2014

IRAN: TWELVE PRISONERS EXECUTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR

In 2014, no new death sentences were recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

In 2014, no new death sentences were recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

MARYLAND: GOV. MARTIN O'MALLEY COMMUTES FOUR DEATH SENTENCES

Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the death sentences of the last 4 inmates remaining on death row, effectively ending capital punishment in the state.

PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF ATTACK CASE CONVICT EXECUTED

Niaz Muhamamd, convicted of orchestrating murder attempt on former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, was hanged in Peshawar at Central Jail.

CHINA: S. KOREAN DRUG OFFENDER EXECUTED

USA - California. A jury sentenced Corey Lynn King to death

USA - California. A jury sentenced Corey Lynn King to death

USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered new evaluation for Eric Mann

USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered new evaluation for Eric Mann

USA - Florida. Decades after FBI lab scandal, attorneys reviewing old Tampa Bay murder cases.

USA - Florida. Decades after FBI lab scandal, attorneys reviewing old Tampa Bay murder cases.

SAUDI ARABIA: 86TH EXECUTION OF 2014 CARRIED OUT

Saudi Arabia beheaded a man in the southern Najran region for stabbing a relative to death, the interior ministry said.

IRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON

The Iranian regime’s henchmen hanged a group of seven prisoners in the main prison in

IRAQ: 3442 DETAINEES WITH TERRORISM CHARGES RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, 2014

Federal Legislative Authority announced today the release of 3442 detainees for terrorist charges, who

USA - Idaho. Correction officials considered firing squad.

USA - Idaho. Correction officials considered firing squad.

SYRIA: ISLAMIC STATE CRUCIFIES TWO CIVIL SERVANTS CONVICTED OF FRAUD

The Islamic State, which has established its 'caliphate' in large parts of Syria and Iraq, continues to escalate

JAPAN: 129 INMATES REMAIN ON DEATH ROW

Japan’s prisons had 129 inmates on death row as of Dec 26, according to a Justice Ministry report.

the Court of Appeal of the Governorate of Nabeul sentenced to death a young man who had stabbed to

the Court of Appeal of the Governorate of Nabeul sentenced to death a young man who had stabbed to

IRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN

Three prisoners were executed in the yard of Central Prison of Zahedan, reported the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

CHINA: JAPANESE, KOREAN DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED

Six people nabbed in a cross-border drug trafficking case in China, including one Japanese and two

a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a

a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a

PAKISTAN: BAN KI-MOON URGED NAWAZ SHARIF TO HALT EXECUTIONS

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Pakistan to end capital punishment and restore a moratorium

IRAN: 7 PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ

seven prisoners convicted of drug related crimes were executed in the yard of Adelabad prison in Shiraz,

PAKISTAN: EUROPE CONDEMNS DECISION TO RESUME EXECUTIONS

the European Union Mission in Islamabad discouraged Pakistan’s decision to resume executions in the

MAURITANIA: FIRST APOSTASY DEATH SENTENCE

A 30-year-old Muslim man, Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, became the first person to be

UAE: WIDOW SPARES HUSBAND’S KILLER DEATH SENTENCE

The widow of a murdered security guard spared the killer the death sentence at the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.

IRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF MASHHAD

A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not

SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTE YOUNG MAN FOR SUSPECTED SPYING

Al Shabaab militants have executed a young man for suspected spying for the Federal Government of

JORDAN: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF JORDANIANS SUPPORT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

An opinion poll was released showing that more than two-thirds of Jordanians support capital punishment.

a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of

a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of

MALAYSIA: MAID FROM THAILAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

A High Court in Malaysia sentenced a maid from Thailand to death after finding her guilty as charged for

USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions

USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions