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APRIL 17, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 3 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Afghan judge in Eastern Kunar province sentenced three men to death for killing a woman
APRIL 17, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Delta State House of Assembly voted against Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the
APRIL 17, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN THREE DIFFERENT PRISONS
Five prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian prisons today.
- APRIL 16, 2013DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): CONFUSED RULES MAY END EXECUTIONS
A "highly technical issue" is currently at the heart of the appeal of a 2011 court ruling in Marin
- APRIL 16, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ronnie Threadgill, 40, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Ronnie Threadgill, 40, black, was executed
- APRIL 16, 2013KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. The House passed a bill, HB 2387, that would expand capital punishment
USA - Kansas. The House passed a bill, HB 2387, that would expand capital punishment
APRIL 16, 2013SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: PRESIDENT’S NEW AMNESTY OFFER WAIVES DEATH PENALTY FOR WAR CRIMES
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has issued a general amnesty for crimes committed in the war-torn
APRIL 16, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NINE EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, MURDER
Iran executed nine people convicted of armed robberies, murder and abduction in the southern province of Fars, the authorities said.
APRIL 16, 2013ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: HRC HAILS REJECTION OF DEATH PENALTY
In Zambia, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has commended delegates to the Bill of Rights
- APRIL 16, 2013MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock threw out the death sentence of Mack Arthur King, 53, black, because the man is mentally disabled
USA - Mississippi. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock threw out the death sentence of Mack Arthur King, 53, black, because the man is mentally disabled
- APRIL 16, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Confused Rules May End California Executions. Complex legal wrangling over the state's death penalty continues.
USA - California. Confused Rules May End California Executions. Complex legal wrangling over the state's death penalty continues.
- APRIL 16, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary committee advanced a bill to speed up executions
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary committee advanced a bill to speed up executions
APRIL 16, 2013DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): RONNIE THREADGILL EXECUTED
Ronnie Threadgill, 40, black, was executed in Texas for fatally shooting a teenager
APRIL 16, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ PUTS 21 TO DEATH IN ONE DAY OVER 'TERROR'
Iraq has put 21 men to death, a senior justice ministry official has told AFP, the
- APRIL 15, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone convicted accused in the German Bakery blast case
Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone convicted accused in the German Bakery blast case
- APRIL 15, 2013CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury returned with a death penalty verdict for Kevin Darnell Pearson, 35, black
USA - California. A jury returned with a death penalty verdict for Kevin Darnell Pearson, 35, black
- APRIL 14, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Filipino driver sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
a Filipino driver sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
APRIL 14, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTED FOR MACHINEGUN MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the western city of Medina after he was convicted of
APRIL 14, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: FATHER OF DEAD SON WANTS KILLER DRIVER TO PAY WITH HIS LIFE
A dad is refusing to accept blood money from the driver involved in a crash that killed his son
APRIL 12, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC REJECTS DEVINDER BHULLAR'S PLEA, UPHOLDS DEATH IN 1993 BLAST CASE
The Supreme Court in India rejected the mercy petition of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar
APRIL 12, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE ON ELECTION DAY KILLER
Nigeria’s Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and the death sentence imposed on
APRIL 12, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani man convicted of rape and murder, in the northwestern
- APRIL 11, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
a Swedish bar operator was sentenced to death
a Swedish bar operator was sentenced to death
- APRIL 10, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
the Fujairah Criminal Court sentenced a UAE national...
the Fujairah Criminal Court sentenced a UAE national...
- APRIL 10, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the eastern province of Qatif
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the eastern province of Qatif
APRIL 10, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
Iranian regime's henchmen hanged a man in the morning in central prison of southern city
- APRIL 10, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Larry Eugene Mann, 59, white, was executed.
USA - Florida. Larry Eugene Mann, 59, white, was executed.
APRIL 10, 2013SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKER ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE UNDER AMENDED MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT
A 29-year-old man has escaped the gallows in Singapore for drug trafficking as he satisfied the
APRIL 10, 2013DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR 1980 SLAYING OF 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Florida executed one of its longest-serving death row inmates for kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old girl in 1980.
APRIL 10, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN COMPENSATES TRIO AFTER 11 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Taiwan will pay a total of Tw$15 million ($500,000) compensation to three men who spent more