Chronological archive
July 2018
The 137 news items published by Hands Off Cain in July 2018, in chronological order.
GHANA: TWO TAMALE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Tamale High Court in the Northern region has convicted two students to death for killing a pastor in a robbery attack 10 months ago.
- JULY 31, 2018ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess has vacated the murder conviction of Barry Jones
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess has vacated the murder conviction of Barry Jones
- JULY 31, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. An Air Force court martial jury had imposed a life sentence on senior airman Andrew Witt
USA - Military. An Air Force court martial jury had imposed a life sentence on senior airman Andrew Witt
- JULY 31, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor spares record number of death row inmates.
USA - Ohio. Governor spares record number of death row inmates.
JULY 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYEthiopian citizen beheaded in Jazan
31 July 2018: Soltan Soliman Redaah executed for drugs smuggle
JULY 30, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 4 AL-QAEDA MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A criminal court in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province sentenced four suspected al-Qaeda militants to death for involvement in terrorist attacks in 2007.
JULY 30, 2018Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING TEEN; MAN LOSES APPEAL
A Chaguanas man who was sentenced to hang in March 2014, for the murder of 13-year-old Parmanand ‘‘Boyo’’ Persad, whose body was discovered in a partially built Chaguanas house, in 2006, has lost his appeal.
JULY 30, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POSSESSING HEROIN
Two men who were found guilty of keeping 2.8 grams of heroin in their possession were sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga.
- JULY 30, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Michael Graczyk, who witnessed more than 400 executions as a reporter in Texas, has retired
USA - Texas. Michael Graczyk, who witnessed more than 400 executions as a reporter in Texas, has retired
- JULY 30, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Mecca
30 July 2018: Hashim al-Zahrani executed for murder
- JULY 29, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Abdul Rashid Ahmed Abdel- Rahim executed in the case of a murder
29 July 2018: Abdul Rashid Ahmed Abdel- Rahim executed in the case of a murder
- JULY 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Geddah
29 July 2018: Hadi al-Dgheere executed for murder
JULY 28, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT COURT HANDS DOWN 75 DEATH SENTENCES
An Egyptian court sentenced to death 75 extremists, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and referred what was the largest single case of capital punishment convictions to the country’s top religious authority.
- JULY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS WERE HANGED AT URMIA CENTRAL PRISON
Two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges at Urmia Central prison
JULY 27, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FOUR POLICEMEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER
Four policemen were sentenced to death in Akwa Ibom State for killing a motorcyclist.
- JULY 27, 2018MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Federal Appeals Court: Journalist's Execution Witness Lawsuit May Proceed.
USA - Missouri. Federal Appeals Court: Journalist's Execution Witness Lawsuit May Proceed.
- JULY 27, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Carey Dean Moore's execution will be 1st in nation to use 4-drug protocol.
USA - Nebraska. Carey Dean Moore's execution will be 1st in nation to use 4-drug protocol.
- JULY 26, 2018HungaryDEATH PENALTY
NEW HUNGARIAN RADICAL PARTY IN FAVOUR OF DEATH PENALTY
Hungary’s new radical party, Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland), said it was in favour of restoring capital punishment
JULY 26, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING PRIEST IN MAKURDI
The Makurdi High Court has sentenced two persons to death for kidnapping and killing a former Vicar-General of Otukpo Catholic Diocese, Rev. John Alexander Adeyi.
JULY 26, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH SENTENCE AFTER QUICK TRIAL IN MINOR’S RAPE AND MURDER CASE
A 25-year-old youth was awarded a death sentence in Madhya Pradesh for raping and killing a six-year-old girl
JULY 26, 2018Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA STRIP: TWO DEATH SENTENCES ISSUED AGAINST TWO CIVILIANS
Gaza Court of First Instance issued 2 death sentences by hanging against (G. H.) and (Z. Q.) from Gaza City, after being convicted of participation in murder.
- JULY 26, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
26 July 2018: Shahzad Neem Khan executed for heroin smuggle
- JULY 25, 2018Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SORCERY KILLINGS
Eight people have been sentenced to death and 88 jailed for life over the sorcery-related killings of seven men and children in Papua New Guinea, a report said.
