Chronological archive
April 2017
The 115 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2017, in chronological order.
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
A prisoner was reportedly executed at Hamadan Central Prison on murder charges, and another prisoner was returned to his cell after his execution was temporarily halted.
APRIL 30, 2017QatarDEATH PENALTYQatar upholds rare death sentence in UK teacher's murder
30 April 2017: a Doha court upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old British female teacher on Sunday, in a killing that has gripped the Gulf country.
- APRIL 29, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury is recommending the death sentence for Benjamin Davis Smiley Jr.
USA - Florida. A jury is recommending the death sentence for Benjamin Davis Smiley Jr.
- APRIL 29, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Seeking the death penalty in Oklahoma "incurs significantly more time, effort, and costs on average, as compared to when the death penalty is not sought".
USA - Oklahoma. Seeking the death penalty in Oklahoma "incurs significantly more time, effort, and costs on average, as compared to when the death penalty is not sought".
- APRIL 28, 2017UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Firing squads to be used in 3 upcoming executions.
USA - Utah. Firing squads to be used in 3 upcoming executions.
- APRIL 27, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Kenneth Williams was executed with a lethal injection that left the prisoner convulsing 20 times before he died.
USA - Arkansas. Kenneth Williams was executed with a lethal injection that left the prisoner convulsing 20 times before he died.
- APRIL 27, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to expand the federal death penalty.
USA - The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to expand the federal death penalty.
- APRIL 27, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. New trial to Lisa Jo Chamberlin
USA - Mississippi. New trial to Lisa Jo Chamberlin
- APRIL 27, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Gregory Chelak formally sentenced Eric Freinto death.
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge Gregory Chelak formally sentenced Eric Freinto death.
APRIL 27, 2017ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA HAS 168 MEN AND 2 WOMEN ON DEATH ROW
The Zambia Correctional Services says it has 170 inmates on death row.
APRIL 27, 2017DEATH PENALTYARKANSAS (USA): KENNETH WILLIAMS EXECUTED
Kenneth Williams, 38, Black, was executed with a lethal injection that left the prisoner lurching and convulsing 20 times before he died.
- APRIL 26, 2017DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
IRREDUCIBLE LIFE SENTENCES IN THE UK AND ITALY?
28 April 2017, 3:00-6:30 PM English Lecture Theatre, St Cross Building, University of Oxford, OX1 3UL
- APRIL 26, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Panel recommends keeping moratorium on Oklahoma executions.
USA - Oklahoma. Panel recommends keeping moratorium on Oklahoma executions.
- APRIL 26, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Eric Frein to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Eric Frein to death
- APRIL 25, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Al Shamri’s appeal denied, sentenced to death for atheism
25 April 2017: Ahmad Al Shamri, a young man in his early 20’s from the city of Hafr Al Batin has been sentenced to death after his appeal was denied by Saudi Appeals and Supreme Courts.
- APRIL 25, 2017LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Senate's Judiciary Committee voted to abolish death penalty
USA - Louisiana. The Senate's Judiciary Committee voted to abolish death penalty
- APRIL 25, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit reconsiders suspension of executions
USA - Ohio. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit reconsiders suspension of executions
APRIL 25, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TTP TERRORISTS SENTENCED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED
Four terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism were executed at a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to an ISPR press release.
- APRIL 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TRIES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING AS IT WRESTLES WITH RISING DRUG CHARGES
Iranian parliament’s Judicial Commission spokesperson has announced that this commission has agreed with a proposal to reduce death penalty to 30 years in prison for a number of drug-related offences.
- APRIL 24, 2017Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
A new Code on Military Justice which abolished the death penalty came into force.
24 march 2017: the new Code on Military Justice which abolished the death penalty came into force.
- APRIL 24, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Medical Director in Arkansas Could Lose License for Acquiring Execution Drug.
USA - Arkansas. Medical Director in Arkansas Could Lose License for Acquiring Execution Drug.
- APRIL 24, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Two inmates received lethal injections about three hours apart. The second was Marcel Williams
USA - Arkansas. Two inmates received lethal injections about three hours apart. The second was Marcel Williams
APRIL 24, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FOUR MILITANTS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN BAIDOA CITY
Somali military court executed four suspects linked to Al- Shabaab for carrying out blasts in the town of Baidoa, the administrative capital of Southwest last year.
