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- 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
- JANUARY 29, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Tracie Todd sentenced Marcus Benn to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Tracie Todd sentenced Marcus Benn to death
JANUARY 29, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ROBERT LADD EXECUTED
Robert Ladd, 57, Black, was executed in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments he was
- JANUARY 28, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The state run Iranian news agency Fars reported an execution in Tehran today. The prisoner
The state run Iranian news agency Fars reported an execution in Tehran today. The prisoner
- JANUARY 28, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a man was hanged in public early this morning in the
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that a man was hanged in public early this morning in the
- JANUARY 28, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Joel Adrian Cruz be executed
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Joel Adrian Cruz be executed
- JANUARY 28, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the execution of three inmates
USA - Oklahoma. The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the execution of three inmates
- JANUARY 28, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Belinda Magana
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Belinda Magana
JANUARY 28, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED, ONE OF THEM EXECUTED PUBLICLY FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE ARREST
Two men were executed in Iran today. One of them was hanged publicly in central Iran four weeks after he was arrested.
JANUARY 27, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE BEHEADINGS ON SAME DAY
Saudi Arabia carried out the second, third and fourth beheadings under the reign of King Salman just days
- JANUARY 27, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Delay 3 Executions.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Delay 3 Executions.
JANUARY 27, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF SOLAPUR MAN WHO KILLED SON AND NIECE
The Mumbai high court commuted the death sentence of a Solapur man who had killed his three-year-old
- JANUARY 27, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nation Saw Record Number of Exonerations in 2014
USA - Nation Saw Record Number of Exonerations in 2014
- JANUARY 27, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Warren Hill, 54, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Warren Hill, 54, was executed.
JANUARY 27, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): WARREN LEE HILL EXECUTED
Warren Lee Hill, 54, was executed in Georgia.
- JANUARY 26, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Bradley Martin was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
USA - Pennsylvania. Bradley Martin was resentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
JANUARY 26, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CHILD RAPIST'S BEHEADING IS FIRST EXECUTION UNDER NEW KING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a serial child rapist, in the first execution since King Salman's rise to the throne in
JANUARY 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPERINTENDENT ADIALA JAIL REFUSES TO EXECUTE DEATH ROW CONVICT
Superintendent Adiala Prisons Malik Mushtaq has refused to execute the convict of famous Wah Cantt
JANUARY 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN HAMADAN
Three prisoners were hanged in Hamadan (western Iran) reported the official website of Iranian Judiciary in Hamadan.
JANUARY 26, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS PUBLICLY BEHEADED A MAN FOR 'INSULTING ALLAH'
A man was beheaded for “insulting Allah” in a public square of the Syrian town of Al-Shadadi by Islamic
JANUARY 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PRISONERS HANGED IN TWO DAYS
19 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the latest days.
- JANUARY 25, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
- JANUARY 24, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
seven prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in the courtyard of Minab prison, reported
seven prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in the courtyard of Minab prison, reported
JANUARY 24, 2015JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: CABINET OFFICE POLL, 80% OF RESPONDENTS THINK DEATH PENALTY ‘PERMISSIBLE’
The Government of Japan released an opinion poll showing 80.3 percent of respondents considered the
- JANUARY 24, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 37 DEATH SENTENCES OVERTURNED IN CRITICIZED TRIAL
Judicial officials in Egypt say an appeals court has ordered a retrial in an internationally criticized mass trial,
- JANUARY 23, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Oklahoma's lethal injection.
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Oklahoma's lethal injection.
- JANUARY 23, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Paul L. Backman ruled that James Herard should receive the death penalty.
USA - Florida. Judge Paul L. Backman ruled that James Herard should receive the death penalty.