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- MAY 8, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Attorney General has agreed to a 6-month stay of execution for Charles Warner
USA - Oklahoma. Attorney General has agreed to a 6-month stay of execution for Charles Warner
MAY 8, 2014ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST 10
The Supreme Court upheld death sentences against 10 people accused of committing gruesome and callous
MAY 8, 2014DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): SIX-MONTHS SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS
Death row inmate Charles Warner, who had been scheduled to die on the same night as the botched
MAY 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qom (south of Tehran) early this morning, reported the official Iranian news agency IRNA.
MAY 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MORE EXECUTIONS
At least four prisoners have been executed in Iran in the last days.
- MAY 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in the prison of Maragheh (northwestern Iran). The local news
A prisoner was hanged in the prison of Maragheh (northwestern Iran). The local news
- MAY 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified as “Gh. R.” was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj (Iranian Kurdistan
A man identified as “Gh. R.” was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj (Iranian Kurdistan
- MAY 7, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Panel suggests fixes for death penalty in U.S.
USA - Panel suggests fixes for death penalty in U.S.
- MAY 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A Kurdish prisoner from Orumieh was executed in the city of Hamadan, reported the National
A Kurdish prisoner from Orumieh was executed in the city of Hamadan, reported the National
- MAY 7, 2014TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
the Court of First Instance of Sousse sentenced a woman and a man to death for murder, Jawhara FM
the Court of First Instance of Sousse sentenced a woman and a man to death for murder, Jawhara FM
MAY 7, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: TWO PALESTINIANS EXECUTED AS ISRAELI SPIES
Two Palestinians were executed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli spies, the enclave’s Islamist Hamas government
MAY 7, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BLOGGER RAIF BADAWI GETS 10 YEAR JAIL SENTENCE
A Saudi court imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi for 10 years for "insulting Islam" and setting up a liberal web
- MAY 7, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Lou D'Apolito sentenced Willie Wilks to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Lou D'Apolito sentenced Willie Wilks to death
MAY 7, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DRUG COCKTAIL IN EXECUTIONS DEEMED ‘TOO CRUEL FOR ANIMALS’
A scathing new report by a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts said some chemicals used to execute
- MAY 6, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Task force recommends 56 changes to Ohio's death penalty system.
USA - Ohio. Task force recommends 56 changes to Ohio's death penalty system.
- MAY 6, 2014KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EGYPTIAN DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
In Kuwait, the Criminal Court presided over by Justice Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced two Egyptian
MAY 6, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to death by a Malaysian court for trafficking
MAY 6, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AFGHAN JUVENILE EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
According to reports by sources in Afghanistan a juvenile offender has recently been executed in Iran. The Dari section of Radio Liberty (Radio Azadi), reported that a 15 year old Afghan boy identified as Jannat Mir was among the six Afghan citizens who w
MAY 6, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: COURT ORDERS TWO THIEVES' HANDS CUT OFF
A Saudi court ordered the severing of the right hands of two thieves accused of stealing sheep in line with
- MAY 5, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was executed in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran), the official website of the
one man was executed in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran), the official website of the
- MAY 5, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the central prison of Kerman, reported the
A group of five prisoners were hanged in the central prison of Kerman, reported the
- MAY 5, 2014Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). With regard to abolishing the
Equatorial Guinea was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). With regard to abolishing the
MAY 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SR30 MILLION RAISED TO SAVE NATIONAL FROM EXECUTION
A Saudi court annulled the death sentence and ordered the release of a 21-year-old convicted local killer
MAY 5, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: EX PRISON GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG, GUN SMUGGLING
An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City increased the sentence of a former prison guard from life to death for
- MAY 5, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Death sentence changed to life in prison for John Francis Wille
USA - Louisiana. Death sentence changed to life in prison for John Francis Wille
- MAY 4, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING IN ABU DHABI
An Abu Dhabi criminal court sentenced an Asian housemaid to death by stoning after she was found guilty
MAY 4, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 'GET RICH QUICK' ROBBERS
Four men have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over a “get rich quick” robbery plan, it was
- MAY 3, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two people, who were not identified by name, were executed in the Central Prison of Mashhad
two people, who were not identified by name, were executed in the Central Prison of Mashhad
MAY 2, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYOBAMA: THERE HAVE BEEN 'SIGNIFICANT' PROBLEMS WITH THE DEATH PENALTY
President Barack Obama called the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate "deeply troubling" and announced that he was going to ask the Attorney General to analyze problems surrounding the application of the death penalty in the United States.
- MAY 2, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - UN urges death penalty moratorium in US.
USA - UN urges death penalty moratorium in US.