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APRIL 9, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL OF POLICEMAN WHO SHOT PREGNANT WOMAN DEAD, INJURED HUSBAND
A court rejected the appeal of a former policeman who was given a death sentence for shooting a pregnant
APRIL 9, 2014Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTYPAPUA NEW GUINEA: GO-AHEAD TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY BY LETHAL INJECTION
the National Executive Council has given the green light for work to proceed in establishing necessary
APRIL 9, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 OUTLAWS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN BAGERHAT
A court in Bagerhat district sentenced three members of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) to
APRIL 9, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN WIFE KILLING CASE IN MANIKGANJ
A court in Manikganj, Bangladesh, sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in 2010.
- APRIL 9, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Senate passed SB 2580 authorizing use of electric chair when lethal injection drug not available.
USA - Tennessee. Senate passed SB 2580 authorizing use of electric chair when lethal injection drug not available.
APRIL 9, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): RAMIRO HERNANDEZ-LLANAS EXECUTED
Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, 44, a Mexican national, was executed in Texas. He escaped prison in his native Mexico while serving a murder sentence and was in the U.S. illegally when he was arrested for the October 1997 slaying of 49-year-old Glen Lich.
- APRIL 8, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Senate panel tied on death penalty repeal bill.
USA - New Hampshire. Senate panel tied on death penalty repeal bill.
- APRIL 8, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A House committee approved House Bill 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
USA - Tennessee. A House committee approved House Bill 2476 to reintroduce electrocution
- APRIL 8, 2014TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
on the occasion of the 76th National Day of the Martyrs of 9 April, the President of the Republic
on the occasion of the 76th National Day of the Martyrs of 9 April, the President of the Republic
APRIL 8, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: JUSTICE MINISTRY PROPOUNDS REDUCTION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Tran Tien Dung, chief secretariat of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, said the Ministry had suggested the
APRIL 8, 2014BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PUBLIC OPINION ON THE DEATH PENALTY
In 2013, non-governmental organisation Penal Reform International commissioned a detailed survey of
APRIL 8, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: OFFICIAL REPORTEDLY EXECUTED WITH A FLAMETHROWER
Quoting an anonymous source, South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo reported that O Sang Hon, the deputy public security minister, was “executed by flame-thrower.”
APRIL 8, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN ARDEBIL
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ardebil (Northwestern Iran) early in the morning, reported the
- APRIL 8, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death penalty for Brandon Bradley
USA - Florida. A jury recommended death penalty for Brandon Bradley
APRIL 7, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ CARRIED OUT DEATH SENTENCE ON CONVICTED OF TERRORIST CHARGES
The Iraqi authorities carried out death sentences against two convicted of "terrorist” charges as their court
- APRIL 5, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in northern China sentenced to death two men, a Chinese
the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in northern China sentenced to death two men, a Chinese
APRIL 5, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COUPLE GET DEATH SENTENCES FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani Christian couple have been sentenced to death for blasphemy after allegedly sending a text
APRIL 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPIST
Saudi Arabia's supreme court has upheld a death sentence handed down against a teacher convicted of
- APRIL 5, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICE CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A police captain’s death verdict in Qena was referred to the Grand Mufti of the Republic, according to
APRIL 4, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIA MAID ON DEATH ROW SPARED EXECUTION
An Indonesian maid on death row in Saudi Arabia for murder has been spared execution after the Indonesian government agreed to pay the remainder of the blood money she was due to pay.
APRIL 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI COURT ORDERS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE FOR MULTIPLE RAPES
An Indian judge ordered three men to hang after they were convicted of two gang-rapes.
APRIL 4, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THAI DRUG MULE
The Supreme People’s Court, Vietnam’s highest court, upheld the death sentence to a Thai woman for
- APRIL 3, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied posthumous pardon for Cameron Todd Willingham
USA - Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied posthumous pardon for Cameron Todd Willingham
- APRIL 3, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Death penalty secrecy bill fails
USA - Alabama. Death penalty secrecy bill fails
- APRIL 3, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury has sentenced Jonathan Douglas Richardson, 25, White, to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury has sentenced Jonathan Douglas Richardson, 25, White, to death
- APRIL 3, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, White, was executed
USA - Texas. Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, White, was executed
APRIL 3, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TERRORIST
A special court in Riyadh has sentenced a man to death for his involvement in terror activities including
- APRIL 3, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: GOVERNMENT PLANS TO EXECUTE 200 SUPPORTERS OF JANG SONG THAEK
The North Korean government plans to execute 200 supporters of Jang Song Thaek and ship their families
APRIL 3, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CABINET APPROVES NEW TERROR LAW
The Egyptian government approved a new anti-terrorism law, in the wake of a terrorist attack outside Cairo
APRIL 3, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: UN RIGHTS OFFICE CALLS FOR MORATORIUM AFTER ‘HASTY’ EXECUTION OF ALLEGED MURDERER
a man was executed in the Somali town of Kismayo after he was accused of killing an elder on 24 March.