Chronological archive
March 2017
The 115 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2017, in chronological order.
USA - South Carolina. Dylann Roof will plead guilty to state murder charges and will be sentenced to life without parole
USA - South Carolina. Dylann Roof will plead guilty to state murder charges and will be sentenced to life without parole
MARCH 31, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FATHER
A sessions court in Pakistan sentenced a man to death for killing his father.
- MARCH 31, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. New report: More Ohio death row prisoners exonerated or removed than executed.
USA - Ohio. New report: More Ohio death row prisoners exonerated or removed than executed.
- MARCH 31, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence imposed of Ted Herring because of intellectual disability
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence imposed of Ted Herring because of intellectual disability
MARCH 31, 2017DEATH PENALTYMORE OHIO DEATH ROW PRISONERS EXONERATED OR REMOVED THAN EXECUTED
The 2016 volume of Attorney General Mike DeWine's "Capital Crimes Annual Report," released on Friday, said there have been 328 death sentences handed down in Ohio since 1981. Less than 20 % of those people have been put to death.
- MARCH 30, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
Man stoned to death for being gay by IS
30 March 2017: the Islamic State (IS) group militants executed a prisoner by stoning to death before throwing him off the roof of a high-rise building in Iraq's Mosul after discovering his sexuality.
- MARCH 30, 2017DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Ambrose Sykes was re-sentenced to life without parole.
USA - Delaware. Ambrose Sykes was re-sentenced to life without parole.
- MARCH 30, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Donald Harvey, a serial killer convicted of killing 37 men and women died after he was beaten by another prison inmate,
USA - Ohio. Donald Harvey, a serial killer convicted of killing 37 men and women died after he was beaten by another prison inmate,
MARCH 30, 2017IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: DEATH PENALTY MAINTAINED AMID CRITICISM
March 30, 2017: Indonesia has decided to keep capital punishment in the country's judicial system despite a call from the United Nations for a worldwide moratorium on executions.
- MARCH 30, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Brandon Lee Bradley because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Brandon Lee Bradley because it was not unanimous.
MARCH 30, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ANOTHER TERRORIST HANGED IN KOHAT JAIL
Another terrorist, who was involved in committing offences relating to terrorism, including attacks on Bannu jail and law enforcement agencies, was executed at District Jail Kohat.
- MARCH 30, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Roderick Orme because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Roderick Orme because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 30, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Dwayne White because it was non unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court ordered new capital sentencing hearing for Dwayne White because it was non unanimous
MARCH 30, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DARFUR CRIMES COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH BY HANGING IN EL-GENEINA
Darfur Special Criminal Court sentenced two individuals to death by hanging on charges of killing armed robbery in West Darfur state capital, El-Geneina.
MARCH 30, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
An Ilorin High Court sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and attempt to murder Prof. Abdullahi Onimisi of University of Ilorin.
- MARCH 29, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas.23 correction officials urge Hutchinson to reconsider execution schedule.
USA - Arkansas.23 correction officials urge Hutchinson to reconsider execution schedule.
MARCH 29, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN COURT GIVES JAIL, DEATH SENTENCES TO DISSIDENTS
A Bahraini court has handed down a jail sentence to a leader of the banned opposition al-Wefaq National Islamic Society and death and jail sentences to other anti-regime activists.
MARCH 28, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JOURNO AFTAB MURDER
A Dhaka court sentenced five people to death in connection with the murder of photojournalist of Daily Ittefaq Aftab Ahmed.
MARCH 28, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN KIDNAP-CUM-MURDER CASE
Terming it as the rarest of the rare case, the judge Rajesh Bhardwaj pronounced the judgement and ordered that the accused Monu alias Chander Prakash and Nitu be hanged till death.
MARCH 28, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SECRET MILITARY COURTS EXTENDED
An expired Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges was extended by the Senate for another two years on March 28, despite stringent criticism from rights groups.
- MARCH 28, 2017TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Supreme Court upholds death penalty.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Supreme Court upholds death penalty.
- MARCH 28, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas' Standard for Determining Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases.
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas' Standard for Determining Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases.
