March 30
TURKEY:
Turkish opposition demands to restore death penalty for terrorists
In Turkey, the head of the opposition National Movement Party (MHP) Devlet
Bahceli urged the government to restore the death penalty for terrorists, the
Turkish TV channel TRT Haber reported March 30.
March 29
LEBANON:
Suspects in Beirut murder face death penalty
3 suspects in the murder of an old-man and his housemaid in an upscale Beirut
neighborhood will face the death penalty.
Beirut's First Investigative Judge Ghassan Oueidat Tuesday requested the death
sentence for a
March 29
INDIA:
Yug's killer moves HC
One of the perpetrators in Yug Chandak case - Arvind Abhilash Singh (23) -
moved the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court challenging the death sentence
awarded to him while praying for leniency.
A division bench comprising Justice Bhushan Gavai
March 28
BANGLADESH:
Nizami to file review petition Tuesday
Condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami will file
a petition seeking review of the Appellate Division verdict that upheld his
death sentence.
"The review petition will be filed tomorrow with
March 27
BANGLADESH:
Condemned prosioner dies mysteriously in Ctg jail
A young condemned prisoner died a 'mysterious' death in Chittagong Central jail
on Friday afternoon.
A day after his death, the jail authorities on Saturday said prisoner Abu
Raihan, 25, who was sentenced to
March 26
MALAYSIA:
Waytha questions why the rush to execute 3 last Friday
Hindraf Makkal Sakthi, an ad hoc apolitical human rights movement, has urged
the government to put in place a moratorium for all pending executions until it
introduces a Bill in Parliament to abolish capital
March 25
RUSSIA:
Russian Duma Deputies Propose Death Penalty for Terrorists
A number of Russian Duma deputies have proposed a bill that would introduce the
death penalty for terrorism-related crimes, the Kommersant newspaper reported
Friday.
The bill was introduced by A Just Russia
March 25
FRANCE:
The Death-Penalty Abolitionist Who Invented the GuillotineThe 18th-century
doctor Joseph Ignace Guillotin hoped a more humane method of execution would
eventually lead to the end of capital punishment.
One day in May 1738, legend has it, a woman approaching the
March 24
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi Arabia carries out 76th execution of the yearKingdom faces criticism
from rights groups over its use of the death penalty
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have executed the 76th person to be put to death in
the country this year.
Saudi
March 24
CANADA:
Trudeau Should Follow Dad's Footsteps on Death Penalty, Advocate
SaysProminent US activist in Vancouver tonight to call Canadians to action.
Leno Rose-Avila remembers the 1st time he met someone who narrowly avoided the
electric chair.
While attending a debate 3
March 24
SOUTH AFRICA:
South Africa exhumes political prisoners hanged during apartheid
South Africa on Wednesday commenced the exhumation of 83 political prisoners
hanged at Pretoria Central Prison during the apartheid era, Justice Minister,
Michael Masutha, said.
The minister said
March 23
NIGERIAimpending execution
3 years after, killer of 11 police to die by hanging
The Oporoma Judicial Division of the High Court in Bayelsa State has sentenced
to death by hanging 1 of the killers of the 11 policemen at Lobia 2 community
in Southern Ijaw Local Government
March 23
PAKISTAN:
Since lifting of moratorium: 353 convicts hanged since Dec 2014, SC told
The federal government on Tuesday informed the top court that 353 death-row
prisoners have been hanged in the country after the lifting of moratorium on
capital punishment in the wake of a
March 22
MALDIVES:
Maldives to begin final appeal of 2 high profile death sentences
Supreme Court is to begin this week the final appeal proceedings over the death
sentences handed in 2 high profile murder cases.
Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Nabeel, 22, a resident of Reef in
March 21
UNITED KINGDOM/ETHIOPIA:
Andy Tsege: Britain helps fund Ethiopian regime holding UK activist on death
rowThe UK Government is using taxpayers' money to bolster the Ethiopian
security forces responsible for the imprisonment of a 60-year-old Briton facing
the death
March 18
AFGHANISTAN:
Hundreds Gather To Commemorate Afghan Woman Lynched By Mob
Hundreds of Afghans have taken to the streets in Kabul to commemorate the death
anniversary of a woman killed by a mob.
In March last year, a Kabul mob brutally attacked 27-year-old Farkhunda
March 16
SWAZILAND:
Swazi lawmakers want death penalty to stay
While the African Union's Commissioner on Human and People's Rights Pansy
Tlakula wants Swaziland to abolish the death penalty, parliamentarians want
murderers to be killed, APA learnt on Wednesday.While on a visit to
March 16
IRAQexecution
Iraq executes Saudi prisoner 'for terrorism'
Iraqi authorities executed Saudi prisoner Abdullah Mahmous Sydat last Sunday.
