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- 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
APRIL 20, 2012DEATH PENALTYNORTH CAROLINA (USA): JUDGE OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE UNDER RACIAL JUSTICE ACT
In North Carolina, Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks ordered Marcus
APRIL 20, 2012DEATH PENALTYDELAWARE (USA): SHANNON M. JOHNSON EXECUTED
Shannon M. Johnson, 28, black, was executed in Delaware.
APRIL 20, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED
Four prisoners have been executed in three different cities of Iran, reported the state run Iranian media.
- APRIL 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one man was hanged publicly
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported that one man was hanged publicly
- APRIL 19, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
According to the Iranian state broadcasting two prisoners were hanged in the central prison
- APRIL 19, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a court in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality...
a court in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality...
- APRIL 19, 2012TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
a Tunisian court will issue on May 3 its verdict in a blasphemy...
a Tunisian court will issue on May 3 its verdict in a blasphemy...
- APRIL 19, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
three people have been sentenced to death in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
three people have been sentenced to death in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
APRIL 19, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SRI LANKAN WOMAN FACES BEHEADING ON WITCHCRAFT CHARGE
A Sri Lankan woman could face the death penalty by beheading in Saudi Arabia after she
- APRIL 19, 2012NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The State has been asked to return to federal officials its supply of sodium thiopental
USA - Nebraska. The State has been asked to return to federal officials its supply of sodium thiopental
APRIL 19, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DRUG GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality has sentenced seven people
- APRIL 18, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
The official site of the judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) reported that one prisoner
The official site of the judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) reported that one prisoner
- APRIL 18, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Press TV reported that Saudi officials had executed eight Iranian,,,
Press TV reported that Saudi officials had executed eight Iranian...
- APRIL 18, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed
USA - Ohio. Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed
- APRIL 18, 2012AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Conaway sentenced Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black, to death for the 3rd time
USA - Alabama. Judge Michael Conaway sentenced Jerry Jerome Smith, 39, black, to death for the 3rd time
APRIL 18, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY STATUS QUO
As many as 313 people, including six women, were sentenced to death by various
APRIL 18, 2012JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: EX-JUSTICE MINISTER VOICES REGRET OVER RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
Former Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka said it is regrettable that execution of the death
APRIL 18, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: EIGHT MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KARBALA BOMBINGS
Eight militants have been sentenced to death by a court in Karbala, Iraq, on terror charges, a local
- APRIL 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - National Research Council Concludes Deterrence Studies Should Not Influence Death Penalty Policy.
USA - National Research Council Concludes Deterrence Studies Should Not Influence Death Penalty Policy.
APRIL 18, 2012DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MARK WAYNE WILES EXECUTED
Mark Wayne Wiles, 49, white, was executed in Ohio.
APRIL 18, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAN THANKS SAUDIS FOR SPARING CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW
Iran welcomed Saudi Arabia suspending death sentences against several of its nationals convicted
APRIL 18, 2012United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CONCLUDES DETERRENCE STUDIES SHOULD NOT INFLUENCE DEATH PENALTY POLICY
A report ("Deterrence and the Death Penalty") released by the prestigious National Research
APRIL 17, 2012BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
In Bangladesh, a Speedy Trial Tribunal of Rajshahi division sentenced two people to death
APRIL 17, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED
Two prisoners were executed in the prison of Zanjan (western Iran), according to the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
APRIL 17, 2012NorwayDEATH PENALTYNORWAY: BREIVIK TRIAL LAY JUDGE DISMISSED OVER DEATH PENALTY COMMENT
One of five judges in the trial of Norwegian mass killer Ander Behring Breivik has been
APRIL 16, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS EIGHT CONVICTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
Iran hanged eight convicted drug traffickers in a prison in the southern city of Shiraz, the Fars news agency reported.
- APRIL 16, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
BIHAR (INDIA): COURT ACQUITS 23 IN CASTE MASSACRE CASE
Citing lack of evidence, a Bihar court acquitted three men sentenced to death and 20 given life
- APRIL 15, 2012PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PRESIDENT ZARDARI, NO CHANGE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
replying to a question by journalists in Multan on the issue of revoking the capital punishment
APRIL 15, 2012Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ARAB SELLER OF MACHPELA HOUSE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in keeping with its policy prohibiting the sale of lands to Jews, the Palestinian Authority