MARCH 28, 2017DEATH PENALTYU.S. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TEXAS' ‘OUTLIER’ STANDARD FOR DETERMINING INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN CAPITAL CASES
In the case of Bobby Moore (Moore v. Texas, 15-797) the Court has struck down Texas' standard for evaluating intellectual disability in death penalty cases, calling the state's approach an "outlier" that, "by design and in operation, ... creates an unacce
- MARCH 27, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Murder Victims' Parents Seek Death Sentence Commutation for Paul Storey
USA - Texas. Texas Murder Victims' Parents Seek Death Sentence Commutation for Paul Storey
MARCH 27, 2017DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): MURDER VICTIMS' PARENTS SEEK DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTATION FOR PAUL STOREY
The parents of a man slain have signed an affidavit calling on the state not to execute one of the killers next month. Glenn and Judy Cherry, whose son Jonas Cherry was killed on Oct. 16, 2006 during a robbery, wrote a letter to state and local authoritie
- MARCH 26, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: BAGHDAD COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH OVER LINKS TO ISIS HACKING
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced a man to death on terrorism charges over links to secretive Islamic State (ISIS) hacking programs.
MARCH 25, 2017YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HOUTHI COURT
A Yemeni court in territory controlled by the armed Houthi movement sentenced the group's enemy in a two-year-old civil war President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and six other top officials in his government to death for "high treason".
- MARCH 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Julie O'Kane vacated the death sentence of Derrick McLean because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Julie O'Kane vacated the death sentence of Derrick McLean because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Bob LeBlanc vacated the death sentence of David Frances because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Bob LeBlanc vacated the death sentence of David Frances because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 24, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Marc Lubet vacated the death sentence of Sean Smith because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. Judge Marc Lubet vacated the death sentence of Sean Smith because it was not unanimous
MARCH 24, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: HOSNI MUBARAK FREED, SIX YEARS AFTER OVERTHROW
Six years after baying crowds ousted him at the peak of the Arab Spring, former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was freed on March 24 from the Cairo hospital where he had been detained, capping a long and largely fruitless effort to hold him accountable
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MARCH 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INSULTING THE PROPHET
Iran’s supreme court upheld a death sentence for a young man in Arak, central Iran, after he was found guilty of “insulting the Prophet Muhammad” on the Internet.
- MARCH 23, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Randall Deviney
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Randall Deviney
MARCH 23, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
The Criminal Court sentenced a woman to death after convicting her of murdering her husband in Balqa governorate, in May 2014.
- MARCH 23, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, citing Hurst, vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Jackson
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, citing Hurst, vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Jackson
- MARCH 23, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Cornelius Baker
USA - Florida. Citing Hurst, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Cornelius Baker The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Cornelius Baker
MARCH 23, 2017GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: JUSTICE MINISTER WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Baboucarr Tambedou, said he wants the death penalty abolished in The Gambia.
MARCH 23, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE COURT PARDONS 10 PUNJABIS ON DEATH ROW
Ten Punjabi men have escaped the death sentence in the United Arab Emirates after the father of the Pakistani man they had accidentally killed submitted a letter of pardon in court.
MARCH 23, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES TWO DRUG DEALERS INCLUDING PAKISTANI NATIONAL
Saudi Arabia executed two convicted drug traffickers bringing the number of prisoners killed in the kingdom to 20 so far this year.
- MARCH 22, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for David Rey Contreras
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for David Rey Contreras
MARCH 22, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: LAW COMMISSION RECOMMENDS ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY, EXCEPT IN TERROR CASES
The Law Commission has recommended that the death penalty be abolished for all crimes except those related to terrorism, Rajya Sabha was informed.
MARCH 22, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 AWARDED DEATH PENALTY IN COMILLA FOR KILLING BUSINESSMAN
A Comilla district Court convicted three people and awarded death sentence to them for killing a businessman in 2013.
MARCH 22, 2017JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 5 PEOPLE IN HYOGO PREFECTURE
The Kobe District Court sentenced a 42-year-old man to death over the killing of five people in Hyogo Prefecture in 2015, dismissing lawyers' arguments that he was mentally ill.
