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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MILITARY DENIES PASSING DEATH SENTENCE ON SOLDIERS
The Nigerian Army, 3 Armored Division, Maxwell Kobe Cantonment, Rukuba, Jos, has
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: USE OF LIFE SENTENCES INCREASED
One in every nine inmates incarcerated across the country is now serving a life sentence
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS CONFIRMS DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDERER
The Supreme Court of Belarus confirmed the death sentence for a man convicted of killing two people last year after police caught him transporting a decapitated head from one of the bodies.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ABDUL KADER MULLAH GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR WAR CRIMES
Bangladesh's highest court has sentenced to death a leader of the main Islamist party convicted of crimes against humanity during the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a gang leader was executed for violent crimes in the city of Qingdao, the Qingdao Municipal
a gang leader was executed for violent crimes in the city of Qingdao, the Qingdao Municipal
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Syrian man, Waleed Zeineddin, was beheaded in Jawf region, after he was convicted of trafficking
A Syrian man, Waleed Zeineddin, was beheaded in Jawf region, after he was convicted of trafficking
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Joseph Naso.
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Joseph Naso.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING MINOR
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Mingora, Pakistan, awarded three times death sentence to two
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC IN ROODBAR
A prisoner was publicly hanged in the city of Roodbar, north of Iran, according to the
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2013DEATH PENALTY
MASSACHUSETTS (USA): BOSTON RESIDENTS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECT DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV
By a wide margin, Boston residents favor life without parole instead of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2013MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. Boston residents favor life without parole instead of the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tsarnaev Dzhokhar
USA - Massachusetts. Boston residents favor life without parole instead of the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tsarnaev Dzhokhar
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 18 SOLDIERS GET DEATH, JAIL TERMS OVER BOKO HARAM
For their alleged links to Boko Haram, some soldiers are to face death penalty while others will
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO AHWAZI ARABS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER PIPELINE ATTACK
Two Ahwazi Arabs have been sentenced to death by a notorious judge who is currently
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ezna, in the west Iranian province of
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ezna, in the west Iranian province of
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
An 18 year old boy was hanged publicly in the town of Ghaemshahr (northern Iran) this morning.
An 18 year old boy was hanged publicly in the town of Ghaemshahr (northern Iran) this morning.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, RAPE
Three of the prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ezna, in the west Iranian province of Lorestan.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN ORUMIEH
According to reports three prisoners were hanged last week in Orumieh Prison. The three
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2013DEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: ITALY WORKS TO RELAUNCH MORATORIUM
Italy is working to establish a group of countries that will resume the campaign for a moratorium on the death penalty in the world. This was announced by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in the Senate during a press conference sponsored by Hands Off Cain an
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 4 MEN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCES IN GANG RAPE
A judge sentenced to death the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack on a bus that left the young woman with such severe internal injuries that she died two wee
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013DEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW, USA SPRING 2013’ NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row, USA shows a continuation of
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES GERMAN TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
In Malaysia, a high court outside the capital Kuala Lumpur found Bebou Akpo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: THREE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN SENDHWA BUS FIRE CASE
A court in Barwani, India, handed down death sentence to three staffers of a bus and life imprisonment
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: THE SENTENCE IS DEATH BY HANGING
The death sentence was read out to Daniel Agard, 29, who was convicted in Trinidad and Tobago
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: JAMMU AND KASHMIR HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF GUNMAN
Jammu and Kashmir High Court upheld the death sentence of a counter-insurgent gunman
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The news agency Boyernews reported that four men were arrested convicted of a rape
The news agency Boyernews reported that four men were arrested convicted of a rape
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
An inmate was executed in Darab (city in Fars Province, Iran), charged
An inmate was executed in Darab (city in Fars Province, Iran), charged
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2013Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda - Senate approves removal of mandatory death sentence
Antigua and Barbuda - Senate approves removal of mandatory death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2013Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Antigua and Barbuda’s Parliament has given final approval to the Offence Against the Person Amendment
Antigua and Barbuda’s Parliament has given final approval to the Offence Against the Person Amendment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
At least 10 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days.