Sydat was being held in Al-Nasiryah Prison, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
According to Al-Riyadh newspaper, the Iraqi Ministry of
March 19
BARBADOS:
Mercy for victims' families too
It would be quite hard for any reasonable person to argue with any degree of
strength that there is not significant merit in the suggestion of Director of
Public Prosecutions (DPP) Charles Leacock QC on the way the Mercy Committee
March 17
TANZANIA:
19 Face Death Penalty Over Albino Killings in Tanzania
19 people have been sentenced to death after being convicted of killing
albinos, the Tanzanian government has confirmed.
Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Hamad Yusuf Masauni told Anadolu Agency on
Saturday that
March 15
LEBANON:
Judge seeks death penalty for suspects linked to 2015 Beirut bombings
A military judge Tuesday demanded the death penalty for 20 accused of
organizing and planning a 2015 twin suicide attack that killed 47 people and
wounded more than 200 in a Beirut suburb.
March 14
PAKISTAN:
SC maintains death penalty of 5 murderers from Gujrat
The Supreme Court on Monday maintained death penalty of Ashraf Baho, who was
involved in the killing of 5 people at Shaheen Chock Gujrat, while changing the
death penalty of Nasar into life in prison.
A
March 14
BURMAexecutions
Wa Authorities Say 2 Men Executed in Self-Ruling Region
A court in Panghsang handed down death sentences to 2 people found guilty of
murder in the autonomous Wa Special Region, where on Sunday the duo were
executed, according to local sources.
Zhao
March 13
PAKISTAN:
Laws For Children
The senate passed a landmark amendment to the penal code on Friday by
criminalising acts of sexual assault against children. In the aftermath of the
Kasur scandal, the need for this law was self-evident. The abuse of children
has existed in
March 3
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
5 executed in Saudi as toll hits 69
A Qatari and a Jordanian were among 5 people executed in Saudi Arabia on
Tuesday, bringing to 69 the number of people it has put to death this year.
The Qatari, Mohammed Jarboui, was executed in the eastern region
March 2
SOUTH KOREA:
Parliament passes anti-terrorism bill after 15 yrs
South Korea's ruling-party controlled parliament passed a long-stalled
anti-terrorism bill Wednesday amid possible terror threats from North Korea.
The government-backed bill, which bypassed the normal process
March 2
IRELAND:
From death row to wedding vows: Watch how 1 couple found love after life
staring at execution"They could imprison us physically but not in our mind,
heart or spirit." The haunting words from former death row prisoners are ones
that are not usually repeated nearly
March 1
SRI LANKA:
Death Penalty to Melga Estate Case Murderer, other 2 suspects declared innocent
The High Court of Chilaw handed Death Sentence yesterday to one of the three
suspects of the assassination of the land lord of Melga Estate, Mudukatuwa,
Chilaw.
The High Court Judge
Feb. 29
IRAQ:
24 people executed by ISIS in Mosul including group's finance minister
At least 24 people including a top official of the Islamic State in Mosul were
executed on various charges by the group on Monday. 213 others were also
captured, a Kurdish official told Rudaw.
"On
Feb. 29
TURKEY:
Deputy PM urges Parliament to restore honor of coup victims
The Constitutional Conciliation Committee of Parliament will soon convene to
relaunch talks to replace the current Constitution, which was written during
the Turkish military coup of the 1980s.Urging all
Feb. 28
BANGLADESH:
Minister urges chief justice to point out lapses in war crimes cases
Against the backdrop of strong dissatisfaction of the Supreme Court about the
way the prosecution and the investigation agency of the war crimes tribunal are
handling the 1971 war crimes cases,
Feb. 27
SYRIA:
ISIS militants have stoned to death 2 teenage girls who were accused of
committing adultery
2 teenage girls accused of committing adultery have been stoned to death by
Islamic State militants in Syria. Hasna, 17, and Madiha, 16, died after the
assault in Deir
Feb. 26
SINGAPORE:
47-year-old Singaporean charged with Teck Whye temple murdeThe victim was
found dead at Chin Long Kong Chinese Temple along Teck Whye Lane on Feb 14.
Loh Suan Lit, 47, was on Friday (Feb 26) charged with the murder of Mr Tan Poh
Huat, who was 53.
