May 20
INDONESIA:
Komnas HAM: Death Sentence to Aman Abdurrahman Detrimental
The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is disappointed with the
death sentence charged to the terrorist convict Aman Abdurrahman. The
Commission considers the death sentence is detrimental to the
May 19
IRAQ:
In Iraq, the Russians subjected to the death penalty because of the involvement
of the IG*
The Russian was found guilty of participation in criminal activities of the
terrorist group "Islamic state."* This information was unveiled today, may 18,
the Iraqi information po
May 18
INDIA:
Death sentence for 19-yr-old man in rape, murder case
A court in Dhar district today awarded death sentence to a 19-year-old man for
rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl in December last year.
"Girls are the blessings of God and a criminal who mutilates them into corpse
May 17
CUBA:
Cuba without Condemned to Death and against its Application
Cuba expressed today in the context of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of
human rights its rejection of the death penalty and the disposition to
eliminate from its legislation that sanction that has not bee
May 16
UNITED KINGDOM:
Collection of items from the career of Britain's most famous executioner
discovered
A MACABRE collection of items from the career of Britain's most famous
executioner has been discovered. The archive belonging to Albert Pierrepoint
includes logbooks he kept on
May 15
BELARUS:
The secret executions in Europe's 'last dictatorship'
When the guards come, these inmates never know if it is for the last time. On
death row in Belarus, the only country in Europe that still uses the death
penalty, they are never told when they will be executed. And
May 14
PAKISTAN:
Murder convict gets death penalty
A sessions court awarded death sentence to an accused for his involvement in a
murder case in Jampur. The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge
Muhammad Rizwan Arif.
The prosecution told the court that accused Pervez an
May 13
VIETNAM:
2 Vietnamese arrested for transporting 120 kg of heroin
Police of Vietnam's northern Lao Cai province said on Saturday that they had
arrested 2 men for transporting 120 kg of heroin.
The 2 men from central Nghe An province were arrested on Friday when they were
transp
May 12
IRAN:
Lawyer: Dervish Bus Driver Could be Executed in "3 or 4 Days" Despite Innocence
Plea
Mohammad Salas, a Sufi bus driver convicted in Iran of running over 3 policemen
in the capital city of Tehran, could be hanged in a "few days" despite arguing
that he caused the deaths
May 11
VIETNAM:
Vietnam arrests oil refinery officials as investigation into banking graft case
widensOfficials from a PetroVietnam subsidiary allegedly accepted $840,000
in excessive interest payments from OceanBank.
Police in Vietnam arrested two oil officials on Thursday for all
May 10
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO:
Europe urges Trinidad and Tobago to abolish death penalty
Europe on Tuesday urged Trinidad and Tobago to follow other Commonwealth
Caribbean countries and do away with a mandatory death penalty.
"We don't think that's the right answer. That's not for us to t
May 9
IRAN:
Iranian Dervish Protester in Imminent Danger of Execution
A close source told Iran Human Rights that Yavar Mohammad Salas, who is
sentenced to imprisonment and execution on murder charges and whose sentence
has been approved by the Supreme Court, is in imminent danger of
May 8
INDONESIA:
3 Taiwanese get death for smuggling 1 ton of crystal meth
3 Taiwanese get death for smuggling 1 ton of crystal meth Taiwanese defendants
sit in a hearing in South Jakarta District Court on April 26 for alleged drug
smuggling. 3 of them have been found guilty and sente
May 7
WALES:
60 years since last man hanged in Wales
On the night of Friday 15 November 1957, 24-year-old Vivian Teed broke into the
sub-post office in Fforestfach, Swansea.
He did not expect to be disturbed, but was almost immediately accosted by the
postmaster, 73-year-old William
May 6
IRAQ:
Trini faces death in Iraq
In the wake of 20-year jail sentences imposed 2 Sundays ago in an Iraqi court
on Rio Claro mother Anisa Mohammed, 53, and just a week earlier on each of her
3 daughters, the family now fears that Anisa's husband faces the death sentence
in the
May 5
PAKISTAN:
Army chief ratifies death sentences for 11 terror convicts: ISPR
Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa ratified death sentences handed down
to 11 militants and prison sentences given to 3 others, an Inter-Services
Public Relations (ISPR) press release said on Sat
May 4
MALAWI:
Catholic priest among 11 charged for killing man with albinism in Malawi
A Catholic priest, police officer, and a medical officer are among 11 people
facing charges for the murder of a man living with albinism in Malawi, police
spokesman James Kadadzera said.
