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MAY 27, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO CONNECTED TO KARAK TERROR CELL UPHELD
The Court of Cassation upheld a February State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing two men to death in connection with the Karak terror cell case that resulted in the death of 10 people in Karak Governorate in 2016.
MAY 27, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: THREE FRENCH IS MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 26 May 2019 sentenced three French citizens to death after they were found guilty of joining the Islamic State group, a court official said.
MAY 27, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER
A military court in Mogadishu on 25 May 2019 sentenced Somali police officer to death for killing a rickshaw driver earlier this month.
- MAY 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Death-row prisoner Mehdi Cheraghi was hanged in public in Hamedan on the morning of 23 May 2019.
- MAY 26, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IS PUBLIC OPINION A JUSTIFIABLE REASON NOT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SURVEYS OF EIGHT COUNTRIES
The purpose of this article is to shed light on the issue of the death penalty from the findings of public opinion surveys carried out in eight retentionist countries (named below) which have continued to maintain that abolition is not feasible because of
MAY 26, 2019JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS 'BLACK WIDOW' DEATH SENTENCE
A Japanese court on 24 May 2019 upheld the death sentence for a woman dubbed the "Black Widow", who used cyanide to kill a string of elderly and rich lovers and pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance.
- MAY 25, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. SB 719, also known as Lauren’s Law, passed House and Senate
USA - Texas. SB 719, also known as Lauren’s Law, passed House and Senate
- MAY 25, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bills tackling intellectual disability and mental illness cases fail
USA - Texas. Bills tackling intellectual disability and mental illness cases fail
- MAY 24, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would require two members of the Legislature to witness any execution
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would require two members of the Legislature to witness any execution
- MAY 23, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House overrode Governor's veto of HB 455 that abolishes the death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. The House overrode Governor's veto of HB 455 that abolishes the death penalty.
- MAY 23, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Former Death-Row Prisoner Charles Ray Finch Freed After 43 Years.
USA - North Carolina. Former Death-Row Prisoner Charles Ray Finch Freed After 43 Years.
- MAY 23, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Bobby Joe Long, 65, White, a serial killer, was executed.
USA - Florida. Bobby Joe Long, 65, White, a serial killer, was executed.