Chronological archive
March 2018
The 109 news items published by Hands Off Cain in March 2018, in chronological order.
KUWAIT: TWO CITIZENS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Two Kuwaiti citizens were sentenced to capital punishment over their involvement in raping a female citizen.
- MARCH 30, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA'S 'JACK THE RIPPER' SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Chinese court sentenced a 54-year-old man dubbed the country's "Jack the Ripper" to death for the rape and murder of 11 women and girls over the course of 14 years, state television reported.
MARCH 30, 2018GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Guyana, two women were sentenced to death by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the Berbice High Court.
MARCH 29, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING EX-GIRLFRIEND
The Miri High Court sentenced a man to death by hanging this morning after he was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend two years ago.
MARCH 29, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: DELTA STATE GOVERNOR COMMUTES 30 ON DEATH ROW TO LIFE SENTENCE
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor, has approved the grant of total pardon to five inmates who were serving various prison terms and commuted 30 others on death row to life imprisonment.
MARCH 29, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: CHIEF KILLERS TO HANG
The Ndola High Court sentenced five men and two women to death by hanging for murdering Senior Chief Tafuna and his subject in Mpulungu following a succession dispute.
- MARCH 29, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the department of corrections must disclose pharmaceutical package inserts and labels
USA - Arkansas. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the department of corrections must disclose pharmaceutical package inserts and labels
MARCH 28, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER VICE MAYOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
Zhang Zhongsheng, the former vice mayor of Luliang City in north China’s Shanxi Province, was sentenced to death for taking bribes of more than 1 billion yuan (US$159 million).
MARCH 28, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SIX GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR FAMILY MASSACRE
Six men were sentenced to death for the massacre of a Thai village headman and seven members of his family, including three children, over a land dispute.
- MARCH 27, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROSENDO RODRIGUEZ EXECUTED
Rosendo Rodriguez III, 38, Hispanic, was executed.
MARCH 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 21-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO BE SENT TO THE GALLOWS
The death sentence for a young woman was confirmed by the Supreme Court, according to the state-run Aftab news agency.
MARCH 27, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BRITISH MISSIONARY
A driver in Ghana has been sentenced to death after murdering and burying a British Missionary in a farm at Nsawam in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
- MARCH 27, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rosendo Rodriguez was executed.
USA - Texas. Rosendo Rodriguez was executed.
- MARCH 26, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING INFANT
The Sharjah Criminal Court ruled, in the presence of ‘blood relatives,’ to execute the Asian maid who was convicted of premeditatedly killing Salama Salem Al Mazmi, a 9 month-old infant.
- MARCH 26, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: SIXTEEN ESCAPE HANGMAN’S NOOSE
At least 16 inmates sentenced to death have escaped the hangman’s noose.
- MARCH 26, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of William Montgomery
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of William Montgomery
- MARCH 26, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Christopher Whitaker sentenced to death.
USA - Ohio. Christopher Whitaker sentenced to death.
- MARCH 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TWO DEATH SENTENCES CONFIRMED
26 March 2018: the death penalty for two students, Ahmed Amin al-Ghazali and Abd al-Basir, has been confirmed.
MARCH 23, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY ACQUITTED
A Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy nearly two years ago has been acquitted.
MARCH 23, 2018Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MANDALAY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DIE FOR CHILD RAPE
A Mandalay court sentenced to death a man for raping a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Madaya township last month.
- MARCH 22, 2018DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): GOV. KAY IVEY SIGNS BILL AUTHORIZING NITROGEN EXECUTIONS
Gov. Kay Ivey Thursday signed legislation that would allow a condemned inmate to choose death by nitrogen hypoxia, a method never used in an execution.
- MARCH 22, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three more men have been executed in Egypt for terrorism.
Three more men have been executed in Egypt for terrorism.
- MARCH 22, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA: AMERICAN VOTERS CHOOSE LIFE IN PRISON WITH NO CHANCE OF PAROLE
In a simple question, American voters support the death penalty 58 - 33 percent for persons convicted of murder, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.
- MARCH 22, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
two other persons -Suleiman Eid Garabia and Rabhi Gomaa Hussein Hassan – were executed by hanging.
22 March 2018: two other persons -Suleiman Eid Garabia and Rabhi Gomaa Hussein Hassan – were executed by hanging.
- MARCH 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
"Kill them Children"
March 22, 2018: A new dangerous governmental Saudi justification for legalizing children’s Beheading
- MARCH 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian citizen beheaded in Mecca
22 March 2018: Adam Abedllah Mohammad executed for cocaine smuggle
MARCH 22, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: SOLDIER, 2 OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HINDU PRIEST KILLING
A soldier and two others accused of killing a Hindu priest in Murugumoorthi Sankanai, Jaffna, on April 11, 2010, and severely injuring another were convicted and sentenced to death.
