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- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA TO STOP USING ORGANS FROM EXECUTED PRISONERS IN TRANSPLANTS
Huang Jiefu, head of the Health Ministry's organ transplant office, said China would start
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in China’s western Sichuan province sentenced a Tibetan man to death in connection with
A court in China’s western Sichuan province sentenced a Tibetan man to death in connection with
- AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China says it plans to phase out the harvesting of organs
China says it plans to phase out the harvesting of organs
- AUGUST 15, 2013DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR TORTURING HIS WIFE
Fawzi al-Khaibari was beheaded in the holy city of Medina. He was handed the death penalty for
- AUGUST 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. SEX PRISONERS HANGED IN THE KAROUN PRISON
Six prisoners were hanged in the Karoun Prison of Ahwaz (southwestern Iran), reported the Iranian state media.
- AUGUST 14, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Preliminary Crime Report for 2012
USA - FBI Preliminary Crime Report for 2012
- AUGUST 14, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence on five men
a Court of Appeal in Malaysia upheld the conviction and death sentence on five men
AUGUST 14, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS HANGED IN AHWAZ
six prisoners were hanged in the Karoun Prison of Ahwaz, reported the Iranian
AUGUST 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS LAST PENDING MERCY PLEA, DUO TO HANG
President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy petitions of Shivu and Jadeswamy, who
- AUGUST 12, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
a court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
AUGUST 12, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR XINJIANG TERRORIST ATTACK
A court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region sentenced two men to death and another three to prison for taking part in a violent attack that happened on 23 April.
- AUGUST 12, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas To Re-Examine Previous Convictions for Forensic Errors.
USA - Texas. Texas To Re-Examine Previous Convictions for Forensic Errors.
- AUGUST 11, 2013QatarDEATH PENALTY
a lower criminal court, in Qatar, has handed out the death sentence
a lower criminal court, in Qatar, has handed out the death sentence
- AUGUST 10, 2013Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo explained the position of her Government on the request
Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo explained the position of her Government on the request
- AUGUST 9, 2013United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. The Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Andrew P. Witt, 31, White
USA - Military. The Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of Andrew P. Witt, 31, White
- AUGUST 9, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Judge Larry Harman imposed the Death sentence on Robert Blurton, 47, White.
USA - Missouri. Judge Larry Harman imposed the Death sentence on Robert Blurton, 47, White.
- AUGUST 9, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the UN’s Human Rights Office voiced concern about Vietnam resuming executions after a
the UN’s Human Rights Office voiced concern about Vietnam resuming executions after a
- AUGUST 8, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: UYGHUR SERVING LIFE SENTENCE DIES MYSTERIOUSLY
A Uyghur teacher sentenced to life in prison for “anti-state” activities in China’s troubled Xinjiang
- AUGUST 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the division bench of Chhattisgarh high court
the division bench of Chhattisgarh high court
AUGUST 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC GRANTS FORMAL STAY ON EXECUTION OF MAGANLAL BARELA
In India, the Supreme court formally granted stay on the execution of Maganlal Barela in Jabalpur central
- AUGUST 6, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM EXECUTES FIRST PRISONER WITH LETHAL INJECTION
A 27-year-old man convicted of murder and robbery has become the first death-row prisoner to be executed with the lethal injection in Vietnam.
- AUGUST 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Bhiwani court, in India, awarded capital punishment to four persons
a Bhiwani court, in India, awarded capital punishment to four persons
AUGUST 6, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2008 ARMY ATTACK
In Lebanon, the Judicial Council sentenced five people to death – one posthumously
AUGUST 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: GUJARAT HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE
The Gujarat High Court commuted the death sentence awarded to two convicts in the 2007 Chandni
AUGUST 6, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: WIFE KILLER TO HANG
A thirty-year-old man has been sentenced to death in Zambia for brutally killing his wife
- AUGUST 5, 2013DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA: MAN CONVICTED OF 8 MURDERS EXECUTED
A mentally ill man convicted of killing eight people in the late 1970s in the Miami area was executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford in the evening.
- AUGUST 5, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. John Ferguson, 65, Black, was executed
USA - Florida. John Ferguson, 65, Black, was executed
AUGUST 5, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: KILLER OF HIRAN ELDER EXECUTED IN BELEDWEYNE
Al-Shabaab member Mukhtar Mahamed was executed in Beledweyne after a military court
AUGUST 5, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR WIFE'S MURDER
The High Court in Alor Setar, Malaysia, sentenced a businessman to death by hanging
AUGUST 5, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT ORDERS HAFIZ JALEEL MOREJO TO BE HANGED ON AUGUST 22
After dodging death 21 times, Hafiz Jaleel Morejo, who is serving a death sentence in a