- APRIL 24, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Two inmates received lethal injections Monday night about three hours apart. The first was Jack Jones
USA - Arkansas. Two inmates received lethal injections Monday night about three hours apart. The first was Jack Jones
- APRIL 24, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Death Rows Violate Internationally Recognized Human Rights Standards
USA - Texas. Texas Death Rows Violate Internationally Recognized Human Rights Standards
APRIL 24, 2017DEATH PENALTYARKANSAS (USA): JACK JONES EXECUTED
Two inmates received lethal injections on the same gurney Monday night about three hours apart. The first was Jack Jones, 52, White.
APRIL 24, 2017DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): PRISONS VIOLATE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
Prisons in Texas are in violation of international human rights standards and deny civil rights of its prisoners on death row kept in solitary confinement, a report released Monday by the Human Rights Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law conclu
APRIL 24, 2017DEATH PENALTYARKANSAS (USA): MARCEL WILLIAMS EXECUTED
Two inmates received lethal injections on the same gurney Monday night about three hours apart. The second was Marcel Williams, 46, Black.
APRIL 22, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES POLICE OFFICER FOR KILLING CIVILIAN
Somali Military Court executed a police officer in Mogadishu for killing a civilian last year, Somaliupdate reports.
APRIL 22, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING TWO YOUNG WOMEN, RAPING CORPSE
China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) announced that a criminal convicted intentional homicide had been executed after the SPC approved the death sentence.
APRIL 21, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohd Jeefrey bin Ismail was hanged in the early hours, at least according to the scheduled execution date given to his family by the Singapore Prison Service.
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- APRIL 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
A prisoner was hanged at Khorramabad's Parsilon Prison on drug related charges, according to the human rights news agency HRANA.
- APRIL 20, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Ledell Lee was Executed
USA - Arkansas. Ledell Lee was Executed
- APRIL 20, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Governor McAuliffe commuted the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz
USA - Virginia. Governor McAuliffe commuted the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz
APRIL 20, 2017DEATH PENALTYARKANSAS (USA): LEDELL LEE WAS EXECUTED, THE FIRST IN THE STATE SINCE 2005
Arkansas overcame a flurry of court challenges Thursday that derailed three other executions, putting to death an inmate for the first time in nearly a dozen years as part of a plan that would have been the country's most ambitious since the death penalty
- APRIL 19, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two Razakars from Kishoreganj were sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
19 April 2017: Syed Mohammad Hussain alias Hossain, 64, and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan, 66 have been condemned to death for war crimes.
- APRIL 19, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court issues stay for Stacey Johnson.
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court issues stay for Stacey Johnson.
- APRIL 19, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge Alice Gray ruled that the state can't use one of its lethal injection drugs in any executions.
USA - Arkansas. Judge Alice Gray ruled that the state can't use one of its lethal injection drugs in any executions.
- APRIL 19, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
- APRIL 19, 2017DEATH PENALTY
JUDGE BLOCKS ARKANSAS FROM USING LETHAL INJECTION DRUG
Pulaski County circuit judge Alice Gray ruled that the state can't use one of its lethal injection drugs in any executions.
- APRIL 18, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Senate votes to allow execution by nitrogen gas.
USA - Alabama. Senate votes to allow execution by nitrogen gas.
- APRIL 18, 2017TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Monastir Criminal issued a death sentence for a murder occurred in 2013.
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Monastir Criminal issued a death sentence for a murder occurred in 2013.
- APRIL 18, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Drug supplier McKesson refiles lawsuit to keep state from using vecuronium bromide.
USA - Arkansas. Drug supplier McKesson refiles lawsuit to keep state from using vecuronium bromide.
- APRIL 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ AND TABRIZ
Three inmates were executed in the prisons of Shiraz and Tabriz.
- APRIL 18, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Florida House unanimously apologizes to families of "Groveland Four"
USA - Florida. Florida House unanimously apologizes to families of "Groveland Four"
- APRIL 18, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate passed SB 187 aimed at shortening the time of death penalty appeals
USA - Alabama. The Senate passed SB 187 aimed at shortening the time of death penalty appeals
- APRIL 17, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court barred Judge Griffen from taking up any death penalty related cases
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court barred Judge Griffen from taking up any death penalty related cases
- APRIL 17, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the stays for Don Davis and Bruce Ward.