- MARCH 22, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill authorizing nitrogen executions.
USA - Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill authorizing nitrogen executions.
MARCH 22, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: EX-WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 3 AT NURSING HOME
A court sentenced a 25-year-old man to death for killing three elderly residents at a nursing home he was working for in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, in 2014.
- MARCH 22, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Quinnipiac University National Poll on death penalty
USA - New Quinnipiac University National Poll on death penalty
- MARCH 21, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ALLEGED TERROR LINKS
Iraq has detained or imprisoned at least 19,000 people accused of connections to the Islamic State group or other terror-related offenses, and sentenced more than 3,000 of them to death, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Show news 31–60 of 108
- MARCH 21, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Attorney General tells prosecutors to seek death penalty in drug cases.
USA - Attorney General tells prosecutors to seek death penalty in drug cases.
- MARCH 21, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Congo: Colonel Abbas Kayonga sentenced to death with 13 other people
21 March 2018: Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bukavu military court sentenced the former anti-corruption chief of the rich mining province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MARCH 21, 2018ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MNANGAGWA REVERSES SENTENCE FOR PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commuted prison sentence to life for inmates who have stayed on the death row for over 10 years.
- MARCH 21, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced a man to death for being part of a terrorist cell in the town of Al-Awamiyah in the Eastern Province.
MARCH 21, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: POLICE SERGEANT TO HANG FOR EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING
Justice Ineikade Eradiri of the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa sentenced a police sergeant, Jilla Lannubo, to death by hanging for the extra-judicial killing of Oruyegha Grand at Agudama.
MARCH 21, 2018DEATH PENALTYUSA: ATTORNEY GENERAL TELLS PROSECUTORS TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY IN DRUG CASES
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed federal prosecutors on Wednesday to seek the death penalty in drug-related cases whenever it is legally permissible.
- MARCH 20, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed Samir Radwan 22 years old and Abdo Mohamed Ezzat Abdel Majeed 24 years were executed by hanging in the case of killing a student in the first grade secondary in the east.
20 march 2018: Ahmed Samir Radwan 22 years old and Abdo Mohamed Ezzat Abdel Majeed 24 years were executed by hanging in the case of killing a student in the first grade secondary in the east.
- MARCH 20, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. House approves SB 128 to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates
USA - Alabama. House approves SB 128 to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates
MARCH 20, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO RAPIST, MURDERER OF MINOR GIRL
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) gave death sentence to a convict involved in rape and murder of a minor girl in Quetta.
- MARCH 20, 2018MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has reinstated the death sentence of Lisa Jo Chamberlin
USA - Mississippi. The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has reinstated the death sentence of Lisa Jo Chamberlin
- MARCH 19, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Douglas Armstrong was re-sentenced to life in prison without parole
USA - Texas. Douglas Armstrong was re-sentenced to life in prison without parole
MARCH 19, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PROTESTER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RUNNING OVER POLICEMEN
An Iranian court sentenced to death a protester for ramming a bus into a group of policemen last month, killing three, before being arrested.
- MARCH 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian migrant worker beheaded for murder
March 18, 2018: M. Zaini Misrin executed notwithstanding clemency pleas from President Jokowi
MARCH 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIAN WORKER BEHEADED DESPITE JOKOWI’S PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indonesian migrant worker for murder despite President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s repeated pleas that the man be granted clemency.
MARCH 18, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: RIVAL CLANS SECURE PEACE WITH DEATH SENTENCES AND HEFTY FINES
Two rival Somali clans have signed up to a groundbreaking peace deal which aims to end the cycle of revenge killings.
- MARCH 18, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SEVEN MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SUFI SHRINE CARETAKER
Seven militants, including neo-JMB terror group's regional chief, were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing a Sufi shrine caretaker in 2015, according to a media report.
- MARCH 16, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Parole Board recommends William Montgomery be spared.
USA - Ohio. Parole Board recommends William Montgomery be spared.
MARCH 16, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER LAST-DITCH BID TO REOPEN CASE FAILS
Convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamrudin Mohd was hanged in the Changi Prison Complex after failing on the preceding day - in a final court bid - to reopen his case.
- MARCH 15, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Michael Wayne Eggers was executed.
USA - Alabama. Michael Wayne Eggers was executed.
- MARCH 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Carlton Gary was executed
USA - Georgia. Carlton Gary was executed
- MARCH 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA: TWO EXECUTIONS IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
Two prisoners were executed in the states of Alabama and Georgia, leading to 5 executions since the start of the year in the US and to 1,471 prisoners put to death since the US resumed executions in 1977.
MARCH 15, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN PUBLIC OVER ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
According to IRIB, on the morning two prisoners were hanged in public in Dogonbadan (the capital of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province).
