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OCTOBER 9, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THE FATHER OF TWO GIRLS SURVIVED BEING HANGED - WILL BE EXECUTED ONCE HE FEELS BETTER
In Iran, a prisoner was found to be alive 24 hours after being hanged and declared dead.
- OCTOBER 8, 2013DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): PHARMACIST WANTS LETHAL DRUG BACK; TDCJ REFUSES
The Woodlands Compounding Pharmacy that recently provided pentobarbital to the Texas
- OCTOBER 8, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Pharmacist wants lethal drug back; TDCJ refuses.
USA - Texas. Pharmacist wants lethal drug back; TDCJ refuses.
OCTOBER 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES SHARMA'S DEATH PENALTY
In India, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of former Congress leader Sushil Sharma to life imprisonment in connection with the 1995 tandoor murder case.
OCTOBER 8, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN TO MAN FOR MURDERING CHIBA STUDENT
The Tokyo High Court overturned a death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering a student
- OCTOBER 8, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN AHWAZ
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ahwaz (southwestern Iran), reported the state run
OCTOBER 7, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOUR INDONESIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE
Four Indonesian men were sentenced to death in Malaysia after the High Court found
- OCTOBER 7, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Anthony Wade, 29, Black.
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Anthony Wade, 29, Black.
- OCTOBER 7, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Georgia's unusual burden for proving mental retardation.
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Georgia's unusual burden for proving mental retardation.
- OCTOBER 5, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two people were hanged in public in the Iranian northern city of Babol in the morning,
Two people were hanged in public in the Iranian northern city of Babol in the morning,
- OCTOBER 5, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Abdullahi who has been charged on collaboration with
Mohammad Abdullahi who has been charged on collaboration with
OCTOBER 5, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ZARDARI WELCOMES CONTINUATION OF MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Former President Asif Ali Zardari has welcomed the government decision to continue with the policy of
OCTOBER 5, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES IN ABSENTIA ARMY OFFICER TO DEATH OVER COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
The military court sentenced in absentia a Lebanese army officer to death for collaborating
OCTOBER 5, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT MORE EXECUTIONS
Two people were hanged in public in the Iranian northern city of Babol in the morning, Fars news
- OCTOBER 4, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A new report: a minority of counties (2%) produce most death cases
USA - A new report: a minority of counties (2%) produce most death cases
OCTOBER 4, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE NIGERIAN STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three Nigerian college students were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- OCTOBER 4, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio adds midazolam and hydromorphone to the lethal injection protocol
USA - Ohio. Ohio adds midazolam and hydromorphone to the lethal injection protocol
- OCTOBER 4, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge James Daniel sentenced Kim Jackson, 43, Black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge James Daniel sentenced Kim Jackson, 43, Black, to death
- OCTOBER 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in the Central Yazd Prison, Iran. He was charged of murder.
A prisoner was hanged in the Central Yazd Prison, Iran. He was charged of murder.
- OCTOBER 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The head of Yazd Judiciary announced that five narcotics traffickers were
The head of Yazd Judiciary announced that five narcotics traffickers were
- OCTOBER 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht, reported the state run Iranian
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Rasht, reported the state run Iranian
- OCTOBER 3, 2013BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian man jailed in Belgium in 2003 for planning to attack a Nato air base, was
Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian man jailed in Belgium in 2003 for planning to attack a Nato air base, was
OCTOBER 3, 2013TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES THREE PEOPLE TO DEATH
The High Court in Mbeya Zone, Tanzania, has sentenced to death three people after they were
OCTOBER 3, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: CHLOROFORM KILLER SPARED DEATH PENALTY AS VICTIM'S FAMILY CANNOT BE FOUND
A murderer cannot face the death penalty in UAE because the courts are unable to find his victim's
- OCTOBER 3, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
In Bangladesh, the Nilphamari Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced Babul
OCTOBER 3, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCE SOLDIERS FOR KILLING COLLEAGUES
Two Somali military soldiers were sentenced to death after a court session hearing was held
- OCTOBER 2, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Reveals Execution Drug's Origin
USA - Texas. Texas Reveals Execution Drug's Origin
- OCTOBER 2, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Ronald Earl Brim, 48, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Ronald Earl Brim, 48, to death
OCTOBER 2, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: ONLY 2% OF COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJORITY OF U.S. DEATH PENALTY
The Death Penalty Information Center released a new report: “The 2% Death Penalty: How
OCTOBER 2, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES MAN BY HANGING FOR MURDERING TWO
Hamas executed by hanging a man who was convicted of murdering two people in the Gaza Strip.