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JULY 25, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYCHINA: JAPANESE MAN EXECUTED OVER STIMULANT DRUG SMUGGLING
Chinese authorities executed a Japanese man in his 50s who had been sentenced to death in connection with
JULY 25, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER POLICE OFFICER’S MURDER
The brutal murder of an Ajman Police officer three years ago has been finally laid to rest with the Ajman
JULY 24, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: MASON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING FRIEND
A 34-year-old mason from Bomfa in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Ghana, has been sentenced to death by
- JULY 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions orders new trial in Donald Fell's case
USA - U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions orders new trial in Donald Fell's case
JULY 24, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT CARRIES OUT DEATH PENALTY AGAINST FOUR SHABAB FIGHTERS
Somalia’s military court carried out the death penalty against four Shabab fighters founded guilty of ant-
JULY 24, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 4 INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE KANDY HIGH COURT
4 individuals who were found guilty in connection to a murder were sentenced to death by the Kandy High
JULY 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ACID ATTACK IN MADHYA PRADESH
In a landmark decision, a court in Madhya Pradesh sentenced a man to death for hurling acid on a 28-year-
- JULY 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - In Vermont, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions overturns Donald Fell's 2005 conviction.
USA - In Vermont, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions overturns Donald Fell's 2005 conviction.
JULY 24, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTYHOC SECRETARY D’ELIA ISSUES STATEMENT ON WOOD’S EXECUTION
Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands off Cain, said: "The execution of Joseph Wood in Arizona is just the
- JULY 23, 2014GermanyDEATH PENALTY
USA - German Officials Refuse to Cooperate in Possible Death Penalty Case.
USA - German Officials Refuse to Cooperate in Possible Death Penalty Case.
JULY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS INCLUDING 4 WOMEN HANGED
Iran hanged at least 10 prisoners including four women last Sunday (July 20) and Monday (July 21).
JULY 23, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COP WHO SHOT DEAD PREGNANT WOMAN EXECUTED
A policeman who shot dead a pregnant woman while drunk and injured her husband was executed for the
- JULY 23, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Joseph Wood gasped and snorted in an execution that lasted nearly 2 hours today
USA - Arizona. Joseph Wood gasped and snorted in an execution that lasted nearly 2 hours today
JULY 23, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN DINSOR
Al-Shabaab militants in Dinsor, in Somalia's Bay region, publically executed a 14-year-old girl accused of
JULY 23, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN IN AP PHOTOGRAPHER'S KILLING
A Kabul court announced that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer
JULY 23, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: PRESIDENT MAHAMA GRANTS PARDON TO 21 DEATH ROW INMATES
A statement issued by Deputy Minister of the Interior James Agalga said the President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana had granted amnesty to 1,104 prisoners in commemoration of 54th Republic Anniversary which fell on 1 July.
- JULY 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): JOSEPH WOOD DIES ALMOST TWO HOURS AFTER EXECUTION BEGINS
Joseph Wood gasped and snorted in an execution that lasted nearly 2 hours today.
JULY 22, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED
Three prisoners have been executed in Vietnam in different cases, state media reported.
- JULY 22, 2014Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR NEAR BEHEADING CASE
A man who murdered another man by nearly beheading him for bumping his shoulder has been sentenced to
- JULY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN GIVEN DEATH PENALTY BY DUBAI COURT FOR KILLING HIS EMPLOYER
MR, a 31-year-old Pakistani clerk who killed his employer and robbed him before fleeing the UAE, was
- JULY 22, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: PEOPLE CONVICTED OF TERRORISM COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY UNDER FNC LAW PROPOSAL
People convicted of terrorism in the UAE could face the death penalty under new legislation being
JULY 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 32-YEAR-OLD DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
A local court in Iran’s northern Mazandaran Province sentenced a 32-year-old defendant to death by
JULY 21, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
In two different murder cases in Pakistan, Syed Muzafar Ali Shah Additional Sessions Judge awarded death
JULY 20, 2014SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: TWO WOMEN STONED TO DEATH FOR 'ADULTERY' BY ISIS
In separate incidents in a span of 24 hours, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) carried out executions
- JULY 19, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood
- JULY 18, 2014KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court vacated the death penalty sentence of Sidney Gleason
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court vacated the death penalty sentence of Sidney Gleason
- JULY 18, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Jeffries
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kevin Jeffries
JULY 18, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PLEAS OF SIX DEATH ROW CONVICTS
President Pranab Mukherjee of India rejected the mercy petitions of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli and
JULY 18, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 2 CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS EXECUTED
Two Singaporeans, Tang Hai Liang, 36, and Foong Chee Peng, 48, had their death sentences carried out
JULY 18, 2014DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN REPORT: 'POSITIVE EVOLUTION TOWARDS ABOLITION'
"The worldwide trend towards abolition of the death penalty in place in the world for over 15 years, was confirmed in 2013 and the first six months of 2014. In fact 161 countries, either by law or in practice, have decided to abolish, and only 37 countrie