- MARCH 15, 2018UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah The legislature approved and sent to Governor SB 30, a bill that would expand the death penalty
USA - Utah The legislature approved and sent to Governor SB 30, a bill that would expand the death penalty
- MARCH 15, 2018New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has voted in favor of SB593, a bill to repeal the death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate has voted in favor of SB593, a bill to repeal the death penalty.
MARCH 14, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: HEROIN PEDDLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A heroin peddler accused of trafficking 14.6 grams of heroin was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court.
- MARCH 14, 2018OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Announces Plans to Execute Prisoners with Nitrogen Gas.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Announces Plans to Execute Prisoners with Nitrogen Gas.
- MARCH 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Number of reconciliations in murder cases on the rise
13 March 2018: Presentation of Saudi Reconciliation Committee report
- MARCH 13, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 39 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FULGAZI UZ CHAIRMAN
A Feni court sentenced 39 people to death in the sensational Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman Ekramul Haque killing case, reports UNB.
MARCH 13, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WAR CRIMES IN NOAKHALI
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced three war criminals, including Razakar Amir Ahmed, alias Amir Ali, to death in a case filed over crimes against humanity in 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.
- MARCH 13, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Hal Hughston sentenced Benjamin Young to death.
USA - Alabama. Judge Hal Hughston sentenced Benjamin Young to death.
Show news 61–90 of 108
- MARCH 13, 2018DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
USA - Delaware. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson resentenced to life.
- MARCH 13, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nikolas Cruz
USA - Florida. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nikolas Cruz
- MARCH 12, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY COURTS AWARDED DEATH TO 186 PERSONS SINCE 2015
A total of 486 cases have come before the military courts since their inception in the year 2015.
- MARCH 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH WIFE AND LOVER FOR MURDERING HUSBAND IN SHARQIA
The Criminal Court in Sharqia Governorate chaired by Chancellor Mahmud Al Kahky has upheld decision of the Grand Mufti to sentence to death a housewife and her lover for murdering the husband and an angler wants to bed her.
- MARCH 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT ISSUES PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR MASSACRE OF FAMILY IN BEHEIRA
The Damanhour Criminal Court has issued a preliminary death sentence against a man convicted of killing a family of four in Beheira Governorate in 2017.
- MARCH 12, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Vicente Figueroa Benavides
USA - California. The California Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Vicente Figueroa Benavides
- MARCH 12, 2018ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz has been released.
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz has been released.
MARCH 11, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A MAN HANGED IN KHOY CENTRAL PRISON
According to a report by HRANA, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Khoy Central Prison on rape charges.
- MARCH 10, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SPIRITUAL LEADER ON DEATH ROW GETS JAIL ON RETRIAL
The leader of an Iranian spiritual movement, whose repeated death sentences drew UN and US condemnation, has been given a five-year jail term after a second retrial, his lawyer said.
- MARCH 10, 2018ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz, the Mennonite jailed for her refusal to testify in a death penalty case, announced her intent to testify
USA - Colorado. Greta Lindecrantz, the Mennonite jailed for her refusal to testify in a death penalty case, announced her intent to testify
- MARCH 10, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 10 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PLANNING ATTACKS
An Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death after they were convicted of forming a terrorist group and planning attacks on police and security forces, judicial sources said.
- MARCH 10, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. New Polls Find Voters Prefer Life Sentences.
USA - Florida. New Polls Find Voters Prefer Life Sentences.
MARCH 9, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: GHANAIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER CLEMENCY PLEA REJECTED
Singapore executed a Ghanaian man for drug smuggling, rejecting his plea for clemency.
MARCH 9, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: PERUVIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING 6 PEOPLE
A Japanese court sentenced a Peruvian man to hang for killing six people over several days in 2015 near Tokyo.
MARCH 9, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: 15 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Bahrain Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence of 15 and the prison sentences of nineteen.
MARCH 9, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: RAJASTHAN PASSES BILL FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE OF GIRLS AGED 12 & BELOW
Rajasthan approved a bill providing for the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls under 12 years of age.
- MARCH 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
8 March 2018: Faraj Al—Ateebi executed for murder
- MARCH 8, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: IS LEADER'S SISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF TERROR CHARGES
The sister of Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has been convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to death.
- MARCH 7, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS GROUP SAYS BELARUS EXECUTED CONVICTED KILLER LAST OCTOBER
A Minsk-based human rights group says that more than four months ago Belarusian authorities executed a man who had been convicted of killing his own children.
- MARCH 7, 2018BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY IN COP MURDER CASE
The High Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence in the bomb attack case in which policeman Mahmoud Farid was killed, a statement issued by Terror Crime Prosecution said.
- MARCH 7, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Seven executions were carried out for terrorism in Minya prison in one day.