The late
May 3
INDIA:
Rediscovering NooseThe gruesome incident in Kathua in which a minor was
kidnapped and brutally gang-raped has pushed the government to issue an
ordinance that makes capital punishment mandatory in the rape of U-12 minors.
In this backdrop, Masood Hussain tries to trace
May 2
VANUATU:
Parents of 6-year-old murder victim call for death penalty
There are calls for capital punishment in Vanuatu after the brutal killing of a
6-year-old girl 2 weeks ago.
Police are still investigating but a man has been charged over the incident and
remanded in custody.
May 1
BAHRAIN:
UN rights experts condemn military court conviction
UN human rights experts* have called for the retrial of 4 men sentenced to
death by a Bahraini military court in a collective trial that breached fair
trial and due process guarantees and confessions obtained under to
April 30
INDONESIA:
How lies, arrogance and cockiness earned Bali 9 kingpins the death sentence
Bali 9 kingpins Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's lies, arrogance and
shameless cockiness with Indonesians earned them the death penalty they could
have avoided, a new book claims.
After
April 29
RUSSIA:
60 Russian Women Wait Trial in Iraq over ISIS Membership
At least 60 Russian women are awaiting trial in Iraq over illegal entry,
membership in the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of
terror across the war-ravaged Arab country.
Ziyad Sabsabi, a
April 28
INDIA:
Tamil Nadu: 5 get death penalty for Polur hooch tragedy
The District Sessions Court in Tiruvannamalai on Friday awarded death penalty
to 5 persons on the charge of mixing poison in arrack which resulted in the
death of 13 people in Polur on May 23, 2000. According to s
April 27
BAHRAIN:
Bahrain commutes death sentences handed down by military court
Bahrain's king has commuted death sentences handed down to 4 men by a military
court to life in prison, state news agency BNA reported on Thursday.
The death sentences were the 1st to be issued by a mili
April 26
INDIA:
India's Criminal Justice System Cannot Be Trusted With the Death
PenaltyIndian criminal justice system is plagued with an antiquated and
untrained structure, and reinforced with laws that are over 2-centuries old.
The Central government recently announced the pro
April 26
LEBANON:
Beirut judge calls for death penalty for man who murdered ex-wife
Beirut's First Investigative Judge Ghassan Oueidat issued an indictment
Wednesday for a man who allegedly killed his ex-wife, fled to Syria, and later
came back and handed himself in, the state-run Nat
April 25
ALGERIA:
Death penalty for alleged Mossad spy sentenced in Algeria
7 individuals accused of spying on behalf of the Mossad, Israel's secret spy
agency, were sentenced on Monday by a criminal court in Algeria, with 1 of the
accused given the death penalty, local media reporte
April 24
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Executed in Northwestern Iran
4 prisoners were executed at Urmia Central Prison on murder charges.
According to a close source, on the morning of Monday, April 23, 4 prisoners
were executed at Urmia Central Prison.
The prisoners, who were sen
April 23
INDIA:
Amid belligerent demands for capital punishment for rapists, on Sunday the
President signed an ordinance that introduces the death penalty for those
convicted of raping girls below the age of 12. But this clamour for introducing
the most stringent punishment has convenie
April 22
SAUDI ARABIA:
Number of Beheadings in Saudi Arabia Rises by 70%
Amid mounting criticism of Saudi Arabia over its human rights record, a new
report by a nonprofit organization shows that the number of beheadings in the
kingdom during the 1st quarter of 2018 rose by over 70 %
April 21
INDIA:
Death penalty for rapists of children below 12 years
The Centre on Saturday approved the ordinance to award death sentence to the
rapists of children below the age of 12.
Following a meeting of the Union Cabinet here, the government cleared the
amendment in the Pro
April 20
UNITED KINGDOM:
Bishop Lang welcomes worldwide decline of death sentences and executions
The lead Bishop for international affairs has welcomed the decline of the death
penalty across the world and called on Catholics to help "make this the
generation that ends capital punish
April 19
MALAYSIA:
Security personnel sentenced to death for trafficking in 1.4kg ganja
A security personnel was sentenced to death by the High Court today for
trafficking in1.4kg of ganja 4 years ago.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh ruled that the defence
had
April 18
IRAQ4 new death sentences against women
Iraqi court sentences 4 foreign women to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced 4 foreign women to death and 3 to life in
prison for joining the extremist militant group Islamic State (IS), the Iraqi
judiciary sai
April 17
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Appeal court upholds death penalty of boy's killerAbu Dhabi appellate court
convicts boy's uncle of raping and killing him; case will now go to apex court
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the death sentence
awarded to a Pakis
April 16
PAKISTAN:
PHC admits appeals in Mashal lynching case
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday admitted for hearing appeals
challenging the verdict of an anti-terrorism court in Mashal Khan lynching
case.
