Chronological archive
June 2015
The 122 news items published by Hands Off Cain in June 2015, in chronological order.
USA - 462 people shot dead by police this year.
USA - 462 people shot dead by police this year.
- JUNE 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court may vote against death penalty in a near future
USA - Supreme Court may vote against death penalty in a near future
- JUNE 30, 2015Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
In June 2015, the Central African Republic’s transitional government promulgated
In June 2015, the Central African Republic’s transitional government promulgated
JUNE 30, 2015GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: PRESIDENT MAHAMA FREES 900 PRISONERS
President John Mahama has freed some 900 prisoners ahead of tomorrow’s Republic Day holiday.
JUNE 30, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISLAMIC STATE BEHEADS FOUR FOR SORCERY, INCLUDING TWO WOMEN
Islamic State (IS) has beheaded two women in eastern Syria, the first time the jihadist group has
JUNE 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: 462 PEOPLE SHOT DEAD BY POLICE THIS YEAR
Nationwide, police have shot and killed 462 people in the first six months of 2015, according to Washington Post data.
- JUNE 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Use of Lethal Injection Drug.
USA - Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Use of Lethal Injection Drug.
JUNE 29, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCES ISSUED FOR 10 INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTHEASTERN PRISON
10 prisoners that have been detained in Zahedan Central Prison (southeastern Iran) for three years in a
- JUNE 29, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Tom Parker sentenced Shawn Ford to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Tom Parker sentenced Shawn Ford to death
JUNE 29, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE MOHAMMAD ALI TAHERI SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Iranian regime has sentenced prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Taheri to execution. He is the
JUNE 29, 2015SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: HEROIN TRAFFICKER FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY
Kester Ng Wei Ren, a heroin trafficker who has been on death row for more than four years, failed in his
JUNE 29, 2015DEATH PENALTYHANDS OFF CAIN, U.S. SUPREME COURT SHOULD EVALUATE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY ITSELF
About the news of the rejection 5/4 by the US Supreme Court of the appeals on the constitutionality of one
- JUNE 26, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Michelle Byrom was released
USA - Mississippi. Michelle Byrom was released
JUNE 26, 2015DEATH PENALTYALMOST EXECUTED BY MISSISSIPPI, MICHELLE BYROM FREE
Michelle Byrom - who came close to being the 1st woman executed in Mississippi since World War II –
JUNE 25, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NINE PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY KANO SHARIA COURT FOR BLASPHEMY AGAINST ISLAM
Nine people have been sentenced to death in Kano State by a Sharia Court of Appeal in Rijiyar Lemo for
JUNE 25, 2015JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MURDERER CONVICT EXECUTED, GOVERNMENT ABE’S TWELFTH EXECUTION
Japan executed a man who robbed and killed a woman after plotting the crime with accomplices he met online.
- JUNE 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Judge George O'Toole formally sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death
USA - U.S. District Judge George O'Toole formally sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death
JUNE 24, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE DRUG SMUGGLERS EXECUTED
three people were executed in the largest drug case to be heard in Liaoning Province.
JUNE 24, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): NO DEATH SENTENCES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS
The last death sentence in Texas dates back to Dec. 17, 2014.
- JUNE 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: TSARNAEV FORMALLY SENTENCED TO 6 DEATH SENTENCES
U.S. District Judge George O'Toole formally sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to 6 death sentences for the April 15, 2013, bomb at the Boston Marathon.
JUNE 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. No death sentences in the last 6 months
USA - Texas. No death sentences in the last 6 months
- JUNE 23, 2015LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Executions on hold for at least a year
USA - Louisiana. Executions on hold for at least a year
JUNE 23, 2015FranceDEATH PENALTYFRANCE DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SAVE SERGE FROM EXECUTION
JUNE 23, 2015DEATH PENALTYLOUISIANA (USA): EXECUTIONS ON HOLD FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AS STATE SORTS OUT DEATH PENALTY METHOD
Executions in Louisiana are on hold for at least a year because the state doesn't have the drugs needed to put inmates to death, according to a court filing.
