Chronological archive
March 2015
The 141 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2015, in chronological order.
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER FOUR DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS OF THE COUNTRY
four convicts for murder and kidnapping in separate cases were hanged in jails of Attock, Mianwali, Sargodha and Rawalpindi, taking to 64 the number of executions since the country reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December.
MARCH 31, 2015DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS 2014
Amnesty International recorded fewer executions globally in 2014, compared to 2013 – a year in which the organization recorded a spike in executions.
- MARCH 31, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. U.S. appeals court overturns death sentence of “John Doe”.
USA - California. U.S. appeals court overturns death sentence of “John Doe”.
- MARCH 31, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for Kenneth Clair
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death penalty for Kenneth Clair
MARCH 30, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: FOUR SUSPECTED MAOISTS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
A court in Bihar's Sheohar district awarded death sentence to four suspected Maoists convicted in the murder of five people in an attack at a village in Bihar's Sheohar district five years ago.
MARCH 30, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: 24 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CASES GONE FOR RETRIAL, 5 REVERSED
At least 24 out of 192 death row inmates have been taken to the High Court for resentencing hearings, and of the 24, five inmates have had their death penalties changed to custodial sentences, Malawi News Agency has learnt.
MARCH 30, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: ASSISTING EXECUTIONS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY CONTRARY TO THE ROLE OF PHARMACISTS’
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
MARCH 30, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Dhaka court sentenced to death seven people, including a listed criminal, and life term imprisonment to one for killing a Swechhchhasebak League leader in capital's Mirpur area in 2006.
- MARCH 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
MARCH 28, 2015AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED FOR MURDERER OF GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER NIEDRINGHAUS
The death sentence for the police officer who murdered German photographer Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan last April has been commuted. The country's highest court has ruled he serve 20 years jail instead, AP says.
- MARCH 26, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI JUDICIARY SENTENCED A SAUDI AND A TAJIKISTAN WITH DEATH FOR BELONGING TO ISIS
Central Criminal Court sentenced two convicted, one of them is from Tajikistan and the other is from Saudi Arabia to death.
MARCH 26, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF A CONVICT TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
after rejecting mercy petitions of 22 convicts on death row, President Pranab Mukherjee commuted the death sentence of a convict to life imprisonment.
- MARCH 26, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN FAISALABAD
another murder convict was hanged in Faisalabad's Central Jail after being on death row for around two decades.
MARCH 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS SECRETLY EXECUTED IN A DAY
Iran secretly hanged at least 12 inmates in prisons in cities of Shiraz and Mashhad.
MARCH 26, 2015Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR HEROIN POSSESSION
A person found guilty for the possession of 303.5 grams of heroin was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today.
MARCH 26, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ
At least seven prisoners were hanged in a prison in the southern city of Shiraz.
- MARCH 25, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Majority Prefer Life Sentences, Support Moratorium
USA - Pennsylvania. Majority Prefer Life Sentences, Support Moratorium
MARCH 25, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SIX MORE HANGED IN VARIOUS JAILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
six more death row prisoners were executed in various jails across Punjab and Sindh provinces, bringing the number of executions to 59 since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
- MARCH 25, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Prison Agency Replenishes Execution Drug Supply.
USA - Texas. Texas Prison Agency Replenishes Execution Drug Supply.
- MARCH 25, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Bill to abolish Delaware death penalty clears Senate panel.
USA - Delaware. Bill to abolish Delaware death penalty clears Senate panel.
MARCH 25, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI NATIONAL AND SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani national and a Saudi man after sentencing them to death for drug trafficking and murder.
- MARCH 24, 2015VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PLANS TO REMOVE ROBBERY, DRUG CRIMES FROM DEATH PENALTY LIST
The Ministry of Justice has proposed abolishing the death penalty for a number of crimes including robbery and heroin smuggling, reducing it to life sentence at most.
MARCH 24, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN
a murder convict was hanged at the Multan Central Jail, bringing to 53 the number of convicts put to death since Pakistan resumed executions in December 2014 after Taliban militants gunned down 154 people, most of them children, at a military-run school i
MARCH 24, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR KUNMING RAILWAY STATION ATTACK
three people were executed for a mass stabbing that killed 31 people at a train station in Kunming in March 2014, China’s Supreme People’s Court announced in a microblog post, with authorities blaming the attack on separatists from mainly Muslim Xinjiang.