A 2-judge bench of the high court issued notices to all parties involve
April 16
INDIA:
Kashmir bar association seeks death penalty for accused, calls for transferring
Kathua case to High Court
Qayoom said atmosphere is not “conducive” in Kathua for holding trial in the
case.
Saying death sentence should be awarded to the guilty by court in Kathua min
April 15
NIGERIA:
Amnesty International urges Nigerian govt to issue moratorium against
executions
Amnesty International advises Lagos govt against executing death row inmates
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to issue a legally
binding official moratorium
April 14
PAKISTAN:
Amnesty slams Pakistan military courts over death penalties
Amnesty International has slammed Pakistan's military courts for violating UN
principles and international fair trial standards in imposing death sentences.
Amnesty International's report -- Death Sentences
April 13
GLOBAL:
Global executions on the decline, says Amnesty InternationalAmnesty
International's latest annual report has found fewer executions were carried
around the world out in 2017 than the year prior. The number of people
sentenced to death went down as well.
Last year A
April 13
TUNISIA:
Amnesty: Tunisia not doing enough to abolish death penalty
Tunisia has failed to take steps to abolish its law on the death penalty,
Amnesty International said in its latest report.
Since the early 1990s, no death sentences have been carried out in Tunisia but
the de
April 12
GUINEA:
"How I brought people together and called for Guinea to abolish the death
penalty"
Souleymane Sow, 43, is a man with a mission. He has been volunteering with
Amnesty International since he was a student. Inspired to make a difference, he
returned to Guinea, set
April 12
PAKISTAN:
'President rejected 513 mercy petitions in 5 years'
Pakistan is among the 5 most prolific executioners in the world with 487
executions in the last 3 years, while the president has rejected 513 mercy
petitions in the last 5 years, a report launched on Wednesday has
April 11
EGYPT:
Egypt military court refers 36 defendants to Mufti for death penalty
A military court has referred 36 defendants accused of taking part in deadly
church bombings to Egypt's top religious authority for consideration of the
death penalty, state television reported on Tu
April 9
PAKISTAN:
Mashal lynching: Court orders transfer of appeals to Peshawar
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday ordered transfer of appeals challenging
the anti-terrorism court's verdict in Mashal Khan lynching case from its
regional bench in Abbottabad to the principal seat
April 8
BANGLADESH:
Absconding man gets death penalty for labour leader Aminul murder
1 person has been sentenced to death in connection with the murder of garment
workers' leader Aminul Islam.
The convict Mustafizur Rahman, 23, from Kadirpara Purbapara in Magura's Sreepur
upazil
April 7
SOUTH AFRICA:
'Never again,' Mabuza pledges at commemoration of Mahlangu's hanging
The death penalty will "never ever happen again" in South Africa.
Deputy President David Mabuza made this vow minutes after he emerged from the
formerly notorious Pretoria Central Prison.
Sco
April 6
MALAWI:
Mutharika calls for dialogue on death penalty implementation: President urges
Malawi police to go deeper in probing albino killers
President Peter Mutharika has called for a "honest national dialogue" if the
country should resume capital punishment in response to mur
April 5
VIETNAM:
6 activists could face death penalty in Vietnam
A court in Hanoi on Thursday opened the trial of 6 activists accused of
attempting to overthrow the government as communist authorities stepped up
their crackdown on dissent.
Prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van D
April 4
IRAN:
Juvenile Offender, Mohammad Kalhor, in Imminent Danger of Execution
Mohammad Kalhor's Lawyer, Mohammad Aqakhani, declared that his client who is
sentenced to death for murdering his teacher at the age of 15, might be
executed soon.
According to a close source, Mohamma
April 3
NIGERIA:
Hate speech and its death penalty palava!One local champion representing
one local area of Niger State has opened wide his mouth and talked of opening
up another barbaric chapter in the story of our nationhood. Adolph Hitler did
it. Idi Amin did it. Sadam Hussein di
April 2
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia wants to reintroduce capital punishment
President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga intends to initiate draft amendments to
the Criminal Code of Mongolia reinstating the capital punishment, Montsame
state news agency reported.
