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APRIL 18, 2014BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: CONVICTED MURDERER EXECUTED
Belarus has executed a man convicted of a gruesome double murder, a rights group said, the latest case of capital punishment in the ex-Soviet country.
- APRIL 17, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire, New Hampshire death penalty repeal fails by 1 vote.
USA - New Hampshire, New Hampshire death penalty repeal fails by 1 vote.
- APRIL 17, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk has ruled that Freeman May is incompetent to be executed.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk has ruled that Freeman May is incompetent to be executed.
APRIL 17, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 DEATH-ROW CONVICTS ACQUITTED
In Bangladesh, an High Court bench comprising Justice Abdul Hye and Krisna Debnath acquitted four
APRIL 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS, INCLUDING THREE JUVENILE OFFENDERS, HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
four prisoners, including three juvenile offenders, were hanged in the prison of Bandar Abbas, reported the
APRIL 17, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
A Kurdish political prisoner identified as Samko Khorshidi was hanged in the Dizelabad prison of Kermanshah, Iran, reported the “Kurdistan Human Rights Organization”.
APRIL 17, 2014DEATH PENALTYNEW HAMPSHIRE (USA): DEATH PENALTY REPEAL FAILS BY 1 VOTE
New Hampshire's Senate has voted 12-12 today on a death penalty repeal measure. The tie means capital
APRIL 16, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: A MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER IN RIAD
a Saudi citizen, Mohammed Matrak Mohammed al-Dosari, was beheaded in Riyadh after being convicted
APRIL 16, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: PENANG HAWKER TO HANG FOR MURDER
A burger seller was sentenced to death by the High Court in George Town, Malaysia, for murdering his ex-
- APRIL 16, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joshua Douglas, 32, White
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joshua Douglas, 32, White
- APRIL 16, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jose Villegas, 39, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Jose Villegas, 39, Hispanic, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The House passed HB 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
USA - Tennessee. The House passed HB 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
APRIL 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER WAS HANGED IN PRISON
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Saveh early in the morning, reported the news agency IRNA.
APRIL 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER GIVEN LAST-MINUTE FORGIVENESS BY VICTIM’S FAMILY
a convicted killer was saved from public execution at the last possible moment, after the family of the victim
APRIL 16, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JOSE VILLEGAS EXECUTED
Jose Villegas, 39, Hispanic, was executed in Texas. Just as the pentobarbital began taking effect, he said, "It does kind of burn. Goodbye." He gasped several times, then started to breathe quietly.
- APRIL 15, 2014South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. A jury sentenced James McVay, 43, White, to death
USA - South Dakota. A jury sentenced James McVay, 43, White, to death
- APRIL 15, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: 33 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BARINGO
Evans Kipruto, a 33 year old from Kabartonjo Baringo County was sentenced to death for the offence of
APRIL 15, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: WOMAN GETS THE GALLOWS FOR MURDERING STEPMOTHER
A woman received the death sentence at the High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, after she and her step
APRIL 15, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, MUTILATION
A 25-year-old woman, Hauwa Ayuba, has been sentenced to death by hanging in Borno State, Nigeria, for
APRIL 15, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MORE THAN 600 IRAQIS EXECUTED IN 4 YEARS
The Iraqi justice ministry has executed more than 600 "terrorists" in the past four years, the Iraqi justice
APRIL 13, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: COURT UPHOLDS MUM, SON DEATH SENTENCES
The Supreme Court sitting in Kabwe has upheld the death sentence slapped on a mother and his son who
APRIL 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS PRISON
the Iranian regime hangmen in Bandar Abbas Prison hanged two men early morning, a state-run news agency reported. The two men were identified by their initials as A.M. and M.A., according to the report by Tasnimnews affiliated to the Quds Force of the Ir
APRIL 12, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FORMER MARINE ESCAPES DEATH PENALTY AFTER SENTENCE IS SECRETLY REDUCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON
A former Marine incarcerated in Iran in 2011 and sentenced to death on espionage charges was secretly
- APRIL 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANOTHER MAN SENTENCED TO HAVE EYES GOUGED OUT
the regime's judiciary in the city of Isfahan condemned another man to have his eyes gouged, state-run news
APRIL 11, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTYBRUNEI: UNITED NATIONS VOICED DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE NEW SHARIA PENAL CODE
the United Nations human rights office voiced deep concern about the revised penal code in Brunei
APRIL 11, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KOGI INDIGENE GETS STATE PARDON AFTER 18 YEARS IN DEATH ROW
Kogi governor, Captain Idris Wada, has granted amnesty to Mr Lasisi Yusuf, a 67-year-old convict who
- APRIL 10, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Malaysia - The Federal Court in Putrajava upheld the death sentence of Mohd Nizam Mohamad
Malaysia - The Federal Court in Putrajava upheld the death sentence of Mohd Nizam Mohamad
- APRIL 10, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee passes the death penalty repeal bill, setting up a potentially historic vote in the chamber next week.
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee passes the death penalty repeal bill, setting up a potentially historic vote in the chamber next week.
APRIL 10, 2014DEATH PENALTYNEW HAMPSHIRE (USA): SENATE PANEL ENDORSES DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
The Senate Judiciary Committee revisited the idea of repealing New Hampshire's death penalty and
- APRIL 9, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, 44, a Mexican national, was executed.
USA - Texas. Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, 44, a Mexican national, was executed.