- MARCH 24, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for House Bill 1879 to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death-row inmates.
USA - Oklahoma. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for House Bill 1879 to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death-row inmates.
- MARCH 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) is urging its members to stop working with lethal drugs
USA - The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) is urging its members to stop working with lethal drugs
MARCH 24, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: PHARMACISTS ARE GETTING CLOSER TO CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO DEATH PENALTY DRUGS
The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP), the leading trade group for compound
- MARCH 24, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH FOR CONVICTED KILLER
The UAE’s top court overturned a death sentence against a defendant convicted of murdering another man
MARCH 24, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TWO FEDERAL GOVT SOLDIERS EXECUTED FOR CIVILIANS MURDER
Federal Government of Somalia’s military court executed two Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers for the murder of civilians, Garowe Online reported.
MARCH 24, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES ON 7 MILITANTS
An Egyptian military court upheld death sentences for seven people convicted of belonging to a Sinai-based militant group that bombed a military checkpoint in northern Cairo, a lawyer has said.
MARCH 24, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS MILITANTS STONE COUPLE ACCUSED OF ADULTERY
Islamic State militants in Iraq publicly stoned a man and woman to death on charges of adultery, parading the victims in a public square in the northern city of Mosul, according to witnesses and an Iraqi military official.
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- MARCH 23, 2015DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): GOVERNOR HERBERT APPROVES EXECUTIONS BY FIRING SQUAD
Gov. Gary Herbert signed one of the 2015 Utah Legislature’s most controversial bills on Monday to
- MARCH 23, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK THE GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2008.
- MARCH 23, 2015MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. Most Boston residents prefer life term over death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
USA - Massachusetts. Most Boston residents prefer life term over death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
- MARCH 23, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Derrick White had death sentence changed to life without parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Derrick White had death sentence changed to life without parole
- MARCH 23, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Gov. Gary Herbert signed a controversial bills to designate the firing squad as the state’s backup execution method.
USA - Utah. Gov. Gary Herbert signed a controversial bills to designate the firing squad as the state’s backup execution method.
MARCH 23, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: POLICE OFFICER SENTENCES TO DEATH OVER THE KILLING OF BUSINESSMAN
A police officer was sentenced to death in Somaliland following the murder of famous businessman in Qoton.
- MARCH 20, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTE 'ETHIOPIA SPY'
The Al-Qaeda linked extremist group in Somalia executed a man for allegedly being a spy for the
MARCH 20, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A judge in Pakistan's Lahore District and Sessions court sentenced Liaquat Ali to death for blasphemy.
- MARCH 20, 2015LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Lead Prosecutor Apologizes to Death Row Exoneree Glenn Ford
USA - Louisiana. Lead Prosecutor Apologizes to Death Row Exoneree Glenn Ford
- MARCH 19, 2015DEATH PENALTY
PENNSYLVANIA: 'STOP TRYING TO EXECUTE TERRY WILLIAMS,' SAYS WIDOW OF MAN HE MURDERED
Mamie Norwood, widow of a man death row inmate Terrence Williams was convicted of murdering, criticizes politicians who are using that case to challenge Gov. Tom Wolf's moratorium on the death penalty.
MARCH 19, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARSONIST OVER LAND DISPUTE
A man has been sentenced to death in east China's Shandong province for setting a fatal fire in a dispute over land rights in March 2014.
- MARCH 19, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. gave the death penalty to Dwayne Fitzgerald White
USA - Florida. Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. gave the death penalty to Dwayne Fitzgerald White
MARCH 19, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE PRISONERS SENT TO THE GALLOWS
four more death row prisoners were executed in Rawalpindi and Mianwali. All convicts had been awarded the death sentence in non-terror related cases.
- MARCH 19, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Supreme Court upholds state's lethal-injection law.
USA - Arkansas. Supreme Court upholds state's lethal-injection law.
