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APRIL 3, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: DEATH ROW INMATES KEEP INCREASING
during a two-day training workshop for Tanzania Prison Service, the Executive Director of Inmates
APRIL 3, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): TOMMY LYNN SELLS EXECUTED
Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, White, a serial killer, was executed for the 1999 death of Kayleen Harris.
- APRIL 2, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka - The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of four policemen sentenced to death over the murder of two youths in 2009
Sri Lanka - The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of four policemen sentenced to death over the murder of two youths in 2009
- APRIL 1, 2014JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
a former Jamaica Defence Force soldier, Leslie Moodie, had his death sentence commuted to life
a former Jamaica Defence Force soldier, Leslie Moodie, had his death sentence commuted to life
APRIL 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINS WILL NOT HANG, REITERATES SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court reiterated that three men from Tamil Nadu convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will not hang.
- APRIL 1, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma has revealed the drugs that will be used to execute prisoners, but not their source
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma has revealed the drugs that will be used to execute prisoners, but not their source
- MARCH 31, 2014MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A new trial has been ordered for Michelle Byrom
USA - Mississippi. A new trial has been ordered for Michelle Byrom
- MARCH 31, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. House passes bill to expand death penalty
USA - Louisiana. House passes bill to expand death penalty
MARCH 31, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCED AN AL-SHABAAB MEMBER TO DEATH
the Military Court of Somalia in Mogadishu sentenced to death an Al-Shabaab member who was found
MARCH 31, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF BHULLAR TO LIFE TERM
The Supreme Court four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam commuted the death sentence
MARCH 31, 2014ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES 5 TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Five men have been sentenced to death in Zambia after being convicted on charges of murder, attempted
MARCH 29, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO MURSI SUPPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court sentenced two supporters of former president Mohamed Mursi to death for murder
MARCH 28, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE ALLEGED FEDERAL GOVT SPIES
Al-Shabaab group executed three men in Barawe, a port town in the Lower Shabelle region. An Al-
- MARCH 27, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Arizona switches to a 2-drug protocol.
USA - Arizona. Arizona switches to a 2-drug protocol.
- MARCH 27, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the 2011 death sentence of Michael Mulugetta Yacob
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the 2011 death sentence of Michael Mulugetta Yacob
MARCH 27, 2014JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: WORLD'S 'LONGEST-SERVING' DEATH ROW INMATE GRANTED RETRIAL
A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate was granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, decades after doubts emerged about his guilt.
MARCH 27, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY RESOLUTE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Taiwan's Ministry of Justice said that it will continue carrying out capital punishment lawfully and with
- MARCH 27, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed.
- MARCH 27, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Michelle Byrom got a reprieve today from the state Supreme Court.
USA - Mississippi. Michelle Byrom got a reprieve today from the state Supreme Court.
- MARCH 27, 2014MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge orders Texas to release information on execution drugs.
USA - Texas. Judge orders Texas to release information on execution drugs.
MARCH 27, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: A CHRISTIAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court found Sawan Masih, a 35-year-old Christian, guilty of blasphemy and sentenced him to death.
MARCH 27, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHILD'S SACRIFICE CASE IN CHHATTISGARH
Seven people, including Kiran Yadav (Guru mata), who had allegedly kidnapped and murdered a two-
- MARCH 27, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TEN PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
In Sri Lanka, ten persons were sentenced to death by the Kandy High Court after being found
MARCH 27, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCINA: FOREIGN MINISTRY DEFENDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
China defended the death penalty as a traditional deterrent, after Amnesty International released its annual
- MARCH 27, 2014QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF YOUNG BRITISH TEACHER
A man has been sentenced to death for the murder of a Kent teacher whose badly-burned body was found
MARCH 27, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYHAMAS’ NEW ISLAMIST LAW CAUSES FURY IN PALESTINE
A move by Hamas to replace an almost 80-year old punitive law with a new conservative one has been
MARCH 27, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ANTHONY DOYLE EXECUTED
Anthony Doyle, 29, Black, was executed in Texas.
- MARCH 26, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama has run out of Pentobarbital.
USA - Alabama. Alabama has run out of Pentobarbital.
- MARCH 26, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol unconstitutional.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol unconstitutional.
- MARCH 26, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria - Emeka Nweke, 31, sentenced to death for armed robbery
Nigeria - Emeka Nweke, 31, sentenced to death for armed robbery