mianwali, raising the total number of
- JUNE 4, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, clearing the way for them to receive $750,000 in compensation
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, clearing the way for them to receive $750,000 in compensation
- JUNE 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Americans favour death over life without parole by 50% to 45%.
USA - Americans favour death over life without parole by 50% to 45%.
- JUNE 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows diminished death penalty support.
USA - New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows diminished death penalty support.