USA - Arkansas. The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the stays for Don Davis and Bruce Ward.
- APRIL 17, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court vacated Griffen's ruling that blocked executions
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court vacated Griffen's ruling that blocked executions
- APRIL 17, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court granted stays for Don Davis and Bruce Ward, who were due to be executed tonight
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court granted stays for Don Davis and Bruce Ward, who were due to be executed tonight
- APRIL 17, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned U.S. District Judge Baker’s decision to halt executions
USA - Arkansas. The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned U.S. District Judge Baker’s decision to halt executions
APRIL 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: LHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF CONVICT
A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the death sentence of a convict, Moavia, and reduced the capital punishment of another, Abdullah, to life-imprisonment over allegedly killing 94 people and leaving over 150 men and children injured du
- APRIL 17, 2017LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Rodricus Crawford was formally exonerated on April 17
USA - Louisiana. Rodricus Crawford was formally exonerated on April 17
APRIL 17, 2017DEATH PENALTYU.S. SUPREME COURT LET STAND THE STAYS FOR DON DAVIS AND BRUCE WARD
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the stays for Don Davis and Bruce Ward.
APRIL 16, 2017TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYTURKEY: ERDOGAN SAYS COULD HOLD REFERENDUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could hold a referendum on reinstating the death penalty, after claiming victory in the vote on a new constitution that gives him greater powers, reported AFP.
APRIL 16, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: HOTEL MANAGER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A hotel manager was sent to the gallows by the Magistrate’s Court in Muar after he found guilty of trafficking 82.38 gm of heroin last year.
- APRIL 15, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas plan for successive executions.
USA - Arkansas. Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas plan for successive executions.
- APRIL 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): PHARMA FIRMS TRY TO STOP USE OF THEIR PRODUCTS IN ARKANSAS EXECUTIONS
Arkansas plans to execute a record number of inmates this month but drug firms don't want their products used for the deaths.
- APRIL 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Pharma firms try to stop use of their products in Arkansas executions.
USA - Arkansas. Pharma firms try to stop use of their products in Arkansas executions.
APRIL 14, 2017JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: TOP COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘BLACK WIDOW’ WHO MURDERED THREE MEN SHE MET ONLINE
Japan’s top court upheld the death sentence given to a 42-year-old woman for killing three men she met through an online dating service in the Tokyo area in 2009.
- APRIL 14, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court today stayed the execution of Bruce Ward
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court today stayed the execution of Bruce Ward
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- APRIL 14, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen has temporarily blocked all executions
USA - Arkansas. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen has temporarily blocked all executions
- APRIL 14, 2017LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The District Attorney's office has announced that it will not seek to retry Rodricus Crawford
USA - Louisiana. The District Attorney's office has announced that it will not seek to retry Rodricus Crawford
- APRIL 14, 2017QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: FILIPINO CONVICTED OF SPYING SPARED FROM GALLOWS
A Filipino convicted of espionage in Qatar had been spared from the gallows when the death sentence meted to him was commuted to life imprisonment, Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan Timbayan stated.
- APRIL 13, 2017YemenDEATH PENALTY
a court in rebel-held Sana’a sentenced to death journalist Yahya Al Jubaihi, who has been de
a court in rebel-held Sana’a sentenced to death journalist Yahya Al Jubaihi, who has been de
APRIL 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN WHO KILLED SIX IN SHOOTING SPREE PUBLICLY HANGED IN ARAK
A man convicted of murdering six people in a shooting spree was publicly executed in Iran, according to the Tasnim news agency.
- APRIL 13, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted habeas corpus relief to Duane Buck
USA - Texas. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted habeas corpus relief to Duane Buck
- APRIL 13, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, under Hurst v. Florida, has reversed the non-unanimous death sentence of Justin McMillian.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court, under Hurst v. Florida, has reversed the non-unanimous death sentence of Justin McMillian.
- APRIL 13, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the state's execution secrecy law
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the state's execution secrecy law
- APRIL 13, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Death penalty overturned for third time for Carman Deck
USA - Missouri. Death penalty overturned for third time for Carman Deck
- APRIL 13, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
10 KENYANS WHO MURDERED MILITARY MAN SENTENCED TO HANG
10 Kenyan men have been sentenced to death for killing a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer and two other people in 2013 in Migori County.
