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- JANUARY 15, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended that Ronnie Vang be sentenced to death
USA - California. A jury recommended that Ronnie Vang be sentenced to death
- JANUARY 15, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Jordaan Stanly Creque to death
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Jordaan Stanly Creque to death
JANUARY 15, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China executed two men in the Hainan Province for trafficking over 5 kilos of drugs. Li Yongxin and Wei
JANUARY 15, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MURDERERS ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY
Two murderers have escaped the death penalty in the UAE after their victim’s parents
JANUARY 15, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22 PRISONERS EXECUTED
According to reliable sources in Iran 12 prisoners were hanged on January 14 in the Rajaishahr prison of
- JANUARY 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reliable sources in Iran 12 prisoners were hanged in the Rajaishahr prison of Karaj (west
According to reliable sources in Iran 12 prisoners were hanged in the Rajaishahr prison of Karaj (west
- JANUARY 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
one man was hanged in public in Saveh (southwest of Tehran), reported the state run Iranian news agency
one man was hanged in public in Saveh (southwest of Tehran), reported the state run Iranian news agency
- JANUARY 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian state media reported about execution of a prisoner in the prison of Ardebil (northwestern
Iranian state media reported about execution of a prisoner in the prison of Ardebil (northwestern
- JANUARY 14, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, five prisoners were hanged in the Adelabad
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, five prisoners were hanged in the Adelabad
- JANUARY 14, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi court sentenced two suspected al-Qaeda members to death for the 2007 murder of four French
a Saudi court sentenced two suspected al-Qaeda members to death for the 2007 murder of four French
- JANUARY 14, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
obstetrician Zhang Shuxia, 55, was found guilty of stealing seven babies after telling their parents the
obstetrician Zhang Shuxia, 55, was found guilty of stealing seven babies after telling their parents the
- JANUARY 14, 2014KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Judicial Council released preliminary findings on the cost of the death penalty
USA - Kansas. The Kansas Judicial Council released preliminary findings on the cost of the death penalty
- JANUARY 14, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING MORE THAN 551 POUNDS OF HEROIN
A Vietnam court sentenced three men to death for illegally trafficking more than 551 pounds of heroin
JANUARY 14, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTYUK: AFGHAN CITIZEN GRANTED ASYLUM FOR BEING AN ATHEIST
an Afghan citizen has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom for religious reasons - because
JANUARY 14, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 38 GAYS FACE DEATH PENALTY IN BAUCHI STATE
Human rights activists said Police arrested 38 gay men and were looking for 168 others in
JANUARY 14, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO PAKISTANIS BEHEADED IN YEAR’S FIRST EXECUTIONS
Saudi authorities beheaded two Pakistanis for drug smuggling in the kingdom’s first executions of the year,
JANUARY 14, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: CONCLUDED TODAY THE HANDS OFF CAIN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION AND MORATORIUM OF THE DEATH PENALTY
It concluded today in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Regional Conference on the Abolition of the Death
JANUARY 14, 2014Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY: Final Declaration
We, delegates and participants in the Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty and/or Moratorium of Capital Executions...
- JANUARY 13, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
at least one public execution was carried out in Sirjan, Kerman Province, of an individual convicted of
at least one public execution was carried out in Sirjan, Kerman Province, of an individual convicted of
JANUARY 13, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: AL-MALIKI, ISLAM AND CONSTITUTION AUTHORISE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki publicly rebuked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's call for
JANUARY 13, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYUNDERWAY THE HANDS OFF CAIN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION AND MORATORIUM IN SIERRA LEONE
Today in Freetown, Sierra Leone, started the Regional Conference on abolition of the death penalty and moratorium. The conference is sponsored by the Government of Sierra Leone and by Hands Off Cain thanks to the financial support of the Ministry of Forei
- JANUARY 12, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, a 45 year old prisoner was hanged
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, a 45 year old prisoner was hanged
- JANUARY 12, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: EXECUTION OF FIVE MEN POSTPONED IN SHARJAH
the Sharjah Public Prosecution has postponed the execution of five men convicted for murder on account
- JANUARY 11, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
According to Tasnimnews two prisoners convicted of murder were hanged in the prison of Sari (
According to Tasnimnews two prisoners convicted of murder were hanged in the prison of Sari (
- JANUARY 11, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 64 CRIMINAL GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED BY CHINESE COURT
A court in south China has handed down a suspended death sentence and prison terms to 64 members
- JANUARY 10, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - CNN is going to death row with Robert Redford and Susan Sarandon
USA - CNN is going to death row with Robert Redford and Susan Sarandon
JANUARY 10, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: CNN COLLABORATING WITH ROBERT REDFORD AND ALEX GIBNEY ON 'DEATH ROW STORIES'
CNN is going to death row. The network announced today at the Television Critics Association winter
JANUARY 10, 2014Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTYSPANISH COURT BACKS PUERTO RICAN'S EXTRADITION
A Spanish court ordered the extradition of a Puerto Rican woman wanted by U.S. federal authorities for
- JANUARY 9, 2014DEATH PENALTY
CONFERENCE IN SIERRA LEONE ON THE MORATORIUM AND THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
On 13 and 14 January 2014, is to be held in Freetown, Sierra Leone the Regional Conference on the Moratorium and the Abolition of the Death Penalty. The conference is promoted by the Government of Sierra Leone and by Hands Off Cain thanks to the financial
- JANUARY 9, 2014IranDEATH PENALTY
two people, who were identified as Gh. D. and M. A., were executed in Bandar Abbas, reported the Iran
two people, who were identified as Gh. D. and M. A., were executed in Bandar Abbas, reported the Iran