Feb. 22
BAHAMAS:
Public To Pay Costs Of Murder Convict's Appeal
The public will have to bear the costs of a man's appeal against a murder
conviction and death sentence after he was unable to retain private legal
representation.
Anthony Clarke Sr, of Mount Pleasant Village, told Justi
Feb. 23
JAPAN:
Saudi executes 10th convict this year
A Saudi citizen convicted of murder has been beheaded, the interior ministry
says, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom this year to 10.
Salem al-Jahdali beat fellow tribesman Abdullah al-Jahdali to death following a
d
Feb. 24
INDIA:
The politics of executions in India; Indian Muslims and people of Guru's home
state of Jammu and Kashmir have accused the Congress government of playing
dirty politics by fast-tracking his execution. This allegation has some
substance
"The 23 years of life in a prison
Feb. 25
BANGLADESH:
Death for 8 for killing official in Bangladesh
A court in Bangladesh Tuesday awarded the death penalty to 8 people for killing
a ward commissioner of Lalbagh area here 18 years ago.
Hazi Mohammad Alim, commissioner of the ward, was shot and stabbed to death at
Az
Feb. 26
BANGLADESH:
8 to die for Alim murder3 of the convicts still on the run
A Dhaka court yesterday awarded death penalty to 8 people including three
siblings for killing Lalbagh ward commissioner Hazi Mohammad Alim 18 years
back.
Soon after the judgment, victim's brother Badir
Feb. 27
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Fate still uncertain for drug accused Kiwis in UAE jail
3 New Zealanders accused of drug crimes in the United Arab Emirates are still
in jail and still not sure what charges they face.
After a brief court appearance in Sharjah, at which only 1 of the defend
Mar. 1
IRANexecutions
9 executions including 3 in public during 48 hours
9 prisoners have been executed in different cities including 3 public ones in
Alborz province.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 3
prisoners have been hanged in Mehrshahr
Mar. 2
INDIA:
"President's decision on mercy plea beyond review"
The Centre on Saturday assailed the January 21 Supreme Court verdict commuting
the death sentence of 15 convicts to life term, saying the President's decision
in disposing of a mercy petition was beyond judicial review.
March 3
THE MALDIVES:
Comment: The politics of the death penalty in the Maldives
In a presidential campaign rally in 2008, former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
dismissed the issue of death penalty:
"Maldivians won't accept it. The international community no longer accepts
it...this
Mar. 4
IRANexecution
Farzaneh Moradi, A 26 year young woman, was hanged this morning
Farzaneh Moradi, 26 year old woman whose scheduled execution was postponed one
months ago, was hanged early this morning.
Quoting Farzaneh's lawyer Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, the Iranian enws website
March 5
SURINAME:
Greg Mulholland MP writes: Suriname - another step forward for death penalty
abolitionists
I have been a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Abolition
of the Death Penalty since 2010. At the time it was excellently chaired by
Alistair Carmichael, wh
Mar. 6
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
Lethal injection chosen as method for PNG death penalty
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions, Christof Heyns, is in Papua New Guinea assessing the newly imposed
death penalty.
Death by lethal injection has b
Mar. 7
My next postings to this list will be on Sunday, March 16
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IRANjuvenile execution
Execution of a minor offender in Iran
A 21 year old man was hanged in Northern Iran for an alleged murder he
committed at the age of 17. Despite ratifying the UN Convention for the
Mar. 16
IRAN---execution
1 Prisoner Hanged Today in Northern Iran
1 prisoner was hanged in the prison of Semnan (Northern Iran) early this
morning.
The official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Semnan reported that the
prisoner, identified as "H. P." son of Mohammadreza, was conv
March 18
UKRAINE:
Ukrainian Radical Party suggests death penalty for traitors and spies
While Moscow proposes constitutional reform and greater regions' autonomy as
steps to counter political crisis in Ukraine, Ukranian radicals have drawn a
new legislation draft suggesting to break d
March 18
PAKISTAN:
On death-row: The living dead men of Pakistan
8 feet by 6 feet - that's how big most prison cells are for anyone who is
sentenced to death in Pakistan. An inmate on death-row is kept in this cell
until his execution takes place which, because of the 2008 moratorium
March 19
JAPAN:
Hirata trial highlights evolving court system; Plainer speech, swifter trials
are direct result of using lay judges
In the same courtroom where many of his fellow Aum Shinrikyo cult members were
tried years before, Makoto Hirata was convicted and sentenced earlier thi
March 19
IRAN:
Iran's busy hangmen
The hangman is out of work in most of the West. Even in the United States,
where several states are searching for more "compassionate" ways to kill,
capital punishment is not as popular as it used to be.
