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NOVEMBER 13, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AMPUTATION AND FLOGGING CARRIED OUT
Amputation verdicts of two prisoners convicted of theft were carried out publicly
NOVEMBER 13, 2012DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): BRETT HARTMAN EXECUTED
Brett Hartman, 38, white, was executed in Ohio for the Sept. 9, 1997 death of Winda Snipes
- NOVEMBER 12, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
according to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Ardebil
according to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Ardebil
- NOVEMBER 12, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
man was saved from the gallows for the second time after the Federal Court
man was saved from the gallows for the second time after the Federal Court
NOVEMBER 11, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One prisoner was hanged in the Isfahan central prison early this morning, reported the
NOVEMBER 11, 2012TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY: ANKARA COULD BRING BACK DEATH PENALTY
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara would consider bringing back capital punishment in terror related crimes, a decade after it abolished the practice.
NOVEMBER 11, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 10 PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
Iraqi authorities executed 10 prisoners for terrorism convictions, the Ministry of Justice announced.
NOVEMBER 9, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MURDERERS
In Zambia, the Supreme Court sitting in Kabwe has upheld the death sentence slapped on two men of
NOVEMBER 9, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: AUSTRALIAN NURSE FREED FROM DEATH ROW
The lawyer for Australian nurse Emma Louise L'Aiguille accused of drug trafficking in Malaysia
NOVEMBER 9, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH ROW DUO PARDONED BY VICTIM’S FAMILY
Two prisoners at Dubai Central Jail who are on death row for a murder they committed in
NOVEMBER 9, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Eight people have been hanged in Iran in the last days for drug trafficking.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were hanged in Shiraz, Iran, five of them in public, Fars reported.
Seven prisoners were hanged in Shiraz, Iran, five of them in public, Fars reported.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mario Swain, 33, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Mario Swain, 33, black, was executed
NOVEMBER 8, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO A KILLER IN BOSASSO
A court in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland sentenced to death a man found
NOVEMBER 8, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES FUGITIVE VP'S GUARDS TO DEATH
Two guards of vice president Tareq al-Hashemi were sentenced by an Iraqi court to death for planting a
- NOVEMBER 8, 2012LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: FIVE OFFICERS OF GHADDAFI'S ARMY SENTENCED TO DEATH
A military court in Benghazi, Libya, has sentenced to death in absentia five soldiers of the murdered
NOVEMBER 8, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: RECOGNIZED THE ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP TO ANTONY FARINA
With the release of an Italian passport, was reached a first positive result of the international campaign to save the life of Anthony Farina. The campaign was launched on October 1 in Rome by Hands Off Cain with the Community of Sant'Egidio, the British
NOVEMBER 8, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MARIO SWAIN PUT TO DEATH
Mario Swain, 33, black, was executed in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in the province of Khorrasan
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in the province of Khorrasan
- NOVEMBER 7, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
three men of Luanshya walked to freedom after the Supreme Court
three men of Luanshya walked to freedom after the Supreme Court
- NOVEMBER 7, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. With over 98% of the precincts partially reporting, Proposition 34 to abolish the death penalty is losing by a 2.7% margin
USA - California. With over 98% of the precincts partially reporting, Proposition 34 to abolish the death penalty is losing by a 2.7% margin
- NOVEMBER 7, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California Retains Death Penalty by Narrow Margin
USA - California. California Retains Death Penalty by Narrow Margin
NOVEMBER 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iranian state media reported a total of five people were executed in Shiraz and Zarand (Kerman Province) early this morning.
NOVEMBER 7, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 15 GET CAPITAL SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING CASE
In Pakistan, Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Khairpur gave capital sentence to 15 accused
NOVEMBER 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 35 HANGED IN COLLECTIVE EXECUTION IN MASHHAD
Iran sent 35 prisoners to the gallows in a collective execution carried out in the northwestern
NOVEMBER 7, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA LAWMAKERS PASS BILL ON KIDNAPPING, TERRORISM
In Nigeria, Delta State House of Assembly passed a bill stipulating death sentence
NOVEMBER 7, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS 10 CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
Iran executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran, a statement on the website of the prosecutor's
- NOVEMBER 6, 2012DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): DEATH PENALTY REPEAL FAILS
Voters in California voted down a referendum to abolish the death penalty, despite widespread
- NOVEMBER 6, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
four members of a gang accused of masterminding the murder...
four members of a gang accused of masterminding the murder...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2012OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Garry Allen, 56, black, was executed
USA - Oklahoma. Garry Allen, 56, black, was executed