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- JANUARY 16, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Willie Russell, Black, has been permanently removed from death row because he is mentally disabled.
USA - Mississippi. Willie Russell, Black, has been permanently removed from death row because he is mentally disabled.
- JANUARY 16, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said Jose Echavarria must be released within 60 days barring the prosecutors to retry the case.
USA - Nevada. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said Jose Echavarria must be released within 60 days barring the prosecutors to retry the case.
- JANUARY 15, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS 7 DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN IRANIAN CONSULATE ATTACK CASE
The Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Punjab government and acquitted all seven death row
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN KARACHI AND LAHORE
two more terror convicts were hanged in Karachi and Lahore, bringing to 19 the total number of death
- JANUARY 15, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed
USA - Florida. Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed
- JANUARY 15, 2015NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Valerie Adair sentenced Ralph Simon Jeremias to death
USA - Nevada. Judge Valerie Adair sentenced Ralph Simon Jeremias to death
JANUARY 15, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ODISHA COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR TWIN MURDER
A District and Sessions Judge court in Odisha’s Jajpur district handed out the death sentence to a man
JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): JOHNNY SHANE KORMONDY EXECUTED
Johnny Shane Kormondy, 42, White, was executed.
JANUARY 15, 2015DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): CHARLES WARNER EXECUTED
Charles Warner, 47, Black, was executed in the state's 1st lethal injection since a botched one last spring.
JANUARY 15, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS HANGED IN 5 CITIES
At least a dozen prisoners have been hanged in prisons across Iran since Sunday January 11.
- JANUARY 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the city of Arak (central Iran), while another
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the main prison in the city of Arak (central Iran), while another
- JANUARY 14, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who killed a
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who killed a
JANUARY 14, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR SPLM-N LEADERS
the National Supreme Court in Khartoum upheld the verdicts of the Blue Nile Criminal Court concerning 63
JANUARY 14, 2015SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: MILITANTS EXECUTE WOMAN FOR ‘ADULTERY’
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Al-Qaeda-linked militants had publicly executed a woman
- JANUARY 14, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John S. Somers sentenced Robert Dale Fuller twice to death
USA - California. Judge John S. Somers sentenced Robert Dale Fuller twice to death
- JANUARY 14, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance a proposal to use firing squads
USA - Wyoming. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance a proposal to use firing squads
- JANUARY 13, 2015Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
two men, Musamango Kasereka and Mumbere Nayisala, were sentenced to death by the Operational
two men, Musamango Kasereka and Mumbere Nayisala, were sentenced to death by the Operational
JANUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SEVEN CONVICTS HANGED IN FOUR JAILS
Pakistan hanged seven convicted militants, officials said, raising to 16 the number of executions carried out since it lifted a six-year moratorium on the death penalty in December.
JANUARY 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 4 TALIBAN MILITANTS GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATTACKING ISI OFFICE
An anti-terrorism court gave death sentence to four militants of outlawed Pakistani Taliban for an attack on
JANUARY 13, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT SENTENCES COPS TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF MONGOLIAN MODEL
Two former police commandos were sentenced to death after the Federal Court allowed the government’s
- JANUARY 13, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Andrew Brannan was executed.
USA - Georgia. Andrew Brannan was executed.
JANUARY 13, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): ANDREW BRANNAN EXECUTED
Andrew Brannan was executed in Georgia.
- JANUARY 12, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of three men were hanged in the city of Kerman (southern Iran). The prisoners were
A group of three men were hanged in the city of Kerman (southern Iran). The prisoners were
JANUARY 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING STEPDAUGHTER, 7
A Burmese woman was executed in Makkah, in western Saudi Arabia, after she was found guilty of
- JANUARY 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in public in a northeastern town in Iran. The victims identified by their first
Three prisoners were hanged in public in a northeastern town in Iran. The victims identified by their first
- JANUARY 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The state-run media reported the hanging of a man in the main prison in city of Ardakan, identifying him by
The state-run media reported the hanging of a man in the main prison in city of Ardakan, identifying him by
- JANUARY 11, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Hebron sentenced to death A. L. A. after convicting him of collaboration with the Israeli forces.
A military court in Hebron sentenced to death A. L. A. after convicting him of collaboration with the Israeli forces.
JANUARY 11, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIA PAYS $1.87 MILLIONS TO SAVE MAID FROM DEATH ROW
the Indonesian government formally appealed to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah to pardon a maid on death
JANUARY 10, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SCHOOL DEPUTY PRINCIPAL EXECUTED FOR KIDNAPPING, KILLING GIRL
Yang Haijun, former deputy principal of a primary school in north China's Hebei Province, was executed for