The mullahs in Iran are as enthusiastic as eve
March 21
JAPAN:
Death penalty upheld for woman
The Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court upheld on Thursday capital
punishment for a woman convicted of killing two men in 2009, based mainly on
circumstantial evidence.
Presiding Judge Ihei Tsukamoto concurred with the lower court
March 22
BANGLADESH:
152 Bangladeshi soldiers sentenced to death over 2009 mutiny
A Bangladeshi court sentenced more than 150 soldiers to death and jailed
hundreds more Tuesday, after a mass trial over a 2009 mutiny in which scores of
top officers were massacred.
Some 823 soldiers p
Mar. 23
IRAQ:
Iraqi Journalists Call for Execution of Radio Broadcaster's Killer; Radio Free
Iraq Journalist Killed in Baghdad
Iraqi journalists are calling for the execution of a presidential guard accused
of killing the Baghdad bureau chief of Radio Free Iraq, an arm of the U.S.
go
March 25
INDIA:
Changing Hearts and Minds in India
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Wednesday, Amnesty International will release its 2014 global
Death Penalty report. Some believe that using the death penalty is fine as long
as the public supports it. But history is littered with human rights viola
March 25
EGYPT:
Amnesty condemns Egypt death penalty
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International criticized Egyptian
authorities, saying "This is the largest single batch of simultaneous death
sentences we've seen in recent years, not just in Egypt but anywhere in the
world" on Mond
March 26
BARBADOS:
Barbados AG says mandatory death penalty to end
Barbados plans to abolish its mandatory death penalty for murder convictions -
a penalty that the government has ignored for 3 decades.
No killer has been executed in Barbados since 1984 despite the law, but
Attorne
March 27
EGYPT:
Egypt Junta Orders More Mass Trials: Over 2100 Now Face Death; Many Are Being
Tried in Absentia for Links to Ousted Govt
Egypt's presumptive new president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has promised his regime
won't engage in punitive action against its rivals, but that promise
March 27
TAIWAN:
Taiwan's justice ministry resolute on capital punishment
Taiwan's Ministry of Justice said Thursday that it will continue carrying out
capital punishment lawfully and with discretion in spite of Amnesty
International (AI) renewing its call for the abolishment of the d
March 27
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi beheads man for murder
A Saudi man convicted of shooting dead a compatriot in a dispute was beheaded
by the sword on Monday, the interior ministry said.
Mohammed bin Khamees al-Hantushi al-Enzi was found guilty of killing Ibrahim
bin Marfu al-
March 28
GLOBAL:
Executions make a mockery of any justice systemAt least 778 people were
executed in 22 countries in 2013
For a long time, I believed the death penalty to be a legitimate, albeit severe
punishment for severe crimes. In Egypt, where I grew up, there was nothing
exc
March 28
IRAQ:
Time running out for man facing the gallows in Iraq; Amnesty International
documented at least 169 executions in Iraq in 2013
Osama Jamal 'Abdallah Mahdi, a 32-year-old father of 2, has now spent more than
2 years on death row in Iraq for a crime he says he didn't commi
March 30
INDONESIA:
176 Indonesians Escape Death Penalty In Other Countries - Susilo
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono revealed that 176 people, including from the
Indonesian workforce (TKI), have escaped the death penalty in other countries.
"Over the years, we have successfully fr
March 31
PAKISTAN:
Musharraf pleads not guilty to treason
Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf, on Monday pleaded not guilty to
5 counts of treason, in the latest chapter of a long-running drama between the
country's increasingly assertive judiciary and its former military rul
March 31
EGYPT:
UN rights experts denounce mass death sentences as 'mockery of justice'
A group of 8 United Nations human rights independent experts today urged the
Egyptian authorities to quash the 529 death sentences announced in Egypt last
week and give the defendants new and fair tr
April 1
PAKISTAN:
Christian Man Appeals Blasphemy Death Sentence
Sawan Masih has claimed before the court that blasphemy charges were fabricated
to drive Christians off their land in Joseph Colony.
A Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy appealed against his
conviction Tuesda
April 1
INDIA:
SC rejects plea against relief for Rajiv killers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea made by the Centre to reconsider
its verdict commuting the death penalty of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi
assassination case to life terms after an over 11-year delay in t
April 2
SRI LANKA:
Sri Lanka Supreme Court upholds death sentence ruling for Angulana double
murder convicts
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today upheld the death penalty ruling of a lower
court given to the former police officers convicted of killing 2 youths in
2009.
A 5-judge bench o
Apr. 3
BARBADOS:
Mandatory death penalty to end
Barbados is moving to abolish its mandatory death penalty for murder
convictions - a punishment which the government has bypassed for 3 decades. No
killer has been executed here since 1984 Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite
told reporters
April 4
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudis extract US$1.9m 'blood money' to spare Indonesian helper from beheading
Indonesia has agreed to pay US$1.9 million to stop the impending execution of
an Indonesian domestic helper on death row in Saudi Arabia for murder, a
minister said.
Satinah Binti Jum
April 5
GLOBAL:
Is the Death Penalty Starting to Make a Global Comeback?
An Indian court today sentenced 3 men to death for the horrific gang rape of a
photojournalist in Mumbai last year. They are the 1st to be sentenced under
India's tough new anti-rape law.
The sentence hammers h
April 7
IRAQexecutions
Iraq executes 2 despite international outcry
Iraq executed 2 people convicted on anti-terror charges Monday, the justice
ministry said, despite international condemnation of Baghdad's use of the death
penalty and criticism of the country's judicial system.
T
April 7
INDIA:
Hold on death sentence of 2 Delhi gang rape convicts extended
The Supreme Court Monday extended its interim order putting on hold the
execution of death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta - 2 of the 4 convicts in
the Dec 16, 2012, Delhi gangrape case - as it sought mater
April 8
INDONESIA:
Indonesia to establish "Blood Money" Agency
After weeks of confusion, the Indonesian government has finally secured the
life of Satinah binti Jumadi Ahmad who is waiting to be executed on April 3,
unless the amount of 7 million riyals (US$1.9 million) or 21 billion R
April 9
IRANexecutions
1 Prisoner Hanged in Northwestern Iran- 3 to be Hanged in Baluchestan; After a
break in the executions on the occasion of the Iranian new year, the executions
have resumed in Iran. 1 prisoner was hanged in Ardebil today and 3 other
prisoners are scheduled to be
April 10
TURKEY/EGYPT:
Turkey Drafts Joint Declaration Against Egypt's Penalties
On Wednesday, Turkey's National Assembly drafted a joint declaration that
condemned the death penalty issued against 529 people in Egypt.
Signed by all political parties represented in the parliament, the
April 11
UGANDA:
For 300 years Britain hanged homosexuals
When President Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law, Europe and
the United States went into overdrive.
Aid was and continues to be cut. Threats were made if the law was not repealed.
Travel bans are to be impose
April 11
INDIA:
Ideal rape trial, or travesty of justice? 2 high-profile rape cases deliver
death penalties and touch off questions.
The 2 high-profile rape trials, which made history as the first cases to be
tried under the newly amended rape law, have been "successfully" concluded.
April 12
INDIA:
Shocking remarks: Boys make mistakes, it's not right to give death penalty for
committing rape, says SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav
Joining the bandwagon of making irresponsible & callous remarks, Samajwadi
Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today made a shocking comment b
Apr. 13
SOUTH AFRICA:
NFP calls for referendum on death penalty
The death penalty was abolished in the early 90's in South-Africa.
With an increase in violent crime, rape and farm murders groups from various
sectors of society has called for its reinstatement.
Recently the National Fr
April 14
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Former bodyguard to Abu Dhabi royal family could face death penalty
A man from Slough could face the death penalty if he is convicted of possessing
and selling drugs in Dubai.
