2014

In 2014, no new death sentences were recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

In 2014, no new death sentences were recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

MARYLAND: GOV. MARTIN O'MALLEY COMMUTES FOUR DEATH SENTENCES

Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the death sentences of the last 4 inmates remaining on death row, effectively ending capital punishment in the state.

PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF ATTACK CASE CONVICT EXECUTED

Niaz Muhamamd, convicted of orchestrating murder attempt on former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, was hanged in Peshawar at Central Jail.

CHINA: S. KOREAN DRUG OFFENDER EXECUTED

USA - California. A jury sentenced Corey Lynn King to death

USA - California. A jury sentenced Corey Lynn King to death

USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered new evaluation for Eric Mann

USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered new evaluation for Eric Mann

USA - Florida. Decades after FBI lab scandal, attorneys reviewing old Tampa Bay murder cases.

USA - Florida. Decades after FBI lab scandal, attorneys reviewing old Tampa Bay murder cases.

SAUDI ARABIA: 86TH EXECUTION OF 2014 CARRIED OUT

Saudi Arabia beheaded a man in the southern Najran region for stabbing a relative to death, the interior ministry said.

IRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN ORUMIEH PRISON

The Iranian regime’s henchmen hanged a group of seven prisoners in the main prison in

IRAQ: 3442 DETAINEES WITH TERRORISM CHARGES RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, 2014

Federal Legislative Authority announced today the release of 3442 detainees for terrorist charges, who

USA - Idaho. Correction officials considered firing squad.

USA - Idaho. Correction officials considered firing squad.

SYRIA: ISLAMIC STATE CRUCIFIES TWO CIVIL SERVANTS CONVICTED OF FRAUD

The Islamic State, which has established its 'caliphate' in large parts of Syria and Iraq, continues to escalate

JAPAN: 129 INMATES REMAIN ON DEATH ROW

Japan’s prisons had 129 inmates on death row as of Dec 26, according to a Justice Ministry report.

the Court of Appeal of the Governorate of Nabeul sentenced to death a young man who had stabbed to

the Court of Appeal of the Governorate of Nabeul sentenced to death a young man who had stabbed to

IRAN: 3 PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN

Three prisoners were executed in the yard of Central Prison of Zahedan, reported the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

CHINA: JAPANESE, KOREAN DRUG DEALERS SENTENCED

Six people nabbed in a cross-border drug trafficking case in China, including one Japanese and two

a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a

a Pakistani man, Ismail Khan Sayed, was beheaded in Eastern Province after his conviction for smuggling "a

PAKISTAN: BAN KI-MOON URGED NAWAZ SHARIF TO HALT EXECUTIONS

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Pakistan to end capital punishment and restore a moratorium

IRAN: 7 PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ

seven prisoners convicted of drug related crimes were executed in the yard of Adelabad prison in Shiraz,

PAKISTAN: EUROPE CONDEMNS DECISION TO RESUME EXECUTIONS

the European Union Mission in Islamabad discouraged Pakistan’s decision to resume executions in the

MAURITANIA: FIRST APOSTASY DEATH SENTENCE

A 30-year-old Muslim man, Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, became the first person to be

UAE: WIDOW SPARES HUSBAND’S KILLER DEATH SENTENCE

The widow of a murdered security guard spared the killer the death sentence at the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.

IRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE PRISON OF MASHHAD

A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not

SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTE YOUNG MAN FOR SUSPECTED SPYING

Al Shabaab militants have executed a young man for suspected spying for the Federal Government of

JORDAN: MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF JORDANIANS SUPPORT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

An opinion poll was released showing that more than two-thirds of Jordanians support capital punishment.

a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of

a Saudi man, Suleiman bin Abdullah, was beheaded in Buraidah after being convicted of

MALAYSIA: MAID FROM THAILAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

A High Court in Malaysia sentenced a maid from Thailand to death after finding her guilty as charged for

USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions

USA - Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot ruled that Oklahoma's new execution protocol is not cruel or unusual and the state can resume executions