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- MARCH 10, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: EX-POLICEMAN IN NAROK ROBBERY CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Kenya, a Narok court sentenced a former police officer to death after he was found guilty of robbery
MARCH 10, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 14 SENTENCED TO HANG OVER REVENGE KILLING
a court in Cairo sentenced 14 men to be hanged for the revenge killing of a merchant and his daughter in a
- MARCH 10, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will run out of pentobarbital by the end of this month
USA - Texas. Texas will run out of pentobarbital by the end of this month
- MARCH 10, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Corrections officer Dave Dormire testified that he personally delivered $11,000 to a pharmacy
USA - Missouri. Corrections officer Dave Dormire testified that he personally delivered $11,000 to a pharmacy
- MARCH 10, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma solves the problem of embarrassed pharmacies by buying drugs with cash
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma solves the problem of embarrassed pharmacies by buying drugs with cash
MARCH 10, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN MASHHAD
One man was hanged in the central prison of Mashhad (Northern Iran) reported the daily newspaper
MARCH 10, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN GETS DEATH FOR 2011 ROBBERY-MURDERS IN OSAKA
The Osaka District Court sentenced a 52-year-old man to death for killing two people in two separate
- MARCH 9, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: PAKISTANI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 30-year-old Pakistani man in Dubai (UAE) was sentenced to death for trafficking four kilogrammes of
- MARCH 9, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA MULLS TRIMMING DEATH PENALTY CRIMES
speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC) session, Zang
- MARCH 9, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - “Death Row Stories” debuts tomorrow on CNN.
USA - “Death Row Stories” debuts tomorrow on CNN.
MARCH 9, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF FIVE CONVICTED OF 'HONOUR KILLING'
The Delhi high court has commuted the death sentence given to five people involved in the murder of a man,
MARCH 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MORE PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN BANDAR ABBAS
four men were hanged in the Shahnaz Street of Bandar Abbas early in the morning, reported the news
MARCH 8, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: KING ABDULLAH ORDERS 3 MONTHS REPRIEVE FOR ALL DEATH ROW INMATES
Saudi King Abdullah ordered the execution of all qizas or death penalty cases to be deferred for three
- MARCH 7, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the execution of death-row prisoner P. Chandran scheduled for early in the morning was halted, after a
the execution of death-row prisoner P. Chandran scheduled for early in the morning was halted, after a
- MARCH 7, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
WORLD SHOULD THANK IRAN FOR HIGH EXECUTION RATE, SAYS TEHRAN OFFICIAL
The Islamic republic's execution rate, which has soared to ghastly heights since self-described moderate Hassan Rouhani became president last year, should be viewed as a “positive marker of Iranian achievement,” according to the head of Iran’s Judiciary H
- MARCH 6, 2014DEATH PENALTY
COLORADO (USA): CONTROVERSIAL CASE ENDS WITH A PLEA AND LIFE SENTENCE
Edward Montour, the defendant accused of killing correctional officer Eric Autobee in a Colorado prison,
- MARCH 6, 2014YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN QAEDA KILL ONE OF THEIR OWN FOR US SPYING
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen executed one of their own after accusing him of spying for the United States, a
- MARCH 6, 2014LibyaDEATH PENALTY
GADDAFI SON FACING DEATH PENALTY AFTER EXTRADITION TO LIBYA
Saadi Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan dictator, is facing the death penalty after being handed over to
- MARCH 6, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the former President of Somalia’s northeastern state of Puntland Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Farole for the
the former President of Somalia’s northeastern state of Puntland Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Farole for the
- MARCH 6, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Exonerated death row inmate Anthony Graves wants prosecutor investigated.
USA - Texas. Exonerated death row inmate Anthony Graves wants prosecutor investigated.
MARCH 6, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 4 MEN PUBLICLY WHIPPED FOR GAY SEX
Four men were publicly whipped in northern Nigeria after being convicted of having gay sex by an Islamic
MARCH 5, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: 33 PEOPLE TO BE EXECUTED FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO ESTABLISH UNDERGROUND CHURCHES
South Korean press reported that thirty-three North Koreans would face execution after being charged with
- MARCH 5, 2014DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Supplies of two of the three drugs used executions have expired
USA - Delaware. Supplies of two of the three drugs used executions have expired
- MARCH 5, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PUNTLAND
two soldiers were sentenced to death by the Puntland Military Court, after being convicted of murder.
MARCH 5, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: PRESIDENTS SAVED 30 FROM GALLOWS BETWEEN 2001-2013
Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said a total of 33 people, who were sentenced to death from
- MARCH 5, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. House approves execution drug secrecy bill.
USA - Alabama. House approves execution drug secrecy bill.
- MARCH 4, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Farzaneh (Razieh) Moradi, a 26 year old woman convicted of murdering
Farzaneh (Razieh) Moradi, a 26 year old woman convicted of murdering her husband six years earlier, was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
- MARCH 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab militia publicly beheaded a mother of two girls and her cousin
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab militia publicly beheaded a mother of two girls and her cousin
MARCH 4, 2014DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, JUVENILE WERE HANGED
Farzaneh (Razieh) Moradi, a 26 year old woman convicted of murdering her husband six years earlier, was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, Iran.
MARCH 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR 'SPY' ALLEGATIONS
Al-Shabaab executed three men for spy allegations, the militant group announced on its Facebook page.