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- FEBRUARY 7, 2013BahamasDEATH PENALTY
Court of Appeal President Anita Allen has recommended...
Court of Appeal President Anita Allen has recommended...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James Brady stopped the execution of Christopher Sepulvado finding problems with the protocol
USA - Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James Brady stopped the execution of Christopher Sepulvado finding problems with the protocol
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Ralph Wright, 44, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Ralph Wright, 44, black
- FEBRUARY 7, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Bill To End Death Penalty Dies In House
USA - Florida. Bill To End Death Penalty Dies In House
FEBRUARY 6, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN ISFAHAN
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, reported
FEBRUARY 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FIFTH BIHAR RAPIST, MURDERER GETS DEATH
A man who raped and murdered a minor girl four years ago was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 5, 2013AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Steven King sentenced Thomas Crowe, 34, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Steven King sentenced Thomas Crowe, 34, white, to death
FEBRUARY 5, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED AFTER 30 YRS ON DEATH ROW
Saudi authorities beheaded a man some thirty years after he was convicted of murder, after his victim's youngest son came of age and agreed to the punishment.
FEBRUARY 5, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MDC-T SENATORS OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY
In Zimbabwe, MDC-T senators proposed that convicted murderers be quarantined instead of
FEBRUARY 5, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: CONVICTED MURDERER GETS DEATH SENTENCE REPRIEVE
The Supreme Court of Taiwan commuted the death sentence of a convicted murderer
FEBRUARY 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN WHO KIDNAPPED, KILLED TAMIL NADU BOY
The Supreme Court on India decided on the death sentence for a man convicted of
FEBRUARY 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 32-YR-OLD FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR
A lower court in Mandla, India, awarded death sentence to a 32-year-old man for raping and
- FEBRUARY 4, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Victor Guzman, 39, hispanic
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death sentence for Victor Guzman, 39, hispanic
FEBRUARY 3, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY IN SOME RAPE CASES
President of India Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the anti-rape law ordinance after cabinet ministers recommended changes to impose harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 3, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SECRET MASS EXECUTIONS RESUME IN MASHHAD’S VAKILABAD PRISON
Iran Human Rights reported that reliable sources in Iran said as many as 400 prisoners might have been executed in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison in the previous four or five months.
FEBRUARY 2, 2013ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 76 INMATES ON DEATH ROW
Seventy-six inmates, two of them female, are languishing in prison in Zimbabwe awaiting execution.
FEBRUARY 2, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Two men were sentenced to death in Pakistan, in two separate cases. In the first case, District
FEBRUARY 2, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIANS ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA: JONATHAN CALLS FOR STAY OF EXECUTION
President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan requested for stay of execution on Nigerians on
FEBRUARY 1, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON REVEREND KING
A Court of Appeal in Lagos affirmed the death sentence slammed on the General-Overseer
FEBRUARY 1, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MULTIPLE DEATH SENTENCES FOR ORCHESTRATOR OF 2011 SUICIDE BOMBING
An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan awarded the death penalty seven times to an accused convicted
FEBRUARY 1, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DOUBLE DEATH SENTENCE TO WOMAN IN ABDUCTION CASE
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Punjab province awarded two death sentences
- JANUARY 31, 2013ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Chinese court convicted two Tibetan men of murder
a Chinese court convicted two Tibetan men of murder
- JANUARY 31, 2013Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
in Trinidad and Tobago, a man was sentenced to death
in Trinidad and Tobago, a man was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 31, 2013FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Joel Lebron, 33, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Joel Lebron, 33, black, to death
- JANUARY 31, 2013NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES VARSITY WORKER TO DEATH
In Nigeria, a Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area, has sentenced
JANUARY 31, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: SCORES ON HUNGER STRIKE IN PRISON AFTER '15-YEAR-OLD' BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH
Amnesty International has expressed concern at the situation in a Yemeni prison where scores
- JANUARY 31, 2013OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Don Dickey has ordered a new trial for Martin Allen Johnson, 56, white
USA - Oregon. Judge Don Dickey has ordered a new trial for Martin Allen Johnson, 56, white
- JANUARY 31, 2013OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Dawud Spaulding, 30, black, to death.
USA - Ohio. A jury sentenced Dawud Spaulding, 30, black, to death.
- JANUARY 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 43-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, MURDERING MINOR
A local court in Badaun, India, pronounced death sentence to a man in a year-old rape
JANUARY 31, 2013PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ‘BLOOD MONEY’ RESCUES DOOMED FILIPINO FROM EXECUTION
An overseas Filipino worker who has languished on death row in Saudi Arabia for more than a