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- JULY 2, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
JULY 2, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MAZABUKA MAN, 22, GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
A 22-year old man of Mazabuka was sentenced to death in Zambia by the Livingstone High Court for
JULY 2, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: SETS OUT THE AFRICAN CONFERENCE IN BENIN
Today were opened in Cotonou, capital of Benin, the three days works of the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the death penalty in Africa convened by the local government with the Commission on Human Rights and Peoples of the African Union in col
JULY 2, 2014United NationsDEATH PENALTY'DEATH PENALTY HAS NO PLACE IN 21ST CENTURY,' DECLARES UN CHIEF
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared that the death penalty has no place in the 21st
- JULY 1, 2014DEATH PENALTY
AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN BENIN
The African conference on the death penalty will start on July 2nd in Cotonou (Benin). It is organized by the Government of Benin and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, in partnership with Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party
- JULY 1, 2014Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Armel Bazonzama alias Ngouabi, author of numerous murders of young women, committed between 2009
Armel Bazonzama alias Ngouabi, author of numerous murders of young women, committed between 2009
- JULY 1, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hawaii. $4.3M spent on Hawaii death penalty case's defense.
USA - Hawaii. $4.3M spent on Hawaii death penalty case's defense.
JULY 1, 2014UgandaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO UGANDANS EXECUTED OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
Ugandan Foreign Ministry spokesman Fred Opolot said two Ugandan drug traffickers – Omar Ddamulira
JULY 1, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: FIRST TASK FORCE MEETING AT FARNESINA. MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN TO BE AN EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITY, SAYS MOGHERINI
Italy is taking forward the battle for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Today at the Farnesina, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini chaired the first meeting of the task force that will coordinate Italy’s action in the run-up to the United Nat
- JUNE 30, 2014United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US MILITARY. The Air Force appellate court reinstated the death sentence of Andrew Witt
USA - US MILITARY. The Air Force appellate court reinstated the death sentence of Andrew Witt
JUNE 29, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 6,000 CONVICTS AWAITING DEATH
With 6,000 death row convicts, Kenya has the fourth largest death row population in the world. In the last
- JUNE 27, 2014NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty conviction of Charles Reese Conner
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty conviction of Charles Reese Conner
JUNE 27, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: AUSTRALIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN POSSESSION
State-controlled media say a court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian citizen to death for
- JUNE 27, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Morgan Reinman handed down the capital sentence to Brandon Bradley
USA - Florida. Judge Morgan Reinman handed down the capital sentence to Brandon Bradley
JUNE 27, 2014KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDERER
Kuwait’s Court of Appeals has upheld the death sentence for a defendant who killed a Lebanese national in
JUNE 27, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 25 and 26 June in two prisons of Karaj.
- JUNE 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
eleven men were hanged in Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj, reported the National Council of Resistance of
eleven men were hanged in Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj, reported the National Council of Resistance of
- JUNE 26, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommend the death penalty for Kentrell Feronti Johnson
USA - Florida. A jury recommend the death penalty for Kentrell Feronti Johnson
- JUNE 26, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Paul C. Hildwin
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Paul C. Hildwin
JUNE 26, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: KILLER HANGED IN FIRST EXECUTION THIS YEAR
Japan hanged a man, in the nation's first execution in 2014, and the ninth since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December 2012.
- JUNE 26, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Chester Dewayne Turner, 47, Black, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Chester Dewayne Turner, 47, Black, to death
- JUNE 26, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court orders 5-2 new hearing for Eddie Wayne Davis
USA - Florida. Florida Supreme Court orders 5-2 new hearing for Eddie Wayne Davis
JUNE 26, 2014SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTYSWISS RESOLUTION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BEFORE THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Switzerland and seven further states successfully presented to the UN Human Rights Council a resolution
JUNE 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): DNA PROVES DEATH ROW INMATE INNOCENT AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS
The Florida Supreme Court overturned 5-2 both the conviction and death sentence imposed on Paul C.
JUNE 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA (USA): JURY DECIDES DEATH FOR CONVICTED SERIAL KILLER CHESTER DEWAYNE TURNER
A Los Angeles County jury sentenced Chester Dewayne Turner, 47, Black, to death.
- JUNE 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were executed in the prison of Rajaishahr, in Karaj, Iran Human Rights
Two prisoners were executed in the prison of Rajaishahr, in Karaj, Iran Human Rights
- JUNE 25, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTY
the chairman of the National Authority for Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) John
the chairman of the National Authority for Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) John
JUNE 25, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BEHEADED FOR RAPING MINORS
Saudi authorities beheaded two nationals convicted of raping minors in two separate cases.
- JUNE 25, 2014BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERER
A Bahraini was sentenced to death for the vicious murder of a 20-year-old fugitive who allegedly posed as
JUNE 25, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 24-YR-OLD PALI MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPING & MURDERING MINOR GIRL IN 2012
In a speedy, decisive judgment, the Mangaon court in Raigad district awarded the death sentence to a 24-