APRIL 13, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MUFTI HANNAN, 2 OTHERS HANGED
The government hanged radical Islamist leader Mufti Mohammad Abdul Hannan, for his role in kick-starting militancy on Bangladesh’s soil.
APRIL 12, 2017IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: GOVT REFUSES TO IMPLEMENT MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo indicated that Indonesia would continue to execute convicts when he confirmed that the government would not implement a moratorium on the death penalty despite mounting calls from human rights groups.
APRIL 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER WITH MENTAL ILLNESS EXECUTED ON MURDER CHARGES
A prisoner who reportedly suffered from a mental illness was hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges.
- APRIL 12, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANOTHER EXECUTION
12 April 2017: Ilyas, a resident of Gujrat killed four people In the juristiction of Kunjah Police station was executed in Faisalabad central jail.
- APRIL 11, 2017DEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM, CHINA HIDING DEADLY SECRET ON EXECUTION FIGURES, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REVEAL
China's horrifying use of the death penalty remains one of the country’s deadly secrets, as the authorities continue to execute thousands of people each year, Amnesty International said in its 2016 global review of the death penalty published today.
- APRIL 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS HANGED IN SAHIWAL PRISON
Two terrorists were sent to the gallows in High Security Prison Sahiwal in the morning.
APRIL 11, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 325 DEATH ROW CONVICTS IN THE COUNTRY TILL 2016
As many as 325 death row convicts are lodged in different jails across the country till 2016, the Lok Sabha was informed.
- APRIL 11, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill ending the state's practice of override
USA - Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill ending the state's practice of override
APRIL 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: INDIAN AGENT KULBHUSHAN YADAV AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
An Indian spy agent Kulbhushan Yadav has been awarded death sentence through the Field Court Martial General (FCGM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) for espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan, the ISPR stated.
- APRIL 10, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Dylann Roof was given nine consecutive life sentences
USA - South Carolina. Dylann Roof was given nine consecutive life sentences
- APRIL 10, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Candace Beason sentenced Cherie Lash-Rhoades to death
USA - California. Judge Candace Beason sentenced Cherie Lash-Rhoades to death
APRIL 10, 2017DEATH PENALTYSOUTH CAROLINA (USA): DYLANN ROOF TO SERVE NINE CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES
Dylann Roof, 23, White, was given nine consecutive life sentences in prison after he pleaded guilty to state murder charges Monday, leaving him to await execution in a federal prison and sparing his victims and their families the burden of a second trial.
APRIL 9, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistani nationals convicted of smuggling heroin, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom to 26 this year.
APRIL 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HUNDREDS RALLY IN TEHRAN IN PROTEST AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of families of prisoners on death row, especially women, rallied on the morning in front of parliament, demanding the abolition of the death penalty.
APRIL 9, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSri Lanka: Reprieve death row, lifers to overcome prisons congestion, says report
To date, there are a total of 1,082 persons on death row, 726 cases remain under appeal, while Life sentence prisoners total 555, with 463 cases under appeal
- APRIL 8, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
IS, “stoning a young man” in al-Mayadin
8 April 2017: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the “Islamic State” organization stoned a young man to death in the main street of al-Mayadin
APRIL 8, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND MILITARY COURT EXECUTES 5 SUSPECTS LINKED TO AL SHABAAB
A military court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland executed five alleged Al Shabaab members in the Gulf of Aden port city of Bossaso, Garowe Online reports.
- APRIL 7, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Paul Storey
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Paul Storey
- APRIL 6, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld a federal district court preliminary injunction barring Ohio from executing prisoners
USA - Ohio. The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld a federal district court preliminary injunction barring Ohio from executing prisoners
APRIL 6, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: THREE MEN HANGED FOR COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
Gaza’s Hamas rulers hanged three men they accused of collaborating with Israel following calls for revenge for the killing of one of their commanders last month, an AFP journalist reported.
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- APRIL 6, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE, ONE TO SPEND LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDERING STUDENT IN GAZIPUR
A court in Gazipur awarded death sentences to three men and life in prison to a woman for abducting and murdering a university student.
- APRIL 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Rodney Newberry. because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Rodney Newberry. because it was not unanimous.
- APRIL 6, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge blocks execution of McGehee, 1 of 8 inmates set to die in 10 days
USA - Arkansas. Judge blocks execution of McGehee, 1 of 8 inmates set to die in 10 days
- APRIL 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Victor Guzman because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Victor Guzman because it was not unanimous.
