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MAY 17, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI BEHEADED, 84 EXECUTIONS IN 2015
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani sentenced to death for drug smuggling, bringing to 84 the number of executions in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year, the interior ministry said.
MAY 17, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: ANOTHER PURGE OF HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS
following the reported high-profile execution of Army chief Hyon Yong-chol, a source said a small number of follow-up purges had engulfed other top ranking officials who were close to Hyon.
MAY 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ONE DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN LAHORE
Another murder convict was executed in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, raising the total number of executions
- MAY 16, 2015TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Henry Lee Jones, 51, Black, to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Henry Lee Jones, 51, Black, to death
MAY 16, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FORMER LEADER MORSY GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE IN JAILBREAK CASE
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was sentenced by a Cairo court to death -- the latest judicial
MAY 16, 2015DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN: DEATH SENTENCE OF BOSTON BOMBER IS SYMBOLIC BECAUSE A DE FACTO MORATORIUM IS IN FORCE
About the news of the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for his role in the 2013 bombing at the
- MAY 15, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty for Billy Ray Riley
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death penalty for Billy Ray Riley
- MAY 15, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Lawmakers voted 30-16 to advance the death penalty repeal bill through the second of three votes.
USA - Nebraska. Lawmakers voted 30-16 to advance the death penalty repeal bill through the second of three votes.
MAY 15, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH, A PURELY SYMBOLIC JUDGEMENT IN A DE FACTO MORATORIUM REGIME
Dzhohkar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a federal jury for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded 264 others in the crowds at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. But his execution may not happen for decades – if eve
- MAY 15, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for setting off bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon
USA - A federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for setting off bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon
- MAY 15, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AFTER 17 YEARS
A former Chinese police officer was sentenced to death for homicide, 17 years after the murdered woman's
MAY 14, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN FEMALE STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A female Nigerian student was sent to the gallows by the Malaysian High Court after she was found guilty of
- MAY 14, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Governor and Attorney General provided information on the purchase of lethal grugs
USA - Nebraska. Governor and Attorney General provided information on the purchase of lethal grugs
- MAY 14, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Jordan Clemons, 26, Black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Jordan Clemons, 26, Black, to death
MAY 14, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Four persons found guilty of a murder reported in 2000 have been sentenced to death in Sri Lanka.
MAY 13, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: DEFENSE MINISTER HYON YONG CHOL EXECUTED – S. KOREAN INTELLIGENCE
The No. 2 leader of North Korea’s military was recently executed as a “traitor” for showing disrespect for its top leader, Kim Jong-un, South Korean intelligence officials told lawmakers in Seoul.
- MAY 13, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The House Judiciary Committee failed to release Senate Bill 40 that would have repealed the death penalty.
USA - Delaware. The House Judiciary Committee failed to release Senate Bill 40 that would have repealed the death penalty.
MAY 13, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE YEMENIS BEHEADED, 83 EXECUTIONS IN 2015
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Yemenis for drug trafficking, bringing to 83 the number of executions in little more than four months, compared with 87 all of last year.
MAY 13, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MURDERERS OF MPS EXECUTED IN MOGADISHU
two suspected members of Al-Shabaab were executed by firing squad in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
- MAY 13, 2015WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life in prison without parole for slaughtering 2 children and 4 adults
USA - Washington. Joseph McEnroe was sentenced to life in prison without parole for slaughtering 2 children and 4 adults
MAY 12, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SAULAT MIRZA HANGED IN MACHH JAIL
Death-row prisoner Saulat Mirza was executed at Machh jail today at 4:30 AM for the murder of former KESC managing director Shahid Hamid, his driver and guard in 1997, raising the total number of executions to 101 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed
- MAY 12, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Christopher Patterson sentenced Zachary Taylor Wood to death
USA - Florida. Judge Christopher Patterson sentenced Zachary Taylor Wood to death
- MAY 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 80TH PERSON BEHEADED THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia carried out its 80th beheading of the year, edging closer to the 87 executions it carried out during all of 2014.
- MAY 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed.
MAY 12, 2015RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: STATE DUMA REFUSES TO INSTITUTE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR TERRORISM
Russia’s State Duma rejected in the first reading the initiative of member of the Liberal Democratic Party
MAY 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS SECRETLY HANGED IN SHIRAZ
In a prison in the southern city of Shiraz, Iranian regime’s henchmen secretly hanged seven prisoners on May 10 and 12.
- MAY 12, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 2 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE-MURDER
A Dhaka court awarded death penalty to two persons and life-term jail to one for killing an elderly couple in
MAY 12, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): DERRICK DEWAYNE CHARLES EXECUTED
Derrick Dewayne Charles, 32, Black, was executed. The sentence was carried out with a single lethal
- MAY 11, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Senate Approves Bill to Keep Execution Drug Providers Secret.
USA - Texas. Senate Approves Bill to Keep Execution Drug Providers Secret.
MAY 11, 2015MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: TWO 16-YEAR-OLD MURDER CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Juvenile Court sentenced two 16-year-old murder convicts to death.