JUNE 23, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTIES FOR MURDERS OF 4 FRENCH
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has confirmed death sentences for two suspected Saudi Al-Qaeda members
JUNE 22, 2015United NationsDEATH PENALTYUN: ISLAMIC STATE COMMITTING ATROCITIES ON 'AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE'
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, says people
JUNE 22, 2015KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: PINAY CONVICT RETURNS HOME AFTER 10-YEAR DETENTION
A Filipina who was saved from the death penalty in Kuwait is set to arrive in the Philippines in the afternoon
- JUNE 22, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Study: "The Hidden Costs of Wrongful Capital Prosecutions in North Carolina".
USA - North Carolina. Study: "The Hidden Costs of Wrongful Capital Prosecutions in North Carolina".
JUNE 21, 2015ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MAN WHO RIPPED 83 YR OLD' STOMACH AND ROBBED SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Zimbabwe, a High Court judge has sent a man to the gallows for ripping open an 83
JUNE 20, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WRITER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR APOSTASY
A 23-year-old former nuclear physics student, Hesameddin Farzizadeh, was sentenced to death for
- JUNE 20, 2015South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Governor Nikki Haley, asked for Dylann Roof to be given the death penalty
USA - South Carolina. Governor Nikki Haley, asked for Dylann Roof to be given the death penalty
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JUNE 20, 2015DEATH PENALTYSOUTH CAROLINA (USA): GOVERNOR NIKKI HALEY CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR DYLANN ROOF IN CHURCH SHOOTINGS
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, asked on June 20 for Dylann Roof to be given the death penalty.
- JUNE 19, 2015UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda’s unicameral Parliament adopted the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2015, in order to
Uganda’s unicameral Parliament adopted the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2015, in order to
- JUNE 19, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A Harrison County jury returned the death penalty for Rahim Ambrose
USA - Mississippi. A Harrison County jury returned the death penalty for Rahim Ambrose
- JUNE 18, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gregory Russeau, 45, Black, was executed
USA - Texas. Gregory Russeau, 45, Black, was executed
- JUNE 18, 2015FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has vacated the conviction and death sentence of Derral Hodgkins
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has vacated the conviction and death sentence of Derral Hodgkins
- JUNE 18, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the conviction and death sentence of Hector Ayala
USA - California. The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the conviction and death sentence of Hector Ayala
- JUNE 18, 2015IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPING EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A lower court in Ashta Tehsil near Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, awarded capital punishment to a man for raping a minor eight-year-old girl.
JUNE 18, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): GREGORY RUSSEAU EXECUTED
Gregory Russeau, 45, Black, was executed for the May 2001 fatal beating of James Syvertson, 75, White, while on a crack binge.
- JUNE 17, 2015South SudanDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed at Wau prison without the knowledge of his close family members. Dok Maker Mabor
a man was executed at Wau prison without the knowledge of his close family members. Dok Maker Mabor
JUNE 17, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TEN OTHER CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
Another ten murder convicts were executed between 16 and 17 June in five different prisons of the country, raising the total number of executions to at least 181 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 aft
JUNE 17, 2015YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL QAEDA EXECUTES SAUDI MEMBERS FOR 'SPYING'
Al-Qaeda in Yemen executed two Saudi accused of spying for the United States, a day after the jihadist
- JUNE 17, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Superior Court Judge Andrea Rocanelli has vacated the death sentence of Luis G. Cabrera
USA - Delaware. Superior Court Judge Andrea Rocanelli has vacated the death sentence of Luis G. Cabrera
- JUNE 17, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Edward Bracey
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Edward Bracey
- JUNE 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row, USA Spring 2015" Illustrates Continuing Decline of Death Penalty.
USA - "Death Row, USA Spring 2015" Illustrates Continuing Decline of Death Penalty.
JUNE 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DRUG SMUGGLER HANGED IN PUBLIC
one man charged of drug smuggling was hanged in public in the city of Sari, Iran’s Mehr news agency
JUNE 16, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: NINE MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN VARIOUS CITIES
another nine murder convicts were hanged in different cities of Punjab, raising the total number of executions to at least 171 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.