- JULY 25, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced James Colley to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced James Colley to death
- JULY 25, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Judge Gene E.K. Pratter granted Robert Fisher a new trial and sentencing hearing.
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Judge Gene E.K. Pratter granted Robert Fisher a new trial and sentencing hearing.
- JULY 25, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the grant of a new trial to Jose Echavarria
USA - Nevada. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the grant of a new trial to Jose Echavarria
JULY 25, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN EXECUTES SIX MORE MEMBERS OF DOOMSDAY CULT
- JULY 25, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SENTENCES TO DEATH ISLAMIC STATE MEMBER WHO PARTOOK IN SHINGAL MASSACRE
An Iraqi Criminal Court sentenced to death by hanging a member of the Islamic State (IS)
- JULY 25, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Rivadeh
25 July 2018: Hadra bin Hamad executed for murder
JULY 24, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING LAWYER
A Sokoto State High Court sentenced a 37-year-old civil servant, Atiku Galadima to death by hanging for killing a lawyer, Sirajo Abubakar.
JULY 24, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE, ACQUITS CONVICT OF ALL CHARGES
The Madras High Court set aside the conviction as well as death sentence imposed by a trial court on 24-year-old P. Manikandan
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- JULY 24, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended a sentence of death for Michael Lawrence Woodbury
USA - Florida. A jury recommended a sentence of death for Michael Lawrence Woodbury
JULY 24, 2018United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: INDIAN WALKS FREE 12 YEARS AFTER GETTING DEATH SENTENCE
An Indian man, who was on death row for murdering a compatriot over bootlegging will travel back to his home country a free man, later today
JULY 23, 2018IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA PASSES ANTI-TERRORISM LAW AFTER SUICIDE ATTACKS ON CHURCHES
Weeks after a radicalized Muslim family committed suicide attacks on churches in the city of Surabaya, Indonesia, the country passed an anti-terror law
JULY 23, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INVOLVEMENT IN KILLING 34 IRAQI, IRANIAN SHIITES
An Iraqi court has sentenced a man to death over his involvement in killing 34 Iraqi, Iranian Shiites while heading for Karbala to celebrate a religious ceremony.
JULY 23, 2018United KingdomDEATH PENALTYTHE GUARDIAN VIEW ON THE DEATH PENALTY: BARBARISM BY JIHADISTS IS NO JUSTIFICATION / EDITORIAL
“Nearly all western democracies, as well as dozens of other countries, have abandoned capital punishment.
JULY 22, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB CUTS OFF HAND OF SOMALI MAN FOR ‘STEALING’
Somali militant group Al-Shabaab cut off the right hand of a suspected thief in Kunyo Barrow.
- JULY 22, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN PUBLICLY HANGED IN MASHHAD
Two prisoners convicted of murder were publicly hanged in Mashhad, capital of the northeastern Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan, the state-run ISNA news agency reported.
- JULY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
22 July 2018: Naser Bin Nafat executed for murder
- JULY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Geddah
22 July 2018: Safeer Ahmad Safeer executed for heroin smuggle
JULY 21, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN RASHT
According to a close source, a prisoner was executed at Rasht Central Prison.
- JULY 21, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTY
RAJASTHAN: 19-YEAR-OLD GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING INFANT IN ALWAR
A special court in Alwar sentenced a 19-year-old to death for raping a seven-month-old child in Rajasthan’s Laxmangarh area.
- JULY 20, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich commuted the death sentence imposed on Raymond Tibbetts
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich commuted the death sentence imposed on Raymond Tibbetts
- JULY 20, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich granted a reprieve to Cleveland Jackson
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich granted a reprieve to Cleveland Jackson
- JULY 20, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH PRISON
Five prisoners were executed at Dizel Abad Prison in Kermansh.
JULY 20, 2018DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): GOV JOHN KASICH COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAYMOND TIBBETTS
Governor John Kasich (66, White, Republican) has commuted the death sentence imposed on Raymond Tibbetts (60, White) to life without parole, in response to a juror's concerns about the unfairness of the sentencing proceedings in the case.
