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MARCH 19, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN AGAINST ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG SMUGGLERS
Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said Iran is against abolishing the death penalty for drugs smugglers, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
MARCH 19, 2014DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): RAY JASPER EXECUTED
Ray Jasper, 43, black, was executed in Texas with a lethal dose of pentobarbital.
- MARCH 18, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Executions postponed so state can procure lethal drugs.
USA - Oklahoma. Executions postponed so state can procure lethal drugs.
- MARCH 18, 2014North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. NC court must weigh who decides on execution drugs.
USA - North Carolina. NC court must weigh who decides on execution drugs.
MARCH 18, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Ali Zulqarnain in Lahore awarded death sentence to a man,
MARCH 18, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SAKINEH FREED AFTER 9 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
the Iranian regime announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was allowed to leave prison after almost nine years on death row.
MARCH 18, 2014DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): EXECUTIONS POSTPONED SO STATE CAN PROCURE LETHAL DRUGS
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has vacated 2 upcoming execution dates and moved both to
- MARCH 17, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma changes lethal injection procedures, sets 5 methods for executions.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma changes lethal injection procedures, sets 5 methods for executions.
- MARCH 17, 2014South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury issued the death sentence for Ricky Blackwell for killing an 8-year-old girl.
USA - South Carolina. A jury issued the death sentence for Ricky Blackwell for killing an 8-year-old girl.
- MARCH 17, 2014ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. At the end of the repetition of the trial, a jury has sentenced Richard Roszkowski to death.
USA - Connecticut. At the end of the repetition of the trial, a jury has sentenced Richard Roszkowski to death.
MARCH 17, 2014GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: DRAFT CONSTITUTION BILL PROPOSES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the Constitution Review and Implementation Committee (CRIC) submitted a draft bill for the amendment of entrenched provisions in the 1992 Constitution to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, the Chairman of the CRIC, Professor Emmanuel Victor Owa
- MARCH 17, 2014IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Study Finds Death Penalty Cases Are Rare, Lengthy, & Costly.
USA - Idaho. Study Finds Death Penalty Cases Are Rare, Lengthy, & Costly.
- MARCH 16, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE HANGED IN SEMNAN
one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Semnan early in the morning, the official website of the Iranian
MARCH 16, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYthe Supreme Court suspended the death penalty for two of the four men sentenced to death for raping and
the Supreme Court suspended the death penalty for two of the four men sentenced to death for raping and
MARCH 15, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER A’PURA MURDER
A person found guilty regarding a murder which had taken place in Shrawasthipura, Anuradhapura in
MARCH 13, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN PEOPLE EXECUTED
Iraq executed seven people, including three agents of the ousted Saddam Hussein regime – Hadi Hassuni, Abdul Hassan al-Majid and Farukh Hijazi – who were convicted of the 1994 killing in Beirut of Sheikh Taleb al-Suhail al-Tamimi, the father of a current
- MARCH 13, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: REBEL CHIEFS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
a Sudanese court sentenced seventeen people to death in absentia, including a former Governor who is now a rebel leader, and another insurgent chief, said Al-Tigani Hassan, a lawyer who was present for the verdict in Singa town, the capital of Sennar Stat
MARCH 13, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH IN EKITI FOR ROBBERY, MURDER, RAPE
An Ado-Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti sentenced three accused persons to death by hanging for robbery,
MARCH 13, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BANKER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN GRAND SCAM
A court in the Central Highlands gave the death sentence to a Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) executive
MARCH 13, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMADIVES: PRESIDENT YAMEEN, GOVERMENT WILL ENFORCE DEATH PENALTY
the Government formulated the new regulations specifying procedures for enforcing the death penalty.
MARCH 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: STEP BY STEP TO STOP DEATH PENALTY
Eight key activists have launched the Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty campaign, demanding an end to
- MARCH 12, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (HB 1170) to repeal the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (HB 1170) to repeal the death penalty
MARCH 12, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT’S PLEA ON VERDICT ON COMMUTATION OF DEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s plea seeking review of its verdict holding that undue delay by the
- MARCH 12, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Patrick Haney Jr., 29, White, to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Patrick Haney Jr., 29, White, to death.
- MARCH 12, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Jury Recommended Death for Hilbert Pineil Thomas, 42, Black.
USA - California. A Jury Recommended Death for Hilbert Pineil Thomas, 42, Black.
MARCH 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 331 PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUGS OFFENCES IN 2013 WITH UN AND EUROPEAN SUPPORT
Iran executed 331 people for drug-related charges in 2013, a new report published today by the non-profit
MARCH 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNITED NATIONS, ‘AT LEAST 176 PEOPLE HANGED IN 2014’
four United Nations experts on human rights – Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of
- MARCH 12, 2014YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: 16 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Yemeni court in Taizz sentenced 16 people to death, including MP Ahmad al-Barati from the General
- MARCH 12, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: LAWYER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF WIFE
The Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction of an attorney-at-law for the murder of his wife and the
MARCH 11, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DACOITS
In a sensational verdict, a district court judge in Guntur handed death sentence to three notorious dacoits