Hasnain Ali, 32, who grew up in Cippenham, was on holiday in Dubai in May 201
April 15
BANGLADESH:
Sayedee appeal hearing ends
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ended the hearing on
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee's appeal against his death
sentence meted out by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
A 5-member bench of the Appell
April 16
BANGLADESH:
Owner of Collapsed Bangladesh Factory Faces Murder Charges
Bangladesh police today announced that they will press murder charges against
Sohel Rana, the owner of the 9-story factory building that collapsed and killed
1,135 garment workers last April. Infuriatingly
April 16
IRAN:
Iranian killer's execution halted at last minute by victim's parents; Convict
had noose around his neck when victim's mother approached, slapped him in the
face and spared his life
When he felt the noose around his neck, Balal must have thought he was about to
take his
April 17
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi beheaded for killing man with machinegun; His execution in Riyadh brings
to 13 the number of death sentences carried out this year
The authorities in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded a citizen convicted of
shooting dead a compatriot, the inter
April 18
INDONESIA:
Appeals court affirms death sentence for drug trafficker
The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the decision of the Miri High Court
meted on a former court interpreter who was sentenced to death for a drug
trafficking charge.
Datuk Mohamd Ariff Md Yusof, Datuk Roh
April 19
BRUNEI:
Brunei: Sultan institutes death penalty for homosexuality
The United Nations human rights office has criticised Brunei's planned
introduction of the death penalty for a raft of new offences, as part of a
shift to harsh Islamic punishments in the oil-rich sultanate.
"
April 21
PAKISTAN:
Government in 2 minds over 552 death row convicts
There are around 552 inmates across the country who will be hanged any time the
government desires to act upon the death penalty.
Most of these prisoners have been convicted in terrorism cases and exhausted
all leg
April 22
IRANexecutions
5 prisoners hanged in Gohardasht prison - report
The Iranian regime hanged five prisoners including a 68 year-old man on Tuesday
in Gohardasht prison in city of Karaj.
The prisoners were among a group of 6 who had been transferred to solitary
cells from se
April 22
BRUNEI:
Brunei temporarily halts implementing law stoning gay people
Brunei's new law mandating the stoning of gay people has been officially
delayed.
GayAsiaNews.com reports that the new penal code that calls for death by stoning
for same-sex relations, robbery, insulting o
April 23
IRAN:
The Execution Wave in Iran: 30 Executions in 2 Weeks
A 24 year old man was hanged in the Vakilabad prison of Mashhad (Northeastern
Iran) on Monday April 21. He was convicted of a murder allegedly committed in
2010, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Khorasan. The same n
April 24
THE BAHAMAS:
March and Rally: "No Bail Let Capital Punishment Prevail" event set for May 3rd
At present, incidences of crime, violent crimes in particular, continue to
increase in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Murders continue to devastate and
destabilize families while simu
April 24
MALI:
Mali coup leader faces possible death penalty
Officials say the leader of Mali's 2012 coup could face the death penalty after
a revision of charges filed against him over the deaths of soldiers who opposed
his rise to power.
Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo led the March 2012 co
April 26
BRUNEI:
Asian sexual health groups are alarmed about Brunei making homosexuality a
death penalty offenseAsian sexual health groups fear that Brunei's plans to
stone convicted homosexuals to death will hamper efforts to combat HIV among
men-who-have sex with men in South Ea
April 26
INDIA:
MHA to appeal against clemency to death row convicts
With 20 cases commuted from death penalty to life imprisonment by the Supreme
Court, the Union Home ministry is holding consultation with the Ministry of Law
and Justice, to appeal against the verdict before a constitu
April 26
IRANexecutions
Iran Hangs 3 Men Convicted Of Killing Prosecutor
Iran's state news agency says 3 men convicted of killing a prosecutor in the
country's restive border region with Pakistan have been executed.
IRNA says Omid Piri, Alireza Dahmardeh, and Iman Galavi were han
April 27
IRANexecution
One Prisoner Hanged Publicly in Northern Iran
1 prisoner was hanged in the public in Semnan (Northern Iran) today, April 26,
reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Semnan province.
The prisoner who was identified as "H. B.", was convicted o
April 28
LIBYA:
Judge Seeks Death Penalty for 32 Tripoli Fighting Suspects
Military Examining Magistrate Judge Fadi Sawan issued on Monday 2 separate
indictments calling for the death penalty against 32 suspects involved in the
gunbattles in the northern city of Tripoli.
In the 1st b
April 28
EGYPT:
Brotherhood leader, 682 supporters sentenced to death in Egypt
An Egyptian court sentenced the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682
supporters to death Monday, intensifying a crackdown on the movement that could
trigger protests and political violence ahead of an el
April 29
TAIWANexecutions
5 death-row inmates executed
Justice officials executed 5 death-row inmates Tuesday in Taiwan's 1st
executions of the year.