JULY 19, 2018KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING HER BOYFRIEND
A 24-year-old woman in Kenya has been convicted and sentenced to death for killing her boyfriend.
JULY 19, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC ACQUITS THREE DEATH-ROW CONVICTS
The Supreme Court acquitted three convicts after seven years who had been awarded death sentence by the Balochistan High Court in a case related to a Sibi terrorist attack in 2011.
- JULY 19, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Steve Woodruff
USA - California. The California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Steve Woodruff
JULY 19, 2018DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): ROBERT VAN HOOK EXECUTED
Robert Van Hook, 58, White, was executed.
- JULY 19, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ethiopian woman beheaded in Geddah
19 July 2018: Easheeto Mohamamd executed for murder
- JULY 18, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT-MARTIAL GIVES SOLDIERS DEATH SENTENCE, JAIL TERMS
A General Court-Martial (GCM) set up by the Nigerian Army has sentenced 13 soldiers to death and life imprisonment for offences ranging from manslaughter, murder, torture to assault and arson.
- JULY 18, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO CONVICTED MURDERERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two persons received death penalty by the Colombo High Court for an incident of a person was shot dead in Borella.
- JULY 18, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 65-YEAR-OLD PRISONER HANGED WITHOUT GIVING HIM ANY WARNING
A death row inmate in Dizelabad Prison of Kermanshah was executed, while he was given just a few hours notice before he is hanged, and relatives are not notified until the prisoner is already dead.
- JULY 18, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY FOR 4 WAR CRIMINALS
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 found four Moulvibazar men guilty of committing genocide during the Liberation War and handed down death penalty on all of them.
- JULY 18, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PRESIDENT ORDERS REVIEW OF FARMER'S DEATH SENTENCE
Activists have welcomed the Vietnamese president's order to review the case of farmers given severe sentences including the death penalty for murder over a land dispute.
- JULY 17, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Christopher Young Was Executed.
USA - Texas. Christopher Young Was Executed.
- JULY 17, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): CHRISTOPHER YOUNG EXECUTED
Christopher Young Was Executed. Young, 34, Black, was sentenced to death on Feb. 7, 2006.
- JULY 17, 2018OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Robert Van Hook, 58, White, was executed.
USA - Ohio. Robert Van Hook, 58, White, was executed.
- JULY 17, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. State suspends search for midazolam
USA - Arkansas. State suspends search for midazolam
- JULY 17, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: THREE INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY COLOMBO HC
Three individuals were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court for a murder committed 26 years ago, in Pannipitiya.
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- JULY 17, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PUNJAB & HARYANA HC CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR HARYANA WOMEN & HER LOVER
The Punjab and Haryana High Court confirmed the death sentence awarded to a Haryana woman and her boyfriend for poisoning and strangulating seven members of her family, including four children, in September 2009.
- JULY 17, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven executed in Saudi Arabia
July 17, 2018: statement by Interior Ministry
JULY 17, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES 7, INCLUDING 5 FOR KILLING PAKISTANI
Saudi Arabia executed seven people convicted of criminal offenses, including five men for the robbery and murder of a Pakistani warehouse guard in the western city of Jiddah.
- JULY 16, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. 3 Black men avoid death penalty in White deputy's fatal shooting.
USA - Florida. 3 Black men avoid death penalty in White deputy's fatal shooting.
- JULY 16, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SHOOTING & KILLING BEDOUN
The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti man to death for gunning down a Bedoun man in Sulaibiya area.
- JULY 16, 2018LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Order barring Louisiana executions is extended by 1 year.
USA - Louisiana. Order barring Louisiana executions is extended by 1 year.
JULY 16, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN MASHHAD
According to a report by Khorasan Newspaper, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Mashhad Prison.
- JULY 16, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
CHURCH OF CEYLON SAYS NO TO DEATH PENALTY
The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Church) said it was against the death penalty
- JULY 15, 2018JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN WHO MURDERED NEIGHBOUR
The Court of Cassation has upheld a December Criminal Court ruling sentencing a 38-year-old man to death after convicting him of murdering a man in Zarqa over old feuds in August 2014.
