Chronological archive
February 2017
The 115 news items published by Hands Off Cain in February 2017, in chronological order.
COLOMBIA PROTESTS CHINA'S EXECUTION OF 72-YEAR-OLD DRUG MULE
Colombia's government is protesting China's execution of a retired journalist who was sentenced to death for smuggling cocaine into the Asian country.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI COURT FREES MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
A Pakistani court freed an Islamic preacher who was sentenced to death four years ago on charges of blasphemy, a defense lawyer said.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh: 5 Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing Japanese researcher
28 February 2017: five members of a banned militant group were sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court Tuesday for involvement in the slaying of a Japanese agricultural researcher two years ago.
FEBRUARY 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN URMIA
Two inmates were hanged in Urmia Central Prison, southwest of Iran. Identified as Ali Valizadeh and Afshin Shokati, they both were found guilty of murder.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS SCHEDULES UNPRECEDENTED EIGHT EXECUTIONS IN TEN-DAY PERIOD
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) signed orders on February 27 for an unprecedented eight executions to be carried out over a period of ten days in April.
FEBRUARY 27, 2017AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: KILLER OF NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF SENTENCED TO DEATH
A former Algerian police colonel was sentenced to death for gunning down the national police chief Ali Tounsi during an office meeting in 2010, national news agency APS said.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: LAWYER FADIPE’S KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced Oluwaseun Oladapo to death by hanging for the murder of Mr. Kunle Fadipe, a Lagos-based human rights lawyer.
FEBRUARY 27, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH ROW INMATE SPARED THE NOOSE THANKS TO ROYAL PARDON
A man who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2009 has received a second chance at life after Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah granted him a pardon.
FEBRUARY 27, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDONESIAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 33-year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Tawau for trafficking in 707 grams of syabu.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court snubs challenge to death penalty constitutionality.
USA - Supreme Court snubs challenge to death penalty constitutionality.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Unprecedented Eight Executions Scheduled in Ten-Day Period.
USA - Arkansas. Unprecedented Eight Executions Scheduled in Ten-Day Period.
FEBRUARY 27, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT SNUBS CHALLENGE TO DEATH PENALTY CONSTITUTIONALITY
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty as
- FEBRUARY 26, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT PARLIAMENT REJECTS ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
The human rights committee of Egypt's parliament said it will never recommend that the death penalty be
FEBRUARY 25, 2017AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY APPEAL COURT IN KABUL
The Kabul appeal court sentenced a man to death who was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife seven
FEBRUARY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
An inmate was sent to the gallows in Bandar Abbas Central Prison, southern Iran.
FEBRUARY 24, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT AMEND DEATH PENALTY LAW – MINISTER
The Botswana government has no plans to amend the law governing the death penalty, Defence, Justice and Security Minister Shaw Kgathi told parliament.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2017TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Federal Appeals Court Overturns Death Penalty of Andrew Lee Thomas
USA - Tennessee. Federal Appeals Court Overturns Death Penalty of Andrew Lee Thomas
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING WIFE
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja sentenced a man, Sulaiman Olalekan, to death by hanging for the murder of his
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Senate passed SB 16 to end the practice of overrule
USA - Alabama. The Alabama Senate passed SB 16 to end the practice of overrule
- FEBRUARY 23, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Senate Judiciary A Committee has removed the firing squad as execution option
USA - Mississippi. The Senate Judiciary A Committee has removed the firing squad as execution option
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: TEENAGER GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR STABBING MAN TO DEATH IN ROW OVER FOOTBALL
A 19-year-old Pakistani student was handed the death penalty for stabbing to death a countryman in a row over a football match.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017DEATH PENALTY
US SUPREME COURT GRANTS TEXAS DEATH ROW INMATE DUANE BUCK NEW HEARING
Saying that the "law punishes people for what they do, not who they are," the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to order a new sentencing for Duane Buck, a Texas death-row prisoner.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate Rules Committee approved SB 280 to require a unanimous jury recommendation
USA - Florida. The Senate Rules Committee approved SB 280 to require a unanimous jury recommendation
- FEBRUARY 22, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to order a new sentencing for Duane Buck
USA - Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to order a new sentencing for Duane Buck
FEBRUARY 22, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: HANOI COURT SENTENCES TWO VINASHIN EXECS TO DEATH
The People’s Court in Hanoi sentenced Tran Van Liem, former director general of Vinashin Ocean
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. House backs capital punishment for sex trafficking deaths.
USA - Utah. House backs capital punishment for sex trafficking deaths.
