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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 PENALTYGHANA: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Ghana, a Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Jacob Bawine Boon, has sentenced
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SIBU COURT SPARES FOUR KIDNAPPERS THE NOOSE
In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced a woman and three men to life imprisonment
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA'S PRESIDENT SAYS SUSPENDING EXECUTIONS, FOR NOW
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders, the government said in a statement.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS WOMAN’S DEATH PENALTY FOR TRADING DRUGS
The appeal court of the Supreme People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld the death
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Evidence Does Not Support Death Penalty As Deterrent.
USA - Evidence Does Not Support Death Penalty As Deterrent.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COLLABORATION
A 45-year-old man in Gaza was sentenced to death on charges of collaborating with
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Kimberly McCarthy, 51, black, has received a Jan. 29 execution date.
USA - Texas. Kimberly McCarthy, 51, black, has received a Jan. 29 execution date.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Michael Carlson, 56, white.
USA - Arizona. A jury has recommended the death sentence for Michael Carlson, 56, white.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY AS DETERRENT
In an editorial, the Sacramento Bee of California sharply challenged the theory that
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a spurned lover and engineering student
a spurned lover and engineering student
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR BEHEADED OVER SEPARATE CRIMES
At least four person including three of its citizens and a Palestinian were beheaded after they were found guilty in separate cases, the Saudi Arabian interior ministry said.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN TEHRAN
One man was hanged in public in Tehran early this morning.
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The state Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty hearing for Leslie Small, 54, black.
USA - Delaware. The state Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty hearing for Leslie Small, 54, black.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYAMERICAN SAMOA: GOVERNOR MOVES TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY
American Samoa's governor wants to get rid of the death penalty in the U.S. territory.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYTURKEY REFUSES TO EXTRADITE FUGITIVE IRAQI VICE PREZ
Turkey today said it won't extradite Iraq's fugitive vice president Tareq al-Hashemi, who
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in the province of Semnan, one
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Elmer Ray McNeill, 42, white, was resentenced to life in prison
USA - North Carolina. Elmer Ray McNeill, 42, white, was resentenced to life in prison
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ZARDARI DELAYS DEATH SENTENCE OF SEVEN PRISONERS
In Pakistan, on the directives of the President Asif Ali Zardari, death sentence of seven
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER SPARED DEATH SENTENCE FOR NOW
Iranian authorities did not go through with the execution of Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: VICE-PRESIDENT GETS DEATH SENTENCE
An Iraqi court found the nation's Sunni vice president guilty of running death squads against security
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CHRISTIAN PASTOR RELEASED FROM JAIL
Youcef Nadarkhani, 35, was released from prison and reunited with his family after
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. 11 PRISONERS HANGED IN PRISON
According to unofficial reports in Iran, eleven prisoners were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED IN RIYADH
A Saudi national convicted of torturing his wife before strangling her to death was executed
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2012South SudanDEATH PENALTY
three executions were carried out in Western Bahr el Ghazal’s Wau Prison according to Amnesty International
three executions were carried out in Western Bahr el Ghazal’s Wau Prison according to Amnesty International
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Tim Riley sentenced Jessie Phillips, 32, black, to the death penalty
USA - Alabama. Judge Tim Riley sentenced Jessie Phillips, 32, black, to the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Michael Keenan was released from Death Row after 24 years.
USA - Ohio. Michael Keenan was released from Death Row after 24 years.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2012TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Steven James Rollins’ murder conviction.
USA - Tennessee. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Steven James Rollins’ murder conviction.