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- 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
AUGUST 5, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTYFLORIDA: 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 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Payman Qaneh Kohan Shahri was executed in Salmas City, Iran, while the streets leading
Payman Qaneh Kohan Shahri was executed in Salmas City, Iran, while the streets leading
- AUGUST 2, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jesse Manzo, 26, Hispanic
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Jesse Manzo, 26, Hispanic
AUGUST 1, 2013BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN INCREASES PUNISHMENT FOR TERROR ACTS TO DEATH PENALTY
Bahrain's King Hamad has decreed stiffer penalties for "terror acts" in the country rocked
- JULY 31, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Department of Criminal Justice said today that its remaining supply of pentobarbital expires in September and that no alternatives have yet been found
USA - Texas. The Department of Criminal Justice said today that its remaining supply of pentobarbital expires in September and that no alternatives have yet been found
JULY 31, 2013LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: GADDAFI MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A criminal court in the western city of Misrata, Libya, has sentenced a Gaddafi-era education
JULY 31, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: RELIGIOUS LEADER ARRESTED FOR APPLYING DEATH PENALTY
The Afghan police will submit to justice the case of religious leader Abdul Ghafoor, who
- JULY 31, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed
USA - Texas. Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed
JULY 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: KILLER-RAPIST GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN KERALA
In India, Manjeri district sessions court sentenced Palapparamban Abdul Nasar, 45, to death
JULY 31, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): PRISON SYSTEM RUNNING OUT OF EXECUTION DRUG
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said today that its remaining supply of
JULY 31, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): DOUGLAS FELDMAN EXECUTED
Douglas Feldman, 55, White, was executed in Texas.
JULY 30, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISON, LASHES FOR LIBERAL SAUDI WEBSITE FOUNDER
The founder of a liberal minded website in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes after angering Islamic authorities in the country, a newspaper reported.
JULY 29, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY FOR KENYAN FOR KILLING UK MAN
A Kenyan man was sentenced to death in Kenya for the September 2011 killing of a British
JULY 29, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYUAE: DUBAI JANITOR RAPIST GETS DEATH PENALTY
A UAE court sentenced to death a 57-year-old Indian man convicted of raping a seven
JULY 28, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TO PARDON ELDERLY CONDEMNED PRISONERS
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Minister of Prisons Rehabilitation
JULY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN MIANDOAB
Iran hanged a prisoner in southern city of Miandoab. The Iranian regime's judiciary chief in the city told the state-run network that the man was hanged in the city's prison.
JULY 27, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FEDERAL GOVT EXECUTES FOUR SOLDIERS
The Somali Military Court executed four federal government soldiers at Mogadishu police academy in the morning, Garowe Online reports.
JULY 27, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS EXECUTION SENTENCE FOR 4 YOUNG ARAB MEN
With the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentences of 4 young Arab men
- JULY 26, 2013DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN PRESENTS 2013 REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE
The presentation of Hands Off Cain's 2013 Report, ‘The Death Penalty Worldwide’, was held at the headquarters of HOC in Rome.
- JULY 26, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA -Arizona. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the death sentence of Michael Joe Murdaugh, 59, White
USA -Arizona. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the death sentence of Michael Joe Murdaugh, 59, White
JULY 26, 2013DEATH PENALTYTOP EXECUTIONERS FOR 2012: CHINA, IRAN AND IRAQ
Of the 40 countries worldwide that retain the death penalty, 33 are dictatorial
- JULY 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA - Man who murdered a pregnant woman executed, state media report
A man who murdered a pregnant woman in China to sell her corpse as a "ghost bride" has been executed
- JULY 25, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed
USA - Alabama. Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed
- JULY 25, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a new penalty trial for Gary Lee Sampson
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a new penalty trial for Gary Lee Sampson
JULY 25, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NIGERIAN STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CANNABIS TRAFFICKING
The High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, sentenced a Nigerian college student to death after he
JULY 25, 2013DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): ANDREW LACKEY EXECUTED
Andrew Lackey, 29, White, was executed for the Oct. 31 2005 murder of Charles Newman