Chronological archive
November 2017
The 103 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2017, in chronological order.
USA - Florida. Parents of murdered woman Ann Grosmaire seek end to executions.
USA - Florida. Parents of murdered girl Ann Grosmaire seek end to executions.
NOVEMBER 30, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: NO MORE MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE SOON AS AMENDMENTS TO DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT PASSED IN PARLIAMENT
A bill to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act was passed in Dewan Rakyat today, with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said saying the amendments were for the good of the nation.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2017ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
Zambian gov't to consult citizens on abolishing death penalty
29 November 2017: the Minister of Justice Given Lubinda said his ministry's agenda for next year will also include sensitizing citizens on the need to abolish the death penalty as well as refinement of the country's constitution.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2017Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Two sentenced to death for killing OSD Officer
29th November, 2017: the High Court of Sierra Leone presided over by Justice Monfred Momoh Sesay, sentenced two men to death by hanging, after convicting them on conspiracy and murder.
NOVEMBER 29, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to a close source, ten prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
NOVEMBER 29, 2017AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED TO DEATH IN KABUL PRISON
At least five prisoners, who were sentenced to death over kidnapping charges, have been hanged to death at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul.
NOVEMBER 29, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SHAZNEEN KILLER SHAHID HANGED
Shahidul Islam alias Shahid, the convicted killer of Scholastica student Shazneen Tasnim Rahman, was hanged at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Dhaka.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: CHILD KILLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
The Abu Dhabi court has ordered death penalty for the killer of 11-year-old boy, Azan, bringing justice to the family. The court of First Instance handed the execution order to the 33-year-old Pakistan man.
NOVEMBER 28, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 7 EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUGS OFFENCES
Saudi Arabia executed six Yemeni men convicted of murder and robbery and a Saudi man for smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said.
NOVEMBER 28, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HUSBAND, GIRLFRIEND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
A Dhaka court awarded death penalty to a man and his girlfriend for killing his wife and slicing the body into pieces in 2012, reports UNB.
NOVEMBER 28, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 11 ANSAR BEIT AL-MAQDIS MEMBERS TO DEATH
An Egyptian military court issued a preliminary death sentence against 11 members of the Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis terrorist group who were convicted of involvement in a series of attacks committed in 2014 and 2015, including the 2015 bombing of the Italian co
NOVEMBER 28, 2017IranDEATH BY PUNISHMENTIRAN: SUICIDE ON THE DEATH ROW
According to a close source, a prisoner hanged himself to death in ward 1 of Rajai Shahr Prison.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi 'on scene commander', found guilty on terrorism charges.
USA - Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi 'on scene commander', found guilty on terrorism charges.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 139 SOLDIERS OVER MASSACRE
A Bangladesh court upheld the death penalty for 139 soldiers over their role in a "brutal and barbaric" mutiny in which dozens of top army officers were massacred.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2017Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Govt. rejects CRC recommendation to abolish death penalty
27 November 2017: in the newly released White Paper on the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) Report, the government indicated that it will retain the death penalty in Section 16 (1) of the 1991 Constitution.
NOVEMBER 27, 2017MongoliaDEATH PENALTYMONGOLIA: PRESIDENT BATTULGA OFFERS TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND CRUELTY OFFENSES
President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga submitted an official proposal on Restoring Death Penalty for Offenses of Child Sexual Abuse, Cruelty and Murder to Minister of Justice Ts.Nyamdorj, GoGo Mongolia reports.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE EXECUTIONS IN TABRIZ
According to a report by HRANA News Agency, on the morning three prisoners were executed at Tabriz Central Prison (Northwestern Iran). The prisoners were sentenced to death on murder charges.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CAIRO COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH 7 ELEMENTS OF MATROUH CELL
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced to death seven terrorists of the Daesh-affiliated "Matrouh cell" on charges of beheading 21 Egyptian Copts working in Libya in February 2015.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
22-year-old man gets death sentence for killing 2 Americans at Akwamufie
24 November 2017: a High Court in Accra has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Yaw Anokye, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of two African-American women at Akwamufie in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, in May 2015.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
ANTI-TERROR STATES ADD 2 ENTITIES, 11 INDIVIDUALS TO TERRORIST BLACKLIST
The Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ); Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, added two entities and 11 individuals to its blacklist.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE EXECUTES JORDANIAN WHO RAPED, KILLED 8-YEAR-OLD COMPATRIOT BOY
November 23, 2017: UAE authorities executed Nidal Eisa Abdullah, the convict who raped and killed eight-year-old boy Obaida in May 2016, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2017BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Poni Tselayarona sentenced to death
23 November 2017: death sentence confirmed by the Court of Appeal on Tselayarona for murder.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2017BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY AGAINST HUSSEIN MARZOUQ, ACCUSED BY AUTHORITIES OF BEING BEHIND FAKHRIYA MUSLIM’S DEATH
The Bahraini Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence issued against detainee Hussein Marzouq, who was accused by the authorities of being behind a bombing that resulted in the death of Fakhriya Muslim.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 1971 WAR CRIMES IN GAIBANDHA
A Dhaka court convicted six alleged war criminals, including former Gaibandha lawmaker Abu Saleh Muhammad AbdulAziz Miah alias Ghoramara Aziz, and sentenced them to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
NOVEMBER 22, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTION IN KARAJ
According to a close source, a prisoner was executed at Rajai Shahr Prison charged with Moharebeh (waging war against God).