- APRIL 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Justin Heyne because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Justin Heyne because it was not unanimous.
- APRIL 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Richard Robards because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Richard Robards because it was not unanimous.
- APRIL 6, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Dane Abdool because it was not unanimous.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence for Dane Abdool because it was not unanimous.
APRIL 6, 2017DEATH PENALTYARKANSAS (USA): JUDGE BLOCKS EXECUTION OF JASON MCGEHEE
Judge blocks execution of 1 of 8 inmates set to die in Arkansas arguing that the hasty schedule doesn’t give the governor enough time to consider granting the inmate clemency.
- APRIL 5, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Parole Board Recommends Clemency for Jason McGehee.
USA - Arkansas. Parole Board Recommends Clemency for Jason McGehee.
APRIL 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: INMATE EXECUTED AFTER SUFFERING HEART ATTACK
- APRIL 5, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Governor Phil Bryant signs HB 638 to add electrocution and nitrogen gassing as execution methods
USA - Mississippi. Governor Phil Bryant signs HB 638 to add electrocution and nitrogen gassing as execution methods
- APRIL 4, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS CAN'T FIND ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS TO WITNESS BACK-TO-BACK EXECUTIONS
Over the course of 10 days in April, Arkansas plans to put to death 8 inmates.
- APRIL 4, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. House votes HB32 to end judicial override.
USA - Alabama. House votes HB32 to end judicial override.
APRIL 4, 2017MaldivesDEATH PENALTYMALDIVES: TWO MEN CONVICTED OF 2011 MURDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The criminal court sentenced two men to death after handing down guilty verdicts over the murder of 25-year-old Ahmed Mirza Ibrahim in April 2011.
- APRIL 3, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTY
Bahrain's king approved the amendment to Article 105(b) of Bahrain's constitution granting military courts the right to try civilians, according to the official BNA news agency.
Bahrain's king approved the amendment to Article 105(b) of Bahrain's constitution granting military courts the right to try civilians, according to the official BNA news agency.
- APRIL 3, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Gov. Scott takes away 21 more murder cases from anti-death-penalty prosecutor.
USA - Florida. Gov. Scott takes away 21 more murder cases from anti-death-penalty prosecutor.
- APRIL 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 21st-century executions disproportionately involve prisoners diagnosed with mental illness
USA - 21st-century executions disproportionately involve prisoners diagnosed with mental illness
APRIL 3, 2017New ZealandDEATH PENALTYNEW ZEALAND: LAWYER URGES COURT TO BLOCK EXTRADITION OF MURDER SUSPECT TO CHINA
A lawyer for a man facing extradition to China on murder charges told New Zealand’s High Court that the government in Wellington could not rely on assurances from China that the man would not be tortured or receive the death penalty.
APRIL 3, 2017DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): GOV. SCOTT TAKES AWAY 21 MORE MURDER CASES FROM ANTI-DEATH-PENALTY PROSECUTOR
Florida's Republican governor took 21 more first-degree murder cases away from a Democratic prosecutor who has said she will no longer seek the death penalty.
- APRIL 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: EXECUTIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY INVOLVE PRISONERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
A new study of the case records of the men and women executed in the United States between 2000 and 2015 has found that 21st-century executions disproportionately involve prisoners diagnosed with mental illness and who have experienced traumatic child abu
APRIL 2, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE IN BLOGGER RAJIB MURDER CASE
The High Court in Bangladesh upheld the trial court verdict that sentenced two people to death over the murder of blogger and Gonojagoron Mancha activist Ahmed Rajib Haider.
APRIL 2, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED AGAINST CONTROVERSIAL MUSLIM PREACHER WAGDY GHONIM
A Cairo criminal court issued a preliminary death sentence against controversial Muslim preacher Wagdy Ghonim and two other men after they were convicted of inciting to murder security forces and Christians, Ahram Arabic website reported.
- APRIL 1, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas can't find enough volunteers to witness back-to-back executions.
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas can't find enough volunteers to witness back-to-back executions.
- APRIL 1, 2017TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: BUNGE COMMITTEE TOUTS REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Committee on Constitution and Legal Affairs has advised the government to review death penalty laws to allow death row prisoners who have been in prison for a long time to have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.