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FEBRUARY 7, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SALESMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A water filter salesman was sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking in 8,445gm of
FEBRUARY 7, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FORMER LORRY DRIVER SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR KILLING FRIEND
A Malaysian High Court sentenced a former lorry driver to the gallows after he was found guilty of
FEBRUARY 6, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Hormozgan province, two prisoners were
FEBRUARY 6, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL
A Gaza military court sentenced a man convicted of collaborating with Israel to death and another to life in
FEBRUARY 6, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE IRANIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three Iranians were sentenced to death at a High Court in Malaysia today for trafficking a total of 2.324
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF EDO DEATH ROW INMATE
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has ordered
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): SUZANNE BASSO EXECUTED
Suzanne Basso, 59, White, was executed in Texas. Basso is the 14th woman executed in the U.S. since the
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national Turki Ahmed al-Salami was executed in the Asir region after he was convicted of shooting
Saudi national Turki Ahmed al-Salami was executed in the Asir region after he was convicted of shooting
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Asharaf Ramadan, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Riyadh over alleged charges of drug
Mohammed Asharaf Ramadan, a Pakistani national, was beheaded in Riyadh over alleged charges of drug
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria - Mayowa Omolaye, 30, sentenced to death for murder
Nigeria - Mayowa Omolaye, 30, sentenced to death for murder
- FEBRUARY 5, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Suzanne Basso, 59, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Suzanne Basso, 59, White, was executed.
FEBRUARY 5, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN WHO SURVIVED EXECUTION GETS LIFE SENTENCE
an Iranian man who revived in the morgue after being hanged was sentenced to life imprisonment, Iran's Mehr news agency reported.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded three citizens in three different cities, after convicting them of separate murders.
Saudi authorities beheaded three citizens in three different cities, after convicting them of separate murders.
FEBRUARY 4, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF YOUTH UPHELD
The Fujairah Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling sentencing a UAE national to death for
- FEBRUARY 4, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Miguel Bacigalupo gets off death row
USA - California. Miguel Bacigalupo gets off death row
- FEBRUARY 4, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The National Registry of Exonerations says 87 people had their criminal convictions dismissed in 2013
USA - The National Registry of Exonerations says 87 people had their criminal convictions dismissed in 2013
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Correctional Officers' Union Calls for Improving Death Row Conditions
USA - Texas. Correctional Officers' Union Calls for Improving Death Row Conditions
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was pleased to learn of the judgement of the Supreme Court of India
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was pleased to learn of the judgement of the Supreme Court of India
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Sepulvado set for Wednesday execution wins 90-day delay
USA - Louisiana. Sepulvado set for Wednesday execution wins 90-day delay
FEBRUARY 3, 2014BruneiDEATH PENALTYBRUNEI: SHARIAH-BASED PENAL CODE SET TO TAKE EFFECT, GAYS RISK STONING, EXECUTION
In what the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) are calling ‘a step backward’ for human rights, the
- FEBRUARY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: OCCULTIST GETS DEATH FOR BEHEADING BABY
A court in Bankura district (West Bengal) sentenced to death an occultist, who beheaded a baby and drank
FEBRUARY 2, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ONE MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the city of Arar after he was convicted of murder, the
FEBRUARY 2, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW MAY BE FREED
A committee has been appointed in Sri Lanka to make recommendations to free prisoners who have been
FEBRUARY 1, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN ZAHEDAN PRISON
Iran hanged a prisoner in Zahedan prison, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). As
- JANUARY 31, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a Japanese daily reported that a list of 16 of Jang Song-thaek’s cronies who had been executed was
a Japanese daily reported that a list of 16 of Jang Song-thaek’s cronies who had been executed was
- JANUARY 31, 2014GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HACKING MOTHER'S LOVER
The High Court in Banjul presided over by Justice Abdulahi Mikailu, recently convicted and sentenced one
- JANUARY 30, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
B'DESH COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO 14 IN ARMS HAUL CASE
A Bangladeshi court today handed down death penalty to 14 people, including the Jamaat-e-Islami chief
- JANUARY 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India - Deen Dayal Tiwari sentenced to death
India - Deen Dayal Tiwari sentenced to death
- JANUARY 30, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a man has been sentenced to death for murder by a criminal court in UAE. The killer, who worked as a
a man has been sentenced to death for murder by a criminal court in UAE. The killer, who worked as a
JANUARY 30, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 EXECUTIONS IN PRISON OF UREMIA
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 5 of the 6 death row