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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 14 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SINAI ATTACKS
A court in the Suez Canal governorate of Ismailia, in Egypt, sentenced 14 militant Islamists to death
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE AFGHAN CITIZENS HANGED
Three Afghan prisoners were hanged in the prison of Tabas, eastern Iran.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Bobby Tarver, 52, black, cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
USA - Alabama. Bobby Tarver, 52, black, cannot be executed because he is mentally retarded
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012MadagascarDEATH PENALTYMADAGASCAR SCRAPS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
On the sidelines of the ongoing 67th UN General Assembly in New York, Madagascar President
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE MAN WAS HANGED PUBLICLY
One prisoner was hanged in public in the Northwestern Iranian province of Azarbaijan.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: GIRL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HER STEPMOTHER
A Jordanian judiciary source said that the Jordanian Supreme Criminal Court sentenced a 26 year
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ SPEEDS UP EXECUTIONS CITING TERROR THREAT, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT UNFAIR TRIALS
Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over previous years
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2012MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced David Neal Cox, 41, white, to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced David Neal Cox, 41, white, to death
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
three people who hired a taxi and violently robbed the driver...
three people who hired a taxi and violently robbed the driver...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012South SudanDEATH PENALTYS. SUDAN: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IS A ‘GRADUAL’ APPROACH
The Chairperson of South Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC) warned against
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. New Poll: 50% of Likely Voters Prefer Life in Prison Without Parole to Death Penalty (42%).
USA - California. New Poll: 50% of Likely Voters Prefer Life in Prison Without Parole to Death Penalty (42%).
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Wayne Harris, 40, black, was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Wayne Harris, 40, black, was executed
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Donald Palmer, 47, white, was executed today
USA - Ohio. Donald Palmer, 47, white, was executed today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PEOPLE EXECUTED TODAY
According to official and unofficial reports from Iran, at least six prisoners were executed in three different prisons today.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Gregory Lance Henderson, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Gregory Lance Henderson, white, to death
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY
In Kenya, a jailed bird who has been in and out of prison nine times and his accomplice
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012DEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA (USA): 50% OF LIKELY VOTERS PREFER LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE TO DEATH PENALTY
The latest statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), released today, found
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA READY TO REPEAL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAW
President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has given the strongest hint yet that his government
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani national in the holy city of Medina after convicting him of drug smuggling, the interior ministry said.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: TOP COURT TWICE REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLER
The UAE’s top court has twice rejected a death sentence issued by several other courts against
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN AGREES TO VAST MAJORITY OF UN RIGHTS RECOMMENDATIONS, REJECTS DEATH PENALTY OVERHAUL
Bahrain’s foreign minister says the government has agreed to ease its treatment of political activists
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012EswatiniDEATH PENALTYSWAZILAND: FURY AT AMOS MBEDZI SENTENCE
Amos Mbedzi was spared the death penalty by Swaziland High Court Judge Bheki Maphalala
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MURDERER SENTENCED TO HANG
In Zimbabwe, a man who hacked a three-year-old girl to death last year
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HOSHIARPUR MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BURNING HIS SONS
In India, a court pronounced capital punishment upon Jasvir Singh (37) of Kallowal village
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2012ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR EX-MP
In Thailand, the Supreme Court upheld the Appeals Court's death sentence for
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Judge Charles H. Toliver sentenced James Cooke, 41, black, to death
USA - Delaware. Judge Charles H. Toliver sentenced James Cooke, 41, black, to death
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: YOUTH SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Gaza court sentenced a Palestinian youth to death by hanging after he was found guilty
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT ASKED TO END DEATH PENALTY
Pakistan's Supreme Court was asked to declare the death penalty unconstitutional, a ruling
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO TWO MURDER CONVICTS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 5
According to media reports two convicts in a murder case are scheduled to be hanged at 9 am on
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2012GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Ghana, a Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Jacob Bawine Boon, has sentenced