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NOVEMBER 13, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FUGITIVE ZAHID HOSSAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) 1 sentenced fugitive MA Zahid Hossain to death on six charges of
NOVEMBER 13, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 975 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW AWAITING APPEALS
A total of 975 prisoners sentenced to death for various offences are awaiting appeals at the Court of
NOVEMBER 13, 2014ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: HANDS OFF CAIN MEETS THE VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO URGE A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE UN RESOLUTION ON THE MORATORIUM
The delegation of the Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, composed of Sergio D’Elia, Marco Perduca and Marco Maria Freddi, accompanied by H.E. Enrico De Agostini Ambassador of Italy and Ms. Paula Vazquez, of the
NOVEMBER 13, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
A man who was convicted of smuggling heroin in his intestines has become the seventh Pakistani beheaded
NOVEMBER 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED
Six more prisoners were hanged in Iran as the execution rate soars under so-called 'moderate' Hassan
NOVEMBER 13, 2014DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): CHADWICK BANKS EXECUTED
Chadwick Banks, 43, Black, was executed.
NOVEMBER 13, 2014AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: RESTORING DEATH PENALTY NEEDS OPEN DEBATE
Algerian Justice Minister Tayeb Louh said the restoration of the suspended death penalty in the country
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted drug trafficker in the northern region of Jawf. Mohammed
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted drug trafficker in the northern region of Jawf. Mohammed
NOVEMBER 12, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: DEC OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING SUSPECT
A 45-year-old Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigations officer of Kasama has been sentenced
NOVEMBER 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF SHIRAZ
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA one prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Shiraz
NOVEMBER 12, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: LAWYERS' GROUP URGES NEW JUSTICE MINISTER TO SUSPEND EXECUTIONS
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations submitted a written request for Justice Minister Yoko
NOVEMBER 12, 2014GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: FORMER ARMY CHIEF AND SIX OTHERS DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED TO LIFE
A seven-member panel of judges of the Gambia Supreme Court presided over by the Chief Justice
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO OFFICERS TO DEATH
Somali military court has sentenced two soldiers to death sentences for murder and rape cases respectively.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Death row inmate Chris Wayne Shuffield resentenced to life in prison.
USA - Texas. Death row inmate Chris Wayne Shuffield resentenced to life in prison.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2014WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Three capital cases in one county have already cost Washington almost $10 million, and have barely begun.
USA - Washington. Three capital cases in one county have already cost Washington almost $10 million, and have barely begun.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI: COURTS TO RE-HEAR CASES OF PRISONERS ON MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Malawi’s judiciary has said it will soon sit to re-hear cases of prisoners who were previously sentenced to
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Hickenlooper's stance on death penalty did not cost him re-election.
USA - Colorado. Hickenlooper's stance on death penalty did not cost him re-election.
NOVEMBER 10, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH 19 YEARS AFTER MURDER
Three persons found guilty in Sri Lanka of committing murder 19 years ago in the Sethapola area in
NOVEMBER 10, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FAMILY OF DEAD MAID ACCEPTS BLOOD MONEY
Four men facing the death penalty in the UAE for raping, killing and dismembering an Ethiopian maid five
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Judge Larry Hyman today sentenced Titus Huggins to serve life in prison.
USA - South Carolina. Judge Larry Hyman today sentenced Titus Huggins to serve life in prison.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Justice Department released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2013.
USA - The Justice Department released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2013.
NOVEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTYCOLORADO (USA): HICKENLOOPER'S STANCE ON DEATH PENALTY DID NOT COST HIM RE-ELECTION
The death penalty was a focal point of Colorado's gubernatorial race and though most Coloradans support
NOVEMBER 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN CITY OF MASHHAD
A 36 year old man was hanged in public in the city of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran) in the morning.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Jurors recommended the death penalty for John DeBlase
USA - Alabama. Jurors recommended the death penalty for John DeBlase
- NOVEMBER 7, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Kesaun Sykes to death
USA - California. Judge Christian Thierbach sentenced Kesaun Sykes to death
NOVEMBER 7, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis for drug smuggling between 5 and 6 November.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
pakistani Amin Allah Zar Gul was beheaded in Riyadh after he was "found guilty of trying to smuggle
pakistani Amin Allah Zar Gul was beheaded in Riyadh after he was "found guilty of trying to smuggle
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Cynthia Imperato sentenced Randy Tundidor to death
USA - Florida. Judge Cynthia Imperato sentenced Randy Tundidor to death
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE IN BOGRA
A tribunal in Bogra, Bangladesh, convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 1997 for
NOVEMBER 6, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLERS OF ITALIAN BISHOP
A Kenyan Roman Catholic priest and four others were sentenced to death by a court in Nairobi for