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- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Trumbull County jury recommends death sentence for David Martin, 30, Black
USA - Ohio. Trumbull County jury recommends death sentence for David Martin, 30, Black
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lisa Ann Coleman, 38, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Lisa Ann Coleman, 38, Black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TOP ISLAMIST PREACHER'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Bangladesh's Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a top Islamist
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: HUBBY GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE
Kitwe High Court judge Chilombo Phiri sentenced a man of Kalulushi’s Chambishi township to death for
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Former FBI Director Says People Were Executed Based Partly on Faulty Agency Testimony
USA - Former FBI Director Says People Were Executed Based Partly on Faulty Agency Testimony
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): LISA ANN COLEMAN EXECUTED
Lisa Ann Coleman, 38, Black, was executed in Taxas.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONERS HANGED IN QOM AND UROMIYEH CITIES
Four prisoners were hanged for drug trafficking in Iran in two days.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime henchmen hanged a prisoner in city of Qum. He was identified as Q.S., state-run news
The Iranian regime henchmen hanged a prisoner in city of Qum. He was identified as Q.S., state-run news
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Hamid Ghanbari and Felid Ghasrik were hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, Iran.
Hamid Ghanbari and Felid Ghasrik were hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014DEATH PENALTY
INMATES AREN’T THE ONLY VICTIMS OF THE PRISON-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX (Story by Alex Hannaford)
If you live in Livingston, a town of little more than 5,000 an hour north of Houston, you’re either employed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT STAYS HANGING OF A MURDERER SET TO BE EXECUTED ON 18 SEPTEMBER
A Pakistani court postponed for almost a month the hanging of a murderer in what would have been the
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: TWO JEM FIGHTERS HANGED IN KHARTOUM
Sudan hanged two people convicted over the killing of Chinese oil workers and damaging an oil pipeline in troubled South Kordofan State six years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2014South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH AFRICA: MURDER SUSPECT DEPORTED TO BOTSWANA EVEN THOUGH HE COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY THERE
Human rights lawyers are pressing South Africa to explain why a murder suspect from Botswana was
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SYRIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
A Syrian convicted of drug trafficking was beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI SENTENCES 2 TO DEATH, JAILS 13 FOR 'TERRORISM'
A Saudi court sentenced two men to death and 13 others to lengthy jail terms for killing a policeman and
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CRITICS SLAMMED AFTER DEATH PENALTY REMARKS
the Maldives accused critics in the UN Human Rights Council of making statements “rooted on
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner identified as Ali was hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, in north western
A prisoner identified as Ali was hanged for drug trafficking in Uromiyeh prison, in north western
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: APPEALS COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR GANG RAPE
An Afghan appeals court sentenced five men to death for armed robbery and sexual assault for an attack on
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER BADIE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN JAIL
Mohamed Badie, top leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life in jail along
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Paul M. Yatron has awarded Bryan S. Galvin, 49, White, a new trial
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Paul M. Yatron has awarded Bryan S. Galvin, 49, White, a new trial
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends death for Jerry Jerome Smith
USA - Alabama. A jury recommends death for Jerry Jerome Smith
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing Al-Shabaab, saying the group had no
some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing Al-Shabaab, saying the group had no
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania doesn't have lethal injection drugs
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania doesn't have lethal injection drugs
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 3 BEHEADED FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Saudi and an Iraqi convicted of murder and a Saudi convicted of drugs trafficking were beheaded in Riyadh, the interior ministry said.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted down an attempt to abolish the death penalty
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted down an attempt to abolish the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted to support a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad.
USA - Wyoming. Committee has voted to support a bill that would allow for execution by firing squad.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Support for death penalty in California lowest in 50 years.
USA - California. Support for death penalty in California lowest in 50 years.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINESE ATTACKERS WHO KILLED 31 GET DEATH SENTENCE
Three people have been condemned to death and one given life in prison for a mass stabbing that killed 31
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 PRISONERS INCLUDING TWO WOMEN HANGED IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES
At least nine prisoners including two women were hanged between 10 and 11 September in two Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were put to death in the prison of Ghezel Hesar in Karaj. On the same day
Five prisoners were put to death in the prison of Ghezel Hesar in Karaj. On the same day