The President seeks to introduce
April 1
NIGERIA:
Court sentences traditional ruler to death by hangingThe traditional ruler
was found guilty of the conspiracy to commit murder, the substantial offence of
murder and conspiracy to commit attempted murder.
One of the highest ranking chiefs of Uvwie Kingdom in De
March 31
BAHRAIN:
Torture investigator orders new Bahrain death penalty hearing
Acting on recommendations from UK-trained torture investigators, Bahrain's
Attorney General has requested that the country's highest court reconsider the
death sentences handed to 2 men convicted on the b
March 30
ZIMBABWE:
Veritas calls for abolition of death penalty
Legislative watchdog, Veritas, has called for the enactment of a legislation to
abolish the death penalty, adding it was not only cruel, but futile for the
courts to continue sending people to the gallows.
The calls fo
March 29
ZIMBABWE:
Group Blasts 'Cruel' Judges Over Death Sentences
A leading watchdog on parliamentary and judicial issues has scorned "cruel"
local judges who continue to pass death sentences while ignoring signs that the
government is keen on totally abandoning capital punishment.
March 28
SAUDI ARABIA:
UN experts urge Saudi regime to halt execution of 15 Shia Muslims for alleged
charges
UN experts showed their concern over the imminent execution threat of the Shia
detainee Abbas Al Hassan after allegedly being charged of spying for Iran,
financing terrorism
March 27
GREAT BRITAIN:
A brief history of capital punishment in BritainBetween the late 17th and
early 19th century, Britain's 'Bloody Code' made more than 200 crimes - many of
them trivial - punishable by death. Writing for History Extra, criminologist
and historian Lizzie Seal co
March 26
SAUDI ARABIA:
Abdullah al-Zaher Spends Another Birthday on Death Row in Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher turns 22 today - his 7th birthday spent in prison, and
his 4th birthday spent on death row after he was arrested in 2012 because of
his participation in a peaceful pro
March 25
SIERRA LEONE:
Inside Sierra Leone's maximum security prison for womenThe Freetown Female
Correctional Centre houses about 90 women and their children.
The number of female prisoners in Sierra Leone has doubled in the last 3 years.
There are only 2 separate detention facil
March 24
LEBANON:
'Barbie doll' plane bomb terrorists could face death sentences in Lebanon
2 Australian citizens in custody in Sydney are among 5 men facing the death
penalty in Lebanon for their part in a planned airplane bombing last year.
Senior Lebanon military court judge Ala
March 23
JAPANfilm review:
The Third Murder: One of the most polarising films of the yearReview: Many
are left cold by the strange marriage of brutality and wistfulness
Film Title: The Third Murder
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose, Shinno
March 22
JAPAN:
Death penalty for ex-caregiver for killing elderly
A court in Japan has sentenced a former care worker to death for killing 3
elderly residents at a nursing home in Kawasaki, near Tokyo.
Yokohama District Court on Thursday found 25-year-old Hayato Imai guilty of
mur
March 21
IRAN:
Iran's Abuse of the Death Penalty Remains Largely Unchanged
On Monday, the Associated Press reported upon the death sentence that had been
handed down for a member of the Sufi religious minority who was responsible for
the deaths of 3 policemen during a large protest
March 20
SOUTH SUDAN:
Urgent Action
TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
James Gatdet and William Endley, who had both been arbitrarily detained at the
National Security Services (NSS) headquarters in Juba, were convicted and
sentenced to death by a High Court in Juba on 12 February an
March 20
INDONESIA:
Duo escape gallows but get 20 years, 10 lashes
The Federal Court yesterday set aside the death sentence imposed on 2
27-year-old men for drug trafficking and amended the charge against them to 1
of drug possession.
The 5-member bench chaired by Chief Justice of
March 19
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi Arabia beheads Indonesian worker despite Jokowi's pleas for clemency
Saudi Arabia has beheaded an Indonesian migrant worker for murder despite
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's repeated pleas that the man be granted
clemency.
M. Zaini Misrin
March 18
THAILAND:
Johor-born 'Mr T' could face death penalty in Thai court
A Johor-born man, famously known by the Malaysian media as "Mr T" or the
"Malaysian Iceman", could be staring at the death penalty over his alleged role
in an attempt to smuggle 282kg of crystal methamphetamin
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IRAN:
Faith Healer's Death Sentence Replaced By 5-Year Prison
After almost 8 years of legal battle, the outspoken faith healer Mohammad Ali
Taheri has been sentenced to 5 years.
