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JANUARY 23, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Three Sri Lankans have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for breaking into a house while murdering
JANUARY 23, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 95% IN FAVOUR DEATH PENALTY AFTER PESHAWAR MASSACRE
95% of Pakistanis agree that convicted terrorists should be given the death penalty, while only 4% disagree,
- JANUARY 23, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDERING COUPLE
A Nakuru court sentenced to death a man accused of killing a couple that owned a private school in
- JANUARY 22, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Senate backs death penalty for beheading
USA - Indiana. Senate backs death penalty for beheading
JANUARY 22, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SOUTH AFRICAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR METH TRAFFICKING
A South African man has been sent to the gallows after he was found guilty of trafficking in close to 2kg of
- JANUARY 21, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed.
- JANUARY 21, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ARNOLD PRIETO EXECUTED
Arnold Prieto, 41, Hispanic, was executed. He was pronounced dead at 6:31 p.m. CST, 20 minutes after a lethal dose of pentobarbital began flowing into his veins.
- JANUARY 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in Adelabad Prison in southern city of Shiraz. That has not been
A group of five prisoners were hanged in Adelabad Prison in southern city of Shiraz. That has not been
JANUARY 21, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: RATNAPURA HIGH COURT SENTENCES THREE INDIVIDUALS TO DEATH
The Ratnapura High Court has handed death sentences to three suspects who were found guilty of
JANUARY 21, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY
Three prisoners were hanged in public in the town of Bonab, reported the Iranian state media. According to
JANUARY 21, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ENGINEER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In India, a Poonamallee court sentenced a 26-year-old aeronautical engineer to death for the murder and
JANUARY 20, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for murder in its 12th execution this year, warning it would mete out the same fate to perpetrators of similar crimes.
- JANUARY 20, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged evidence that proved "beyond a shadow of doubt" that Texas executed an innocent man in 1989.
USA - Texas. Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged evidence that proved "beyond a shadow of doubt" that Texas executed an innocent man in 1989.
JANUARY 20, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSOUTHEAST ASIA: UN RIGHTS OFFICE APPEALS FOR HALT IN EXECUTIONS FOR DRUG CRIMES
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over
JANUARY 20, 2015NetherlandsDEATH PENALTYNETHERLANDS: COURT BLOCKS EXTRADITION TO U.S. OVER TORTURE CONCERNS
a Dutch court blocked the extradition of a man accused of having fought against U.S. troops in Afghanistan,
- JANUARY 19, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
- JANUARY 19, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 8 DRUG CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in the northern province of Hoa Binh sentenced eight people to death and handed down life
JANUARY 19, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN SMUGGLER BEHEADED IN MECCA
A convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler, Yassir Arafat Munir Ahmed, was executed in the Muslim holy city
- JANUARY 19, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR N'GANJ MURDER
A court in Narayanganj (Bangladesh) awarded a man death sentenced in absentia for killing a woman in
JANUARY 19, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
One man was hanged in the prison of Torqabeh (near Mashhad, north-eastern Iran)
JANUARY 19, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED FOR MURDER
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
JANUARY 19, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MORE BEHEADINGS
Three inmates have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia in the last days.
JANUARY 18, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SIX DRUG CONVICTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Indonesia executed six people, including a national woman and five foreigners, who had all been sentenced to death on drug offences, in the first executions to take place under new President Joko Widodo, who refused to heed all international requests for
JANUARY 18, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: COURT DELIVERS DEATH SENTENCE TO KILLER OF TWO AID WORKERS
A court in Afghanistan sentenced to death a man convicted of killing two Finnish aid workers last year, an
JANUARY 17, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN SHIRAZ
Iran hanged two men in public in Shiraz. Many children watched the hanging through
JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER MILITANT HANGED, 20TH EXECUTION SINCE MORATORIUM LIFTED
Pakistan hanged a militant of a banned anti-Shiite outfit, bringing the number of executions in the country
- JANUARY 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AHMADI WORSHIP PLACE ATTACK
In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death sentence to two militants for their role in 2010
- JANUARY 17, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Georgia has set an execution date of January 27 for Warren Hill, an inmate diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
USA - Georgia. Georgia has set an execution date of January 27 for Warren Hill, an inmate diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
- JANUARY 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for shooting dead a compatriot with a machine gun, bringing to 10
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for shooting dead a compatriot with a machine gun, bringing to 10
- JANUARY 16, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. The Senate passed a bill that would introduce the firing squad.
USA - Wyoming. The Senate passed a bill that would introduce the firing squad.