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- APRIL 18, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Acknowledges Flawed Forensic Testimony Affected At Least 32 Death Penalty Cases
USA - FBI Acknowledges Flawed Forensic Testimony Affected At Least 32 Death Penalty Cases
- APRIL 17, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): GOVERNOR SIGNS NITROGEN GAS EXECUTION METHOD
Oklahoma became the 1st US state to approve nitrogen gas for executions under a measure Governor
- APRIL 17, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma governor signs nitrogen gas execution method.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma governor signs nitrogen gas execution method.
APRIL 17, 2015SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: CONVICTED MURDERER, WHO STABBED VICTIM MORE THAN 110 TIMES, EXECUTED
A 39-year-old male Singaporean was executed at Changi Prison Complex, after being convicted of murder and sentenced to death on Apr 7, 2009, police said in a media release.
APRIL 17, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SECOND INDONESIAN MAID EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia has executed a second Indonesian maid despite protests from Jakarta, which is itself facing fierce criticism for its failure to heed calls for clemency for a number of foreigners on death row.
- APRIL 17, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Juan Ramon Coronado to death
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Juan Ramon Coronado to death
- APRIL 16, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. William Ziegler, 39, Black, walked out the Mobile County Metro Jail.
USA - Alabama. William Ziegler, 39, Black, walked out the Mobile County Metro Jail.
- APRIL 16, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. LB268 to repeal the death penalty won 1st-round approval from lawmakers today
USA - Nebraska. LB268 to repeal the death penalty won 1st-round approval from lawmakers today
APRIL 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE MORE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE PUNJAB JAILS
Five murder convicts were hanged in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad, raising the total number of executions to 75 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
- APRIL 16, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty Poll 2015: Support At Record Low
USA - Death Penalty Poll 2015: Support At Record Low
APRIL 16, 2015DEATH PENALTYNEBRASKA (USA): MEASURE REPEALING DEATH PENALTY ADVANCES
LB268 to repeal the death penalty won 1st-round approval from lawmakers today.
- APRIL 15, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed.
- APRIL 15, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 13 states today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the three-drug combination being used by Oklahoma
USA - 13 states today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the three-drug combination being used by Oklahoma
- APRIL 15, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed.
APRIL 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FIVE KILLERS AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
In Pakistan five killers were awarded death sentences on ten counts by Anti Terrorism Court and each were fined to pay Rs 1.5 million, in a murder case.
- APRIL 15, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1751 (now Act 1096), a secrecy law
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1751 (now Act 1096), a secrecy law
APRIL 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MANUEL GARZA EXECUTED
Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed. Garza received a lethal injection of pentobarbital for killing a SWAT team member, Police Officer John "Rocky" Riojas, 37, in February 2001.
APRIL 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): ANDRE COLE EXECUTED
Andre Cole, 42, Black, was executed. Cole, was accused of killing Anthony Curtis, a friend of his ex-wife, in 1998.
APRIL 14, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
Gujarat high court has commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and murder of a 9-year-old in Navsari.
- APRIL 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN BAHAWALPUR
A murder convict was hanged to death at New Central Jail in Bahawalpur early in the morning, Geo News reported.
- APRIL 14, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Robert Lee Dunson
USA - California. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Robert Lee Dunson
APRIL 14, 2015ItalyDEATH PENALTYORLANDO IN DOHA: DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION IS PRIORITY GOAL
"The abolition of the death penalty is a priority in view of the definition of the post-2015 development agenda". The Minister of Justice of Italy, Andrea Orlando, speaking in Doha at the panel discussion on Death, Drugs and Terrorism during the 13th Uni
APRIL 14, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES INDONESIAN WOMAN WITH SUSPECTED MENTAL ILLNESS
Today’s execution of an Indonesian woman with a suspected mental illness is just the latest in the recent macabre spike in Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored killings, Amnesty International said.
- APRIL 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Esfahan prison, according to the report of
Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Esfahan prison, according to the report of
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The New York Times described the death penalty as "cruel, immoral, and ineffective at reducing crime"
USA - The New York Times described the death penalty as "cruel, immoral, and ineffective at reducing crime"
- APRIL 13, 2015TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Puts Remaining Executions on Hold.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Puts Remaining Executions on Hold.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
APRIL 13, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 2 KIDNAPPERS HANGED IN KAJAKI
Officials from Kajaki district report that Mujahideen hanged to death 2 kidnappers in Gandemrez Hada area at 01:00 am local time today.
APRIL 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 8 PRISONERS HANGED IN A PRISON IN KARAJ
The Iranian regime’s henchmen in Central Prison in the city of Karaj hanged eight prisoners.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. Family members of two Massachusetts murder victims have spoken out against death penalty
USA - Massachusetts. Family members of two Massachusetts murder victims have spoken out against death penalty