NOVEMBER 22, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS, 2 GET LIFE TERM FOR MURDER
A court in Gazipur sentenced a man to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a girl in 2015.
NOVEMBER 22, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE EXECUTED IN TABRIZ
According to a report by HRANA News Agency which is also confirmed by Iran Human Rights (IHR), on the morning three prisoners were executed at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Letters to judge affirm Nevada Dozier’s desire to die.
USA - Nevada. Letters to judge affirm Nevada Dozier’s desire to die.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2017AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING WIFE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BALKH
A court in Balkh has sentenced a man accused of murdering of his wife to death.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2017South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina doesn't have drugs for December execution of Bobby Wayne Stone
USA - South Carolina. South Carolina doesn't have drugs for December execution of Bobby Wayne Stone
- NOVEMBER 20, 2017VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Ex Death-Row Prisoner Joseph M. Giarratano Gets Parole
USA - Virginia. Ex Death-Row Prisoner Joseph M. Giarratano Gets Parole
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- NOVEMBER 19, 2017DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): MURDEROUS CULT LEADER CHARLES MANSON DIES AT
Charles Manson has died. He was 83 years old.
NOVEMBER 19, 2017Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR POSSESSING 147 GRAMMES OF HEROIN
The Colombo High Court sentenced to death L. Chaminda Jagath, a father of two from Boralesgamuwa for possessing 147 grammes of heroin.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Charles Manson has died.
USA - California. Charles Manson has died.
NOVEMBER 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to a close source, a prisoner was hanged on the morning at Ilam Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2017MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
MAURITANIA BROADENS DEATH PENALTY FOR BLASPHEMY
Showing repentance will no longer prevent the death penalty from being applied for blasphemy and apostasy, Mauritania said, as the conservative Muslim nation hardens up its religious laws.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2017Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
North Kivu: one death sentence for the attack at the Goma airport in 2015
17 November 2017: the operational military Court of Goma condemned to the death penalty and the payment of $650,000 in favor of the Congolese state, Mr Malonga Kambala
- NOVEMBER 17, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Nevada won't return execution drug to Pfizer.
USA - Nevada. Nevada won't return execution drug to Pfizer.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): JOHN ALLEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN THE 2011 DEATH OF A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
John Allen was sentenced to death in the 2011 death of a 10-year-old girl who was locked in a storage box in sweltering summer heat.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Raymond Morrison
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Raymond Morrison
NOVEMBER 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AFTER 28 YEARS
The Supreme Court overturned death sentence of a petitioner after 28 years on grounds of insufficient evidence.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN DIFFERENT JAILS
At least two death row convicts were hanged in various jails of Punjab on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead bodies of the prisoners were handed over to their heirs after the executions.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. John Allen was sentenced to death
USA - Arizona. John Allen was sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO HANGED IN JESSORE FOR MURDERING FREEDOM FIGHTER IN 1994
The authorities in Jessore Central Jail have executed death sentences of two for murdering freedom fighter Monwar Hossain 23 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2017DEATH PENALTY
OHIO CANCELS EXECUTION OF CAMPBELL AFTER FAILING TO FIND VEIN
Ohio cancels execution of Alva Campbell, 69, White, after failing to find vein.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio cancels execution of Alva Campbell, 69, White, after failing to find vein.
USA - Ohio. Ohio cancels execution of Alva Campbell, 69, White, after failing to find vein.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Billy Joel Tracy to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Billy Joel Tracy to death
- NOVEMBER 15, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Douglas Armstrong
USA - Texas. The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death sentence of Douglas Armstrong
- NOVEMBER 15, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Curtis Guy
USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Curtis Guy
- NOVEMBER 15, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William Hudson to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William Hudson to death
NOVEMBER 15, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING COPTIC PRIEST
A South Giza criminal court issued a preliminary death sentence against a man convicted of killing Coptic Orthodox priest Samaan Shehata in Cairo last October.