The victim
Feb. 26
IRANexecution
A prisoner hanged, 3 dozen death verdicts issued in run-up to elections
The Iranian regime's henchmen in the main prison of the northern city of Gorgan
secretly hanged a 52-year-old man who had been arrested on drug-related
charges.
The Iranian regime's
Feb. 25
PAKISTANexecutions
Pakistan hangs 4 in 2 days
4 murder convicts were hanged in Pakistan in 2 days.
3 prisoners were hanged in 2 jails on February 23.
In Toba, Mumtaz Ahmad of Bhakkar was hanged for killing Noor Muhammad Khaira in
Chak 264/GB Rajana some 24 years ago.
In
Feb. 25
ZIMBABWE:
Mnangagwa correct on inhumaneness of death penalty
It was interesting to hear Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressing the
indaba of Legal Affairs ministers in Rome, Italy, as he spoke of efforts being
made to abolish capital punishment in Zimbabwe.
For
Feb. 24
TANZANIA:
9 ivory poachers accused of shooting hero British helicopter pilot out of the
sky as he tried to save elephants in Tanzania appear in court charged with
murder and may face death penalty if guilty; Niles Gunga, 28, is charged with
murder in Bariadi District Court,
Feb. 24
BOTSWANA:
Ditshwanelo hosts Death Penalty dialogue
The Botswana Centre for Human Rights hosted a two (2) day dialogue on Access to
Justice and the Death Penalty in Botswana, from February 9-10, 2016. The
dialogue was facilitated by Justice Lovemore Paul Chikopa, Judge of the
Feb. 23
PHILIPPINES:
Chiz opposes death penalty
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero yesterday reiterated
his belief that law offenders deserve 2nd chances, echoing Pope Francis'
position for the need to abolish the death penalty across the globe.
"Habang may
Feb. 23
GLOBAL:
The death penalty saves lives - the pope is wrong to call for a ban
The pope wants a worldwide ban on the death penalty and it is not hard to think
of countries where the range of offences that attract it is frighteningly
large. The frequency of its application is
Feb. 22
LATVIA:
Almost 40 % of Latvians call for the re-introduction of the death penalty
According to a recent survey by Latvian research company, SKDS, slightly over
1/3 of Latvian residents believe that the country should re-introduce the death
penalty.
The survey took place in
Feb. 21
INDIA:
Supreme Court to hear contempt plea against Kanhaiya Kumar, SAR Gilani tomorrow
The plea alleged that by terming the execution as "judicial killing", Kumar and
others have committed contempt of the court which had delivered the verdict.
The Supreme Court has agreed
Feb. 20
PAKISTAN:
To The Gallows
Pakistan hanged 324 people last year to rank third worldwide in terms of
executions, but the vast majority of those put to death had no links to
militant groups or attacks according to human rights groups.
The general sentiment is that criminals,
Feb. 19
PHILIPPINES:
Pacquiao deletes post about gays being 'put to death', repeats bible verse on
interview
Boxer and Philippine congressman, Manny Pacquiao is in a middle of a massive
scandal following statements saying that allowing same-sex marriage 'makes us
worse than
Feb. 18
PAKISTAN:
Christian couple sentenced to death for sending 'blasphemous' texts to an
Islamic cleric in Pakistan say they were tortured into confessing to the crime
A disabled Christian man and his wife sentenced to death in Pakistan for
blasphemy have claimed they were
Feb. 18
INDONESIA:
Jessica's lawyers file pretrial motion
Lawyers of Jessica Kumala Wongso filed a pretrial motion with the Central
Jakarta District Court to challenge her suspect status in the murder case of
Wayan Mirna Salihin, who died after drinking cyanide-laced coffee.
Yudi
Feb. 17
NIGERIA:
ECOWAS Court adjourns death row case against FG
The Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court) on Wednesday adjourned till March
14 a case filed by Nnenna Obi, a prisoner on death row in Enugu, against the
Federal Government.
Obi had been on death row since 2005.
Feb. 17
IRAN:
Iran defends its capital punishment in Europe
Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, his country's Iran's capital
punishment law at the European parliament on Tuesday, saying Iran mostly
executes drug smugglers.
The remarks came in Brussels when lawmakers
Feb. 15
GREAT BRITAIN/THAILAND:
Revealed: Britain's National Crime Agency Helped Thai Police Put 2 Men On Death
RowCritical evidence used to sentence 2 Burmese bar workers to death last
year for the brutal murder of 2 British backpackers in the Thai resort of Koh
Tao was secretly
Feb. 14
PAKISTAN:
No juvenile convict executed after lifting of moratorium: expert
Legal consultant on Child Rights for Ministry of Human Rights, Sharafat A.