FEBRUARY 21, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTYUN: SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI MUST BE HURLED BEFORE ICC
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights chief says the trial Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 527 for unanimous juries
USA - Florida. The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 527 for unanimous juries
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Andre Jackson, 50, Black, sentenced to death
USA - Ohio. Andre Jackson, 50, Black, sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Juan J. Ortiz, who had been on death row since 2003, is now sentenced to life without parole.
USA - Delaware. Juan J. Ortiz, who had been on death row since 2003, is now sentenced to life without parole.
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - ANA Releases New Position Statement Opposing Capital Punishment.
USA - ANA Releases New Position Statement Opposing Capital Punishment.
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- FEBRUARY 21, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House voted to pass HB187 to study how much the death penalty costs
USA - Utah. The House voted to pass HB187 to study how much the death penalty costs
- FEBRUARY 21, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. U.S. Supreme Court denies execution by firing squad.
USA - Alabama. U.S. Supreme Court denies execution by firing squad.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo sentenced two armed robbers, Sunday Ishaih and Akeem Lamidi,
FEBRUARY 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRAZ PRISON
According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, a prisoner was hanged on the morning at Shiraz Prison (Fars province, southern Iran).
- FEBRUARY 20, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CASSATION COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR 10 OVER FOOTBALL RIOT
The Egyptian Cassation Court upheld the death sentences to 10 people convicted for rioting that killed 74 fans and injured over 500 at a football match in 2012.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered that death penalty cases can proceed
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered that death penalty cases can proceed
FEBRUARY 19, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS CONDEMNS 6 ‘INFORMANTS FOR ISRAEL’ TO DEATH BY HANGING
Six Gazans were condemned to be hanged over charges they informed for Israel, two Hamas-run military courts ruled.
FEBRUARY 19, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: LORRY ATTENDANT SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A lorry attendant was sentenced to death by the Muar High Court after he was found guilty of drug trafficking at Taman Puteri, Kluang last year.
FEBRUARY 19, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURT SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH OVER MANIKGANJ FARMER’S MURDER
A district court found one Nurul Islam guilty over the murder of farmer Aynal Hossain (48) in Kafatia village in Manikganj’s sadar upazila.
FEBRUARY 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED AT DIZSEL ABAD PRISON
According to close sources, two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges at Dizsel Abad Prison. The
FEBRUARY 17, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: CHILD RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Sudanese court has sentenced a defendant to death after he was found guilty of raping a two-year-old girl to death last year.
FEBRUARY 17, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 1995 MURDER
The Kandy High Court sentenced to death five persons found guilty of a murder in 1995.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty against Ana Maria Cardona
USA - Florida. Prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty against Ana Maria Cardona
FEBRUARY 17, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 2 PAKISTANI MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Two Pakistani men face the gallows in Singapore after a court found them guilty of murdering a compatriot over a gambling dispute and dismembering the body.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. threw out that sentence of Arthur Barnhill III
USA - Florida. Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. threw out that sentence of Arthur Barnhill III
- FEBRUARY 16, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance
USA - Washington. Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance
- FEBRUARY 16, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Norris Speed given a new sentence of life in prison
USA - Georgia. Norris Speed given a new sentence of life in prison
- FEBRUARY 16, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. The House passes HB 1679 with alternative ways to carry out death penalty
USA - Oklahoma. The House passes HB 1679 with alternative ways to carry out death penalty
- FEBRUARY 16, 2017WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Wyoming kills death penalty repeal.
USA - Wyoming. Wyoming kills death penalty repeal.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA INVITES DEATH ROW INMATES TO BRING THEIR OWN EXECUTION DRUGS
The state's execution protocol invites death row inmates' lawyers to provide drugs to kill their own clients - a suggestion attorneys describe as ludicrous.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Twelve prisoners were executed on the morning at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. Six of the prisoners have
Twelve prisoners were executed on the morning at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. Six of the prisoners have
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed HB 527 for unanimous jury recommendations
USA - Florida. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed HB 527 for unanimous jury recommendations
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The state's execution protocol invites lawyers to provide drugs to kill their own clients
USA - Arizona. The state's execution protocol invites lawyers to provide drugs to kill their own clients
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 32 requiring a unanimous vote of jury
USA - Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 32 requiring a unanimous vote of jury
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF DALIT
27 years after a Dalit man was burnt alive by some upper caste men in Hathras, in the Indian state of Uttar
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 15 PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. SB 95 to eliminate the death penalty was rejected by Senate Judiciary Committee
USA - Colorado. SB 95 to eliminate the death penalty was rejected by Senate Judiciary Committee
- FEBRUARY 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on February 12 on murder charges, and seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on February 13 on drug related charges.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison, according to a report by the human rights news agency Baloch Activists Campaign.
