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DECEMBER 27, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
Three prisoners were executed in the yard of Central Prison of Zahedan, reported the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
DECEMBER 26, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: JAPANESE, KOREAN DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED
Six people nabbed in a cross-border drug trafficking case in China, including one Japanese and two
- DECEMBER 25, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a
a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a
DECEMBER 25, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BAN KI-MOON URGED NAWAZ SHARIF TO HALT EXECUTIONS
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Pakistan to end capital punishment and restore a moratorium
- DECEMBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 7 PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ
seven prisoners convicted of drug related crimes were executed in the yard of Adelabad prison in Shiraz,
DECEMBER 24, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: EUROPE CONDEMNS DECISION TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
the European Union Mission in Islamabad discouraged Pakistan’s decision to resume executions in the
DECEMBER 24, 2014MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: FIRST APOSTASY DEATH SENTENCE
A 30-year-old Muslim man, Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, became the first person to be
DECEMBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF MASHHAD
A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not
DECEMBER 23, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTE YOUNG MAN FOR SUSPECTED SPYING
Al Shabaab militants have executed a young man for suspected spying for the Federal Government of
DECEMBER 23, 2014JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF JORDANIANS SUPPORT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
An opinion poll was released showing that more than two-thirds of Jordanians support capital punishment.
DECEMBER 23, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: WIDOW SPARES HUSBAND’S KILLER DEATH SENTENCE
The widow of a murdered security guard spared the killer the death sentence at the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.
- DECEMBER 22, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of
a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of
DECEMBER 22, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAID FROM THAILAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A High Court in Malaysia sentenced a maid from Thailand to death after finding her guilty as charged for
- DECEMBER 22, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions
USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions
- DECEMBER 22, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A review found no explanation of what went wrong in Joseph Wood's execution.
USA - Arizona. A review found no explanation of what went wrong in Joseph Wood's execution.
DECEMBER 22, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE LOOKS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
a senior official said Thailand may abolish the death penalty in the near future.
DECEMBER 21, 2014JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: 11 EXECUTED AFTER 8-YEAR DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM
Eight years after Jordan suspended its death penalty, eleven death-row inmates convicted in different murder cases were executed by hanging, the Interior Ministry announced.
DECEMBER 21, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE SENT TO THE GALLOWS AFTER SCHOOL ATTACK
Pakistan executed four more militants after ending a six-year moratorium on the death penalty following a Taliban school attack that killed 149 people, officials said.
DECEMBER 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE INDIANS SAVED FROM EXECUTION
Three Indians on death row in Saudi Arabia for the murder of their compatriot have been saved from being
- DECEMBER 20, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a death row convict, Ajay Kumar Pal, to life
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a death row convict, Ajay Kumar Pal, to life
DECEMBER 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 PRISONER HANGED IN SHIRAZ AND QAZVIN
At least 11 prisoners have been hanged in the cities of Shiraz and Qazvin, Iran.
- DECEMBER 19, 2014Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Michael Pambou, first president of the Court of Appeal of Pointe-Noire sentenced to death Nkaya Miyalou
Michael Pambou, first president of the Court of Appeal of Pointe-Noire sentenced to death Nkaya Miyalou
DECEMBER 19, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS EXECUTED AFTER THE GOVERNMENT ENDED A MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL
two convicted terrorists were hanged in Pakistan just two days after the Nawaz Sharif government ended a
- DECEMBER 19, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Thomas Doyle Crowe
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Thomas Doyle Crowe
- DECEMBER 19, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the conviction and death sentence be reinstated for Emanuel Gissendanner
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the conviction and death sentence be reinstated for Emanuel Gissendanner
- DECEMBER 19, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich signed HB 663, a law that will shield from public disclosure the supplier of drugs
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich signed HB 663, a law that will shield from public disclosure the supplier of drugs
- DECEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN PREPARES TO EXECUTE 55 DEATH ROW INMATES
Pakistan is preparing to execute 55 inmates on death row after the country ended the moratorium on the
- DECEMBER 18, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC Releases Year End Report: Executions and Death Sentence Fall to Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC Releases Year End Report: Executions and Death Sentence Fall to Historic Lows.
- DECEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a Resolution expressing deep concern about the
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a Resolution expressing deep concern about the
DECEMBER 18, 2014United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: FREEZE FUNDING OF IRAN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS
The United Nations agency charged with combating illicit drug trafficking should withdraw its support for