JULY 14, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WEBSITE MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH
According to a close source, Mohammad Hossein Maleki, 47, from Shahin Shahr in Isfahan, was arrested by the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence on March 1, 2017.
JULY 14, 2018YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHIS SENTENCED TO DEATH THREE ABDUCTEES ON CHARGES OF ‘ESPIONAGE FOR SAUDI ARABIA’
Houthis militia have sentenced to death three kidnapped on charges of "intelligence with Saudi Arabia".
JULY 13, 2018ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SPANIARD DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
The Appeals Court upheld the death sentence for a Spanish man, Artur Segarra Princep,
- JULY 13, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY OF 12 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed the death sentence to another 12 "hardcore terrorists,"
- JULY 13, 2018Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
7 sentenced to death
8 March 2018: the military Court of Matadi condemned to the death penalty seven members of the religious movement Bundu dia Kongo for "participation in a movement insurrectional and murder"
- JULY 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Executes 6 for kidnapping and murder
12 July 2018: Executes 6 for kidnapping and murder
- JULY 12, 2018PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The death sentence of Seifullah Abdul-Salaam has been overturned
USA - Pennsylvania. The death sentence of Seifullah Abdul-Salaam has been overturned
JULY 12, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO TERRORISTS HANDED DEATH, ANOTHER GETS 23 YEARS IN JAIL
The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh passed a preliminary verdict sentencing two Saudi nationals to death after they were convicted of forming a terror cell, killing security men and inciting disorder.
- JULY 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 18 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLINGS
In the Nile Delta town of El-Zagazig, the local criminal court sentenced 18 people to death in the killings of the policeman and guard, MENA said.
JULY 12, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING A WOMAN AFTER DENYING HIM SEX
Tamale High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old farmer, who reportedly killed a woman for refusing him.
- JULY 12, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A PRISONER HANGED AT KHOY PRISON
A prisoner was executed on murder charges at Khoy Prison in the morning
JULY 12, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UPHELD FOR MAN IN LAND DISPUTE KILLING
A court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld the death sentence handed down to a Vietnamese man for killing three people over a land dispute in the Central Highlands' province of Dak Nong in 2016.
- JULY 12, 2018WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. NPI poll finds 69% of Washingtonians favor life in prison alternatives to the death penalty.
USA - Washington. NPI poll finds 69% of Washingtonians favor life in prison alternatives to the death penalty.
- JULY 12, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A German medical company is suspected of illegally shipping pentobarbital
USA - A German medical company is suspected of illegally shipping pentobarbital
- JULY 12, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCE 13 TO DEATH FOR PRISON ESCAPE
In the city of Ismailiyah, the local criminal court sentenced to death 13 people, witnesses and local newspapers said
- JULY 12, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Somali citizen beheaded in Geddah
12 July 2018: Ahmad Abdi executed for murder
- JULY 11, 2018ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The death sentence of Michael Ray White was reversed
USA - Arizona. The death sentence of Michael Ray White was reversed
- JULY 11, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Execution Halted On Claims State Obtained Execution Drug Through “Subterfuge”.
USA - Nevada. Execution Halted On Claims State Obtained Execution Drug Through “Subterfuge”.
JULY 11, 2018GambiaDEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: 23 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
Gambia government has told the United Nations Human Rights Committee that the country is working on plans to repeal its law enforcing death penalty thus commuting the sentences of those on death row to life sentences.
- JULY 11, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Geddah
11 July 2018: Mohammad al-Zahrani executed for murder of his wife
JULY 11, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYLANKA GOVT APPROVES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG OFFENCES
The Sri Lankan Cabinet has unanimously approved a move to bring back capital punishment for drug-related crimes, a senior minister has said.
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- JULY 11, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WOMAN’S KIDNAP AND VIOLENT RAPE
A Kuwait man has been sentenced to death by hanging for impersonating a police officer, kidnapping and raping an Asian woman under armed threat.
