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JUNE 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED
five people were hanged in Iran for several crimes.
- JUNE 28, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Anantpur court sentenced a farmer to death for murdering two of his neighbours
The Anantpur court sentenced a farmer to death for murdering two of his neighbours
- JUNE 28, 2013LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The state releases execution protocol.
USA - Louisiana. The state releases execution protocol.
- JUNE 27, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MP high court has upheld the death sentence of Nandkishore
MP high court has upheld the death sentence of Nandkishore
JUNE 27, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: MWENSE FISHERMAN TO HANG
In Zambia, the Ndola High Court has sentenced to death a 23-year-old fisherman of Mwense
JUNE 27, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: OSAKA DISTRICT COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF ELDERLY COUPLE
A 46 year old man was sentenced to death by the Osaka District Court for the gruesome killing
JUNE 27, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECT INDICTED ON 30 COUNTS
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, has been indicted on 30 counts
- JUNE 26, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas executed Kimberly McCarthy, 52, Black, its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
USA - Texas. Texas executed Kimberly McCarthy, 52, Black, its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
- JUNE 26, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Tomson T. Ong sentenced Kevin Darnell Pearson, 36, Black, to death
USA - California. Judge Tomson T. Ong sentenced Kevin Darnell Pearson, 36, Black, to death
JUNE 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the Iranian state broadcasting, two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
JUNE 26, 2013KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIDE KILLER
A Kuwaiti court sentenced an Ethiopian domestic helper to death for killing a Kuwaiti bride a day before
JUNE 26, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING STEPDAUGHTER IN ZAMFARA
A High Court presided over by Justice Bello Tukur Gummi in Gusau, Zamfara State (Nigeria), has
JUNE 26, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS CARRIES OUT ITS 500TH EXECUTION SINCE 1982
Texas executed Kimberly McCarthy, 52, Black, its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.
- JUNE 25, 2013VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Du Kim Lien, 45, had her death sentence
Du Kim Lien, 45, had her death sentence
JUNE 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 EXECUTED, 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three men were executed in south China's Hainan Province for trafficking methamphetamine,
- JUNE 25, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Brian Darrell Davis, 38, Black, was executed.
USA - Oklahoma. Brian Darrell Davis, 38, Black, was executed.
JUNE 25, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 EXECUTED, 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two men, Yang Jiande and Yuan Tingchang, were executed in east China's Fujian Province for trafficking
JUNE 25, 2013DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): BRIAN DARRELL DAVIS EXECUTED DESPITE PAROLE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION FOR CLEMENCY
Brian Darrell Davis, 38, Black, was executed in Oklahoma. Davis was convicted of raping and stabbing to death his girlfriend's mother, 52-year-old Josephine Sanford, in November 2001.
JUNE 25, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYEU ADVOCATES FOR THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN NIGERIA
the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and
JUNE 24, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FOUR CONVICTS HANGED IN EDO FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2006
Nigeria hanged four prisoners at Benin City Prison in Edo State, in the country's first executions since 2006.
- JUNE 24, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Edward Schad, 71, White.
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Edward Schad, 71, White.
JUNE 24, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 2 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistani men convicted of armed robbery, the interior
- JUNE 24, 2013NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Elissa Cadish sentenced Richard Haberstroh, 58, Black, to death
USA - Nevada. Judge Elissa Cadish sentenced Richard Haberstroh, 58, Black, to death
- JUNE 24, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL SENTENCES 2 AL-QAEDA MEN TO DEATH
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) of Iraq sentenced two al-Qaeda members to death
JUNE 24, 2013MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: BILL PROPOSING DEATH BY HANGING REJECTED
In Maldives, Parliament threw out the bill proposing to enforce the death penalty by hanging
- JUNE 22, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
two foreigners were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
two foreigners were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
JUNE 22, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES TWO PALESTINIANS CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL
the Hamas authorities in Gaza executed two Palestinians convicted of providing information to
- JUNE 21, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
the southern Kien Giang Province People’s Court, in China...
the southern Kien Giang Province People’s Court, in China...
- JUNE 21, 2013IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. A jury sentenced Jeffrey Alan Weisheit, 37, White, to death
USA - Indiana. A jury sentenced Jeffrey Alan Weisheit, 37, White, to death
- JUNE 20, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court in Kelantan sentenced three friends to
the High Court in Kelantan sentenced three friends to