NOVEMBER 15, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HUSBAND RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE
A Dhaka court sentenced a man to death in a case filed on charges of killing his wife over a family dispute in 2016.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
14 EGYPTIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING SOLDIER
An Egyptian military court has referred the files of 14 defendants to the country’s top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, seeking his approval of their execution.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2017Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY FIRING
The High Court of Sierra Leone in Moyamba convicted 2 Armed Robbers for the offences of Conspiracy, Robbery with Aggravation and Wounding with intent.
NOVEMBER 14, 2017AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 4 ARMY OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH ON MURDER CHARGES
Five officers of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan were sentenced to death by a military court on charges of murder, the defense officials said.
NOVEMBER 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTION IN BANDAR ABBAS
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, on the morning a prisoner was hanged in public in Babol (a city in Mazandaran Province).
- NOVEMBER 10, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE IN 2014 LONI MAVALA GANGRAPE AND MURDER CASE
A court in Maharashtra awarded the death sentence to three accused involved in the 2014 Loni Mavala gangrape and murder case.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ANTI-TERRORISM COURT COURT SENTENCED THREE BALOCH IDPS TO DEATH BY HANGING
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sentenced three Baloch Internally Displaced Persons to death alleging that the men were involved in blowing up gas pipelines and belonged to a banned Baloch militant organisation.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
From death sentence to freedom: Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed
9 November 2017: Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed, a Mauritanian blogger sentenced to death in 2014 for "blaspheming" the Prophet in a blog post, was finally freed. Detained for the past three years, Mohamed was released after an appeal court in the northern c
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING HANDBAG, PHONE IN ANAMBRA
The High Court sitting at Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state, has sentenced two to death for stealing a lady’s handbag, telephone and other personal items at gunpoint.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2017MauritaniaDEATH PENALTYMAURITANIA: BLOGGER SENTENCED TO DEATH IS RELEASED ON APPEAL
An appeals court in Mauritania has released a blogger who had been sentenced to death for an online post deemed blasphemous by authorities.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Lesly Jean-Phillipe was re-sentenced to life in prison without parole.
USA - Florida. Lesly Jean-Phillipe was re-sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury re-sentenced Robert Lark to life in prison.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury re-sentenced Robert Lark to life in prison.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Judge Jennifer Togliatti stayed the execution of Scott Dozier
USA - Nevada. Judge Jennifer Togliatti stayed the execution of Scott Dozier
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO BEHEADED WIFE
A Binga man who chopped off his wife’s head and hid it in a cardboard box following domestic dispute, was sentenced to death.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Justin Blakeney must have a new trial.
USA - Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Justin Blakeney must have a new trial.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2017NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The attorney general has chosen Jose Sandoval as the next to die, after a 20-year hiatus in executions
USA - Nebraska. The attorney general has chosen Jose Sandoval as the next to die, after a 20-year hiatus in executions
- NOVEMBER 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): PATRICK HANNON EXECUTED
Patrick Hannon, 53, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): RUBEN RAMIREZ CARDENAS EXECUTED
Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, a Mexican citizen, was executed, despite an adjudication by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that he was entitled to a new trial because of Texas's violation of U.S. treaty obligations under the Vienna Convention f
- NOVEMBER 8, 2017MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco: a deputy sentenced to death for the murder of four people
8 November 2017: a member of the Party for Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) was sentenced to death by the criminal division of the Court of Appeal of Kénitra.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Patrick Hannon, 53, White, was executed.
USA - Florida. Patrick Hannon, 53, White, was executed.
NOVEMBER 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Urmia department of the Islamic Revolutionary Court issued death sentence for Kurdish political prisoners Diyako Resulzade and Sabîr Şêx Ebdullah on alleged charges of “enmity against God” and “membership to Kurdish parties”.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, a Mexican citizen, was executed
USA - Texas. Ruben Ramirez Cardenas, 47, a Mexican citizen, was executed
- NOVEMBER 8, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas got Midazolam made by Athenex
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas got Midazolam made by Athenex
NOVEMBER 7, 2017JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: ‘BLACK WIDOW’ SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THREE PARTNERS WITH CYANIDE COCKTAILS
A serial killer dubbed Japan’s “black widow” received a death sentence for the murders of her husband and two common-law partners, as well as the attempted murder of an acquaintance, between 2007 and 2013.