- MARCH 22, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 9 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Vietnamese state media say a court has sentenced nine men to death for trafficking more than 1,000 pounds of heroin.
- MARCH 21, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Javier Righetti to death
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Javier Righetti to death
- MARCH 21, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The House Judiciary Committee considered three death penalty bills.
USA - Arkansas. The House Judiciary Committee considered three death penalty bills.
- MARCH 21, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Brad Mendheim sentenced Ryan Clark Petersen to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Brad Mendheim sentenced Ryan Clark Petersen to death.
- MARCH 21, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING KERALA FAMILY
A 30-year-old migrant worker convicted of murdering his employer and his parents in Kerala’s Kottayam district has been handed the death sentence.
MARCH 21, 2017AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYTwo death sentences for terrorism
21 March 2017: two terrorists, who were arrested in March 2016 in Gheddioua (Kadiria), north-west of Bouira, have been sentenced to death for their involvement in terroristic attacks according to a juducial source.
MARCH 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
The death sentences of two prisoners were reportedly carried out at Adel Abad Prison (Lorestan province, western Iran).
MARCH 19, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES 2 DRUG DEALERS TO DEATH
A Hamas military court has sentenced two Palestinians to death for drug dealing, in the first-such case since the militant group seized the Gaza Strip a decade ago.
MARCH 19, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF MUFTI HANNAN
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two others in a case filed over the grenade attack on ex-British envoy to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury in 2004.
- MARCH 18, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Guantanamo Judge Setting USS Cole Bombing Trial for 2018.
USA - Guantanamo Judge Setting USS Cole Bombing Trial for 2018.
- MARCH 18, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: GUANTANAMO JUDGE SETTING USS COLE BOMBING TRIAL FOR 2018
Air Force Col. Vance Spath, the judge in the USS Cole bombing case, said he would set a 2018 trial date for the death-penalty case.
- MARCH 17, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ARMED ROBBERY
An Oyo State High Court sitting at Iyaganku sentenced five people to death in two different cases.
MARCH 17, 2017BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: FIRST DEATH SENTENCE HANDED DOWN IN 2017
32-year-old unnamed resident of Naroulia town was sentenced to death by the Gomel Regional Court on 17 March, the court’s spokesperson Olga Barsukova told the media.
- MARCH 17, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Corey Smith because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Corey Smith because it was not unanimous
- MARCH 17, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court denied Timothy Hurst's motion
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court denied Timothy Hurst's motion
- MARCH 17, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Willie James Hodges because it was not unanimous
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence of Willie James Hodges because it was not unanimous
MARCH 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT HANGED IN GUJRANWALA
A death row convict was executed in the Central Jail Gujranwala in the early morning, according to media reports.
- MARCH 16, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov. reassigns Markeith Loyd’s case after prosecutor refuses death penalty.
USA - Florida. Gov. reassigns Markeith Loyd’s case after prosecutor refuses death penalty.
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MARCH 16, 2017Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD: PM KEITH ROWLEY SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said he supports the death penalty and that his Administration is working towards having it implemented as it moves to deal with those citizens bent on committing murder “with impunity” in Trinidad and Tobago.
MARCH 16, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNIDENTIFIED PRISONER HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
An unidentified prisoner was reportedly hanged at Semnan Prison (northern Iran) on drug related charges.
MARCH 15, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE HARDCORE TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL
Another three hardcore terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism including attacks on Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, were executed on March 15, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement
- MARCH 15, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: BROTHERS EXECUTED AT KAJANG PRISON
Brothers Rames and Suthar Batumalai, who were convicted of murder in 2010, were executed at Kajang Prison early the morning, said Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM).
- MARCH 15, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Vernon Madison Incompetent To Be Executed.
USA - Alabama. Vernon Madison Incompetent To Be Executed.
- MARCH 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WRITER AND TRANSLATOR DAVARI SENTENCED TO DEATH
Marjan Davari, a 50-year-old researcher and translator, has been convicted of ‘spreading corruption on earth’ and sentenced to death by Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court.
