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NOVEMBER 20, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
A man was hanged in public in a northern city, a day after the United Nations
NOVEMBER 20, 2014UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA APPROVED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERRORISTS
The Ugandan cabinet approved principles of amendments to the country’s anti-terrorism act, introducing the
NOVEMBER 20, 2014NigerDEATH PENALTYMISSION OF RADICALS IN NIGER, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MORATORIUM RESOLUTION AT THE UNAND ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE COUNTRY
The delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty was received today by the Minister of Justice and government spokesman, Marou Amadou.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard McMonagle dismissed all charges against Ricky Jackson
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard McMonagle dismissed all charges against Ricky Jackson
NOVEMBER 19, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KILLER WHO SHOT DEAD A POLICEMAN AND SOLDIER AND TRIED TO FLEE WHILE WEARING A BURKHA IS BEHEADED
A killer who shot dead a policeman and soldier before donning a burkha in a bid to evade police was
- NOVEMBER 19, 2014UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Bill to rintroduce firing squad passed commission
USA - Utah. Bill to rintroduce firing squad passed commission
NOVEMBER 19, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA PARDONS INDIAN FISHERMEN ON DEATH ROW
Five Indian fishermen condemned to death for smuggling drugs into Sri Lanka will walk free after President
NOVEMBER 19, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): LEON VINCENT TAYLOR EXECUTED
Leon Vincent Taylor, 56, Black, was executed in Missouri.
NOVEMBER 19, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: RICKY JACKSON EXONERATED IN OHIO
A Cleveland judge dropped all charges against a man who has spent 39 years in prison for murder, making
- NOVEMBER 18, 2014ComorosDEATH PENALTY
COMOROS: RADICALS AND HOC DELEGATION MEETS MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON VOTING FOR THE U.N. RESOLUTION
After the stage in Zimbabwe, since yesterday the delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty is now in the Comoros, with the aim of finding support to the UN resolution for a moratorium on executions that the
NOVEMBER 18, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian convicted of drug trafficking, official media said, bringing to 68 the number
- NOVEMBER 18, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Charles Ray Hicks to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Charles Ray Hicks to death.
NOVEMBER 18, 2014MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
A Mauritanian appellate court upheld the death sentence for two terrorists convicted in the 2007 kidnapping
NOVEMBER 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYUNITED NATIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DEMANDS THAT IRAN STOP EXECUTIONS
The U.N. General Assembly human rights committee approved a resolution expressing deep concern about
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Attorney General Eric Holder Shares His Feelings On The Death Penalty.
USA - Attorney General Eric Holder Shares His Feelings On The Death Penalty.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Jerry Ray Davidson
USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for Jerry Ray Davidson
NOVEMBER 17, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST ISLAMIST DETAINEES REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi stressed that "death sentence against Islamist detainees is reduced to life
NOVEMBER 17, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: HUSBAND OF CHRISTIAN WOMAN PLEADS FOR BLASPHEMY PARDON
The husband of a Christian woman who was sentenced to death four years ago under Pakistan’s blasphemy
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana delays executions until late June 2015
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana delays executions until late June 2015
NOVEMBER 17, 2014ComorosDEATH PENALTYCOMOROS: SECOND LEG OF THE HANDS OFF CAIN AND THE NONVIOLENT RADICAL PARTY IN AFRICA FOR THE UN MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
After the visit in Zimbabwe, the mission of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty is now in the Comoros. Objective of the mission s to promote the UN Resolution on the Universal Moratorium of the Death Penalty, whic
NOVEMBER 17, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES SIX MEN TO DEATH FOR AL-SHABAAB LINKS
Puntland military court sentenced six men to death after being found of guilty linked to Somalia’s militant
NOVEMBER 17, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SHARES HIS FEELINGS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
This interview was reported for The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that just launched: “I
- NOVEMBER 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lawyers for Death Row Inmates Missed Critical Filing Deadlines in 80 Cases
USA - Lawyers for Death Row Inmates Missed Critical Filing Deadlines in 80 Cases.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2014KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: SIHAM’S MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The criminal court in Kuwait sentenced an Ethiopian maid who stabbed her employer’s daughter to death.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2014Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
a Congolese army officer and four Ugandan rebels were sentenced to death for the killing of a colonel,
a Congolese army officer and four Ugandan rebels were sentenced to death for the killing of a colonel,
NOVEMBER 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN BANDAR ABBAS
Three young men were publicly hanged in the city of Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran).
NOVEMBER 15, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ABBAS AIDE, ‘EXECUTE PALESTINIANS WHO SELL LAND TO ISRAELIS’
Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein said Palestinians who sell their land to Jews should
NOVEMBER 14, 2014ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: RADICAL PARTY DELEGATION MEETS MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON THE VOTE FOR THE UN MORATORIUM
The second day of the Mission of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty in Zimbabwe started with a meeting with the Hon. Emmerson Mnangagwa Minister of Justice and his staff to discuss the death penalty at the natio
- NOVEMBER 14, 2014KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky drops 2-drug executions.
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky drops 2-drug executions.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
USA - Florida. Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.