The Ministry of Justice said convicts Tai Wen-ching, Teng Kuo-liang, Liu
Yen-kuo, Tu Ming-hsiung and Tu Ming-lang were separately
April 29
EGYPT:
'There is no justice in this country anymore' - Egypt's mass death sentences
"Welcome to the village of death penalties", lawyer Ahmed Shabeeb told me as I
arrived in the village of Mattay earlier this week. I went there to meet the
families of some of the 528 people on
April 30
EGYPT:
A death sentence for 683 reveals the deeper crisis in Egypt's transition
Egypt's judicial system has, once again, shocked the international community.
The death sentences that were recommended last month for more than 528 people -
ostensibly Muslim Brotherhood supporters
April 30
TAIWAN:
Anti-death penalty activists condemn executions
Anti-death penalty activists yesterday criticized the government for the
execution of 5 death-row inmates on Tuesday, and accused President Ma Ying-jeou
of using the executions to divert attention from political controver
May 1
GLOBAL:
Execution methods around the world; Beheadings, hangings and electrocutions are
still performed as capital punishment
Despite campaigns calling for an end to capital punishment, executions are
still carried out around the world. in 2013, 22 countries executed people,
acc
May 2
MALDIVES:
THE MALDIVES:
Maldivian gov't criticized for reinstating death penalty
Human Rights watchdogs on Friday condemned moves by the Maldivian government to
reinstate the death penalty insisting it is causing "grave concern." The
Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) has conde
May 5
EUROPE:
Why is secular Europe so much more Christian on the death penalty? Only 5 % of
Americans believe Jesus would support capital punishment. Yet at least 55 %
support it themselves.
A big reason that last week's execution in Oklahoma was botched is that the
new, secretive c
May 7
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITYexecutions
Gaza Government Executes 2 for Israeli Collaboration
Gaza authorities have executed two men after finding them guilty of
collaboration with the Israeli military.
The Ministry of Interior said, in a statement, that "the death sentence was
carr
May 9
UNITED KINGDOM/BRUNEI:
Stoning Gays to Death? Life in Prison for Being LGBT? Britain Cannot Stay
Silent Any Longer
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in London this week as the honoured
guest of the Commonwealth Business Council. Among those welcoming him to the
grand s
May 10
EUROPEAN UNION/TAIWAN:
EU calls for Taiwan to abolish death penalty
The European Union expressed disappointment over Taiwan's execution of 5 death
row inmates in late April and called for an immediate moratorium on executions.
The European Union's stance against the death pena
May 12
IRANexecutions
3 prisoners including a woman hanged in 2 prisons
A woman has been hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj on Saturday May 10.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the
woman is identified as Behjat and was charged with murdering
May 12
TURKEY/EGYPT:
Egyptians in Turkey in hunger strike against executions
At the conference, IHH Humanitarian Relief general manager Bulent Yildirim and
a number of NGO members will speak. Following the speeches, doves and balloons
with the names of those who have been given the dea
May 12
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Death penalty for 2 murderers; Suspects strangled Emirati man and buried his
body in shallow grave they dug
2 Arab men were sentenced to death on Monday for the death by strangulation of
an Emirati man, a judiciary official at Ras Al Khaimah court told Gu
May 13
ISRAEL:
Israeli minister demands death sentences for Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz called for the death penalty to
be reinstated as a deterrent for Palestinian prisoners while welcoming the
decision to enforce life sentences.
Speaking ab
May 14
IRANexecutions
11 Hanged in 5 Days on Drug Related Charges
9 prisoners found guilty of drug trafficking charges were hanged in the Karoun
Prison courtyard in Ahvaz on May 12, 2014, after their sentences were confirmed
by the Revolutionary Court, the Prosecutor General, and
May 14
SUDAN:
Rescind death penalty against woman, EU tells Sudan
The European Union has demanded that the Sudanese authorities rescind the death
penalty by stoning on a woman for converting from Islam and marrying a
Christian. The convict, Maryam Yahya Ibrahim, a medical doctor was cha
May 15
UNITED KINGDOM:
Coventry's thought-provoking play about the last woman hanged
The true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, is
brought to the stage of the Criterion Theatre by a hugely talented cast of 5,
who together recreate the sleazy world of clubland
May 16
UNITED KINGDOM:
I would never have believed I'd be writing to a death row prisoner
Kate Hughes from Halewood Liverpool has been writing to American death row
prisoner Robert Pruett. Kate is now campaigning on Roberts behalf and he has
just been given a stay of execution.