- JUNE 16, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MURDERERS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded two of its citizens for murder, taking to 102 the number of executions in the kingdom this year.
JUNE 16, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST EX PRESIDENT MORSI UPHELD
An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence handed to former President Mohammed Morsi -- the harshest ruling yet against Egypt's first democratically-elected president since he was overthrown by the military in 2013.
- JUNE 16, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KINDERGARTEN FOOD POISONING
A Chinese woman was sentenced to death for killing two kindergarten pupils with poisonous snacks in
- JUNE 16, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 25 PRISONERS WERE HANGED IN GOHARDASHT PRISON, KARAJ, WEST OF TEHRAN
According to reports from inside Iran, 25 prisoners were collectively executed in Gohardash (Rajai Shahr)
JUNE 16, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HIGHEST COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TOP ISLAMIST
Bangladesh`s highest court upheld the death sentence against the country`s second highest ranked Islamist
JUNE 16, 2015KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MP PROPOSES BILLS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
a MP presented two draft Bills whose enactment would result in the repeal of the death sentence from
JUNE 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN MULTAN JAIL
A double murder convict was hanged in Multan’s central jail, days ahead of a one-month moratorium imposed on executions in the fasting month of Ramadan.
- JUNE 15, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED 100TH PERSON THIS YEAR
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number of executions in the kingdom this year.
JUNE 15, 2015North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: HYON YONG CHOL'S EXECUTION OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
South Korean media reported that North Korea had dispatched official bulletins announcing the execution
- JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: VICTIM’S FAMILY FORGIVES YOUNG KILLER AT GALLOWS
the execution of a 22-year-old man was halted at the very last minute in Arak, the capital of Markazi
JUNE 14, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED IN MIANDOAB
A well-known Kurdish political prisoner was executed in Miandoab’s Prison, reported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
JUNE 13, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF 16 ACCUSED OF KILLING POLICE
An Egyptian court ordered the retrial of 16 people sentenced to death or long prison terms for their
- JUNE 13, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT
according to official reports from the Department of Justice in Gilan, two prisoners were
- JUNE 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Former death row inmate Cathy Henderson sentenced to 25 years in retrial
USA - Texas. Former death row inmate Cathy Henderson sentenced to 25 years in retrial
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- JUNE 12, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Charles Sebesta, the ex-DA who sent exoneree Anthony Graves to death row is disbarred.
USA - Texas. Charles Sebesta, the ex-DA who sent exoneree Anthony Graves to death row is disbarred.
JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED
At least two murder convicts were executed in Faisalabad and Haripur, raising the total number of
- JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 13 EXECUTIONS, ONE IN PUBLIC
Thirteen prisoners were hanged between 10 and 11 June 2015 in various Iranian cities, including one in public.
JUNE 11, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
six prisoners were hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Orumieh, reported the
JUNE 11, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYEU DEMANDS PAKISTAN TO REINSTATE MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
The European Union demanded the Pakistani government to reinstate moratorium on death penalty to fully respect all of its international obligations.
- JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ALFRED DEWAYNE BROWN’S RELEASE BECOMES THE NATION'S 154TH DEATH-ROW EXONERATION
Harris County prosecutors announced on June 8 that they have dismissed charges against Alfred Dewayne
- JUNE 10, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Release becomes the Nation's 154th Death-Row Exoneration.
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Release becomes the Nation's 154th Death-Row Exoneration.
JUNE 10, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE MURDER CONVICTS, INCLUDING A JUVENILE OFFENDER, HANGED IN LAHORE AND FAISALABAD
three more murder convicts, including a juvenile offender, were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Faisalabad.
JUNE 10, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of heroin smuggling.
JUNE 10, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 5 PRISONERS HANGED IN GHEZEL HESAR PRISON
At least five prisoners were executed at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for drug-related crimes, reported the
- JUNE 10, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
USA - Georgia. Murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
JUNE 10, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): MURDER CHARGE DROPPED AGAINST WOMAN WHO TOOK ABORTION PILL
According to Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards, the murder charges against Jones were dropped on Wednesday.