7 March 2018: Seven executions were carried out for terrorism in Minya prison in one day.
- MARCH 7, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
two executions were carried out in the Minya prison: Mustafa Hamadah Ahmed Mohammed was hanged in
two executions were carried out in the Minya prison: Mustafa Hamadah Ahmed Mohammed was hanged in
MARCH 7, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ALLEGED SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TORTURING, MURDERING WOMAN
An alleged serial killer sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court on March 7 for torturing and murdering a woman may have claimed at least seven other victims, authorities said.
- MARCH 7, 2018South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Senate passes SB 872 to use electric chair.
USA - South Carolina. Senate passes SB 872 to use electric chair.
- MARCH 7, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama House Committee approves nitrogen execution.
USA - Alabama. Alabama House Committee approves nitrogen execution.
- MARCH 6, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 3 KURD MEN HANGED IN DIZELABAD PRISON OF KERMANSHAH
At the morning hours three Kurd inmates were executed at Dizelabad Prison of Kermanshah, western Iran.
- MARCH 6, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN WHO KILLED LOVER'S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH BY DUBAI COURT
A man who killed his lover’s husband was sentenced to death in the UAE after being convicted of premeditated murder.
- MARCH 6, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT TO RAISE PUNISHMENT FOR POSSESSING EXPLOSIVES UP TO EXECUTION
The Egyptian parliament approved a new draft law raising the punishment of possessing explosives up to execution when used in terrorist attacks, the parliament said in a statement.
- MARCH 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
6 March 2018: Fadel Kanyoos executed for heroin smuggle
- MARCH 6, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. A jury has sentenced Eric Allen Reid to death
USA - Arkansas. A jury has sentenced Eric Allen Reid to death
Show news 91–108 of 108
- MARCH 5, 2018TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Bizerte sentenced to death two defendants, one of whom is fleeing, in a case of murder of a 36-year-old man in the governorate of Sejnane of Bizerte.
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Bizerte sentenced to death two defendants, one of whom is fleeing, in a case of murder of a 36-year-old man in the governorate of Sejnane of Bizerte.
- MARCH 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded
5 March 2018: Sulayem Altwirish executed for murder
- MARCH 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Syrian citizen beheaded in Tabook
5 March 2018: Ali Mohaamd al-Bardan executed for amphetamines smuggle
- MARCH 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES IN URMIA
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Urmia Central Prison on murder charges.
- MARCH 4, 2018TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Urshawn Miller to death.
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Urshawn Miller to death.
MARCH 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN MARAGHEH PRISON
According to reports, on the morning a prisoner charged with murder was hanged in Maragheh Prison.
- MARCH 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ramin Razavi executed
IRAN - Ramin Razavi executed
- MARCH 3, 2018DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): DEATH ROW INMATE ALVA CAMPBELL DIES IN PRISON CELL
Alva Campbell, the terminally ill prisoner whom Ohio unsuccessfully attempted to execute in November, has died of his illness.
- MARCH 3, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH, THREE LIFE IN GIRL’S MURDER CASE
A convict was handed down death sentence while three others were awarded life imprisonment in an honour killing case in Nowshera.
MARCH 3, 2018AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN EXECUTE 3 ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS IN FARAH
Taliban militants executed three people allegedly involved in kidnapping cases in Khak-I-Safid district of western Farah province, officials said.
- MARCH 3, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Alva Campbell, the terminally ill prisoner whom Ohio unsuccessfully attempted to execute in November, has died of his illness.
USA - Ohio. Alva Campbell, the terminally ill prisoner whom Ohio unsuccessfully attempted to execute in November, has died of his illness.
- MARCH 2, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE HANGED FOR MURDER
An inmate, Ehsan Yaghoubi was hanged in the Central Prison of Ilam, in western Iran.
- MARCH 2, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. SB 6052 to abolish death penalty dies.
USA - Washington. SB 6052 to abolish death penalty dies.
- MARCH 2, 2018ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. A Court jailed a Mennonite investigator for refusing on religious grounds to testify in a death-penalty trial
USA - Colorado. A Court jailed a Mennonite investigator for refusing on religious grounds to testify in a death-penalty trial
- MARCH 1, 2018KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. The Senate Judiciary Committee amended and passed SB107 to prohibit the use of capital punishment against offenders with severe mental illness
USA - Kentucky. The Senate Judiciary Committee amended and passed SB107 to prohibit the use of capital punishment against offenders with severe mental illness
- MARCH 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Afif
1 March 2018: Fayez bin Abdllah al-Ghanmi executed for murder
- MARCH 1, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE EXECUTED IN WESTERN CITIES OF HAMEDAN
A young man identified as Hamid Imani was executed in the Central Prison of Hamedan, western Iran.
- MARCH 1, 2018UtahDEATH PENALTY
USA - Utah. Proponents of HB 379 to abolish the death penalty have withdrawn the bill
USA - Utah. Proponents of HB 379 to abolish the death penalty have withdrawn the bill