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NOVEMBER 6, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FOUR RAPISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NILE DELTA
Four men were sentenced to death for raping a woman in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014MarylandDEATH PENALTY
USA - Maryland. Attorney General Asks Court to Vacate Death Sentences.
USA - Maryland. Attorney General Asks Court to Vacate Death Sentences.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Inmate Latavious Johnson sentenced to death for stabbing guard.
USA - Arkansas. Inmate Latavious Johnson sentenced to death for stabbing guard.
NOVEMBER 6, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
The minister who will advise Indonesia's new president on whether to grant clemency to 2 Australians says he's personally against the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Victims group sues over slow California executions
USA - California. Victims group sues over slow California executions
- NOVEMBER 6, 2014NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Ralph "Macky" Jeremias to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Ralph "Macky" Jeremias to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
pakistani Mohammed Sadiq Hanif was executed in Saudi Arabia, in the eastern town of Khubar, for his
pakistani Mohammed Sadiq Hanif was executed in Saudi Arabia, in the eastern town of Khubar, for his
NOVEMBER 5, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN
A Khartoum criminal court sentenced a police officer to death for killing Awadiya Ajabna on the outskirts of
- NOVEMBER 5, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas court of criminal appeals overturned Alfred Dewayne Brown's conviction due to withheld evidence.
USA - Texas. The Texas court of criminal appeals overturned Alfred Dewayne Brown's conviction due to withheld evidence.
NOVEMBER 5, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER HE BEHEADED A UNIVERSITY STUDENT
The Banadir Regional Court sentenced to death a man who was found guilty of killing a university student
NOVEMBER 5, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): COURT OVERTURNS MAN'S CONVICTION DUE TO WITHHELD EVIDENCE
The Texas court of criminal appeals overturned Alfred Dewayne Brown's conviction due to withheld
NOVEMBER 4, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEFILING MINOR
A 34 year-old man has been sentenced to death in Kenya after he was found guilty of defiling a six year-old
NOVEMBER 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 56-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR CHILD RAPE, MURDER
A 56-year-old man, facing gallows for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl, has been spared death
NOVEMBER 4, 2014BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: A MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED
Authorities in Belarus executed a murder convict sentenced to death, reported the unregistered Vyasna (Spring) human rights center in Minsk.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row, USA" Fall 2014 Now Available.
USA - "Death Row, USA" Fall 2014 Now Available.
NOVEMBER 4, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW, USA’ FALL 2014 NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row, USA showed a continuing decline in
- NOVEMBER 3, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdulhadi bin Saudi bin Saad al-Malik was beheaded for murder.
Abdulhadi bin Saudi bin Saad al-Malik was beheaded for murder.
NOVEMBER 3, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 'BLOOD MONEY' LIKELY TO SAVE PUNJABI YOUTHS FROM DEATH PENALTY
Eleven Punjabi youths, lodged in Abu Dhabi jail for allegedly murdering a Pakistani, could evade capital
NOVEMBER 2, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI KING SUSPENDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SHEIKH AL-NIMR AFTER RAFSANJANI'S LETTER
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has stopped the death sentence given to prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh
- NOVEMBER 1, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Francisco Beltran Jr., 24, Hispanic, to death.
USA - California. A jury sentenced Francisco Beltran Jr., 24, Hispanic, to death.
NOVEMBER 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN SAYS NEARLY ALL EXECUTIONS DRUG-RELATED
Iran's top human rights official responded to UN criticism of the death penalty in his country by saying 93
- OCTOBER 31, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Another Florida Inmate Added to Exoneration List.
USA - Florida. Another Florida Inmate Added to Exoneration List.
- OCTOBER 31, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Steven Thomas, 56, White, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Steven Thomas, 56, White, to death
- OCTOBER 31, 2014GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Browne was sentenced to death this month for murder in Guyana.
Robert Browne was sentenced to death this month for murder in Guyana.
OCTOBER 31, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO KILLED TODDLER IN PARKING ROW EXECUTED
A Chinese man who killed a two-year-old girl after a row with her mother over a parking space was
- OCTOBER 31, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR THREE WHO LED MASS STABBING IN KUNMING
A Chinese appeal court has upheld death sentences for three people convicted over a mass stabbing this
- OCTOBER 30, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended death penalty for Shawn Ford Jr., 20, Black
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended death penalty for Shawn Ford Jr., 20, Black
OCTOBER 30, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH FOR FIVE INDIAN FISHERMEN
The Colombo High Court awarded the death sentence to five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the Sri
- OCTOBER 30, 2014IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Wrongfully convicted man, Alstory Simon, 64, Black, freed after 15 years in prison.
USA - Illinois. Wrongfully convicted man, Alstory Simon, 64, Black, freed after 15 years in prison.
OCTOBER 29, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: NIZAMI TO BE HANGED FOR WAR CRIMES
Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Motiur Rahman Nizami was awarded death sentence for committing crimes against