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- DECEMBER 15, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley sentenced Alton Nolen to death.
USA - Oklahoma. Judge Lori Walkley sentenced Alton Nolen to death.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
DPIC 2017 YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES, EXECUTIONS AT NEAR-HISTORIC LOWS
Executions and new death sentences remained near historic lows in 2017, and public support for the death penalty polled at its lowest level in 45 years, according to DPIC's annual report, “The Death Penalty in 2017: Year End Report,” released December 14.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANGS 38 SUNNI MILITANTS IN MASS EXECUTION: JUSTICE MINISTRY
Iraq hanged 38 Sunni Muslim militants after they were sentenced to death on terrorism charges, the justice ministry said in a statement.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): FORMER DEATH ROW INMATE TIMOTHY HOWARD RELEASED
Arkansas Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
DECEMBER 14, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE NOW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Mandatory death sentence is no longer lawful in Kenya. This is after the Supreme Court on December 14 declared Section 204 of the Penal Code, which stipulates mandatory death sentence, as unconstitutional.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
USA - Arkansas. Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
DECEMBER 14, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST 3 FOR KILLING JUDGE’S SON
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against three people on charges of killing a judge’s son in the city of Mansoura in September 2014.
DECEMBER 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
Two inmates were hanged in Iran, including one in public in Khoy.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF DJALALI
On the confirmation of the death sentence of Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali with allegations of espionage by the Supreme Court, Hands Off Cain demands Italy to take a strong stand.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017DEATH PENALTY
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
DECEMBER 13, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: REPORT, DETERRENCE IS BASED ON CERTAINTY OF APPREHENSION, NOT SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT
The certainty of apprehension, not the severity of punishment, is more effective as a deterrent.