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MARCH 24, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 529 MORSI BACKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Egypt sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death after a
MARCH 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MADRAS HC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN KIDNAP AND MURDER CASE
Madras High Court upheld the death sentence awarded by a Mahila Court in Coimbatore in 2012 to a 27-
- MARCH 24, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR SLASHER ROBBER
A 21-year-old man who led a machete-armed gang that hacked off a woman's hand and violently robbed at
- MARCH 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pharmacists urged not to assist US executions.
USA - Pharmacists urged not to assist US executions.
- MARCH 23, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR JANITOR CONVICTED OF SCHOOLGIRL RAPE
A janitor sentenced to death for raping a seven-year-old schoolgirl had his sentence upheld by the Appeals
- MARCH 23, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS ANOTHER MAN FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of shooting dead a compatriot in a dispute was beheaded by the sword, the interior ministry said.
- MARCH 21, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury recommended that Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 38, from El Salvador, be put to death.
USA - North Carolina. A jury recommended that Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 38, from El Salvador, be put to death.
MARCH 21, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SAIGON WOMAN WANTS TO MARRY A DEATH ROW PRISONER
The Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City recently received the application of a 26-year-old
- MARCH 21, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio rejects request of Ronald Phillips to donate organs to family members
USA - Ohio. Ohio rejects request of Ronald Phillips to donate organs to family members
- MARCH 21, 2014IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana aids states with execution drug shortages
USA - Indiana. Indiana aids states with execution drug shortages
- MARCH 20, 2014DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): ROBERT LAVERN HENRY EXECUTED
Robert Lavern Henry was put to death at Florida State Prison.
- MARCH 20, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Robert Lavern Henry, 55, Black, was executed
USA - Florida. Robert Lavern Henry, 55, Black, was executed
MARCH 20, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES THREE MEN TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING, KILLING INFANT
An Akure High Court sentenced three men to death by hanging over the alleged kidnapping and murder of
MARCH 20, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR WOMAN
The Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court upheld capital punishment for a woman convicted of killing
- MARCH 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN AGAINST ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG SMUGGLERS
Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said Iran is against abolishing the death penalty for drugs smugglers, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
- MARCH 19, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): RAY JASPER EXECUTED
Ray Jasper, 43, black, was executed in Texas with a lethal dose of pentobarbital.
MARCH 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: GRAND MUFTI RATIFIES 26 DEATH SENTENCES FOR TERRORISM
Egypt's Grand Mufti, the country's top Islamic jurist, ratified a Cairo criminal court ruling sentencing 26
- MARCH 19, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ray Jasper, 43, black, has been executed
USA - Texas. Ray Jasper, 43, black, has been executed
- MARCH 19, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. House panel backs expansion of death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. House panel backs expansion of death penalty.
- MARCH 19, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas obtains new supply of execution drugs from source kept secret.
USA - Texas. Texas obtains new supply of execution drugs from source kept secret.
- MARCH 19, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved HB 379, a secrecy law
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved HB 379, a secrecy law
- MARCH 18, 2014DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): EXECUTIONS POSTPONED SO STATE CAN PROCURE LETHAL DRUGS
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has vacated 2 upcoming execution dates and moved both to
- MARCH 18, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Executions postponed so state can procure lethal drugs.
USA - Oklahoma. Executions postponed so state can procure lethal drugs.
- MARCH 18, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. NC court must weigh who decides on execution drugs.
USA - North Carolina. NC court must weigh who decides on execution drugs.
- MARCH 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Ali Zulqarnain in Lahore awarded death sentence to a man,
MARCH 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SAKINEH FREED AFTER 9 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
the Iranian regime announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was allowed to leave prison after almost nine years on death row.
- MARCH 17, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma changes lethal injection procedures, sets 5 methods for executions.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma changes lethal injection procedures, sets 5 methods for executions.
- MARCH 17, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury issued the death sentence for Ricky Blackwell for killing an 8-year-old girl.
USA - South Carolina. A jury issued the death sentence for Ricky Blackwell for killing an 8-year-old girl.
- MARCH 17, 2014ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. At the end of the repetition of the trial, a jury has sentenced Richard Roszkowski to death.
USA - Connecticut. At the end of the repetition of the trial, a jury has sentenced Richard Roszkowski to death.
MARCH 17, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: DRAFT CONSTITUTION BILL PROPOSES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Constitution Review and Implementation Committee (CRIC) submitted a draft bill for the amendment of entrenched provisions in the 1992 Constitution to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, the Chairman of the CRIC, Professor Emmanuel Victor Owa