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- JUNE 20, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for 2 ex-Marines, Tyrone Miller and Emrys John
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for 2 ex-Marines, Tyrone Miller and Emrys John
JUNE 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 4 PRISONERS, INCLUDING ONE WOMAN, HANGED
After a two-week hiatus due to the Presidential election, Iranian authorities have begun to execute again. Four prisoners, including one woman, were hanged in Shahr-e-Kord (western Iran).
JUNE 20, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 2 TO DEATH BY HANGING IN SOKOTO
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto, Nigeria, upheld the death sentence earlier delivered by the
- JUNE 19, 2013South SudanDEATH PENALTY
a border security conference attended by top officials from South Sudan's Lakes, Unity and Warrap states
a border security conference attended by top officials from South Sudan's Lakes, Unity and Warrap states
- JUNE 19, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: AUTHORITIES THREATEN DEATH PENALTY FOR SERIOUS POLLUTERS
Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to hand down the death penalty in serious
- JUNE 19, 2013North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory signed SB 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice
USA - North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory signed SB 306, legislation that fully repeals the historic Racial Justice
JUNE 19, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY117 INMATES TO BE EXECUTED WITH LETHAL INJECTIONS MADE IN VIETNAM
As many as 117 death-row inmates will be given lethal injections made in Vietnam beginning June
- JUNE 18, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed
JUNE 18, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: TWO MORE CONVICTS EXECUTED
two convicted rapists and killers were put to death in a Kuwaiti prison in Salibiya. It was Kuwait’s second
JUNE 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN KARAJ
One prisoner was hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj, reported the Iranian daily
- JUNE 18, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Mica Martinez, 33, White
USA - Oklahoma. A jury has recommended a death sentence for Mica Martinez, 33, White
JUNE 18, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR RAPING GIRLS
An official in central China's Henan Province was executed for raping 11 underage girls, sources with the Henan Provincial Higher People's Court confirmed.
JUNE 18, 2013DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): JAMES LEWIS DEROSA EXECUTED
James Lewis DeRosa, 36, White, was executed in Oklahoma.
- JUNE 17, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait’s Cassation Court changed life sentences to death
Kuwait’s Cassation Court changed life sentences to death
- JUNE 17, 2013SyriaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi executioner beheaded a Syrian in the northern province of Jawf, after he was convicted of
a Saudi executioner beheaded a Syrian in the northern province of Jawf, after he was convicted of
JUNE 17, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: PRESIDENT TELLS GOVERNORS TO SIGN DEATH WARRANTS
President Goodluck Jonathan called on State Governors not to shy away from signing death sentences
- JUNE 17, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence against Michael Wade Nance
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence against Michael Wade Nance
JUNE 17, 2013DEATH PENALTYINDIANA (USA): PAULA COOPER LEAVES DEATH ROW FOR FREEDOM
Paula Cooper, sentenced to death at age 16, will leave prison today after 24 years. A legal challenge and international campaign to overturn her death sentence saved Cooper's life. It had been at the time one of the first international campaigns set up by
- JUNE 16, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Cassation, in Kuwait, upheld the verdict of the Criminal and Appeals
the Court of Cassation, in Kuwait, upheld the verdict of the Criminal and Appeals
JUNE 16, 2013UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: 420 CONVICTS ON DEATH ROW
There are 420 currently convicts on death row in Uganda’s prisons, the Uganda Prisons Service
- JUNE 16, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW WITH DEATH SENTENCE FOR USING CHILDREN IN VIOLENCE
Bangladesh Parliament passed a law with provisions allowing the death penalty as the maximum punishment
JUNE 16, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: BLOOD MONEY SAVES 2 INDIANS FROM GALLOWS
just two days before they were to go under the executioner’s blade in Kuwait City’s central
JUNE 16, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
Somaliland high court has today sentenced Mohamed Ahmed Hirse, 24 years of age, to
- JUNE 15, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the sentence for Robert Blurton, 47, White.
USA - Missouri. A jury recommended the sentence for Robert Blurton, 47, White.
- JUNE 14, 2013DEATH PENALTY
BELARUS IMPOSES THIRD DEATH SENTENCE OF 2013
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's third death sentence this year.
- JUNE 14, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel handed down the country's
- JUNE 14, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed bill HB 7083 into law
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed bill HB 7083 into law
- JUNE 14, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David Magnan
USA - Oklahoma. The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David Magnan
JUNE 14, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HANDICAPPED MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR MURDER
Handicapped Fong Chee Peng, 50, was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
JUNE 14, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: STALKER SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DOUBLE MURDER
The Nagasaki District Court sentenced a 28-year-old man to death for the 2011 murders of two relatives