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AUGUST 7, 2014South KoreaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ANOTHER SOUTH KOREAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
AUGUST 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST NINE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN RASHT AND ZAHEDAN, INCLUDING A JUVENILE OFFENDER HANGED ALONG WITH HIS MOTHER
- AUGUST 6, 2014MaliDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Assizes of Bamako sentenced 24-year-old Sounkodjan alias Bah Diarra to death a man after
the Court of Assizes of Bamako sentenced 24-year-old Sounkodjan alias Bah Diarra to death a man after
AUGUST 6, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED IN SHIRAZ AND KARAJ
Six prisoners were hanged in the cities of Shiraz and Karaj, Iran.
AUGUST 6, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 KOREAN SMUGGLERS EXECUTED
China executed two South Korean men in Jilin Province for drug trafficking and trading convictions, the first
- AUGUST 6, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Michael Worthington, 43, White, was executed
USA - Missouri. Michael Worthington, 43, White, was executed
AUGUST 6, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI EXECUTES KILLER MICHAEL WORTHINGTON BY LETHAL INJECTION
A Missouri man was put to death for raping and killing a college student in 1995, making him the first U.S.
AUGUST 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: GIZA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 12 MORSI SUPPORTERS
A Giza court upheld the death sentences on 12 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi,
AUGUST 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAGICIAN, MURDERER EXECUTED
Two Saudis were beheaded in the border town of Gurayyat in the Al-Jouf province, an Interior Ministry
- AUGUST 5, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Paul Lloyd Hensley over juror consultation with pastor
USA - California. The state Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Paul Lloyd Hensley over juror consultation with pastor
AUGUST 5, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: CHARITY GROUP PAYS DIYA TO VICTIM’S FAMILY
An Emirati sentenced to death in Ras Al Khaimah escaped execution after blood money for the victim’s
AUGUST 4, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NEPALI MAID BEHEADED FOR TODDLER MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a Nepali housemaid convicted of murdering a two-year-old boy by slitting his
AUGUST 3, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN SHIRAZ
Three prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Shiraz (Southern Iran), reported the Iranian state media.
AUGUST 3, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THREE MEN CONVICTED OF AL-SHABAB TERROR ATROCITIES ARE EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Three men involved in a deadly terrorist attack on the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu have been executed
- AUGUST 1, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Arizona Repeated Execution Protocol 15 Times Before Inmate Died
USA - Arizona. Arizona Repeated Execution Protocol 15 Times Before Inmate Died
- AUGUST 1, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Paul Hildwin Freed From Death Row.
USA - Florida. Paul Hildwin Freed From Death Row.
JULY 31, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 8 PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY PANADURA AND RATNAPURA HIGH COURTS
in Sri Lanka, 8 persons were sentenced to death in two different cases.
- JULY 31, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: FISHERMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Ghana, a Cape Coast High Court has sentenced a fisherman to death by hanging for setting ablaze five
- JULY 30, 2014DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): STATE CAN'T RESUME EXECUTIONS UNTIL SPRING
It will be next spring before the state can resume executing death row inmates, an Alabama lawmaker said
JULY 30, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MONERAGALA HC HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
An individual who had sexually abused and killed a six year old boy was handed the death
- JULY 30, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Lawmaker: State can't do executions until spring
USA - Alabama. Lawmaker: State can't do executions until spring
- JULY 30, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty on Hold in Most of the Country
USA - Death Penalty on Hold in Most of the Country
JULY 30, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SHI'ITE MILITIA HANGS UP 15 EXECUTED SUNNIS IN SQUARE
Iraqi Shi'ite militia forces executed 15 Sunni Muslims and then hung them from electricity poles in a public
- JULY 29, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Harlem Lewis III, 23, Black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Harlem Lewis III, 23, Black, to death
- JULY 28, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that Michael Murdaugh should get a new hearing on his death sentence.
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a ruling that Michael Murdaugh should get a new hearing on his death sentence.
- JULY 28, 2014KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Larry Lamont White
USA - Kentucky. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Larry Lamont White
JULY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN’S REPORT 2014 PRESENTED IN THE HAGUE
A public debate devoted to “International Action for Freedom in Iran and the Middle East” took place in a
- JULY 25, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Leading Medical Experts Contradict Arizona's Description of Execution.
USA - Arizona. Leading Medical Experts Contradict Arizona's Description of Execution.
- JULY 25, 2014TogoDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: TOGOLESE FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Ghana, a Kumasi high court, presided over by Justice Paul K. Richardson, has ordered a Togolese to die
- JULY 25, 2014KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned death penalty sentences for Reginald and Jonathan Carr
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned death penalty sentences for Reginald and Jonathan Carr