- MARCH 19, 2015ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. 'Stop trying to execute Terry Williams,' says widow of man he murdered.
USA - Pennsylvania. 'Stop trying to execute Terry Williams,' says widow of man he murdered.
MARCH 19, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MORE HANGED IN PUBLIC IN JIROFT
two men were hanged in public in the city of Jiroft, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
MARCH 18, 2015BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RECHYTSA
the Rechytsa District Court sentenced Siarhei Ivanou, 21, to death on charges of murdering and raping a 19-year-old girl on 29 August 2013.
- MARCH 18, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Akorn asks Alabama to return lethal injection drugs.
USA - Alabama. Akorn asks Alabama to return lethal injection drugs.
MARCH 18, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: NINE MORE CONVICTS HANGED IN PUNJAB JAILS
nine more murder convicts were hanged in six prisons of Pakistan, a day after 12 convicts were sent to gallows, the largest number of people executed on the same day since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
- MARCH 18, 2015TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: KARAGWE MAN TO HANG OVER FRIEND'S MURDER
A resident of Karagwe District in Kagera Region, Mulokozi Anatory, is to be hanged for killing his friend
- MARCH 18, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 22 MORSI SUPPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court sentenced 22 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death for an attack on a police station in which one officer was killed.
- MARCH 17, 2015DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): BRAIN-DAMAGED COP-KILLER EXECUTED
Cecil Clayton, 74, White, was executed by lethal injection beginning at 9:13 p.m. at a prison in Bonne Terre. He was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m.
- MARCH 17, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. Conservatives speak out in support for House Bill 2129, which would abolish the death penalty
USA - Kansas. Conservatives speak out in support for House Bill 2129, which would abolish the death penalty
- MARCH 17, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Missouri executes Cecil Clayton
USA - Missouri. Missouri executes Cecil Clayton
MARCH 17, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: A PAKISTANI AND TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani and two Saudis, bringing to 48 the number of death sentences carried out this year. That is more than half of the 87 people executed during all of 2014.
MARCH 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWELVE MURDER CONVICTS EXECUTED IN VARIOUS JAILS
Pakistan hanged at least twelve convicted murderers at seven different jails across the country, the highest number in a single day after the government lifted a six-year-old moratorium on capital punishment.
- MARCH 17, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A Senate subcommittee advances bill to shield execution-drug sellers
USA - South Carolina. A Senate subcommittee advances bill to shield execution-drug sellers
- MARCH 17, 2015KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska's 3 Catholic bishops are calling for repeal of the death penalty
USA - Nebraska. Nebraska's 3 Catholic bishops are calling for repeal of the death penalty
- MARCH 17, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA: MOST DEATH PENALTY SENTENCES ARE OVERTURNED
“If a person is given a death sentence, what is his or her chance of actually being executed? Based on a
- MARCH 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Most death penalty sentences are overturned.
USA - Most death penalty sentences are overturned.
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- MARCH 17, 2015ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court upholds Debra Milke's exoneration from death row.
USA - Arizona. Supreme Court upholds Debra Milke's exoneration from death row.
- MARCH 16, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Unanimous death sentences bill clears 1st Senate committee
USA - Florida. Unanimous death sentences bill clears 1st Senate committee
- MARCH 16, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped the scheduled execution of Randall Wayne Mays
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped the scheduled execution of Randall Wayne Mays
MARCH 16, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IN TWO YEARS 236 CONVICTS HANGED
Despite the pressure by the international human right organizations, the Iraqi government continues to execute and hang convicts.
- MARCH 16, 2015SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND MILITARY COURT EXECUTES 3 ALLEGED AL-SHABAAB MEMBERS
a military court in Somalia’s north eastern state of Puntland executed three alleged Al-Shabaab members in the city of Bossaso, Garowe Online reported.
- MARCH 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED IN RIYADH FOR MURDER
A man convicted of murder was beheaded in the Saudi capital Riyadh amid a steep rise in the number of executions in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom this year.
MARCH 16, 2015SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: BASHIR PARDONS FIVE DARFUR REBEL FIGURES SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir issued a decree pardoning five convicts from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) who belong to the faction which signed a peace agreement with Khartoum led by Bakheit Abdul-Karim Dabago.
