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APRIL 10, 2018BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING EXPAT
A Chittagong court sentenced five persons to death in a case filed for killing a Bangladesh-born American citizen in 2011.
APRIL 10, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 6-YR-OLD BOY
A court in Pilibhit (UP) sentenced a 35-year-old man to be hanged to death for killing a six-year-old boy in Amariya township last year.
- APRIL 9, 2018Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
IVORY COAST: AFRICAN REGIONAL CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
The work of the 3rd African Regional Congress Against the Death Penalty has been opened in Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire.
APRIL 9, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN KEY ISLAMIC STATE LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH ON GENOCIDE CHARGES
An Iraqi court sentenced seven key Islamic State (IS) leaders to death as they were found guilty of killing scores of innocent people in Nineveh.
- APRIL 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Mecca
8 April 2018: Mogren al-Ateebe executed for murder
APRIL 7, 2018DEATH PENALTYUSA: STUDY ANALYZES CAUSES OF ‘ASTONISHING PLUNGE’ IN DEATH SENTENCES
Multiple factors have collectively led to an “astonishing plunge” in death sentences over the last twenty years, according to a new study, Lethal Rejection, published in the 2017/2018 Albany Law Review.
- APRIL 7, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Study Analyzes Causes of “Astonishing Plunge” in Death Sentences
USA - Study Analyzes Causes of “Astonishing Plunge” in Death Sentences
APRIL 6, 2018DEATH PENALTYEGYPT: OTHER 12 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN MARCH
Hands Off Cain has learned of 12 other executions in Egypt last month.
APRIL 6, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: WOMAN ACQUITTED AFTER 20 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A Pakistani woman infamously put on death row for killing her family in 1998 has been acquitted and walked free after 20 years in prison, her lawyer said.
- APRIL 5, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt 2 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes
5 April 2018: the Helwan Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to death in a robbery-linked homicide.
- APRIL 5, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Cindy Truong sentenced Dustin Melvin Davison to death.
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Cindy Truong sentenced Dustin Melvin Davison to death.
APRIL 5, 2018BelizeDEATH PENALTYBELIZE: ALL PRISONERS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE TO BE RE-SENTENCED
At least 44 prisoners currently serving life sentences in Belize will be re-sentenced following an important judgment by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).