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- DECEMBER 13, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Mary Handsel formally sentenced John Sexton to death
USA - Florida. Judge Mary Handsel formally sentenced John Sexton to death
DECEMBER 13, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A court in central Vietnam sentenced five people, including four women, to death and another
DECEMBER 13, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER IS HANGED IN GACHSARAN
An accused of drug trafficking prisoner was executed in Gachsaran, Iran.
DECEMBER 13, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES DOCTOR, HIS BROTHER FOR COLLABORATING WITH MOSSAD
A Lebanese military court sentenced a doctor to ten years in prisoner and his brother to
- DECEMBER 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners were hanged in two different cities. A prisoner identified as Afshin Darvazi was executed in
two prisoners were hanged in two different cities. A prisoner identified as Afshin Darvazi was executed in
- DECEMBER 12, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India - A Ferozepur court sentenced a man to death for killing a seven-year-old boy
India - A Ferozepur court sentenced a man to death for killing a seven-year-old boy
- DECEMBER 12, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria - Three Men Sentenced To Death For Robbery by an Ogwashi-Uku High Court
Nigeria - Three Men Sentenced To Death For Robbery by an Ogwashi-Uku High Court
- DECEMBER 12, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah, 65, was hanged in the first execution for crimes
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah, 65, was hanged in the first execution for crimes
DECEMBER 12, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: EXECUTED KIM JONG UN'S UNCLE
North Korea said that it executed Kim Jong Un's uncle, calling the leader's former mentor a traitor who tried to seize power and overthrow the state.
DECEMBER 12, 2013MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: NEW MOVES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
A parliamentary opposition group has filed a bill to abolish the death penalty in
DECEMBER 12, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYEU: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PASSES RESOLUTION ON ORGAN HARVESTING IN CHINA
The European Parliament passed a resolution asking for an immediate end to the practice of organ
DECEMBER 12, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN EXECUTES 2 KILLERS; PERIOD ON DEATH ROW SHORTENS UNDER LDP-LED GOVERNMENT
Two convicted murderers were hanged in the fourth round of executions since the Liberal
- DECEMBER 11, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Japanese media reported that North Korea executed Ri Su-yong, believed to have been the main handler of
Japanese media reported that North Korea executed Ri Su-yong, believed to have been the main handler of
- DECEMBER 11, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
a Yemen court of appeal rejected pleas by two men, Hesham Mohamed Ali Saleh and Nabil Abdullah
a Yemen court of appeal rejected pleas by two men, Hesham Mohamed Ali Saleh and Nabil Abdullah
- DECEMBER 11, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. New penalty trial for Angel Galvan Rivera, 56, Hispanic, on death row since 1986.
USA - Texas. New penalty trial for Angel Galvan Rivera, 56, Hispanic, on death row since 1986.
- DECEMBER 11, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Nicklasson executed after Supreme Court overturns stay
USA - Missouri. Nicklasson executed after Supreme Court overturns stay
DECEMBER 11, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN HANGED IN KARAJ
Seven prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran).
- DECEMBER 11, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced James Harris, 54, Black, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced James Harris, 54, Black, to death.
- DECEMBER 11, 2013KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Kansas Supreme Court's decision to throw out Scott Cheever's death sentence
USA - Kansas. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Kansas Supreme Court's decision to throw out Scott Cheever's death sentence
- DECEMBER 11, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Congress's Asia and Pacific Subcommittee has also marked up a resolution on organ harvesting in China.
USA - US Congress's Asia and Pacific Subcommittee has also marked up a resolution on organ harvesting in China.
DECEMBER 11, 2013DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): NICKLASSON EXECUTED AFTER SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS STAY
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a stay of execution granted to Allen Nicklasson by the 8th
- DECEMBER 10, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Pakistani man was executed in the capital Riyadh for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the
a Pakistani man was executed in the capital Riyadh for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the
- DECEMBER 10, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed.
- DECEMBER 10, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Joseph Michael Nissensohn, 62, White, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Joseph Michael Nissensohn, 62, White, to death
DECEMBER 10, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The anti-terrorist court in Taxila (Pakistan) sentenced four people to death for abducting and
- DECEMBER 10, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Allen Nicklasson, 41, White
USA - Missouri. The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Allen Nicklasson, 41, White
DECEMBER 10, 2013DEATH PENALTYANTHONY FARINA: THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT EN BANC TURNS DOWN PROSECUTORS APPEAL
A new positive news for Anthony Farina is that of the rejection of the appeal filed by the Prosecutor against the decision to review of the death sentence.
DECEMBER 10, 2013DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): RONALD CLINTON LOTT EXECUTED
Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, Black, was executed in Oklahoma.
- DECEMBER 9, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a Hargeisa City Councillor, Mustaffe Osman Dahir, was sentenced to death by the Regional
a Hargeisa City Councillor, Mustaffe Osman Dahir, was sentenced to death by the Regional
- DECEMBER 9, 2013North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: JANG SONG THAEK PURGE CONFIRMED AMID RUMORS OF HIS EXECUTION
Amid rumors of his own execution, North Korean state media confirmed that Jang Song Thaek had been