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- AUGUST 16, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
- AUGUST 16, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Missouri announced it intends to use Propofol in the next executions.
USA - Missouri. Missouri announced it intends to use Propofol in the next executions.
- 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 phasing
- AUGUST 15, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio plans to change protocol because its supply of pentobarbital is about to expire
USA - Ohio. Ohio plans to change protocol because its supply of pentobarbital is about to expire
- 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, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR TORTURING HIS WIFE
Saudi Arabian authorities have beheaded a man convicted of beating and torturing his wife to death.
AUGUST 15, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA 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, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH 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, 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, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. 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, 2013IranDEATH 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, 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 8, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: UYGHUR SERVING LIFE SENTENCE DIES MYSTERIOUSLY
A Uyghur teacher sentenced to life in prison for “anti-state” activities in China’s troubled Xinjiang
- 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 6, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM 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.