JUNE 10, 2015Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTYBURKINA FASO: TOWARDS ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY?
in a closed-door meeting in Ouagadougou, the office of the Transitional National Council (TNC)
JUNE 9, 2015IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PRESIDENT MASUM IS HESITATING TO SIGN EXECUTION ORDERS OF CONVICTS SENTENCED DURING AL-MALIKI’S GOVERNMENT
Presidency spokesperson Khalid Shwani told BasNews that 667 execution orders were waiting to be
- JUNE 9, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR CONDEMNED KILLERS EXECUTED IN PUNJAB JAILS
Four death row inmates were hanged till their death at the gallows in jails of different Punjab cities early in the morning, raising the total number of executions to at least 156 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in
- JUNE 9, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury imposed the death penalty on Marcel Johnson
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury imposed the death penalty on Marcel Johnson
JUNE 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 19 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS, 3 IN PUBLIC
nineteen people were executed between June 8 and 9, 2015 in six different Iranian cities.
- JUNE 9, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Terry Bemore
USA - California. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Terry Bemore
JUNE 9, 2015EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES 11 TO DEATH IN SOCCER STADIUM CASE
An Egyptian court sentenced 11 men to death for their part in the country's worst outbreak of soccer
- JUNE 9, 2015MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
USA - Missouri. Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed
- JUNE 9, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Opposes Participation in Executions.
USA - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Opposes Participation in Executions.
JUNE 9, 2015NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: CHILD BRIDE ACCUSED OF KILLING HUSBAND TO BE FREED, ANOTHER REMAINS ON DEATH ROW
A High Court judge in Gezawa, Kano State, ordered Wasila Tasi'u, a child forced to marry at just 13 who
JUNE 9, 2015DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): RICHARD STRONG EXECUTED
Richard Strong, 47, Black, was executed, despite the fact that four Justices of the Supreme Court would
JUNE 9, 2015IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 18 PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
18 prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days for drug related crimes.
- JUNE 8, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
According to reports by reliable sources, 11 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj
- JUNE 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 3 national polls on the death penalty have been recently published, and each gave different results
USA - 3 national polls on the death penalty have been recently published, and each gave different results
- JUNE 8, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail after sitting 10 years on death row
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail after sitting 10 years on death row
- JUNE 8, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Larry Lee Becomes 155th Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
USA - Georgia. Larry Lee Becomes 155th Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
- JUNE 8, 2015GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill. could be sentenced to death.
USA - Georgia. Woman Charged With Murder For Taking The Abortion Pill. could be sentenced to death.
JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR TAKING THE ABORTION PILL
A 23-year-old Georgia woman, Kenlissia Jones, is facing a charge of “malice murder” — a crime that is
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JUNE 8, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ALFRED DEWAYNE BROWN IS RELEASED FROM PRISON
Alfred Dewayne Brown left jail on Monday after he was declared a free man. Brown, 33, Black, had spent more than a dozen years behind bars, 10 of them sitting on death row.
JUNE 8, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: ASIAN CONFERENCE ON DEATH PENALTY
Death penalty and drugs is the main topic to be discussed at the Regional Congress organized by Ensemble
JUNE 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DIFFERENT RESULTS IN 3 NATIONAL POLLS ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Three national polls on the death penalty have been published between 1 and 4 June 2015 and each gave
- JUNE 7, 2015BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE KIDNAPPERS TO WALK GALLOWS IN COX'S BAZAR
A court in Bangladesh sentenced three people to death for killing a schoolboy after abduction in 2013.
- JUNE 6, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.
- JUNE 6, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Jaranwala additional sessions judge sentenced two men to death he convicted of murder. Prosecution
JUNE 5, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six executions were conducted in the evening, one week after the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, media reports said.
JUNE 5, 2015DEATH BY PUNISHMENTON THE DEATH OF TARIK AZIZ – HANDS OFF CAIN: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A WITNESS
Abouth the death of Tarik Aziz, Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands Off Cain, said: “With the death of Tarik Aziz it not only disappears...