Chaudhry, said on Saturday that after lifting of moratorium on death penalty
Pakistan has not executed any juvenile convict.
Feb. 13
GERMANYfilm festival entry
Steve Coogan Film at Berlin Fest Puts Death Penalty on Trial
Is it possible to discuss an emotive topic like the death penalty with both
passion and reason? Steve Coogan hopes so.
The British actor-comedian plays a lawyer battling to keep his
Feb. 12
RUSSIA/UKRAINE:
Kremlin-backed militants threaten death sentences for prisoners
A spokesperson for the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has claimed
that the militants are not holding any civilians or anybody else illegally. All
those in custody, Darya Morozova
Feb. 11
SINGAPORE:
Masseuse charged with murder of boyfriend
A masseuse was charged at the Magistrate Court here today with the murder of
her boyfriend last month.
Ng Choon Wah, 53, together with another suspect who is still at large, is
accused of causing the death of Ng Kin Hock,
Feb. 11
BANGLADESH:
Death penalty won't be abolished in Bangladesh: Huq
Law Minister Anisul Huq has dismissed the chances of an abolition of the death
penalty in Bangladesh. However, he has said the government will try to avoid
capital punishment in future laws.
He spoke of the
Feb. 10
NORTH KOREA:
North Korea executes army chief of staff: South Korean media
North Korea has executed its army chief of staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea's
Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, which, if true, would be the latest
in a series of executions, purges and
Feb. 9
BANGLADESH:
Supreme Court starts hearing Mir Quasem Ali's appeal against war crimes verdict
The Supreme Court has started hearing the appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir
Quasem Ali against the war crimes tribunal's verdict.
The 5-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief
Feb. 8
JAPAN:
Death By Hanging: Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)
List Price: $39.95
Review by Randy Miller III
During his wildly unpredictable career, director Nagisa Oshima (1932-2013)
refused to make the same movie twice. Frequently changing aspect ratios,
filming techniques,
Feb. 7
NIGERIA:
NBA Chair Advocates Death Penalty For Corrupt Public Officers
The chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Ilorin branch ,Barrister
Mansuma Issa has advocated capital punishment for any public officer found
guilty of corruption.
He noted that countries like
Feb. 6
CHINA:
Investigative Report: A Hospital Built for MurderTens of thousands may have
been killed so the Tianjin First Central Hospital in China could transplant
organs for profit
By 2006, from his base at the Tianjin First Central Hospital, Dr. Shen
Zhongyang had performed
Feb. 6
MALAYSIA:
Malaysian court drops charges against 11 Filipinos accused of waging discord
The charges against 11 of the 27 Filipinos accused of waging conflict against
the Malaysian King and being a member of a terrorist group in connection with
the Lahad Datu incident that took
Feb. 5
INDONESIA:
Australian resident facing possible death penalty in Indonesia denies poisoning
murder
The woman accused of being the 'coffee killer' is a permanent Australian
resident who is facing the possibility of the death penalty after allegedly
lacing her friend's iced
Feb. 4
IRANjuvenile executions
2 Baluchi Juvenile Offenders Executed in Iran
According to close sources, 2 Baluchi prisoners were hanged to death at Yazd
Central Prison on drug related charges.
The executions were reportedly carried out on Monday February 1. According to
the
Feb. 4
EGYPT:
Why an Egyptian appeals court overturned 149 death sentences The grounds
for the appeals court ruling are still unclear, but the new trial will be held
in a criminal court.
Egypt's Court of Cassation, the country's highest appeals court, on Wednesday
ordered a
Feb. 3
MYANMAR:
Chinese National, Accused of Murder, Allegedly Executed in Mong La
Accounts surfaced this week that authorities in Mong La, a special
administrative region known as a hub for illicit activity on the Sino-Burmese
border, may have executed a Chinese national after he was
Feb. 3
EGYPT:
Death sentence for 149 suspected Islamists quashed
The death penalty of 149 suspected Islamists accused of killing 13 Policemen in
2013 has been quashed by Egypt's Court of Cassation.
