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MAY 26, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: SATA PARDONS 615 IN-MATES
Zambia President Michael Chilufya Sata has pardoned 615 inmates with minor offenses countrywide while 113 have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
- MAY 24, 2013DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the convictions and death sentence against Jermaine M. Wright
USA - Delaware. The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the convictions and death sentence against Jermaine M. Wright
- MAY 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court in Nigeria has affirmed the death sentence
the Supreme Court in Nigeria has affirmed the death sentence
- MAY 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a middle aged man, Tersoo Terna, was sentenced to death by hanging
a middle aged man, Tersoo Terna, was sentenced to death by hanging
MAY 24, 2013LaosDEATH PENALTYLAOS: THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
MAY 24, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: GANG OF GOLD THIEVES SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, sentenced three men to death for their part in a gang
- MAY 24, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 4 states pass laws hiding names of suppliers of death penalty drugs
USA - 4 states pass laws hiding names of suppliers of death penalty drugs
- MAY 23, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Jury sentenced Naim Rasool Muhammad, 34, Black, to death
USA - Texas. Jury sentenced Naim Rasool Muhammad, 34, Black, to death
MAY 23, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: 2 CONVICTED COLLABORATORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A military court in the Gaza Strip sentenced two people to death for collaborating
- MAY 23, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Obama reframes the nation’s counterterrorism strategy
USA - Obama reframes the nation’s counterterrorism strategy
MAY 23, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF COSMETICS QUEEN SOSILAWATI
Four men accused in the murder of cosmetics businesswoman Sosilawati Lawiya and three
MAY 23, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Kuwaiti court sentenced an officer to death for killing another officer.
MAY 23, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCES FOR ISLAMIC MUFTI'S KILLERS
The Puntland military court in northern Somalia has convicted 7 persons of committing acts of terrorism
MAY 23, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 3 BROTHERS GET DEATH FOR MURDER
The three brothers who were convicted of killing two Omani nationals in Al Ain city
- MAY 22, 2013GambiaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in Banjul, convicted and accordingly passed a
Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in Banjul, convicted and accordingly passed a
- MAY 22, 2013ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Governor John Hickenlooper granted a reprieve to Nathan Dunlap
USA - Colorado. Governor John Hickenlooper granted a reprieve to Nathan Dunlap
- MAY 22, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING PRIEST
An Egyptian court sentenced four men to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian
MAY 22, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE WOMAN FLOGGED 100 TIMES THEN HANGED
According to unofficial sources in Iran, at least one woman was hanged in Gharchak Prison
MAY 22, 2013DEATH PENALTYCOLORADO (USA): GOVERNOR HICKENLOOPER GRANTS REPRIEVE TO QUADRUPLE KILLER ON DEATH ROW
Governor John Hickenlooper granted a reprieve to Nathan Dunlap, the state's longest-serving death row inmate, ordering his execution blocked indefinitely.
- MAY 21, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES 5 YEMENIS, DISPLAYS BODIES
Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns in the kingdom, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 21, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national
Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national
MAY 21, 2013DEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED
Eight people have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
MAY 21, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A man convicted of murdering his brother-in-law with a sharp dagger was sentenced to death
MAY 21, 2013GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: AWA SANYANG SENTENCED TO DEATH
Justice Emmanuel Nkea of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in Banjul, Gambia, convicted
- MAY 20, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Hamadan (western Iran) today.
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Hamadan (western Iran) today.
- MAY 20, 2013SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man today after convicting him of drug trafficking, the
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man today after convicting him of drug trafficking, the
- MAY 20, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Ndola High Court, in Zambia, has sentenced a 46-year-old man
the Ndola High Court, in Zambia, has sentenced a 46-year-old man
MAY 19, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN SPARED PARALYSIS SENTENCE
A Saudi man escaped a sentence of paralysis for stabbing and paralysing another man by offering him
MAY 19, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL, US
Iran hanged two convicted spies, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced.
MAY 19, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 GET DEATH PENALTY, 5 GET LIFE TERM
In Bangladesh, a Chittagong court sentenced four people to death for killing a lawyer’s