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- OCTOBER 28, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Dwayne White, 44, Black
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Dwayne White, 44, Black
- OCTOBER 28, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Miguel Paredes, 32, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Miguel Paredes, 32, Hispanic, was executed.
OCTOBER 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 KURDS AND ONE IRANIAN EXECUTED IN URMIA
3 Kurds and an Iranian citizen were executed in the Urmia city of East Kurdistan.
OCTOBER 28, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT ORDERS STAY OF EXECUTION ON CONVICTED SOLDIERS
A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Nigerian Army to stay execution on the death sentence passed
OCTOBER 28, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY UNDER AMENDED LAWS
A 29-year-old Malaysian condemned to hang in 2009 for drug trafficking had his
- OCTOBER 28, 2014NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The US supreme court has halted the execution of Mark Christeson
USA - Missouri. The US supreme court has halted the execution of Mark Christeson
OCTOBER 28, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MIGUEL PAREDES EXECUTED
Miguel Paredes, 32, Hispanic, was executed in Texas.
OCTOBER 28, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: EU LINKS MARKET ACCESS WITH ABOLISHING OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The European Union has demanded Pakistan to abolish the death penalty by retaining a moratorium on
OCTOBER 28, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN PURGED MANY OFFICIALS AMONG FEARS THEY HAVE BEEN KILLED, SOUTH KOREA’S MEDIA SAID
South Korea's Yonhap News agency reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had purged about 10 officials of his ruling Workers’ Party for watching South Korean soap operas. Yonhap did not specify how or when the action was taken.
OCTOBER 28, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT 61ST EXECUTION OF 2014
Saudi Arabia beheaded two prisoners convicted of drug smuggling, raising to 61 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom this year, according to an AFP tally.
- OCTOBER 27, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE TO WALK THE GALLOWS IN NATORE
In Bangladesh, a Natore court has sentenced one person to death for killing a class nine student in broad
OCTOBER 27, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: A SURVEY SHOWS THAT 48% OF POPULATION IS IN FAVOR OF ABOLITION, 40% IS AGAINST
OCTOBER 27, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA MULLS SCRAPPING DEATH PENALTY FOR 9 CRIMES
Chinese lawmakers are considering removing the death penalty as punishment for nine crimes, including
OCTOBER 26, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUBLIC EXECUTION FOR TWO CONVICTED MURDERERS
Two men convicted of murdering a journalist and a security official were executed in public in Somalia's
OCTOBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER HANGED
A 26- year old woman charged with murder was hanged in Iran early morning, Tehran Prosecutor’s Office said, Iranian ISNA news agency reported.
OCTOBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON IN KARAJ
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in the morning a prisoner
OCTOBER 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht (Northern Iran) in the morning, reported the official
OCTOBER 24, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: A MAN WHO CHEATED HANGMAN AT GALLOWS FREED AFTER 19 YEARS
- OCTOBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six inmates
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six inmates
- OCTOBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two prisoners were hanged
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), two prisoners were hanged
- OCTOBER 23, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death penalty Gallup poll released today
USA - Death penalty Gallup poll released today
- OCTOBER 23, 2014Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
POPE: ‘ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY - LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS A HIDDEN DEATH PENALTY’
“Abolish the death penalty, be it legal or illegal, and in all its forms. Abolish it also in order to improve prison
OCTOBER 23, 2014Vatican CityDEATH PENALTYVATICAN CITY: POPE FRANCIS BLASTS SUPERMAX PRISONS AS ‘TORTURE’
Pope Francis said that keeping inmates isolated in maximum security prisons is “a form of torture,” and called life sentences “a hidden death penalty” that should be abolished along with capital punishment.
OCTOBER 23, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTYUNITED KINGDOM: ‘AID FOR EXECUTIONS’ IN SPOTLIGHT AS PAKISTAN SET TO RESTART HANGINGS
Reprieve, the charity that campaigns against the death penalty, said Britain risks being “complicit in a gross
- OCTOBER 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 8 PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMAN AND SHIRAZ
6 prisoners in Adelabad prison, Shiraz, and 2 prisoners in Shahab prison, Kerman, were executed by hanging.
- OCTOBER 22, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge James Gardner overturned the death sentence of Darrick Hall
USA - Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge James Gardner overturned the death sentence of Darrick Hall
OCTOBER 22, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: KURDISTAN PARLIAMENT LAW COMMITTEE, ‘A FINAL DECISION MUST BE TAKEN ON THE DEATH PENALTY’
The head of the Law Committee in Kurdistan Parliament, Valla Farid, told BasNews that there should be
- OCTOBER 22, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Plan to use a new drug for executions is causing headaches for the pharmaceutical company that makes the chemical.
USA - Alabama. Plan to use a new drug for executions is causing headaches for the pharmaceutical company that makes the chemical.
- OCTOBER 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED AFTER SIX YEARS ON DEATH ROW
a 35-year-old prisoner was executed in the prison of Amol, reported the state run news agency FARS. The
OCTOBER 21, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO AWAMIYAH RIOTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced to death two men convicted of taking part in rioting in Al-