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- SEPTEMBER 11, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. 4 news organizations asked a federal judge to unseal information about its lethal injection drugs.
USA - Pennsylvania. 4 news organizations asked a federal judge to unseal information about its lethal injection drugs.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MATSUSHIMA STAYS COURSE ON DEATH PENALTY
Newly appointed Justice Minister Midori Matsushima backed the death penalty as a deterrent against crime
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN AND ONE MAN HANGED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
A 60-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were hanged in the prison of Rasht for drug trafficking, reported the Iranian State Broadcasting IRIB.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama this week adopted a new drug protocol for executions by lethal injection
USA - Alabama. Alabama this week adopted a new drug protocol for executions by lethal injection
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a national for murder, the interior ministry said, a day after a U.N. appeal for an
Saudi authorities beheaded a national for murder, the interior ministry said, a day after a U.N. appeal for an
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A man and a woman were executed in Varamin, Iran.
A man and a woman were executed in Varamin, Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.
USA - Missouri. Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO YOUNG MEN HANGED PUBLICLY IN HAMEDAN
Two men were hanged in public in the city of Hamedan (Western Iran) early in the morning, reported the
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): WILLIE TYRONE TROTTIE EXECUTED
Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): EARL RINGO JR. EXECUTED
Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE PEOPLE BEHEADED IN KINGDOM'S LATEST EXECUTIONS
Saudi authorities beheaded three prisoners in the latest two days.
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug trafficking and one of its own citizens for murder, the
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug trafficking and one of its own citizens for murder, the
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS DEPORTED DESPITE POSSIBLE DEATH SENTENCE
United Nations officials said Sri Lanka has begun sending Pakistani asylum seekers, including Christians,
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG LORD FREDDY BUDIMAN
The Supreme Court of Indonesia decided to uphold the death sentence for Freddy Budiman, a convicted
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014ChadDEATH PENALTYCHAD: TOWARDS ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
The Chadian government adopted on September 5 a penal code aimed at abolishing the death penalty, Minister of Communication and government spokesman Hassan Sylla Bakari announced after an inter-ministerial meeting held in N’Djamena.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE, 5 TO LIFE TERM IN MURDER CASE
A Dhaka court awarded death sentence to one person and life term to five people for killing a student in
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The state plans to have new lethal injection protocols written within 2 weeks
USA - Oklahoma. The state plans to have new lethal injection protocols written within 2 weeks
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Ronald S. Coen sentenced Leonardo Alberto Cisneros, 30, Hispanic, to death.
USA - California. Judge Ronald S. Coen sentenced Leonardo Alberto Cisneros, 30, Hispanic, to death.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYOFW FREED FROM SAUDI DEATH ROW NOW HOME
An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia is finally home.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MORE EXECUTIONS, TWO IN PUBLIC
Iran carried out another three executions, including two in public, between 2 and 4 September.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SEVEN MEN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCES IN GANG RAPE CASE
Seven Afghan men were sentenced to death following a gang rape case that has sparked national outrage.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INSULTING THE PROPHET
The Tehran-based court has been reportedly sentenced to death and 3 years in prison Souhail Arabi, a 30-
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: 'MURDER CAFE' BARISTA LOSES APPEAL, SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence given to a woman convicted of robbing and murdering a
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Fallin: No executions without new rules.
USA - Oklahoma. Governor Fallin: No executions without new rules.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT CHANGES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN RAPE CASE
A higher court in central China's Hunan Province overturned a death sentence for 2 men convicted of raping
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): GOV. MARY FALLIN SAYS EXECUTION PROCEDURES MUST BE CHANGED BEFORE RESUMING DEATH PENALTY
New procedures to improve Oklahoma's execution process must be implemented before the state resumes
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner identified as Alaedin Dijoihar was executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh, after being
A prisoner identified as Alaedin Dijoihar was executed in the Central Prison of Orumieh, after being
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DUO THAT KILLED 5 POACHERS IN CENTRAL VIETNAM
The Supreme People’s Court upheld the death sentences handed down to two men for beating five rare
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTYUSA: TWO MEN HAVING SERVED 31 YEARS, ONE ON DEATH ROW, ARE EXONERATED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Henry Lee McCollum, 50, who has spent three decades on death row, and Leon Brown, 46, who was serving a life sentence, were released from prison in North Carolina.