NOVEMBER 7, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
According to a close source, on the morning four prisoners were executed at Urmia Central Prison (Darya).
NOVEMBER 7, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EKITI ASSEMBLY APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR CULTISTS
- NOVEMBER 7, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RAJASTHAN FOR KILLING WOMAN, SON AFTER RAPING HER
A special court in Rajasthan’s Kota sentenced three persons to death for raping a 30-year-old woman and killing her along with her minor son during a robbery in December 2012.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TOP COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH, JAIL OVER TERROR CHARGES
Egypt's top court cancelled the execution verdict of one defendant and the 10-year jail sentences of six others and ordered their retrial over forming a terrorist cell to carry out anti-government activities, official MENA news agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTION IN MASHHAD
According to a report by Khorasan Newspaper, on the morning of November 1, a prisoner was hanged at Mashhad Central Prison (Vakilabad) on murder charges.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2017South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
a poll was released by Realmeter and commissioned by local broadcaster CBS.
a poll was released by Realmeter and commissioned by local broadcaster CBS.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Jasper Rushing
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Jasper Rushing
NOVEMBER 6, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NEW ANTI-TERROR LAWS INCLUDE DEATH PENALTY
The new laws state that individuals defaming and publicly insulting the King and the Crown Prince will be sentenced to 5 to 10 years of imprisonment.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court decided that Vernon Madison is competent to be executed.
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court decided that Vernon Madison is competent to be executed.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2017IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Judge Lansing Haynes formally sentenced Jonathan Renfro to death
USA - Idaho. Judge Lansing Haynes formally sentenced Jonathan Renfro to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
A Gulf national has been given death penalty on charges of beating his 25-year-old Arab wife to death.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Man sentenced to death in Akwa Ibom for kidnapping
4 November 2017: the Akwa Ibom High Court 2, Abak Division, has sentenced a middle aged man, Robinson Offiong, to death over the kidnap of one Mfon Tim on June 2, 2014 at Itung Abak in Abak area.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2017IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A jury has sentenced Jonathan Renfro to death
USA - Idaho. A jury has sentenced Jonathan Renfro to death
NOVEMBER 4, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ISLAMIST INSURGENTS EXECUTE FOUR ALLEGED SPIES
Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab insurgency shot four men accused of spying in a public execution that underscored the insurgents’ control of swathes of the country’s southern region, even as the government girds up for an offensive against them.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: SENIOR ARMY COMMANDER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COLLABORATING WITH ISIS
The Iraqi supreme military court sentenced to death by firing squad a former commander of Iraqi Army in Nineveh Province, Iraqi news agencies reported.
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- NOVEMBER 2, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence imposed of James Belcher
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence imposed of James Belcher
- NOVEMBER 2, 2017TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
a death sentence was issued by the Criminal Chamber at the Court of Appeal of Monastir again
a death sentence was issued by the Criminal Chamber at the Court of Appeal of Monastir again
- NOVEMBER 2, 2017LaosDEATH PENALTY
Dead penalty sentence for a drug trafficker in Laos
2 November 2017: the Supreme Court of the Vientiane Provincial Court decided a death penalty sentence for the case of Meng Vang, a 29-year-old resident in Vang Vieng district, where police officials detained in 2016 with 165,000 amphetamine tablets and 58
- NOVEMBER 2, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court awarded death sentence to a murder convict for his involvement in a murder case in Sargodha.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2017TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: 34 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING ALBINOS
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Tanzania announced the death sentence on 34 people accused of killing albinos in the country.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court orders the Arkansas Department of Corrections to disclose information about Midazolam
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court orders the Arkansas Department of Corrections to disclose information about Midazolam
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): EMILIO AVALOS DIES ON THE STATE'S DEATH ROW
November 1, 2017: Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT ORUMIYEH CENTRAL PRISON
A death row prisoner was executed on murder charges in the central prison of Orumiyeh.
NOVEMBER 1, 2017ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MUGABE SAYS HE FAVORS RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said he is in favor of resuming executions after more than a decade in response to rising murder rates.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: PERAK SULTAN PARDONS TWO DRUG OFFENDERS ON DEATH ROW
Two death row inmates who had an appointment with the gallows have been pardoned by Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and will face a life sentence instead.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
USA - California. Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Prosecutors Agree Bobby Moore is Intellectually Disabled, Should Be Resentenced to Life.
USA - Texas. Prosecutors Agree Bobby Moore is Intellectually Disabled, Should Be Resentenced to Life.