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FEBRUARY 15, 2013JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH PENALTY GIVEN TO MURDERER WITH SINGLE VICTIM AND NO CRIMINAL RECORD
In Japan, an Okayama district court sentenced 30-year old Koichi Sumida to death for killing a 27
- FEBRUARY 15, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Paul Gallagher imposed the death sentence on Dawud Spaulding, 30, black
USA - Ohio. Judge Paul Gallagher imposed the death sentence on Dawud Spaulding, 30, black
FEBRUARY 15, 2013SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITANTS CLAIM TO EXECUTE KENYAN SOLDIER
Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia claimed that they have executed a Kenyan soldier after
- FEBRUARY 14, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was hanged in public in southern city of Shiraz, in Iran. The prisoner
A prisoner was hanged in public in southern city of Shiraz, in Iran. The prisoner
- FEBRUARY 14, 2013ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 237 that could restart executions
USA - Arkansas. The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 237 that could restart executions
FEBRUARY 14, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 1,455 DEATH PENALTIES IN 10 YEARS
In India, a total of 1,455 convicts were handed out death sentence in the past 10 years which
FEBRUARY 14, 2013GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERER OF 17-YEAR-OLD
In Guyana, a Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice tractor operator who was on trial at the High Court
- FEBRUARY 13, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge P. Swarnaraj
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge P. Swarnaraj
- FEBRUARY 13, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Saleh Abdullah al-Ma’ouri was executed by shooting in a prison in al-Baydha...
Ahmed Saleh Abdullah al-Ma’ouri was executed by shooting in a prison in al-Baydha...
- FEBRUARY 13, 2013South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. The State Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty for Raymondeze Rivera, 34, black.
USA - South Carolina. The State Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty for Raymondeze Rivera, 34, black.
FEBRUARY 13, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PRANAB REJECTS 7 MERCY PLEAS, A FIRST IN INDIA
Days after the hanging of Afzal Guru, President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy
FEBRUARY 13, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TORTURE DAD SENTENCED TO DEATH, GIRLFRIEND GETS LIFE IN PRISON
Dubai criminal court has sentenced the Emirati torture dad to death while his girlfriend was given life in
FEBRUARY 13, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: NEW HANGMAN AT LOOSE END
The appointment of a new hangman in Zimbabwe does not mean the 74 men and two women
- FEBRUARY 13, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: BAYELSA STATE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state of Bayelsa signed a law approving the death
FEBRUARY 13, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: EX-CHEF ESCAPED HANGMAN'S NOOSE
A former chef escaped the hangman's noose for drug trafficking today after the Federal Court set
FEBRUARY 13, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR MURDER
One prisoner was publicly hanged in Tehran. According to the state run Iranian news agency
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nabil Abu Khanjar, a Syrian, was beheaded in Al-Jawf Province after he was convicted
Nabil Abu Khanjar, a Syrian, was beheaded in Al-Jawf Province after he was convicted
- FEBRUARY 12, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Khalid Ali Pasha, 69, black, should be executed
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Khalid Ali Pasha, 69, black, should be executed
FEBRUARY 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two prisoners were hanged in Arak (South of Tehran), reported the Iranian state media.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals in the southwestern Aseer region after he was convicted of murdering a fellow citizen, the interior ministry announced.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013RussiaDEATH PENALTYRUSSIA STRONGLY OPPOSED TO REINSTATING DEATH PENALTY
The Russian State Duma decided against re-introducing the death penalty. MPs do not see execution
FEBRUARY 11, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYUAE: 17 INDIANS ON DEATH ROW PAY BLOOD MONEY, FREED
Seventeen Indians, who had been on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the murder
- FEBRUARY 10, 2013United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DRIVER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SMOTHERING ELDERLY DONOR
A Comorian driver who smothered an elderly female benefactor during a fierce theft attempt ten years ago was sentenced to death in Dubai.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2013TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. After years of insisting he was innocent of murder, Charles Dean Hood, 43, white, pleads guilty, takes life sentence.
USA - Texas. After years of insisting he was innocent of murder, Charles Dean Hood, 43, white, pleads guilty, takes life sentence.
FEBRUARY 9, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN EXECUTED IN ’01 PARLIAMENT ATTACK
India hanged a man who had been convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on Parliament that killed nine people.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced
a 57-year-old village head from Gokwe has been sentenced
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a man was handed capital punishment by an Indian court for the rape
a man was handed capital punishment by an Indian court for the rape
- FEBRUARY 8, 2013IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kevin Isom, 47, black
USA - Indiana. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Kevin Isom, 47, black
FEBRUARY 8, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DRUGS TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The High Court in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, sentenced a businessman to death for
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Senate approves changes in death penalty law
USA - Arkansas. Senate approves changes in death penalty law