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FEBRUARY 5, 2015Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPAPUA NEW GUINEA: GOVERNMENT, 13 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW WILL BE EXECUTED THIS YEAR
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. A House Committee voted in favor of HB11, which would legalize firing squad executions
USA - Utah. A House Committee voted in favor of HB11, which would legalize firing squad executions
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A Senate committee has killed a bill to restrict capital punishment.
USA - Virginia. A Senate committee has killed a bill to restrict capital punishment.
FEBRUARY 4, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO CONVICTED RAPISTS AND A MURDERER BEHEADED
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Daryl Wheatfall
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Daryl Wheatfall
- FEBRUARY 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Conservative Leaders Seek Reprieve for Severely Mentally Ill Inmate Scott Panetti
USA - Texas. Conservative Leaders Seek Reprieve for Severely Mentally Ill Inmate Scott Panetti
FEBRUARY 4, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: TWO CONVICTED TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN RETALIATION FOR PILOT’S KILLING BY ISLAMIC STATE
Jordan executed two Al-Qaeda prisoners by hanging in retaliation for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State (IS) group.
FEBRUARY 4, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA (TEXAS): SEVENTH EXECUTION OF 2015
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE CONVICTED TERRORISTS HANGED IN KARACHI
two more convicted terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-i-Jhangvi were hanged at the central prison in Karachi.
FEBRUARY 3, 2015JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: SUPREME COURT NULLIFIES TWO DEATH SENTENCES HANDED DOWN IN LAY JUDGE TRIALS
FEBRUARY 3, 2015South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DEADLY SHOOTING SPREE
FEBRUARY 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 2 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON
FEBRUARY 3, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: JUSTICE MINISTER, READY TO IMPLEMENT DEATH SENTENCE
- FEBRUARY 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT AND MASHHAD
- FEBRUARY 2, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
UAE: 2 BANGLADESHIS TO RELIEVE FROM DEATH SENTENCE IN DUBAI
- FEBRUARY 2, 2015IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Idaho's execution secrecy bill is dead - at least for now
USA - Idaho. Idaho's execution secrecy bill is dead - at least for now
FEBRUARY 2, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH PENALTY CONFIRMED FOR 183 OVER POLICE KILLINGS
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges of
- FEBRUARY 2, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The family of Dennis McGuire is dropping its civil rights lawsuit
USA - Ohio. The family of Dennis McGuire is dropping its civil rights lawsuit
FEBRUARY 1, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 FROM BANNED SECT EXECUTED FOR MURDER AT MCDONALD'S
A father and daughter have been executed in China for attacking and killing a woman who had refused to
FEBRUARY 1, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER BEHEADED, 5TH EXECUTION UNDER NEW KING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted murderer, bringing to five the number of people executed since new
- JANUARY 30, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian F. Thierbach sentenced Tyrone Harts to death
USA - California. Judge Christian F. Thierbach sentenced Tyrone Harts to death
JANUARY 30, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT GIVES 23 TIMES DEATH PENALTY TO 3 TALIBAN MILITANTS
An anti-terrorism court handed down '23 times' death sentence to three militants of outlawed Pakistani
- JANUARY 30, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich issued reprieves today for all executions scheduled this year, pushing seven back to 2016
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich issued reprieves today for all executions scheduled this year, pushing seven back to 2016
- JANUARY 30, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Naresh “Michael” Narine
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Naresh “Michael” Narine
JANUARY 30, 2015DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): ALL 2015 EXECUTIONS POSTPONED
Gov. John Kasich issued reprieves today for all executions scheduled this year, pushing seven back to 2016.
JANUARY 30, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTYUSA (DELAWARE): RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 23 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
- JANUARY 29, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in the House Judiciary Committee
USA - Wyoming. Bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in the House Judiciary Committee
- JANUARY 29, 2015VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Senate panel advances bill to ensure supply of lethal-injection drug
USA - Virginia. Senate panel advances bill to ensure supply of lethal-injection drug
- JANUARY 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty Less Likely When Murder Victim is a Black Male.
USA - Death Penalty Less Likely When Murder Victim is a Black Male.
- JANUARY 29, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed