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- MAY 27, 2014IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana plan to use Brevital draws opposition from drug maker
USA - Indiana. Indiana plan to use Brevital draws opposition from drug maker
MAY 27, 2014DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS TEMPORARY HALT TO EXECUTIONS
Federal judge Gregory Frost has suspended all executions in Ohio until at least August 15, 2014 in order to
MAY 27, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: ABU DHABI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ONE OF THREE BROTHERS CONVICTED OF KILLING OMANIS
The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence for one of three Emirati brothers convicted of
- MAY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN QAZVIN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Qazvin, reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary
MAY 26, 2014SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG-TRAFFICKER ON DEATH ROW SPARED GALLOWS
A 42-year-old Singaporean who has spent more than four years on death row for drug trafficking was
- MAY 26, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN WHO SHOT AT POLICE PATROL SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Shia man to death for shooting at a police patrol and learning how to
MAY 26, 2014KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: COURT COMMUTES IRAQI’S DEATH SENTENCE
Kuwait’s appeals court commuted the death sentence of an Iraqi fisherman who killed a coast guard to life
- MAY 25, 2014ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Connecticut without execution drugs.
USA - Connecticut. Connecticut without execution drugs.
MAY 25, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MEMBER EXECUTED WITHOUT TRAIL AFTER MILITARY COURT ORDER
A 21-year-old man suspected to be member of Al-Shabaab was shot to death in Dayniile district where he was caught by the Somali armed forces.
MAY 25, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KEY OFFICIALS AND ENGINEERS EXECUTED OVER APARTMENT COLLAPSE
the Tokyo Shimbun daily reported that North Korea had deported or executed several officials and
MAY 24, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY IN NAROK
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to death in Kenya by a Narok court for violently robbing a business
MAY 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAIN CONVICT IN BIGGEST BANKING FRAUD HANGED IN TEHRAN
Iran hanged the first of four men sentenced to death for a massive financial scam that tainted the government of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
- MAY 23, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Leonardo Cisneros
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Leonardo Cisneros
MAY 23, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The High Court in Tabora sentenced two people to death by hanging after convicting them of murder.
MAY 23, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: LAW COMMISSION CALLS FOR REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY
the Law Commission of India, which works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice, has
- MAY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTY
NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA): SENATE REJECTS DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
The Senate has rejected a 2nd bid to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty.
- MAY 22, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The US Supreme Court has delayed the execution of Russell Bucklew
USA - Missouri. The US Supreme Court has delayed the execution of Russell Bucklew
MAY 22, 2014QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: FILIPINO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ESPIONAGE
A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced a Filipino man to death and two of his compatriots to life
- MAY 22, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has rejected a 2nd bid to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has rejected a 2nd bid to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty
- MAY 22, 2014ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge John Blawie sentenced Richard Roszkowski, 49, White, to death
USA - Connecticut. Judge John Blawie sentenced Richard Roszkowski, 49, White, to death
- MAY 22, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Governor has signed a bill that would allow the state to use of the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
USA - Tennessee. Governor has signed a bill that would allow the state to use of the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
MAY 22, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: HYESAN MAN EXECUTED AS EXAMPLE FOR REST
The death sentence has been imposed upon at least one person caught making phone contact with South Korea from a location near the Sino-North Korean border, Daily NK has learned via detailed, exclusive testimony from a source in the region.
MAY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE RESTORES ELECTRIC CHAIR AS DEATH PENALTY OPTION
Tennessee's governor has signed a bill that would allow the state to use of the electric chair if lethal injection
- MAY 21, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two more people have escaped death by hanging, after they were pardoned by victims’ families. A murder
two more people have escaped death by hanging, after they were pardoned by victims’ families. A murder
- MAY 21, 2014Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the Presiding Judge of the Port Loko High Court Justice John Bosco Allieu handed down the death
the Presiding Judge of the Port Loko High Court Justice John Bosco Allieu handed down the death
MAY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 2 CONVICTS
The Supreme Court of India commuted death sentence of two convicts in 2002 in American Center attack
- MAY 21, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Uncertainty remains over the execution of Russell Bucklew as Supreme Court action looms.
USA - Missouri. Uncertainty remains over the execution of Russell Bucklew as Supreme Court action looms.
- MAY 21, 2014OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury unanimously sentenced Robert Langley to death
USA - Oregon. A jury unanimously sentenced Robert Langley to death
MAY 21, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: HARSH PUNISHMENTS FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENCES ADDED TO CRIMINAL CODE
the Daily NK revealed that the North Korean authorities had added five extra clauses to Article 60 of the country's criminal code, which pertains to attempts to overthrow the state.
MAY 21, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DIFFERENT DRUG CASES
Two Ho Chi Minh City courts independently sentenced a disabled man and an Australian Vietnamese to