The n
May 17
SUDAN:
Christians condemn death penalty for Sudanese doctor accused of apostasy
Sudanese Christians have condemned the sentencing of a Christian woman to death
by hanging after she married a Christian man.
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, refused to recant her Christian faith as orde
May 18
JAPAN:
Man on death row for 1998 murders dies of cancer
A 66-year-old man on death row for killing 2 people in 1998 has died of cancer
of the esophagus, Osaka prison officials said Friday.
Susumu Nakayama was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing Takemitsu Kikukawa,
37, and
May 19
BANGLADESH:
War Crimes Trial Prosecution seeks death penalty for Mobarak
The prosecution yesterday sought the capital punishment for war crimes accused
Mobarak Hossain as it believes that it has successfully proved all 5 charges
against him at the International Crimes Trib
May 20
SUDAN:
Sudan's ex-Premier faces death penalty
Sudan's ex-Prime minister Alsadig Almahdi, is facing charges that could lead to
a death penalty over alleged treason, the defense committee said.The head of
the defense Kamal El Jizouli told the APA on Monday that the prosecution h
May 20
THE MALDIVES:
3 minors charged in gang murder
3 minors have been charged over the death of 21-year-old Hussein Waheed, who
died from stab injuries to his chest on December 24, 2013.
A 16-year-old is also being charged with murder, while a 2nd 16-year-old is
being charged as an
May 21
SURINAME:
Death penalty to be revoked
Suriname, which has announced plans to remove the death penalty from its
criminal books, says it will increase the maximum jail term for life sentences
from 20 to 30 years.
Justice and Police Minister Edward Belfort said in addition to inc
May 21
BELARUS:
BELARUS EXECUTES SECOND PRISONER THIS YEAR
Mogilev Regional Court has confirmed that another death-row prisoner has been
executed in Belarus. At least 2 men remain on death row at imminent risk of
execution.
The execution of Rygor Yuzepchuk only became public knowledg
May 22
TAIWAN:
KMT lawmaker proposes mandatory penalty for metro killings
A lawmaker of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) proposed an amendment Thursday that
would require a life sentence or the death penalty for anyone convicted of
"random, indiscriminate killing," a response to the unprece
May 23
PAKISTAN:
PHC quashes death penalty of ex-husband
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday acquitted Malik Jehangir Khan of
death penalty in the murder case of his ex-wife and Pashto singer Ghazala Javed
on the basis of the compromise between the convict and the aggrieved family.
May 24
IRANexecution
Report: Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B fraud
A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam, the
largest fraud case since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, was executed
Saturday, state television reported.
Authorities put
May 27
IRANexecution
1 Prisoner Executed and 4 Prisoners Scheduled to be Executed on Wednesday
1 man was hanged in Qazvin (west of Tehran) while 4 prisoners were transferred
to solitary confinement scheduled to be executed on Wednesday.
Iran Human Rights, May 27, 2014: One priso
May 28
UNITED KINGDOM/KENYA:
UK government challenged on role in Kenyan death sentence
The government has been challenged to explain its support for a Kenyan
investigation that resulted in a death sentence being handed down based on
flawed evidence and a 'confession' extracted under to
May 30
SUDAN:
Sudan husband's hope for wife's death sentence appeal Daniel Wani visited his
children on Wednesday at the prison near Khartoum
The husband of a woman facing the death penalty in Sudan for abandoning her
religious faith has told the BBC he is hopeful an appeal against t
May 30
TAIWAN:
Death penalty for kidnappings abolished
The Legislative Yuan was to clear all legislation that has bipartisan consensus
by midnight this morning after the last day of the current session yesterday.
The legislature spent most of yesterday clearing bills in its final meet
May 31
SUDAN:
Sudanese woman ordered to hang could see sentence reversed; Sudan government
discussing possibility of overturning death sentence passed on Meriam Ibrahim,
following international anger over the decision
Sudan's government is discussing the possibility of reversing the de
June 1
SOMALIA:
Military court sentences death to 2 men for murdering a teenage girl
Both men admitted the murdering of a teenage girl in Mogadishu in April 6th.
Mogadishu (RBC) The military court of Somalia National Army has on Saturday
sentenced death penalty to 2 young men for the
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