Justice officials said the constitutional court ordered that the accused be
retried
Feb. 2
BAHAMAS:
Attorney General: Removing Privy Council A Major Task
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday said while The Bahamas is
"obliged" to enforce the death penalty in accordance to law, the removal of the
London-based Privy Council would require "serious
Feb. 1
TURKEY:
Crime boss says death penalty should be revived for jailed journalist Dundar
Sedat Peker, a notorious figure convicted on charges of organized crime,
threatened jailed journalist Can Dundar with reviving the death penalty on
Monday after Dundar referred to him in one
Feb. 1
QATAR:
Qatar court vacates guilty verdict for Patterson murder; retrial planned
Qatar's highest court has thrown out a guilty verdict and death penalty
sentence for a local man convicted of killing a British teacher in 2013.
This morning, the Court of Cassation accepted an
Jan. 31
PAKISTAN:
It's been 2 years since an Edinburgh businessman was sentenced to death in
Pakistan The family of Mohammad Asghar, who is mentally ill and becoming
more frail in bad prison conditions, want him brought back to Scotland.
The family of a pensioner condemned to
Jan. 30
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi Arabia executes another prisoner, bringing to 55 number of convicts put
to death this year
Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed one of its citizens for murder, bringing to
55 the number of convicts put to death this year.
Authorities in the
Jan. 29
TURKEY:
Reinstituting death penalty but for whom?
Turkey's "high society" of beauty parlor blondes was shocked over reports in
social media that a 19-year-old female university student was raped in the
backyard of a Bagdad Caddesi apartment by a "married man with 2 kids."
Jan. 28
BANGLADESH:
3 get death penalty, 1 life for murdering peasant in Rangpur
3 people have been awarded the death sentence and another person life term for
killing a farmer in Rangpur over 2 decades ago.
Rangpur Additional District and Sessions Judge Abu Jafar Mohammad
Jan. 27
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi Arabia beheads Egyptian national
Saudi Arabia has beheaded an Egyptian national after sentencing him to death on
charges related to robbery and murder.
The convicted Egyptian man, identified as Mahmud Jumaa Morsi, was beheaded in
the capital
Jan. 27
IRAN:
Christian pastor released by Iran vividly describes Tehran's executions of
political prisoners
One of the Americans recently freed from an Iranian prison has described the
experience of being held in the Islamic theocracy for years on charges of
setting up churches.
Jan. 27
GRENADA:
Grenada man charged with murder in death of US tourist
A man accused of killing a tourist from Georgia in a machete attack on an
isolated beach in Grenada made his 1st appearance Wednesday before a judge on
the Caribbean island to face a charge of capital murder.
Jan. 26
INDONESIA/MALAYSIA:
Indonesian Migrant Worker Faces Death Penalty in Malaysia
Rita Krinsnawati, a 27-years old Indonesian migrant worker from Ponorogo, East
Java, was charged with capital punishment after Malaysian authorities found her
carrying four kilograms of crystal meth
Jan. 26
IRAN:
"THE SMILING FACE OF THE MULLAHS": HOC report on the Death Penalty in Iran
In view of the visit to Italy by President Hassan Rouhani, scheduled for the
25th and 26th of January, Hands Off Cain presented the Report on the Death
Penalty in Iran entitled "The Smiling Face
Jan. 25
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Executions: Rhetoric Versus Reality
Since 2011, when the Arab Spring erupted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the
ruling family has faced a host of challenges to its legitimacy. Some of this
opposition has manifested in the form of peaceful protests, calling
Jan. 25
INDONESIA:
Labourer to be hanged after death penalty appeal dismissed
The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the death penalty of a former estate
labourer for the murder of a man in a Sandakan oil palm estate squatter.
Hasyim Rahman, 42, will now be sent to the gallows
Jan. 24
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Hanged In The Central Prison Of Karaj
4 prisoners were executed in Karaj prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 4
prisoners with the names of Seyed Hamid Hajian, Hossain Tootian Noosh, Mostafa
Jamshidi
Jan. 22
INDIA:
HC upholds death sentence to man who raped and murdered a minor girl
The Aurangabad bench of the Bomaby high court yesterday upheld the ruling of
the Jalna district session court giving capital punishment to the accused in
connection with rape and murder of a
Jan. 22
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi executions for 2015 set 20-year record
Just 24 hours into 2016, Saudi Arabia made world headlines with the execution
of a dissident Shi'ite cleric - sparking violent protests in Iran, and a
breaking off of diplomatic relations. But this just punctuated a
Jan. 21
NIGERIA:
Ondo High Court Sentences Prof. Ilemobade's Killer Aides To Death By Hanging
An Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced 2 domestic staff members of
late Prof. Albert Ilemobade a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Technology (FUTA) to death by hanging
Jan. 20
ZAMBIA:
Scrap death sentence - UNZA don
A lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Zambia, Landilani Banda,
says death sentence is "state-sanctioned murder" and must thus be abolished.