- MARCH 15, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FREEDOM FIGHTER
- MARCH 14, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. James Eugene Bigby, 61, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. James Eugene Bigby, 61, White, was executed.
MARCH 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Four prisoners were hanged at Darya, Urmia's central prison (West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran), on drug related charges, according to the human rights news agency, HRANA.
MARCH 14, 2017DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JAMES EUGENE BIGBY EXECUTED
James Eugene Bigby, 61, White, was executed. A Tarrant County jury sentenced Bigby to death in 1991 for the December 24, 1987 murders of Mike Trekell and his infant son, Jayson, 4-month-old.
- MARCH 13, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a bill that requires capital sentencing juries to reach a unanimous recommendation
USA - Florida. Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a bill that requires capital sentencing juries to reach a unanimous recommendation
- MARCH 13, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Inventor of Midazolam Opposes Its Use in Executions.
USA - Inventor of Midazolam Opposes Its Use in Executions.
- MARCH 13, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MILITANT BEHIND BOMBING SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Somali military court sentenced an Al-Shabaab militant to death and two others to 15 years in jail after convicting them of being behind a deadly bomb attack on November 26, 2016.
- MARCH 13, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. State Has Postassium Chloride Needed for April Double Executions
USA - Arkansas. State Has Postassium Chloride Needed for April Double Executions
- MARCH 13, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA: JURIES TO REACH UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a bill that requires Florida capital sentencing juries to reach a unanimous recommendation for death before a judge may impose the death penalty against a capital defendant.
- MARCH 12, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China's court system concluded 45,000 graft cases in 2016, implicating 63,000 people, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Sunday.
China's court system concluded 45,000 graft cases in 2016, implicating 63,000 people, a work report of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Sunday.
- MARCH 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 2 SECT LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran has sentenced to death a man and a woman who it says had created a new sect, Tasnim news agency reported.
MARCH 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, three prisoners were hanged at Zahedan Central Prison in Iran's Sistan & Baluchestan province on drug related charges.
- MARCH 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONDITIONS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENSES
Capital punishment will be removed for all drug-related offenses with the exception of 3 cases, vice-chairman of Parliament’s Judiciary Committee told MNA.
- MARCH 11, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO KURDISH CITIZENS EXECUTED IN URMIEH PRISON
According to Kurdpa News agency two Kurdish citizens were executed last week in the back yard of Urmieh central prison.
- MARCH 10, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN WHO ABDUCTED AND RAPED MINOR GIRLS EXECUTED
A Saudi man who kidnapped and raped minor girls was executed in the city of Dammam, in the Eastern Province.
- MARCH 10, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The House passed HB 527 for unanimous death sentences
USA - Florida. The House passed HB 527 for unanimous death sentences
- MARCH 10, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, citing Hurst, vacatied the death sentences of Lamar Brooks
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, citing Hurst, vacatied the death sentences of Lamar Brooks
- MARCH 10, 2017Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Nine sentenced to death
10 March 2017: a Congolese court sentenced to death nine rebels convicted of having participated in the violence that has caused more than 1000 deaths in the east of the country since October 2014.
- MARCH 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted relief to Howard Ault
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted relief to Howard Ault
- MARCH 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted relief to Charles Anderson
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court granted relief to Charles Anderson
- MARCH 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court denied relief to Dale Middleton.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court denied relief to Dale Middleton.
- MARCH 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court denied relief to Cary Michael Lambrix
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court denied relief to Cary Michael Lambrix
- MARCH 9, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO KILLED COPTIC SHOPKEEPER
A court in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria sentenced a man to death after he stabbed a Coptic liquor store owner to death.
MARCH 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
An unidentified prisoner was reportedly executed in public on murder charges.
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- MARCH 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Senate passed SB 280 that requires all 12 members of a jury to approve a death sentence.
USA - Florida. The Senate passed SB 280 that requires all 12 members of a jury to approve a death sentence.