JULY 11, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA TO HANG 19 DRUG CONVICTS
Sri Lanka will carry out the death sentence for 19 convicts over serious drug offences
- JULY 10, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY FLOGS YOUNG MAN FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL
A young man was publicly flogged in eastern city of Kashmar, in Razavi Khorasan Province, the state-run Young Journalist Club website reported.
- JULY 10, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Police kills 50 times more than judges, and private citizens 45 times more.
USA - Police kills 50 times more than judges, and private citizens 45 times more.
JULY 10, 2018KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR HERDSMAN WHO KILLED EMPLOYER IN 2016
A herdsman who hacked his employer to death in Ziwa, Uasin Gishu county, has been sentenced to death by an Eldoret court.
- JULY 10, 2018Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Court of First Instance in Deir-Albalah sentenced to death by hanging Mosab Osama Abu Hanea, 27 years old, resident in An-nuserat Camp, after he was found guilty of murder.
- JULY 10, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Alvogen, Inc. sued the state Department of Corrections
USA - Nevada. Alvogen, Inc. sued the state Department of Corrections
- JULY 10, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING SON OVER WITCHCRAFT IN A-IBOM
Akwa Ibom High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene has sentenced a man to death by hanging for killing his 11-year-old son for allegedly casting spells on his business.
- JULY 10, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Death Row Prisoners End Lethal Injection Lawsuit, And Start The Nitrogen Gas One.
USA - Alabama. Death Row Prisoners End Lethal Injection Lawsuit, And Start The Nitrogen Gas One.
- JULY 10, 2018TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
NEW TAIPEI COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 4 YEAR OLD IN HIS CARE
The Taiwanese courts have handed down a death sentence to a man found guilty of the murder of a four year old child, whose care was entrusted to the man and his mother.
- JULY 10, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian citizen beheaded in Medina
10 July 2018: Bodeen Obeelo Amison executed for cocaine smuggle
JULY 10, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: POLICE KILL 50 TIMES MORE THAN THE JUDGES, AND PRIVATE CITIZENS 45 TIMES MORE
Police kill 50 times more than the judges, and private citizens 45 times more. According to "Killed By Police" (killedbypolice.net), from the beginning of the year to June 30, the police in the US have already killed 617 people.
- JULY 9, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES OVER 2012 DELHI GANG RAPE
India's Supreme Court upheld death sentences for three men over the infamous gang-rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 that sparked national protests and soul-searching.
JULY 9, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MURDERER OF 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH
The HCM City People’s Court handed down the death sentence to Nguyễn Hữu Tình, 18, after he admitted to murdering five members of a family in Bình Tân District last February.
- JULY 9, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Geddah
9 July 2018: Abed all-Teef Mohammad executed for heroin smuggle
- JULY 8, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: ISIS TERRORIST SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING OF 16 CIVILIANS
Nineveh Criminal Court has sentenced an ISIS affiliated terrorist to death on accusations of targeting security forces by planting explosive devices in al-Hamdaniya district.
- JULY 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Medina
8 July 2018: Madeen bin Hamed al-Kfari executed for the murder of a child
- JULY 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AFGHAN NATIONAL HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
According to HRANA news agency, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on murder charges.
- JULY 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mousa Ghazanfar Abadi executed
IRAN - Mousa Ghazanfar Abadi executed
JULY 7, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYMADHYA PRADESH COURT PRONOUNCES DEATH PENALTY TO MAN WHO RAPED 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A man who was accused of raping a nine-year-old girl in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, was convicted for the heinous crime and awarded capital punishment by a Bhopal court.
JULY 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN EXECUTES 8 ISIS FIGHTERS OVER 2017 ATTACK ON PARLIAMENT
Iran said it executed eight people convicted in the 2017 Islamic State group attack on parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran.
- JULY 6, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas received new lethal injection supplies in June.
USA - Texas. Texas received new lethal injection supplies in June.
- JULY 6, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Keith Barlow to death.
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Keith Barlow to death.
- JULY 6, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces sentenced Andrew Witt to life without parole.