Mr Banda says there is no legal, political or religious justification for
Jan. 20
BAHAMAS:
Tough Call: Time To Face Reality Over Death Penalty
Last November, a regional conference in Guyana focused on abolishing the death
penalty, which many Caribbean territories - including The Bahamas - want to
keep on the books.
Sponsored by the European Union (EU),
Jan. 19
THAILAND:
David Miller's father opposes Koh Tao death sentence
The father of slain British backpacker David Miller has said he does not want
the men convicted of his murder to get the death penalty.
Ian Miller told the Jersey Evening Post that although he was sure Myanmar
Jan. 18
ZIMBABWE:
Zimbabwe Faces Hangman Crisis:
At least 117 prisoners are on death row in Zimbabwe and no executions have been
carried out for the past 12 years due to the unavailability of a hangman, the
Constitutional Court heard recently.
Zimbabweans are shunning the job.
Jan. 17
SOMALILANDexecutions
State carries out Executions for the 2nd time in a month
Somaliland government has for the 2nd time in a month carried out executions
among them Ms. Muna Mohamed, 37yrs and her son and her son Mohamed Ahmed Abdi,
22yrs jointly convicted for the cold
Jan. 15
THAILAND:
Myanmar migrants accused of killing Thai
Just weeks after a Thai court sentenced 2 Myanmar migrants to the death penalty
for the murder of 2 British tourists in Koh Tao, a similar case involving the
killing of a young Thai woman appears to be headed to trial.
4
Jan. 15
AFGHANISTANexecution
Badghis Taliban execute man in public on adultery charges
Taliban have publically executed a man on adultery charges in northwestern
Badghis province. The incident took place in Nakhjiristan area of Qadis
District earlier this week after reportedly a
Jan. 14
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi executes Yemeni for killing employer
Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a Yemeni man for murdering and robbing his
employer, raising the number of death sentences already carried out by the
kingdom this year to 52.
Yaser Qawza broke into the
Jan. 14
ZAMBIA:
Abolish death penalty, says prisons deputy
Zambia Prisons Service deputy commissioner-general Lloyd Chilundika says the
death penalty is inhuman and should be abolished.
Mr Chilundika told the Parliamentary committee on legal affairs, governance,
human rights, gender
Jan. 13
GAZAnew death sentences
Gaza court sentences 4 to death for 'spying for Israel'
A military court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday sentenced 4
Palestinians to death on charges of spying for Israel, a statement and court
sources said.
The court said in a brief
Jan. 3
IRANexecutions
Iran Ends 2015 & Begins 2016 with Executions: 9 People Hanged
On Thursday December 31, 6 prisoners were reportedly hanged at Tabriz Central
Prison (northern Iran) on drug charges and 2 young prisoners were reportedly
hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison
Jan. 2
PHILIPPINES:
Government did everything to save OFW from Saudi execution - Palace
The government did everything to save overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joselito
Zapanta from execution in Saudi Arabia, contrary to allegations that it was
remiss in its duties, a Malacanang official
Jan. 2
IRANexecutions
Iran regime hangs 2 prisoners
Iran's fundamentalist regime on Thursday hanged 2 prisoners in Mashhad,
north-eastern Iran.
The 2 prisoners were not identified, but one of them had been imprisoned for
more than 4 years and the other for the past 14 years.
JANUARY 1
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi beheadings soar in 2015 under discretionary rulings
Saudi Arabia carried out at least 157 executions in 2015, with beheadings
reaching their highest level in the kingdom in 2 decades, according to several
advocacy groups that monitor the death penalty
Dec. 31
INDIA:
Death sentence upheld by Rajasthan court in bomb blast case
A court in Dausa today upheld its previous judgment of capital punishment for
Abdul Hamid, the convict in a 1996 bomb blast case, after reviewing the case on
the direction of the Rajasthan High court.
Dec. 18
INDIA:
Death sentence upheld by Rajasthan court in bomb blast case
A court in Dausa today upheld its previous judgment of capital punishment for
Abdul Hamid, the convict in a 1996 bomb blast case, after reviewing the case on
the direction of the Rajasthan High court.
Dec. 17
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA:
EU official calls for A to repeal death penalty law
The European Union is again urging Antigua & Barbuda to remove the death
penalty from its books.
Deputy Head of the EU mission for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Silvia
Kofler said it's not good enough
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