MARCH 15, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: PRESIDENT WIDODO COMMUTES CONVICTED KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has granted the clemency request filed by Dwi Trisna Firmansyah, 28, an inmate convicted of premeditated murder, and changed his sentence from death to life imprisonment.
MARCH 15, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS INCLUDING 3 AFGHANS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN AND SHIRAZ
At least five men, including three Afghani citizens, were hanged between March 14 and 15 in two Iranian prisons, said the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
MARCH 13, 2015ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MINISTER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, 'REMOVE DEATH PENALTY TOTALLY'
Zimbabwe’s acting President and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, reiterated he wanted the death penalty “totally” abolished by the Constitution.
- MARCH 13, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN FAISALABAD JAIL
Prison authorities in Faisalabad hanged two death row prisoners convicted of murder and rape, bringing to 27 the number of executions in Pakistan since it resumed capital punishment in December.
- MARCH 12, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): MANUEL VASQUEZ EXECUTED
Manuel Vasquez, 46, Hispanic, was executed in Texas.
- MARCH 12, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIRST PERSON EXECUTED AFTER MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY COMPLETELY ENDED
A man convicted of a triple murder – Mohammad Siddique – was hanged at the District Jail in the city of Toba Tek Singh in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
- MARCH 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Manuel Vasquez, 46, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Manuel Vasquez, 46, Hispanic, was executed.
- MARCH 12, 2015ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Robert Gottsfield threw out Darrel Pandeli's death sentence because of ineffective defense counsel
USA - Arizona. Judge Robert Gottsfield threw out Darrel Pandeli's death sentence because of ineffective defense counsel
MARCH 12, 2015GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A Farmer has been sentenced to death by the Wa High Court after he was found guilty of murdering a 43-year old famer at Daffiama in the Upper West region.
MARCH 12, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI 'GANG' LEADER 44TH BEHEADED THIS YEAR
The beheading of a gang leader in Saudi Arabia raised the number of executions carried out this year to 44, already more than half the total for 2014.
- MARCH 11, 2015DEATH PENALTY
UTAH (USA): LAWMAKERS VOTE TO BRING BACK EXECUTION BY FIRING SQUAD
The Senate voted 18-10 to carry out a death sentence by firing squad, if the state cannot track down drugs
MARCH 11, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 6 TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN NASSIRIYA PRISON
six people were executed by hanging in the prison of Nassiriya, security sources reported.
- MARCH 11, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate voted 18-10 to carry out a death sentence by firing squad
USA - Utah. The Senate voted 18-10 to carry out a death sentence by firing squad
- MARCH 11, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House voted to bring back the use of the electric chair
USA - Alabama. The House voted to bring back the use of the electric chair
- MARCH 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN URUMIAH PRISON
Based on reliable sources from inside Iran, 3 prisoners who were identified as Salah-eddin Sherafat, from
MARCH 11, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Three people were beheaded in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.
- MARCH 10, 2015Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said Papua was reviewing plans to begin executing death row prisoners after
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said Papua was reviewing plans to begin executing death row prisoners after
- MARCH 10, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 3 FREE SYRIAN ARMY MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COUNTRYMAN
Three Free Syrian Army (FSA) members were sentenced to death in Egypt for murdering a pro-President Bashar al-Assad Syrian refugee in Cairo, Youm7 reported.
- MARCH 9, 2015DEATH PENALTY
NEBRASKA (USA): COMMITTEE ADVANCES BILL TO REPEAL DEATH PENALTY
The Judiciary Committee voted 8-0 to abolish death penalty.
- MARCH 9, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Filipino convicted of murdering his boss, bringing to 40 the number of executions
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Filipino convicted of murdering his boss, bringing to 40 the number of executions
- MARCH 9, 2015Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
CÔTE D'IVOIRE: DEFINITELY ABOLISHED THE DEATH PENALTY
the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire voted to definitely abolish the death penalty in the country.
