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APRIL 1, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi in the southern
APRIL 1, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: THREE HANGED IN THE FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE 2007
Kuwait hanged three convicted murderers in the first executions in the Gulf state since May 2007, the ministry of justice said.
MARCH 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 99% OF DEATH SENTENCE PRISONERS ESCAPE GALLOWS
Lost in the cacophony of human rights activists protesting against death penalty after Parliament
MARCH 29, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: IRANIAN SISTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two Iranian sisters were sentenced to death by the High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- MARCH 28, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
- MARCH 28, 2013SudanDEATH PENALTY
seven Justice and Equality Movement’s members were sentenced to death
seven Justice and Equality Movement’s members were sentenced to death
- MARCH 28, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for John Lee, 49, white
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for John Lee, 49, white
MARCH 28, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED FOR MURDER, SODOMY
Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussain, a Yemeni national, was beheaded and crucified for having
MARCH 28, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE FREES UKRAINIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Sharia Court of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) released a Ukrainian citizen convicted
- MARCH 27, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTY
a Malaysian court of appeal upheld the death penalty...
a Malaysian court of appeal upheld the death penalty...
- MARCH 27, 2013JordanDEATH PENALTY
the submission by Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) and Penal Reform International (PRI) for
the submission by Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) and Penal Reform International (PRI) for
MARCH 27, 2013IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 18 EXECUTED DESPITE INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY
Iraq executed 18 people this month, eight of them on the same day as an attack on the justice ministry, a top official said, despite global condemnation over its ongoing executions.
MARCH 27, 2013EthiopiaDEATH PENALTYUAE: DUBAI COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE
A housemaid who stabbed a co-worker to death with a kitchen knife in an unexplained
MARCH 27, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT SENTENCES 3 DRUG DEALERS TO DEATH, JAILS 18
A court in southeast China's Fujian Province said that it has sentenced three
- MARCH 26, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Lethal injection secrecy bill wins approval
USA - Georgia. Lethal injection secrecy bill wins approval
- MARCH 26, 2013ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. The House Judiciary Committee rejected a bill to repeal the death penalty.
USA - Colorado. The House Judiciary Committee rejected a bill to repeal the death penalty.
- MARCH 26, 2013OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The House has approved a bill to restrict use of death penalty
USA - Oklahoma. The House has approved a bill to restrict use of death penalty
- MARCH 26, 2013North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Death penalty bill passes committee
USA - North Carolina. Death penalty bill passes committee
- MARCH 26, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The Senate passed a bill to abolish death penalty
USA - Delaware. The Senate passed a bill to abolish death penalty
MARCH 26, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: COURT SENTENCES 6 MEN TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency says a local court in southwestern Iran has sentenced
- MARCH 26, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): LETHAL INJECTION SECRECY BILL WINS APPROVAL
The Legislature in Georgia approved keeping secret the identities of the companies that provide
- MARCH 26, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Dozens of inmates avoid Ohio death sentence.
USA - Ohio. Dozens of inmates avoid Ohio death sentence.
MARCH 26, 2013DEATH PENALTYDELAWARE (USA): SENATE PASSES BILL TO REPEAL THE DEATH PENALTY
The Senate passed (11-10) a bill to repeal the death penalty for future offenses. The
- MARCH 25, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a tribal youth was sentenced to death by a court...
a tribal youth was sentenced to death by a court...
- MARCH 25, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
two policemen, Ameh Richard and Akinyede Olaiya, are to die by hanging.
two policemen, Ameh Richard and Akinyede Olaiya, are to die by hanging.
- MARCH 25, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ABORTING 40 WOMEN
A Saudi court sentenced a man to death after he was convicted of aborting more than 40 pregnant women
- MARCH 25, 2013ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Darrell Bryant Ketchner, 54, white, to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Darrell Bryant Ketchner, 54, white, to death
MARCH 25, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUSLIM CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 2 COPTS
A Muslim man was sentenced to death after having been found guilty of killing two Coptic Christians
MARCH 25, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: PAIR SENTENCED TO HANG BY THE SUPREME COURT
In Zimbabwe, the Supreme Court upheld death sentences for two murder convicts, one of them
MARCH 25, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: MAN WHO MURDERED PREGNANT WIFE HAS DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
A man sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for murdering his wife had his sentence