- MARCH 8, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya: Mechanic sentenced to death for robbing woman 3 phones worth Sh21,000
8 March 2017: a 22-year-old mechanic was sentenced to death by a Kibera court for robbing a woman at her house in Kaberia, Riruta.
- MARCH 8, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. HB 1306, also known as the Blue Lives Matter bill, passed the House
USA - Oklahoma. HB 1306, also known as the Blue Lives Matter bill, passed the House
MARCH 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CELEBRITIES, CHARITY SOCIETY SAVE YOUNG MAN FROM HANGING
A group of Iranian celebrities in association with a charity society finally managed to commute the death sentence of a young man who had committed murder when he was a teenager, Khabaronline reported.
MARCH 8, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: PRESIDENT OMAR AL-BASHIR PARDONS 259 REBELS
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir pardoned 259 rebels captured in fighting with government forces, including dozens who had been sentenced to death.
MARCH 7, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: BAUCHI APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING
Kidnapping in Bauchi State is now punishable with death or life imprisonment as Gov. Mohammed Abdullahi signed into law a bill in that direction.
- MARCH 7, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rolando Ruiz, 44, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Rolando Ruiz, 44, Hispanic, was executed
- MARCH 7, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Reports Find Record Number of Exonerations in 2016
USA - Reports Find Record Number of Exonerations in 2016
MARCH 7, 2017PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: HOUSE OKS RESTORING DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG CASES
The Philippine House of Representatives approved a bill to restore the death penalty by hanging, lethal injection or firing squad for drug offenses despite opposition from the influential Roman Catholic church and human rights groups.
MARCH 7, 2017DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): ROLANDO RUIZ EXECUTED
Rolando Ruiz, 44, Hispanic, was executed Tuesday night.
- MARCH 7, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: REPORTS FIND RECORD NUMBER OF EXONERATIONS IN 2016, BLACKS MORE LIKELY TO BE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
Reports released by the National Registry of Exonerations found record numbers of exonerations and wrongful convictions involving official misconduct in 2016, and striking evidence of racial bias both in the wrongful convictions themselves and in the time
- MARCH 6, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 187 to study how much the death penalty costs
USA - Utah. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 187 to study how much the death penalty costs
- MARCH 5, 2017New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Mexico. House panel rejects bill to bring back death penalty.
USA - New Mexico. House panel rejects bill to bring back death penalty.
- MARCH 4, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MASS HANGING AS 15 PUT TO DEATH
Jordan executed 15 people including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on Western tourists to the slaying of a writer, a judicial source and the government spokesman Mohammad al Momani said.
- MARCH 4, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN HANGED IN ONE DAY
At least seven prisoners were executed in Iran on murder, drug related charges.
- MARCH 3, 2017North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Jury in Wake County Returns 7th Consecutive Life Verdict in a Capital Trial.
USA - North Carolina. Jury in Wake County Returns 7th Consecutive Life Verdict in a Capital Trial.
- MARCH 3, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MOMBASA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER GIRL'S RAPE, MURDER
The Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence imposed on a chef by the Mombasa High Court on
- MARCH 3, 2017TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NEW TAIPEI FIRE
The New Taipei City District Court handed the death sentence to a man accused of committing arson last year, killing six people in an old apartment building.
MARCH 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY 2016
The 9th annual report of the organization Iran Human Rights (IHR) on the death penalty in Iran shows that in 2016 at least 530 people were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- MARCH 2, 2017MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. Death penalty abolition bill 'dead' in Montana.
USA - Montana. Death penalty abolition bill 'dead' in Montana.
- MARCH 2, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Senate voted 38-13 to pass HB 638 as emended, and return it to the House.
USA - Mississippi. The Senate voted 38-13 to pass HB 638 as emended, and return it to the House.
- MARCH 1, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced John Ray Falk Jr. to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced John Ray Falk Jr. to death
- MARCH 1, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR KOH TAO MURDERS
The Appeals Court announced its decision to uphold the death sentences for two migrant workers - Zaw
MARCH 1, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA SENTENCED TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE TO DEATH IN 2016 THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR
Sessions courts handed down nearly twice as many death sentences in 2016 as compared to 2015,