Three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison, according to a report by the human rights news agency Baloch Activists Campaign.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on drug related charges, news agency HRANA reported.
Seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on drug related charges, news agency HRANA reported.
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- FEBRUARY 13, 2017TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COMMUTES SENTENCE FOR 2 PINOYS ON DEATH ROW
Taiwan’s Supreme Court has commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of two Filipinos convicted of murder, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) said.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh proposes death penalty for flight disruptions
13 February 2017: the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's cabinet gave the go-ahead for the Civil Aviation Operation Act 2017 to be debated in Parliament.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017BruneiDEATH PENALTY
Malaysian national was sentenced for drug trafficking
13 February 2017: Malaysian national was sentenced for drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: SHARJAH COURT ORDERS DEATH SENTENCE TO PAKISTANI FOR KILLING WIFE
A Pakistani husband who killed his wife in Sharjah last year has been granted death sentence by the Sharjah Court.
FEBRUARY 13, 2017PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: LEGISLATORS WATER DOWN DEATH PENALTY BILL
Administration lawmakers have agreed to water down the controversial death penalty bill by drastically
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
PUNTLAND: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 7 HARAKAT SHEBAB OPERATIVES TO DEATH
Somalia’s Puntland military court has sentenced seven Harakat Shebab operatives also known as Al-Shabaab to death penalty.
FEBRUARY 13, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE 5 YEARS AFTER HACKING ANOTHER TO DEATH
A Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Raliat Adebiyi, sentenced a man, Anuoluwapo Samuel, to death for murder.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The House defeated HB 1099 that would have eliminated the death sentence for the severely mentally ill
USA - South Dakota. The House defeated HB 1099 that would have eliminated the death sentence for the severely mentally ill
- FEBRUARY 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on murder charges.
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on murder charges.
FEBRUARY 11, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: AMOSUN PARDONS THREE PRISONERS, COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO INMATES
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has ordered the release of three prisoners and commuted the death sentence on two other inmates to life imprisonment.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: ABUJA HIGH COURT SENTENCES RANDY SOLDIER TO DEATH
A soldier has been sentenced to death by an Abuja High Court which found him guilty of rape and culpable homicide.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF SIX JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Iran has commuted death sentences against six juvenile offenders following UN criticism it was executing
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich delayed 8 executions
USA - Ohio. Gov. John Kasich delayed 8 executions
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. HB 366, asking for the end of capital punishment, was voted down in the House
USA - Montana. HB 366, asking for the end of capital punishment, was voted down in the House
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE AND MURDER IN MADHYA PRADESH
A court in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh awarded capital punishment to a man for raping a woman,
- FEBRUARY 10, 2017North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Phillip Antwan Davis was removed from the state's death row roster
USA - North Carolina. Phillip Antwan Davis was removed from the state's death row roster
FEBRUARY 10, 2017Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: ROHINGYA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAID ON POLICE POST
Myanmar's authorities sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a deadly military crackdown in Rakhine State.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM TO BUILD FIVE MORE LETHAL INJECTION VENUES
Five more venues to facilitate lethal injections will be built in Vietnam in the coming time according to the Ministry of Public Security.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017DEATH PENALTY
PENNSYLVANIA (USA): FEDERAL APPEALS COURT BARS AUTOMATIC SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR FORMER DEATH ROW PRISONERS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania's long-standing
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court throws out the death sentence of Rasheem Dubose
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court throws out the death sentence of Rasheem Dubose
- FEBRUARY 9, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Appeals Court Bars Automatic Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoners.
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Appeals Court Bars Automatic Solitary Confinement for Former Death Row Prisoners.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO UNDO JUDICIAL OVERRIDE
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 5-3 Senate Bill 16 to undo judicial override. Alabama is the only
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 16 to undo judicial override.