- JUNE 4, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED
two more death row prisoners were sent to the gallows in Lahore and Mianwali, raising the total number of
- JUNE 4, 2015North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, clearing the way for them to receive $750,000 in compensation
USA - North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, clearing the way for them to receive $750,000 in compensation
- JUNE 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Americans favour death over life without parole by 50% to 45%.
USA - Americans favour death over life without parole by 50% to 45%.
- JUNE 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows diminished death penalty support.
USA - New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows diminished death penalty support.
JUNE 4, 2015DEATH PENALTYNORTH CAROLINA (USA): 2 BROTHERS PARDONED, CLEARING WAY FOR THEM TO RECEIVE $750K
Gov. Pat McCrory issued pardons for Henry McCollum and his half brother Leon Brown, clearing the way
- JUNE 3, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DOUBLE MURDER CONVICT EXECUTED IN KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
A double murder convict was executed at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. Javed alias Jeeda had killed two
- JUNE 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SIX INDONESIANS ON DEATH ROW RELEASED AFTER INDONESIA AGREED TO PAY BLOOD MONEY
six Indonesian citizens sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia were released and arrived home, after the
- JUNE 3, 2015TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed.
- JUNE 3, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. HB 18 that would bring back the electric chair appears dead for the session.
USA - Alabama. HB 18 that would bring back the electric chair appears dead for the session.
JUNE 3, 2015DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): LESTER BOWER EXECUTED AFTER THREE DECADES ON DEATH ROW
Lester Bower, 67, White, was executed. A Texas jury sentenced Bower to death in April 1984 for the Oct.
JUNE 3, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO NATIONALS BRINGING EXECUTION TOLL TO 94 IN 2015
Saudi Arabia says it has beheaded two more of its nationals, bringing to 94 the number of such executions so far this year across the Persian Gulf kingdom.
- JUNE 2, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
five more murder convicts have been sent to the gallows in Sahiwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Attock and Rawalpindi.
five more murder convicts have been sent to the gallows in Sahiwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Attock and Rawalpindi.
- JUNE 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 11-1 the death penalty for Heather Keaton, 26, White.
USA - Alabama. A jury has recommended 11-1 the death penalty for Heather Keaton, 26, White.
JUNE 2, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WIFE KILLER AND DRUG TRAFFICKER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man convicted of murdering his wife, along with a Syrian drug smuggler, adding to a toll that activists called a "stain" on the kingdom's rights record.
- JUNE 2, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Officials reach settlement on path to resuming executions
USA - California. Officials reach settlement on path to resuming executions
- JUNE 2, 2015IndianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Death sentence of Tommy Pruitt thrown out
USA - Indiana. Death sentence of Tommy Pruitt thrown out
- JUNE 2, 2015CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Court of Appeals overturned Brett Pensinger’s death sentence.
USA - California. Court of Appeals overturned Brett Pensinger’s death sentence.
- JUNE 1, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
a man who was not identified by name was hanged in public in the city of Jiroft, Iranian state media
a man who was not identified by name was hanged in public in the city of Jiroft, Iranian state media
- JUNE 1, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Quinnipiac poll: American voters are leaning against the death penalty in general, except for terrorism.
USA - Quinnipiac poll: American voters are leaning against the death penalty in general, except for terrorism.
- JUNE 1, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
four prisoners – Ardalan Rahdar, Mohammad Rashid Rahdar, Habib Rahdar and Shirzad Rashidi – were
four prisoners – Ardalan Rahdar, Mohammad Rashid Rahdar, Habib Rahdar and Shirzad Rashidi – were
- JUNE 1, 2015KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: CASSATION COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
the Cassation Court presided over by Judge Salem Al- Khudair has rejected the appeal filed by four
- JUNE 1, 2015IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AT LEAST TWELVE PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
at least twelve prisoners were hanged at the Ghezel Hessar Prison in Karaj, reported the National Council