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APRIL 26, 2012DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): BEUNKA ADAMS EXECUTED
Beunka Adams, 29, black, was executed in Texas.
- APRIL 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan Province five prisoners,
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan Province five prisoners,
- APRIL 25, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Poll: voters oppose death penalty repeal.
USA - Connecticut. Poll: voters oppose death penalty repeal.
- APRIL 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight prisoners, among them one Afghan citizen, were hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran
Eight prisoners, among them one Afghan citizen, were hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran
- APRIL 25, 2012GhanaDEATH PENALTY
a Koforidua High Court, in Ghana...
a Koforidua High Court, in Ghana...
- APRIL 25, 2012ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Thomas Arnold Kemp, 63, white, was executed
USA - Arizona. Thomas Arnold Kemp, 63, white, was executed
- APRIL 25, 2012ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law the bill that abolishes the death penalty
USA - Connecticut. Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law the bill that abolishes the death penalty
APRIL 25, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG GANG BOSS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The leader of a drug gang that transported 11 kilograms of synthetic heroin besides marijuana
- APRIL 25, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Christian Olsen, 24, white
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Christian Olsen, 24, white
- APRIL 25, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Jimmy Carter, Former President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Calls for End to Death Penalty
USA - Jimmy Carter, Former President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Calls for End to Death Penalty
APRIL 25, 2012DEATH PENALTYCONNECTICUT (USA): GOVERNOR MALLOY SIGNS DEATH PENALTY REPEAL
Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law a bill that replaces the death penalty with life without
- APRIL 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 13 PRISONERS EXECUTED
Five prisoners were executed in the prison of Shahrud (northern Iran), reported the offcial Iranian sources.
- APRIL 24, 2012SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers in the south-west
Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers in the south-west
- APRIL 24, 2012VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Executioners are illegally practicing medicine, pharmacy and anesthesiology without licenses, two lawyers claim
USA - Virginia. Executioners are illegally practicing medicine, pharmacy and anesthesiology without licenses, two lawyers claim
- APRIL 24, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TAFILEH MURDER
The Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced two brothers to death for murdering an educator in Tafileh
- APRIL 23, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Meng, the former deputy head of a district government in Shanghai...
Chen Meng, the former deputy head of a district government in Shanghai...
- APRIL 23, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court upheld the death sentence on...
the Federal Court upheld the death sentence on...
- APRIL 23, 2012TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Mitchell Jennings should be resentenced, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ruled.
USA - Texas. Robert Mitchell Jennings should be resentenced, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ruled.
APRIL 23, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: 2 MEN SENTENCED IN ABSENTIA FOR COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
In Lebanon, the Military Judiciary issued a death sentence in absentia against a Lebanese man
- APRIL 23, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Death Penalty Repeal Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
USA - California. Death Penalty Repeal Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
APRIL 23, 2012DEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA (USA): DEATH PENALTY REPEAL INITIATIVE QUALIFIES FOR BALLOT
Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s Office confirmed that enough signatures have been verified
- APRIL 22, 2012LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In Lebanon, a draft law to abolish the death penalty and replace it with hard labor or life in prison
In Lebanon, a draft law to abolish the death penalty and replace it with hard labor or life in prison
- APRIL 20, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa has rebuffed criticism...
Justice Minister Toshio Ogawa has rebuffed criticism...
APRIL 20, 2012TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT VOWS TO WORK TOWARD ENDING DEATH PENALTY
In Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou said his administration would reduce the use of the
APRIL 20, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
An anti terrorism court in Sargodha, Pakistan, awarded ten times death sentence to three
APRIL 20, 2012SudanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED
A Sudanese man was the twentieth person this year to be executed in the Kingdom
- APRIL 20, 2012DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Shannon M. Johnson, 28, black, was executed
USA - Delaware. Shannon M. Johnson, 28, black, was executed
- APRIL 20, 2012North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Overturns Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. Judge Overturns Death Sentence Under Racial Justice Act
APRIL 20, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FOREIGN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
In Malaysia, a fish monger from India was sentenced to death by the High Court
- APRIL 20, 2012GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Board Commutes Death Sentence of 'Model Prisoner' Daniel Greene, 42, black
USA - Georgia. Board Commutes Death Sentence of 'Model Prisoner' Daniel Greene, 42, black