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NOVEMBER 21, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO WOMEN AND FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six prisoners among them two women were hanged in the prison of Yazd (Central Iran), reported the official site of the Iranian Judiciary in Yazd.
NOVEMBER 21, 2013DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): THREE FORMER DEATH ROW INMATES POSTHUMOUSLY PARDONED
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted to posthumously pardon Charles Weems,
NOVEMBER 21, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ITS DESIRE TO CANCEL DEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights announced a desire to cancel the death penalty imposed on
NOVEMBER 20, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING RECHARGE CARDS
A High Court in Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria, has sentenced a 24-year-old secondary school
- NOVEMBER 20, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Andrew Sweet sentenced Joseph Naso, 79, White, to death
USA - California. Judge Andrew Sweet sentenced Joseph Naso, 79, White, to death
- NOVEMBER 20, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay.
USA - Missouri. Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay.
NOVEMBER 20, 2013DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): SERIAL KILLER JOSEPH PAUL FRANKLIN EXECUTED
Missouri corrections officials have executed Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist serial killer who targeted blacks and Jews, including an interracial couple in Wisconsin.
NOVEMBER 19, 2013LibyaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: A LIBYAN PUT TO DEATH IN BAGHDAD
the NGO Libyan Prisoners Abroad reported that a Libyan found guilty of murder, Adel Zuwai, was
- NOVEMBER 19, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Dontae Morris, 28, Black
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Dontae Morris, 28, Black
- NOVEMBER 19, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Joseph Paul Franklin's execution, set for tomorrow, stayed twice.
USA - Missouri. Joseph Paul Franklin's execution, set for tomorrow, stayed twice.
NOVEMBER 19, 2013AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Three Algerians accused of abducting and killing a young man one year ago in the Kabylie
NOVEMBER 19, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES ARMED ROBBER TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Nigeria, a Zamfara High Court in Gusau sentenced Babangida Bello, 28, to death
NOVEMBER 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYUNITED NATIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CRITICIZES IRANIAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee criticized serious rights violations in Iran, including
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
a speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Prashid Nasri, Timor Nadri Zadeh and Barzan Nasrallah Zadeh
Prashid Nasri, Timor Nadri Zadeh and Barzan Nasrallah Zadeh
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
the Dhaka High Court, in Bangladesh...
the Dhaka High Court, in Bangladesh...
NOVEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER WAS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
A prisoner was hanged in Zahedan central prison on charge of murder, reported
NOVEMBER 18, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 2 SIRSA MEN GET DEATH FOR MINOR’S RAPE, MURDER
In India, a Sirsa court has sentenced two youths to death for rape and murder of a six-year-old
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court delays Thomas Knight's execution amid questions about new drug, midazolam.
USA - Florida. Supreme Court delays Thomas Knight's execution amid questions about new drug, midazolam.
NOVEMBER 18, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYUNITED KINGDOM: PRESSURE ON BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO END SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-NARCOTICS PROGRAMS IN IRAN AND PAKISTAN
The legal and human rights charity Reprieve has called on the United Kingdom to follow Ireland’s
NOVEMBER 17, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 12 ‘TERROR’ CONVICTS EXECUTED
Iraqi authorities executed a dozen “terrorism” convicts, defying widespread international condemnation
NOVEMBER 17, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PAKISTANI DRUG TRAFFICKER EXECUTED
A Pakistani drug trafficker was executed by firing squad at a South Tangerang cemetery early in the morning in the fifth death sentence carried out by Indonesian authorities since the government announced a renewed push to execute those convicted of capit
NOVEMBER 17, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: CONSTITUTION SAVES MAN WHO FATALLY SPEARED UNCLE FROM DEATH SENTENCE
In Zimbabwe, an Inyathi man who murdered his uncle escaped the hangman's noose when a judge
- NOVEMBER 16, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury recommended the death penalty for Franklin Davis, 31, black.
USA - Texas. A jury recommended the death penalty for Franklin Davis, 31, black.
NOVEMBER 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
The Iranian regime hanged a prisoner in the central prison of the city of Isfahan.
NOVEMBER 15, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
A Vietnamese court sentenced two business executives to death for their roles in a scandal that caused
NOVEMBER 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA TO LOOSEN ONE-CHILD POLICY, END LABOR CAMPS, REDUCE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
China will ease its family planning policies and abolish a controversial labor camp system, according
NOVEMBER 14, 2013TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: THREE CONVICTS GET DEATH PENALTY
In Tanzania, the High Court has sentenced to death three residents of Iringa and Rungwe
NOVEMBER 14, 2013SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE LIFTS DEATH PENALTY ON DRUG TRAFFICKER FOR FIRST TIME
Singapore lifted for the first time the death penalty given to a drug trafficker, commuting his sentence
- NOVEMBER 13, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a military court in Somalia sentenced a serving Somali soldier to death for deliberately killing another soldier.
a military court in Somalia sentenced a serving Somali soldier to death for deliberately killing another soldier.