Archive
Death penalty
We update every day. No advertising, no trackers, no algorithm. The news that power does not want to see — and the news that power does everything to hide.
JANUARY 26, 2014North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN EXECUTED HIS UNCLE’S ENTIRE FAMILY
the Seoul-based Yonhap news agency reported that all relatives of the executed uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had also been put to death at the leader's instruction.
JANUARY 26, 2014TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIAN CONSTITUTION ENSHRINES RIGHT TO LIFE BUT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY
After weeks of debates, Tunisia has adopted a new Constitution. As expected by local abolitionists
JANUARY 26, 2014MexicoDEATH PENALTYMEXICO: PRESIDENT ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO SAYS TEXAS EXECUTION SETS 'BAD PRECEDENT'
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto said the execution Wednesday (January 22) of Mexican national
JANUARY 26, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR MURDER, DRUGS
The Iranian regime has hanged three prisoners including a woman in the Lorestan province.
- JANUARY 25, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
BasNews, an independent news agency based in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reported
BasNews, an independent news agency based in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, reported
- JANUARY 25, 2014TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania - Activists want death penalty abolished
Tanzania - Activists want death penalty abolished
- JANUARY 24, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner has been executed in the main prison in the northern Iranian city of Sari, regime officials
A prisoner has been executed in the main prison in the northern Iranian city of Sari, regime officials
- JANUARY 24, 2014DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): ELECTRIC CHAIR BILL DIES ON TIE VOTE IN SENATE COMMITTEE
If anyone knows what executing a person by electrocution does to the body, it's Jerry Givens. As Virginia's
- JANUARY 24, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Family of Dennis McGuire Files Lawsuit Over His Execution
USA - Ohio. Family of Dennis McGuire Files Lawsuit Over His Execution
- JANUARY 24, 2014VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Electric chair bill dies on tie vote in Senate committee.
USA - Virginia. Electric chair bill dies on tie vote in Senate committee.
- JANUARY 24, 2014LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5.
USA - Louisiana. The Department of Corrections does not have the drug needed to execute Christopher Sepulvado on Feb. 5.
JANUARY 24, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MINISTER OF JUSTICE, 'THE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS CONTINUES'
Beirut hosted a national conference against the death penalty in Lebanon. The conference, held at the
- JANUARY 23, 2014DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): KENNETH EUGENE HOGAN EXECUTED
Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed in Oklahoma.
- JANUARY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were secretly hanged in the central prison of Bandar Abbas between 22 and 23 January
Seven prisoners were secretly hanged in the central prison of Bandar Abbas between 22 and 23 January
- JANUARY 23, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Jonathan Siostrom sentenced Elijah Brookins, 34, Black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Jonathan Siostrom sentenced Elijah Brookins, 34, Black, to death
JANUARY 23, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 11 OTHERS HANGED FOR TERRORISM
Iraq hanged another 11 people convicted of terrorist offences, the Justice Ministry said, pursuing what a U.N. official has criticized as a "conveyor-belt of executions".
- JANUARY 23, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Kenneth Eugene Hogan, 52, White, was executed
JANUARY 23, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH
The Iranian regime executed seven prisoners in the central prison of the city of Kermanshah in western
JANUARY 23, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: BLASPHEMY ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Rawalpindi (Pakistan) sentenced a self-proclaimed prophet to death after convicting him of
- JANUARY 23, 2014New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Partner of Murdered New Hampshire Police Officer Now Opposes Death Penalty
USA - New Hampshire. Partner of Murdered New Hampshire Police Officer Now Opposes Death Penalty
JANUARY 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN CTG
A Chittagong court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry.
JANUARY 23, 2014KazakhstanDEATH PENALTYKAZAKHSTAN: MPS SUGGEST REMOVING DEATH PENALTY FROM CRIMINAL CODE, GENERAL PROSECUTOR SAYS NO
some MPs in the Kazakhstan’s Majilis (lower chamber) suggested the death penalty be removed from the
JANUARY 23, 2014MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: AN ORDER ISSUED TO USE LETHAL INJECTION FOR EXECUTION
Home Minister Umar Naseer issued an order on Correctional Services to make preparations to implement
- JANUARY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTY
VIRGINIA (USA): BILL TO ALLOW INCREASED USE OF ELECTRIC CHAIR PASSES HOUSE
The House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill today that would make electrocution the default
- JANUARY 22, 2014DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): EDGAR TAMAYO EXECUTED DESPITE PLEAS FROM MEXICO
Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national whose case gained international attention, was executed for the 1994 murder of a Houston policeman.
- JANUARY 22, 2014MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national whose case gained international attention, was executed
USA - Texas. Edgar Tamayo, a Mexican national whose case gained international attention, was executed
- JANUARY 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
a prisoner, who was identified as Shahsavar Raeesi, was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, reported
a prisoner, who was identified as Shahsavar Raeesi, was hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, reported
JANUARY 22, 2014IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER SOLDIER UPHELD
In Indonesia, a Supreme Court panel of judges has upheld the death sentence of Second. Pvt. Mart Azzanul
JANUARY 22, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UN RIGHTS EXPERTS ‘ALARMED’ AT SHARP INCREASE IN HANGINGS, URGES HALT TO EXECUTIONS
Independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government of Iran
- JANUARY 22, 2014VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Bill to allow increased use of electric chair passes the House
USA - Virginia. Bill to allow increased use of electric chair passes the House