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- MAY 13, 2013MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Senate has rejected a proposal to study the costs of the state's death penalty
USA - Missouri. The Senate has rejected a proposal to study the costs of the state's death penalty
MAY 12, 2013ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SHACKLES OFF ON BANG KWANG DEATH ROW
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been invited to preside over a ceremony
MAY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTES LATEST, BRINGING TOTAL TO 39 THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia has beheaded a man after he was convicted of killing a relative in the kingdom’s
- MAY 11, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state broadcasting a prisoner convicted of rape was hanged
According to the Iranian state broadcasting a prisoner convicted of rape was hanged
- MAY 10, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged six people in Karoon Prison, in the city of Ahvaz
The Iranian regime hanged six people in Karoon Prison, in the city of Ahvaz
- MAY 10, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Jonathan Leo LeBaron, 36, White, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Jonathan Leo LeBaron, 36, White, to death
MAY 9, 2013BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST SENTENCED TO HANG FOR WAR GENOCIDE
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior figure in the country's largest Islamic party to death
MAY 9, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MURDERER PARDONED WHILE ON GALLOWS
An Iranian man condemned to the gallows for murdering a policeman has been pardoned
MAY 9, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN SEMNAN PROVINCE
Four prisoners were hanged in Semnan Province (northern Iran) early this morning reported the Iranian state media.
MAY 9, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced M.A.N. (48), a civil servant from al-Sha'af neighbourhood
- MAY 9, 2013PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Al Bell sentenced Kevin Murphy to death
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Al Bell sentenced Kevin Murphy to death
MAY 8, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: NANYUKI MAN TO HANG FOR VIOLENT CRIME
A man has been sentenced to hang by a Nanyuki court, Kenya.
MAY 8, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man found guilty of smuggling drugs into the kingdom
MAY 8, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: EAST DARFUR COURT SENTENCES ‘OMDA MURDERER’ TO HANG
A man accused of killing an “omda” (village leader) in a road ambush on 14 April has
MAY 8, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 11 PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
The Iranian regime hanged 11 prisoners in Ghezel Hessar prison in the city of Karaj.
- MAY 7, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that John Sexton, 49, receive the death penalty
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that John Sexton, 49, receive the death penalty
- MAY 7, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Bartholomew Granger, 42, Black, to death.
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Bartholomew Granger, 42, Black, to death.
- MAY 7, 2013PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Kevin Murphy, 52, White, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Kevin Murphy, 52, White, to death
- MAY 7, 2013MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Supreme Court blocks today's execution of Willie Jerome Manning
USA - Mississippi. Supreme Court blocks today's execution of Willie Jerome Manning
- MAY 7, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Bombay High Court commuted the death penalty...
the Bombay High Court commuted the death penalty...
- MAY 7, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Carroll Joe Parr, 35, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Carroll Joe Parr, 35, Black, was executed
MAY 7, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE BID
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword a national convicted of murdering a woman after he
MAY 7, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN ISFAHAN
Three people were hanged in the central prison of Isfahan city, Iran.
- MAY 7, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal signed House Bill 122 that would make the identities of those who supply the lethal injection drug a "state secret"
USA - Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal signed House Bill 122 that would make the identities of those who supply the lethal injection drug a "state secret"
MAY 7, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): CARROLL JOE PARR EXECUTED
Carroll Joe Parr, 35, Black, was executed in Texas with a lethal dose of pentobarbital for killing a fellow drug dealer, Joel Dominguez, 18, on Jan. 11, 2003.
- MAY 6, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Upheld the decision to overturn the death sentence of Michael Allen Browning, 37, Black.
USA - Oklahoma. Upheld the decision to overturn the death sentence of Michael Allen Browning, 37, Black.
- MAY 6, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTY
three men were sentenced to death by the Special Criminal Court on the Events in Darfur (SCCED).
three men were sentenced to death by the Special Criminal Court on the Events in Darfur (SCCED).
MAY 6, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED PUBLICLY AT THE LIBERTY SQUARE OF KERMANSHAH
Three prisoners were hanged in the "Liberty Square" of Kermanshah (western Iran) today. According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, the prisoners were all convicted of murder.
MAY 6, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES SYRIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER
Saudi authorities beheaded a Syrian man after he was convicted of drug trafficking, the interior
MAY 5, 2013AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: COURT SENTENCES TWO ISLAMISTS TO DEATH
Two Islamists accused of killing 500 people during Algeria's civil war, including the rape