- MARCH 9, 2015Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
the military garrison court of Goma, in North Kivu, condemned to the death Kambale Kitambala, a soldier
the military garrison court of Goma, in North Kivu, condemned to the death Kambale Kitambala, a soldier
- MARCH 9, 2015DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
two men were executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
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- MARCH 9, 2015NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted 8-0 to abolish death penalty.
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee voted 8-0 to abolish death penalty.
- MARCH 9, 2015South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina has run out of lethal injection drug.
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina has run out of lethal injection drug.
- MARCH 9, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas prison agency seems to have problems to replenish execution drug supply.
USA - Texas. Texas prison agency seems to have problems to replenish execution drug supply.
MARCH 9, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS KILLS FOUR FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
Members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group publicly beheaded four young people on charges of
MARCH 9, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON SWEDISH NATIONAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya upheld the conviction and death sentence of a Swedish national for trafficking in 4.3 kilogrammes of methamphetamine.
MARCH 9, 2015Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: 15 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2011 GANG MURDER
A Myanmar court has sentenced 15 men to death for stabbing and killing a man outside a busy restaurant in
- MARCH 9, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Key Witness In Willingham Trial Testified In Exchange for Reduced Sentence.
USA - Texas. Key Witness In Willingham Trial Testified In Exchange for Reduced Sentence.
MARCH 8, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRINCE ALWALEED PAYS $1.3M TO SAVE MAN ON DEATH ROW
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal reportedly paid 5 million riyals (1.33 million USD) in “blood money” to save the life of a man on death row for murder.
MARCH 7, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIRST EXECUTION OF MORSI SUPPORTER CARRIED OUT
Egypt carried out its first execution over a murder committed during riots in 2013 amid the overthrowing of
MARCH 7, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LIFTS MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY OF ALL CONVICTS
the federal government has formally lifted the moratorium on death penalty of all the condemned prisoners.
MARCH 7, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
At least a dozen prisoners were hanged in Ghessel Hessar prison in Karaj, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
- MARCH 6, 2015DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN DEDICATES 8TH OF MARCH TO IRANIAN WOMEN
Hands off Cain dedicates 8th of March to Iranian women, persecuted by a theocratic regime with the world record for number of executions, in relation to population.
- MARCH 6, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Akorn Pharmaceuticals objects to use of its midazolam and pentobarbital in executions.
USA - Akorn Pharmaceuticals objects to use of its midazolam and pentobarbital in executions.
- MARCH 6, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A judge orders release of execution drug supplier’s name.
USA - Mississippi. A judge orders release of execution drug supplier’s name.
MARCH 6, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS OBJECTS TO USE OF DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
Akorn Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of two drugs (midazolam and pentobarbital) that have been used in
- MARCH 5, 2015Vatican CityDEATH PENALTY
VATICAN CITY STATE: HOLY SEE CALLS FOR A GLOBAL MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The Holy See called today for a global moratorium on the use of the death penalty aiming at the abolition.
- MARCH 5, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for murder.
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for murder.
- MARCH 5, 2015DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 17 MORE PRISONERS HANGED
At least 17 prisoners were hanged in Iran between March 3 and 4.
- MARCH 5, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Miles Bench to death.
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Miles Bench to death.
- MARCH 5, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Isaiah Tryon to death
USA - Oklahoma. A jury sentenced Isaiah Tryon to death
MARCH 5, 2015United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 4 SPARED DEATH PENALTY AFTER VICTIM’S KIN ACCEPT BLOOD MONEY
four Emirati men facing the death penalty for raping, killing and dismembering an Ethiopian maid were bailed
MARCH 5, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MOLESTING BABY
A man has been sentenced to death with a reprieve in China for the sexual abuse of a two-and-a half-year-
- MARCH 5, 2015ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Second mistrial: Jodi Arias cannot be sentenced to death
USA - Arizona. Second mistrial: Jodi Arias cannot be sentenced to death
MARCH 5, 2015TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: ALBINO KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Four people have been sentenced to death in Tanzania after being found guilty of murdering an albino woman.
- MARCH 5, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee voted to bring back the electric chair
USA - Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee voted to bring back the electric chair
MARCH 5, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: JOHOR’S SULTAN PARDONS ELEVEN DEATH ROW PRISONERS
the Johor Pardon’s Board, chaired by Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, granted a full pardon to a man on death row and commuted the death sentence of 10 others to life imprisonment, which carries a maximum term of 20 years.
