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DECEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY APPEAL OF 17 DEATH PENALTY CONVICTS
President Mamnoon Hussain rejected appeal to mercy of 17 criminals convicted for death penalty.
- DECEMBER 18, 2014NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Norman Robison today resentenced 55-year-old Kelly Rhyne to life in prison
USA - Nevada. Judge Norman Robison today resentenced 55-year-old Kelly Rhyne to life in prison
- DECEMBER 18, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Darrell Bryant Ketchner's murder conviction.
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court overturned Darrell Bryant Ketchner's murder conviction.
DECEMBER 18, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: COMMENTS ON THE UN VOTE PRO-MORATORIUM
the General Assembly of the United Nations advanced again its call to end the use of the death
- DECEMBER 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S VOTE PRO-MORATORIUM A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS ABOLITION
the General Assembly of the United Nations advanced again its call to end the use of the death penalty with the passage of a new Resolution calling on States to establish a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the practice. It was the fifth
DECEMBER 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN 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 PENALTYUSA: EXECUTIONS, NEW DEATH SENTENCES CONTINUE TO FALL
Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death
- DECEMBER 17, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
There are around 8,261 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country, ministries of
There are around 8,261 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country, ministries of
- DECEMBER 17, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen today vacated the conviction of George Stinney Jr., a black teen executed in 1944 for the murder of 2 white girls
USA - South Carolina. Judge Carmen Tevis Mullen today vacated the conviction of George Stinney Jr., a black teen executed in 1944 for the murder of 2 white girls
- DECEMBER 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two inmates were hanged in Adelabad Prison in the city of Shiraz.
Two inmates were hanged in Adelabad Prison in the city of Shiraz.
DECEMBER 17, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PRIME MINISTER LIFTS MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY AFTER TALIBAN ATTACK
the Pakistani Prime Minister lifted the moratorium on the death penalty in terrorism-related cases, a day
DECEMBER 17, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI HEROIN TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani for heroin smuggling, the interior ministry said, in the kingdom’s latest
- DECEMBER 17, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury today sentenced Eric Williams, 47, White, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury today sentenced Eric Williams, 47, White, to death.
DECEMBER 17, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA TO PUT 54 SOLDIERS TO DEATH FOR REFUSAL TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM
A court martial in Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for mutiny, assault, cowardice and refusing to
- DECEMBER 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Qazvin.
A prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Qazvin.
DECEMBER 16, 2014South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ETHNIC KILLING
The South Sudanese army's court-martial sentenced one soldier to death for killing a colleague on ethnic
DECEMBER 16, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 BEHEADED SAUDIS BRING 2014 EXECUTION TALLY TO 82
2 Saudis were beheaded for drug trafficking and murder, official media reported, bringing to 82 the number of executions this year.
DECEMBER 15, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking almost a kilogram of shabu
- DECEMBER 15, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI THIEF'S HAND AMPUTATED
Saudi officials amputated the right hand of a Yemeni national convicted of several thefts.
DECEMBER 15, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISLAMIC STATE BEHEADS FOUR MEN FOR BLASPHEMY
Islamic State's self-declared police force in western Syria decapitated 4 men after accusing them of
- DECEMBER 15, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury voted 10-2 to recommend the death penalty to Sherman Collins, 38, Black
USA - Alabama. A jury voted 10-2 to recommend the death penalty to Sherman Collins, 38, Black
- DECEMBER 15, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The State Supreme Court overturned the 2012 overturning of the death sentence of Terrance Williams, 48, Black
USA - Pennsylvania. The State Supreme Court overturned the 2012 overturning of the death sentence of Terrance Williams, 48, Black
DECEMBER 15, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: THE NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES STAND FOR THE UN MORATORIUM
it was held yesterday in Rome a meeting with Nobel Peace Laureates, promoted by Hands Off Cain and the Radical Party, in support of the fifth UN Resolution for the universal moratorium on executions, on which the General Assembly is called to vote on the
- DECEMBER 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a 44-year-old man accused of trafficking 85 kilograms and 300 grams of heroin and 17 kilograms of opium,
a 44-year-old man accused of trafficking 85 kilograms and 300 grams of heroin and 17 kilograms of opium,
- DECEMBER 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of eight prisoners were hanged secretly in Adelabad Prison in the city of Shiraz.
A group of eight prisoners were hanged secretly in Adelabad Prison in the city of Shiraz.
- DECEMBER 14, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Death Penalty Costs Estimated at $350 Million.
USA - Pennsylvania. Death Penalty Costs Estimated at $350 Million.
- DECEMBER 12, 2014DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN AND THE NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES TOGETHER AT THE RADICAL PARTY FOR THE U.N. MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Hands off Cain, with the patronage of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates promotes a public meeting with Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman and Betty Williams. Th
DECEMBER 12, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: REFUGEES PARADED IN PYONGYANG, IN A BID TO REFUTE EXECUTION RUMORS
the North Korean regime held a news conference in Pyongyang with nine people it said were the young
DECEMBER 12, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FILIPINO BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Filipino convicted of murder was beheaded in Riyadh. Carlito Lana shot dead Saudi national Nasser
- DECEMBER 12, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDEROUS ACID ATTACK
The Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the capital punishment awarded to a man by the