USA - Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved SB 16 to undo judicial override.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. HB 638 passed the House
USA - Mississippi. HB 638 passed the House
- FEBRUARY 8, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
USA - Mississippi. Judiciary Committee passed HB 638 to add firing squad, electrocution and nitrogen gassing
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 6 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING VAN-PULLER IN KUSHTIA
A Kushtia court handed over death sentence to 6 accused in a case filed over killing a van-puller named
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: ASSAD 'HANGS 13,000 AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE JAIL WHERE PRISONERS COUNT DISCARDED SLIPPERS TO KNOW HOW MANY HAVE DIED'
President Assad's regime has executed up to 13,000 people in mass hangings carried out in the basement of a notorious prison, a chilling new report claims.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR U.S. EMBASSY CLASHES
An Egyptian court slapped two people with death sentences for involvement in "acts of violence" that took
FEBRUARY 7, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Australian man Antonio Bagnato has been found guilty and sentenced to death by a Thai court for his role in
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017DEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN URGES THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON THE DJALALI CASE
In an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and to the Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, the Hands Off Cain association calls upon the Italian government to take action on the case of the Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalai.
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- FEBRUARY 6, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: COURT SENTENCES FIVE TO DEATH OVER IRBID ATTACK
Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld death sentence by hanging against 5 members of the "Irbid terrorist cell" case.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice today passed SB 280 on unanimity of juries
USA - Florida. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice today passed SB 280 on unanimity of juries
FEBRUARY 6, 2017MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: HIGH RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE SAYS APOSTATES SHOULD NOT BE KILLED
Morocco’s High Religious Committee has retracted its Islamic ruling stating that apostasy is punishable by death and has decided to permit Muslims to change their religion.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN SCIENTIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ESPIONAGE, CONTACT WITH ISRAELIS
Iranian national Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), has reportedly been
- FEBRUARY 5, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: CITIZEN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SPOUSE
The Criminal Court issued a death sentence against a Kuwaiti citizen who is accused of murdering his wife
- FEBRUARY 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED AT LAHORE’S KOT LAKHPAT JAIL
Two death row prisoners were hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED, INCLUDING TWO MINORS
Eight prisoners, including two minors, were executed in Iran in recent days, Iran Human Rights agency reported.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin Formally Sentenced Gary Lee Sampson to Death.
USA - US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin Formally Sentenced Gary Lee Sampson to Death.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice committee approved HB176
USA - Utah. The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice committee approved HB176
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO FRIENDS SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two friends were sentenced to death by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur for drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: FORMER POLICEMAN TO HANG AFTER APPEAL DISMISSED
Former policeman Iskandar Rahmat will not be spared the noose for the Kovan double murder in July 2013.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Patrick H. Donahue sentenced Steven Dean Gordon to death.
USA - California. Judge Patrick H. Donahue sentenced Steven Dean Gordon to death.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2017New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. Bringing back the death penalty would cost $7.2 million over the first three years.
USA - New Mexico. Bringing back the death penalty would cost $7.2 million over the first three years.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Gerhard Hojan
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Gerhard Hojan
FEBRUARY 2, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 60 INMATES TO LIFE
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to commute the sentences of 60 prisoners in death row to life sentences prisoners on account of the 69th Independence Day on February 04.
FEBRUARY 2, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN AND WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
Criminal Court of the Western Lorestan province in Iran, condemned a man and a woman accused of so called ‘unethical relation’ to capital punishment of death by stoning.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2017GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
GUYANA: TWO BARTICA MASSACRE ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
Almost 9 years after the horrific Bartica massacre, gang members Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Durant’
- FEBRUARY 2, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Heraclio Meza was sentenced to death
USA - California. Heraclio Meza was sentenced to death
- FEBRUARY 1, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTY
Darfur Crimes Special Court in Ad Diein, Nyala Issue Death Sentence for Two Convicts
February 2017: according to Sudan Vision, two were sentenced to death also for terrorism
- FEBRUARY 1, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: GIZA CRIMINAL COURT HANDS DEATH PENALTY TO 2 MEMBERS OF AL-WARRAQ TERRORIST CELL
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced two defendants from the Al-Warraq terrorist cell to death. Two other
FEBRUARY 1, 2017NigeriaWHEN PREVENTION IS WORSE THAN PUNISHMENTNIGERIA: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR AMBODE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode signed the anti-kidnapping bill recently passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly into law.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. State Supreme Court to review measure to speed up executions.
USA - California. State Supreme Court to review measure to speed up executions.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump's Supreme Court Pick. Judge Neil Gorsuch, has sided with the government in several recent and important execution cases
USA - Trump's Supreme Court Pick. Judge Neil Gorsuch, has sided with the government in several recent and important execution cases
- FEBRUARY 1, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH IN NAIROBI
A man who doused his wife with paraffin before setting her ablaze has been sentenced to death in Kenya.