- MARCH 5, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the Lisa Graham be sentenced to the death penalty
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the Lisa Graham be sentenced to the death penalty
- MARCH 4, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian regime hanged six Sunni political prisoners early in the morning despite international calls to
The Iranian regime hanged six Sunni political prisoners early in the morning despite international calls to
- MARCH 4, 2015MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is set to begin today with opening statements in federal court in Boston
USA - Massachusetts. The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is set to begin today with opening statements in federal court in Boston
- MARCH 3, 2015DEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO CITIZENS BEHEADED FOR MURDER AND RAPE
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudis in two different cities between 1 and 3 March, bringing to 36 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom this year.
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- MARCH 3, 2015DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): NITROGEN GAS EXECUTIONS APPROVED BY THE HOUSE
The House voted 85-10 for HB 1879, the bill by Republican Rep. Mike Christian, who began studying
- MARCH 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged publicly in Darab (Southern Iran) early in the morning, reported
One prisoner was hanged publicly in Darab (Southern Iran) early in the morning, reported
- MARCH 3, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the “Human rights activists news agency” (HRANA) 10 prisoners were hanged
According to the “Human rights activists news agency” (HRANA) 10 prisoners were hanged
- MARCH 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi convicted rapist, Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed al-Bishi, was executed in the region of Asir,
a Saudi convicted rapist, Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed al-Bishi, was executed in the region of Asir,
- MARCH 3, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Up Gov. Wolf's Death Penalty Moratorium
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Up Gov. Wolf's Death Penalty Moratorium
- MARCH 3, 2015OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Nitrogen Gas Executions Approved by Oklahoma House.
USA - Oklahoma. Nitrogen Gas Executions Approved by Oklahoma House.
MARCH 3, 2015SurinameDEATH PENALTYSURINAME: DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the National Assembly of Suriname abolished the death penalty, in the framework
MARCH 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MORE PEOPLE BEHEADED IN RIYADH AND QASSIM REGION
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi murderers, bringing to 38 the number of death sentences carried out in
MARCH 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LAST-MINUTE RECONCILIATION, EXECUTION POSTPONED AS FAMILIES PARDON
the execution of a death row convict, who was scheduled to be hanged early in the morning, was stayed due
- MARCH 3, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Thomas Goethals sentenced Iftekhar Murtaza to death
USA - California. Judge Thomas Goethals sentenced Iftekhar Murtaza to death
- MARCH 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): KELLY RENEE GISSENDANER EXECUTION DELAYED
Georgia postponed the execution of Kelly Renee Gissendaner late today because of concerns about the
- MARCH 2, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A new study says death penalty has no effect on crime
USA - A new study says death penalty has no effect on crime
- MARCH 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
Four prisoners were hanged in Iran in the last days for drug related crimes.
- MARCH 2, 2015UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate Judiciary Committee today gave preliminary approval to the firing squad
USA - Utah. The Senate Judiciary Committee today gave preliminary approval to the firing squad
- MARCH 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Execution of woman postponed; problem with drug.
USA - Georgia. Execution of woman postponed; problem with drug.
MARCH 2, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: “AN EYE FOR AN EYE” PUNISHMENT UNDER SHARIA CARRIED OUT KARAJ
A man who was not identified by name was blinded in the left eye in the Rajaishahr prison of Karaj as part
- MARCH 1, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mahdi Khalaf al-Shamrani, a Saudi convicted of shooting a compatriot dead, was beheaded
Mahdi Khalaf al-Shamrani, a Saudi convicted of shooting a compatriot dead, was beheaded
MARCH 1, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED ON FIVE CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING AND KILLING CRIMES
The Central Criminal Court announced it has issued a death sentence against five convicted of kidnapping
- MARCH 1, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 1 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER
A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death in a case filed for raping and murdering his sister-in-law nine
MARCH 1, 2015AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR THE KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF MEBREK
The 2 killers of young itinerant merchant, Amirouche Mebrek in January 2014, were sentenced to death in