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APRIL 4, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUMBAI RAPE CASE
An Indian court has sentenced three men to death for the rape of a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill in the financial hub of Mumbai last year.
- APRIL 3, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. After almost 30 years on death row, Anthony Hinton this morning walked out of the county jail in Birmingham
USA - Alabama. After almost 30 years on death row, Anthony Hinton this morning walked out of the county jail in Birmingham
APRIL 3, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BROTHERS GET DEATH PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING OVER 210 KG DRUGS
A court in the southern province of Binh Duong gave 2 brothers death penalties for trafficking over 210 kilograms of heroin in one of the province's biggest drug cases.
- APRIL 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
DELAWARE (USA): SENATE PASSES BILL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The Delaware Senate has passed bill SB 40 to abolish the state's death penalty. The
- APRIL 2, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia’s cabinet approved new legislation aimed at curbing the menace of terrorism in the country and
Somalia’s cabinet approved new legislation aimed at curbing the menace of terrorism in the country and
APRIL 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 6 TERRORISTS AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MILITARY COURT
Six convicted terrorists, who were tried at a Military Court established under National Action Plan (NAP), are sentenced to death, Capital TV reported.
- APRIL 2, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: ARSONIST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AFTER VICTIMS' RELATIVES ACCEPT 'BLOOD MONEY'
An Asian man convicted of murdering his aunt and her husband in Abu Dhabi was saved from execution after the victims’ relatives accepted diya (blood money) and pardoned him, a newspaper reported.
- APRIL 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton released after 30 years on death row
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton released after 30 years on death row
APRIL 2, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: AUSTRALIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A Queensland man has been sentenced to death in China after being caught trying to smuggle methamphetamine to Australia.
- APRIL 2, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Senate Passes Bill to Abolish Death Penalty.
USA - Delaware. Senate Passes Bill to Abolish Death Penalty.
- APRIL 2, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee endorsed a bill allowing the death penalty for beheadings.
USA - Indiana. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee endorsed a bill allowing the death penalty for beheadings.
APRIL 2, 2015DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): MAN EXONERATED AFTER 30 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton, 59, Black, released after granting the state's motion to dismiss charges against him.
- APRIL 1, 2015AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal Court of Chlef sentenced 7 people for terrorism. Aged between 32 and 44 years, the seven
the Criminal Court of Chlef sentenced 7 people for terrorism. Aged between 32 and 44 years, the seven
APRIL 1, 2015GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: 3 SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH, 3 GET LIFE IN PRISON
Col Mamadou Sowe, president of the Gambia court martial, assisted by Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the Supreme Court and Advocate Judge of the Court Martial, has sentenced Lt Col Saikou Jarju, Lieutenant Sanneh, and Private Momodou Njie to death, The Point ha
- APRIL 1, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Warden Says Death Penalty Imposes "Immeasurable Burden" on Correctional Officers.
USA - Delaware. Warden Says Death Penalty Imposes "Immeasurable Burden" on Correctional Officers.
- APRIL 1, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. A jury sentenced Douglas Lovell to death
USA - Utah. A jury sentenced Douglas Lovell to death
APRIL 1, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: ANOTHER NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Local media report in Jakarta said another Nigerian, Simon Ezeaputa, was sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
MARCH 31, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS OF THE COUNTRY
four convicts for murder and kidnapping in separate cases were hanged in jails of Attock, Mianwali, Sargodha and Rawalpindi, taking to 64 the number of executions since the country reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December.
MARCH 31, 2015DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS 2014
Amnesty International recorded fewer executions globally in 2014, compared to 2013 – a year in which the organization recorded a spike in executions.
- MARCH 31, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. U.S. appeals court overturns death sentence of “John Doe”.
USA - California. U.S. appeals court overturns death sentence of “John Doe”.
- MARCH 31, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for Kenneth Clair
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for Kenneth Clair
MARCH 30, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FOUR SUSPECTED MAOISTS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
A court in Bihar's Sheohar district awarded death sentence to four suspected Maoists convicted in the murder of five people in an attack at a village in Bihar's Sheohar district five years ago.
MARCH 30, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: 24 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CASES GONE FOR RETRIAL, 5 REVERSED
At least 24 out of 192 death row inmates have been taken to the High Court for resentencing hearings, and of the 24, five inmates have had their death penalties changed to custodial sentences, Malawi News Agency has learnt.
- MARCH 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Dhaka court sentenced to death seven people, including a listed criminal, and life term imprisonment to one for killing a Swechhchhasebak League leader in capital's Mirpur area in 2006.
- MARCH 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
MARCH 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ASSISTING EXECUTIONS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY CONTRARY TO THE ROLE OF PHARMACISTS’
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
- MARCH 28, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR MURDERER OF GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER NIEDRINGHAUS
The death sentence for the police officer who murdered German photographer Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan last April has been commuted. The country's highest court has ruled he serve 20 years jail instead, AP says.
MARCH 26, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONVICT TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
after rejecting mercy petitions of 22 convicts on death row, President Pranab Mukherjee commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN FAISALABAD
another murder convict was hanged in Faisalabad's Central Jail after being on death row for around two decades.
MARCH 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS SECRETLY EXECUTED IN A DAY
Iran secretly hanged at least 12 inmates in prisons in cities of Shiraz and Mashhad.