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- FEBRUARY 17, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Bill 385 that would allow school shootings to qualify for the death penalty passed Senate Committee
USA - Indiana. Bill 385 that would allow school shootings to qualify for the death penalty passed Senate Committee
FEBRUARY 17, 2015AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: MAGHREB'S AL-QAEDA LEADER, 25 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Algeria issued death sentences against 26 people convicted of terror-related offences, among
FEBRUARY 17, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN GETS $189,000 FOR SIX YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A Chinese man who was freed after six years on death row following a wrongful murder conviction was
- FEBRUARY 17, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Florida's Supreme Court put executions on hold
USA - Florida. Florida's Supreme Court put executions on hold
- FEBRUARY 17, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. District Court granted a stay to Tommy Arthur 2 days before he was scheduled to be executed.
USA - Alabama. The U.S. District Court granted a stay to Tommy Arthur 2 days before he was scheduled to be executed.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit set aside the 2002 conviction and death sentence of Paul McManus
USA - Indiana. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit set aside the 2002 conviction and death sentence of Paul McManus
FEBRUARY 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: HOLDER FAVORS MORATORIUM ON LETHAL INJECTION
Attorney General Eric Holder said that a national moratorium on lethal injection "would be appropriate'' until the Supreme Court completes its latest review of the execution process as part of a case initially brought by Oklahoma death row inmates.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
At least 14 prisoners were hanged in the cities of Bam, Uromiyeh and Bandar Abbas. A group of six
At least 14 prisoners were hanged in the cities of Bam, Uromiyeh and Bandar Abbas. A group of six
FEBRUARY 16, 2015TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY: EU AFFAIRS MINISTER REFUSES RETURN OF DEATH PENALTY
Personal feelings and the reactions of a state should be separate, Turkey's EU affairs minister said regarding
FEBRUARY 16, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH FOR 'REMORSELESS' MAN WHO RAPED, KILLED SCHOOLGIRL
The Bombay high court upheld the death sentence of a 25-year-old man who raped a 13-year-old
FEBRUARY 16, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES FOUR SUSPECTED MILITANTS TO DEATH
A court in Puntland, a semiautonomous region northern Somalia, sentenced four suspected militants to death
FEBRUARY 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS
At least nine prisoners have been executed in Iran in two days.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged six prisoners in two prisons in the southern cities of Shiraz and Kerman. A group
The Iranian regime hanged six prisoners in two prisons in the southern cities of Shiraz and Kerman. A group
FEBRUARY 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Saudis condemned to death for murder in separate cases were beheaded by
FEBRUARY 15, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA TO REQUIRE POLICE TO FILM ALL INTERROGATIONS
China will require police to film and record all interrogations in criminal cases to ensure that law enforcement
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Baluchi prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the southeastern city of Chabahar after spending
Two Baluchi prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the southeastern city of Chabahar after spending
- FEBRUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner was hanged in the main prison of Rasht, announced the Gilan province’s judiciary.
a prisoner was hanged in the main prison of Rasht, announced the Gilan province’s judiciary.
FEBRUARY 14, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan awarded death sentence and 92 years imprisonment to Jahangir for
- FEBRUARY 13, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia not to execute prisoners on death
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia not to execute prisoners on death
FEBRUARY 13, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAMA MOUTH CAFE CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
The Supreme Court of Taiwan overturned the death sentences handed down in both the first and second
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO KILLER ROBBERS HANGED IN MIRPUR
two death row prisoners were executed in the Central Jail of Mirpur, in Pakistan’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir State.
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA: PENNSYLVANIA SUSPENDS THE DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced he had established a moratorium on executions until he receives and reviews a report on capital punishment in the state.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House passed 39-34 HB11, a firing squad bill
USA - Utah. The House passed 39-34 HB11, a firing squad bill
FEBRUARY 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: HANDS OFF CAIN WELCOMES THE MORATORIUM IN PENNSYLVANIA
the newly elected Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today that he has suspended the death
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. The House of Representatives passed bill SF 13 that would make firing squads the alternative form of execution
USA - Wyoming. The House of Representatives passed bill SF 13 that would make firing squads the alternative form of execution
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Willie Jerome Manning wins new trial from the state Supreme Court
USA - Mississippi. Willie Jerome Manning wins new trial from the state Supreme Court
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Robert McClelland threw out the murder conviction of Anthony Apanovitch
USA - Ohio. Judge Robert McClelland threw out the murder conviction of Anthony Apanovitch
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SENIOR AL-SHABAAB LEADER EXECUTED IN GEDO REGION
Somali Government announced that Ahmed Ismail Ali, a senior Al-Shabaab leader in southern region of
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. House passes bill mandating execution secrecy.
USA - Mississippi. House passes bill mandating execution secrecy.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani drug smuggler, bringing to 29 the number of executions in the first six