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FEBRUARY 28, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DOZENS OF MIGRANT WORKERS ON DEATH ROW
An official with the Foreign Ministry said 248 Indonesian migrant workers were on death row abroad, with
FEBRUARY 28, 2014DEATH PENALTYWASHINGTON (USA): FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS SUPPORT HALTING EXECUTIONS
In an op-ed in the Seattle Times, two former Washington state corrections officials voiced their support of
FEBRUARY 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, OVER 500 PEOPLE EXECUTED SINCE ROHANI BECAME PRESIDENT. VIDEO SHOWS THE DESPERATE STRUGGLE OF AN IRANIAN MAN ON THE GALLOWS
Iran has hanged 9 people in the past 48 hours, 3 of which in public in the towns of Karaj, Nazar Abad and Hashtgerd. Over 500 people, including women and children, have been executed since the 'reformer' Hassan Rohani became president last August.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
one prisoner was hanged on charge of murder in Mashhad prison, Khorasan Newspaper reported. On the same day, another prisoner
one prisoner was hanged on charge of murder in Mashhad prison, Khorasan Newspaper reported. On the same day, another prisoner
FEBRUARY 27, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED
The first prisoner was hanged on charge of murder in Mashhad prison, Khorasan Newspaper reported
- FEBRUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), four prisoners were
according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), four prisoners were
- FEBRUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
another people, identified as M. B., was executed in Rasht Central Prison, after being
another people, identified as M. B., was executed in Rasht Central Prison, after being
- FEBRUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner identified as F. J., was executed in Rasht Central Prison after being convicted of murder,
a prisoner identified as F. J., was executed in Rasht Central Prison after being convicted of murder,
- FEBRUARY 26, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Michael Taylor was executed.
USA - Missouri. Michael Taylor was executed.
FEBRUARY 26, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 26 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SUEZ PLOT
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 26 militants to death for founding a "terror group" that aimed to target
FEBRUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 HANGED PUBLICLY IN ALBORZ REGION
six people were hanged publicly in Alborz Region.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Paul Augustus Howell, 48, Black, was executed
USA - Florida. Paul Augustus Howell, 48, Black, was executed
FEBRUARY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): PAUL AUGUSTUS HOWELL EXECUTED
Paul Augustus Howell, 48, Black, was executed.
FEBRUARY 26, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
Saudi Arabia beheaded one its citizens in the Eastern Province after he was convicted of murdering a
FEBRUARY 26, 2014DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): MICHAEL TAYLOR EXECUTED
Michael Taylor was executed in Missouri.
FEBRUARY 26, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: CAMEL HERDER ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A Sudanese camel herder who fatally knifed his cousin was sentenced in the UAE to
- FEBRUARY 25, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: EIGHT PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Eight persons were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for brutally killing an Awami League leader 18 years
- FEBRUARY 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN SEMNAN PRISON
Two prisoners were hanged in the northern city of Semnan, the Iranian regime's judiciary in the province has
FEBRUARY 25, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: EXECUTION OF DEATH ROW INMATES DELIBERATED
Under pressure from a legislator to carry out executions of death row inmates, Minister of Justice Luo Ying-
- FEBRUARY 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN A DAY
three prisoners were hanged in public in the neighbourhood of Islam in Abad Karaj on charge of Enmity
- FEBRUARY 25, 2014ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The House approved House Bill 2313 that extends death penalty
USA - Arizona. The House approved House Bill 2313 that extends death penalty
- FEBRUARY 25, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE, JAILS RAPIST FOR 35 YEARS
The Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for raping a minor girl who later died
FEBRUARY 25, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATHER AND TWO SONS IN AKURESSA
The Matara High Court sentenced a father and his two sons of Dediyagala in Akuressa to death.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners, identified as H. N. and A. N., were hanged in the Central Prison of Semnan after being
two prisoners, identified as H. N. and A. N., were hanged in the Central Prison of Semnan after being
- FEBRUARY 24, 2014Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
three men, Mohamed Mansaray, Ibrahim Fofanah ALIAS Lecturer, Osman Bangura were sentenced to
three men, Mohamed Mansaray, Ibrahim Fofanah ALIAS Lecturer, Osman Bangura were sentenced to
- FEBRUARY 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GUJ HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO KILLED 5 OF FAMILY
Gujarat High Court has commuted the death sentence of a murder convict, who killed five members of a
- FEBRUARY 24, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SERGEANT GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, sentenced a police sergeant, Clement Indyel, to death for
FEBRUARY 23, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTES 10TH CONVICT THIS YEAR
A Saudi citizen convicted of murder was beheaded today, the interior ministry announced, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom this year to 10.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2014VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Virginia approves Midazolam
USA - Virginia. Virginia approves Midazolam
- FEBRUARY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a youth, Amal Biswas was sentenced to death by hanging, for raping and murdering his girlfriend, a teen-
a youth, Amal Biswas was sentenced to death by hanging, for raping and murdering his girlfriend, a teen-