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- JULY 16, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. John Middleton, 54, White, was executed
USA - Missouri. John Middleton, 54, White, was executed
- JULY 16, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Federal judge vacates death sentence and rules death penalty unconstitutional in California.
USA - California. Federal judge vacates death sentence and rules death penalty incostituzionalità in California.
JULY 16, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Nigerian private college student was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia, after he was
JULY 16, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TEENAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER AND RAPE
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on charges of sexual assault and murder
- JULY 16, 2014ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Jury gives former death row inmate Frank Williams a life sentence
USA - Arkansas. Jury gives former death row inmate Frank Williams a life sentence
- JULY 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Inspector General's Report Faults FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases.
USA - Inspector General's Report Faults FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases.
JULY 16, 2014UkraineDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FOREIGN COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The Colombo High Court sentenced to death a Ukrainian couple found guilty of a double murder committed
JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTYPRESENTATION OF HANDS OFF CAIN’S 2014 REPORT ‘THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE’ AND AWARD PRESENTATION FOR ‘THE ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2014’
The presentation will be held on 18 July 2014, 11:45 A.M., in Rome, Via di Torre Argentina 76.
JULY 16, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): JOHN MIDDLETON EXECUTED
John Middleton, 54, White, was executed at about 8 p.m..
JULY 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT FAULTS FBI REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY CASES
According to a report released on July 16 by the Inspector General's Office of the Department of Justice,
JULY 16, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA: FEDERAL JUDGE RULES DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Federal judge vacates death sentence and rules death penalty unconstitutional in California. U.S. District
- JULY 15, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Less than two hours before the execution, U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry granted a stay to John Middleton
USA - Missouri. Less than two hours before the execution, U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry granted a stay to John Middleton
JULY 15, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ALLEGED AL-SHABAAB MEMBERS EXECUTED
Two alleged members of Al-Shabaab militia convicted of murdering a female student were executed by
- JULY 15, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Derrick Anthony DeBruce should be resentenced
USA - Alabama. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Derrick Anthony DeBruce should be resentenced
- JULY 15, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY NUWARA ELIYA HIGH COURT
Five suspects who were found guilty of murdering a security guard were given death sentence by the
JULY 15, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Ebenezer Adebanjo has sentenced to
JULY 15, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: OGWUCHE, NYANYAN BLAST MASTERMIND, EXTRADITED FROM SUDAN
Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche the co-mastermind of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing, in which scores of citizens
- JULY 14, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian Devendran A/L Supramaniam, who imported 83.36g of diamorphine into Singapore was
Malaysian Devendran A/L Supramaniam, who imported 83.36g of diamorphine into Singapore was
JULY 14, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A sessions court in Pakistan handed down the death sentence and imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on a
JULY 14, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE REDUCED TO FIVE-YEAR TERM
The Court of Appeal in Tanzania has reduced to five years imprisonment a death sentence earlier imposed
JULY 14, 2014RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA: FEWER CITIZENS SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY
According to a Levada Center’s survey held on 20-23 June 2014 in 134 cities, towns and villages in 46
JULY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC BLOCKS DEATH OF TWO IN DEC 16 GANG-RAPE
The Supreme Court of India suspended the death sentence of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, the two
JULY 13, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTE TWO YOUNG MEN IN BARAWE
Somali islamist militants al Shabaab executed two Somali young men in Barawe, the main military base for
JULY 12, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SECURITY FORCES ACCUSED OF EXECUTING PRISONERS
A rights group has said Iraqi security forces and Shia militia members have been involved in executing at
- JULY 11, 2014MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Justin Blakeney to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Justin Blakeney to death
JULY 11, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA COMMUTES BUSINESSWOMAN'S SENTENCE TO LIFE
China commuted the fraud sentence of businesswoman Wu Ying -- once listed among its richest women but
- JULY 10, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): EDDIE DAVIS EXECUTED
Eddie Davis, 45, White, was executed. He had been sentenced to death on June 30, 1995 for the March 3, 1994 rape and murder of 11-year-old Kimberly Waters, his girlfriend's daughter.
- JULY 10, 2014United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - MILITARY. New Judge for Guantanamo Trial in USS Cole Attack.
USA - MILITARY. New Judge for Guantanamo Trial in USS Cole Attack.
- JULY 10, 2014ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Robert Holland to death.
USA - Arkansas. A jury sentenced Robert Holland to death.
- JULY 10, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Larry Schack ordered a new trial for Eugene Wayman McWatters Jr.
USA - Florida. Judge Larry Schack ordered a new trial for Eugene Wayman McWatters Jr.