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces sentenced Andrew Witt to life without parole.
- JULY 6, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN HANGS CULT LEADER SHOKO ASAHARA, 6 OTHERS FOR 1995 TOKYO SUBWAY SARIN ATTACK
The former leader of Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese doomsday cult that carried out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, was executed alongside six other members of the cult, Japanese media reported.
- JULY 6, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: THREE DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which handed down a death sentence on three members of the Bakassi Boys vigilante group in 2006.
JULY 5, 2018Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED FOR MURDER
The Gaza Court of First Instance issued a death sentence against Y. B. from Gaza City after being convicted of murder
JULY 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN MAZANDARAN PROVINCE
According to ILNA news agency, a prisoner identified as A. M., son of Seyyed Ne'mat, was executed in Mazandaran Province.
- JULY 5, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Col. Vance Spath, the military judge presiding over the Guantánamo proceedings, announced his retirement.
USA - Col. Vance Spath, the military judge presiding over the Guantánamo proceedings, announced his retirement.
- JULY 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistani nationals crucified at public park in Rivadeh
5 July 2018: Adam Khan Iyas Khan and Asad Mohammed Yousef Khan executed
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JULY 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED IN THE CENTRAL PRISON OF ORUMIEH
A woman was hanged at dawn in the Central Prison of Orumieh along with two other male prisoners. The identity of the executed woman has not been made available, yet.
- JULY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Medina
4 July 2018: Salman al-Saaedi executed for murder
JULY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIAN FREED FROM DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI RETURNS TO INDONESIA
Nurkoyah Marsan Dasan, an Indonesian female worker from Rengasdengklok, Karawang, West Java Province, awarded death penalty by the Saudi Court for the death of the child of her employer, was released and finally returned to Indonesia.
JULY 3, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN TABRIZ
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Tabriz Central Prison.
JULY 3, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES ELECTORAL DELEGATE IN MIDDLE SHABELLE
Al-Shabaab militant group has shot dead an elder, who took part in 2016 elections as a delegate.
JULY 3, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL SENTENCED TO DEATH BECAUSE HER BROTHER RAPED HER
In Pakistan, a 19-year-old woman was sentenced to death after she accused her brother of raping her, threatening with a gun.
- JULY 3, 2018OmanDEATH PENALTY
OMAN: WOMAN, LOVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HUSBAND’S MURDER
An Omani woman and her accomplice have been sentenced to death for murdering her husband, according to the Public Prosecution.
- JULY 3, 2018ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Jury Returns Life Sentence in Third Consecutive High-Profile Death-Penalty Case: Glen Law Galloway
USA - Colorado. Jury Returns Life Sentence in Third Consecutive High-Profile Death-Penalty Case: Glen Law Galloway
- JULY 3, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Nevada Announces New Drug Protocol Eight Days Before Scheduled Execution of Scott Dozier
USA - Nevada. Nevada Announces New Drug Protocol Eight Days Before Scheduled Execution of Scott Dozier
- JULY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Isha
3 July 2018: Ahmad bin Yaakoob executed for murder
- JULY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian citizen beheaded in Medina
3 July 2018: Abo Doromi Aweeda executed for cocaine smuggle
JULY 3, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN REDUCES DEATH PENALTY, LIFE SENTENCE AGAINST 1700 DRUG CONVICTS
Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, the Tehran prosecutor general, announced that 1,700 sentences of narcotic-related cases have been commuted from capital punishment and life sentence to less severe forms of punishment.
- JULY 2, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 2 DAESH MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Dhi Qar Criminal Court in southern Iraq has sentenced two Daesh militants to death for involvement in terrorist attacks.
- JULY 2, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ARMY CHIEF CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 12 HARDCORE TERRORISTS
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed death sentences of 12 “hardcore terrorists”, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
JULY 2, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PUNJAB WANTS DEATH PENALTY FOR SMUGGLERS
The Punjab cabinet decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug smugglers.
- JULY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian citizen beheaded in Mecca
1 July 2018: Askhar Anwar Sek executed for murder