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- MAY 28, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Emmanuel Uduaghan , the Governor of the Delta State, granted total pardon to Moses Akatugba who was
Emmanuel Uduaghan , the Governor of the Delta State, granted total pardon to Moses Akatugba who was
- MAY 28, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Analysis of Nebraska’s vote
USA - Nebraska. Analysis of Nebraska’s vote
MAY 28, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 9 DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS OF THE COUNTRY
Nine more death row prisoners were hanged in seven jails of Pakistan between May 27 and 28.
- MAY 28, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Attorney General Peterson plans to challenge the law that repealed death penalty
USA - Nebraska. Attorney General Peterson plans to challenge the law that repealed death penalty
MAY 28, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker, adding to what a United Nations rapporteur
- MAY 28, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Which State Will Be Next to Abolish the Death Penalty?
USA - Which State Will Be Next to Abolish the Death Penalty?
- MAY 28, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Massachusetts. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be formally sentenced to death on June 24
USA - Federal. Massachusetts. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be formally sentenced to death on June 24
- MAY 28, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Tommy Adrian Trujeque
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Tommy Adrian Trujeque
- MAY 28, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 1697, a secrecy law.
USA - Texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 1697, a secrecy law.
- MAY 28, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Governor Vows To Proceed With Executions Despite Death Penalty Repeal.
USA - Nebraska. Governor Vows To Proceed With Executions Despite Death Penalty Repeal.
MAY 28, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA CONVICTS CAN'T BE HANGED SECRETLY AND HURRIEDLY, SAYS SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court has said that execution of death row convicts cannot be carried out in an arbitrary, hurried
MAY 28, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: GOV UDUAGHAN GRANTS TOTAL PARDON TO BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING 3 PHONES IN DELTA
Emmanuel Uduaghan , the Governor of the Delta State, granted total pardon to Moses Akatugba who was
- MAY 27, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. With a vote to override a veto by Gov. Pete Ricketts, The Nebraska Legislature repealed the death penalty in the state.
USA - Nebraska. With a vote to override a veto by Gov. Pete Ricketts, The Nebraska Legislature repealed the death penalty in the state.
MAY 27, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 9 MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
At least nine more murder convicts were sent to the gallows in Lahore, Vehari, Gujrat, Sargodha, Rawalpindi and Machh, raising the total number of executions to at least 131 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in Decem
- MAY 27, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: A MURDER CONVICT BEHEADED IN 89TH EXECUTION THIS YEAR
Fahd bin Hussein Daghriri was executed in the region of Jazan for his role in the murder of a fellow Saudi
MAY 27, 2015AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 12 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
the Algiers Criminal Court has handed down death sentences to 12 people and condemned two others to
- MAY 27, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Zachary Holly to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Zachary Holly to death
MAY 27, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED IN FRONT OF CHILDREN
Three men were hanged in public in Mashhad (northeastern Iran), reported the Iranian state media.
MAY 27, 2015DEATH PENALTYNEBRASKA (USA): LAWMAKERS OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO, REPEAL DEATH PENALTY
With a vote to override a veto by Gov. Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Legislature repealed the death penalty in the state.
MAY 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 11 DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN NINE JAILS ACROSS PUNJAB AND BALOCHISTAN
Eleven death row prisoners were hanged for murder in Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha, Jhelum, Machh, Gujranwala, Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh, raising the total number of executions to at least 122 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on
MAY 26, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: KUWAITI STUDENT ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti student escaped the death penalty after his victim’s family pardoned him.
MAY 26, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 88TH PERSON EXECUTED THIS YEAR, TOPPING 2014 TOTAL
Saudi Arabia executed three people, raising the total number of executions to at least 88 so far this year,
- MAY 26, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed bill to abolish the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed bill to abolish the death penalty
- MAY 26, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Paula Cooper, once US's youngest death row inmate, dead in apparent suicide.
USA - Indiana. Paula Cooper, once US's youngest death row inmate, dead in apparent suicide.
- MAY 26, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Richard A. Erwood sentenced Miguel Enrique Felix, 34, Hispanic, to death.
USA - California. Judge Richard A. Erwood sentenced Miguel Enrique Felix, 34, Hispanic, to death.
MAY 26, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 4 FOR SPYING FOR KENYA AND ETHIOPIA
Al-Shabaab militants shot dead in the public four people they accused of spying for their enemies in
- MAY 26, 2015DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA (USA): GOV. RICKETTS VETOES A BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state.
MAY 26, 2015DEATH PENALTYINDIANA (USA): PAULA COOPER, ONCE US'S YOUNGEST DEATH ROW INMATE, DEAD IN APPARENT SUICIDE
Indianapolis police said 45-year-old Paula Cooper was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound outside a residence on the city's north-west side.
- MAY 25, 2015ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
President Edgar Lungu pardoned and released 177 prisoners in commemoration of the Africa Freedom
President Edgar Lungu pardoned and released 177 prisoners in commemoration of the Africa Freedom
- MAY 25, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Court of First Instance in Gaza City sentenced M. Z. H., from al-Shuja'iya neighbourhood in Gaza City,
the Court of First Instance in Gaza City sentenced M. Z. H., from al-Shuja'iya neighbourhood in Gaza City,