Taheri, charged with "corruption on Earth
March 7
BELARUS:
Rights Group Says Belarus Executed Convicted Killer Last October
A Minsk-based human rights group says that more than 4 months ago Belarusian
authorities executed a man who had been convicted of killing his own children.
The Vyasna (Spring) human rights center quoted t
March 6
IRAQ:
Iraq orders execution of foreign women for IS involvement
Iraq is issuing death penalty and life sentences against foreign women found
guilty of involvement with the Islamic State - and hundreds await trials.
Iraq has detained hundreds of foreign women allegedly affili
March 5
MEXICO:
Why were 16 Irish men hanged in Mexico in 1847?The 'San Patricios' serving
in the US army experienced racism, and opted to desert to the Mexicans
Just after dawn on September 10th, 1847, the residents of San Angel, a village
on the outskirts of Mexico City, awoke t
March 3
IRAN:
Teenager At The Verge of Execution
A teenager who has committed murder is at the verge of execution, his lawyer
has warned.
"My client was 15 when the murder happened," Kalhori's attorney, Hassan
Aghakhani, told New York based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
"
March 2
BELGIUM:
UN: Belgium mobilized again against death penalty
Belgium will host next year (February 2019) the 7th world congress against the
death penalty, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN adoption of a
protocol aiming the abolition of the death penalty, announce
March 1
UNITED KINGDOM/USA:
Britain Presses U.S. to Avoid Death Penalty for ISIS Suspects
The British government wants the Trump administration to provide assurances
that American prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against 2 British
Islamic State suspects who were recently c
Feb. 28
PAKISTAN:
Malayalam film's cast, crew sentenced to death under Pakistan's blasphemy laws
In a shocking development, the entire cast including the 'wink girl' Priya
Prakash Varrier and Muslim co-stars like Roshan Abdul Rahoof as well as the
production team headed by Muslim d
Feb. 27
YEMEN:
Houthis Sentence Baha'i Man to DeathDrop Charges, End Persecution of
Religious Minority
Houthi authorities should drop all charges against a Baha'i man who was
sentenced to death on January 2, 2018 because of his religious beliefs, Human
Rights Watch said today.
Feb. 26
ITALY/PAKISTAN:
Rome's most famous landmark illuminated red expressing solidarity with Asia
Bibi
The Colosseum - Rome's most famous landmark was lit up in red on Saturday
February 24, 2018 in an expression of solidarity with persecuted Christians
across the globe. The even
Feb. 25
IRAQ:
Iraqi court sentences 15 Turkish women to death over joining IS group
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced on Sunday 15 Turkish women to death on
charges of joining the Islamic State (IS) group, judicial sources were quoted
as saying.
All the 15 Turkish women have admit
Feb. 24
PHILIPPINES:
Philippine Catholics protest drug killings, death penalty
Around a thousand Catholics in the Philippines marched in Manila on Saturday to
protest President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs and his efforts to
reinstate the death penalty. The protests come a da
Feb. 23
SOUTH SUDANnew death sentence
South Sudan court sentences former SANDF colonel to death
A South Sudan court on Friday sentenced a South African ex-colonel to be
executed by hanging, a Reuters witness said, after he was convicted of
conspiracy and attempting to overthrow th
Feb. 22
GAMBIA:
Statement by the Human Rights Commissioner on suspension of the death penalty
in the Gambia
Dr. Barbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and
Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement
today (20 February
Feb. 21
EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
Obiang Restores Death Penalty in Bid to Save Unpopular Regime
The Central African Equatorial Guinea, under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo, is reviving the odious death penalty against 147 opposition activists
accused of "rebellion, attacks on autho
Feb. 20
MYANMAR:
'Death to rapists' campaign is a response to rampant victim-blaming
Taxi driver Myo Zaw Oo is on trial in Yangon after confessing to the rape and
murder of civil servant Shwe Yee Win on Jan. 20. Photo: Yangon Police
The release last week of national statistics on sex
Feb. 19
GLOBAL:
Which countries have the death penalty and how many people are executed in the
world each year?A handful of countries still carry out a vast number of
killings
In the past decades many countries have abolished the death penalty - but some
nations still execute p
Feb. 18
PAKISTAN:
Death awarded to 2 in murder cases
A sessions court awarded death sentence to 2 accused in separate murder cases.
According to the prosecution, Raza Abad police had booked Zahid Iqbal and his
female accomplice on the charge of killing his wife in 2014 over a domesti
Feb. 17
EUROPEAN UNION/CARIBBEAN:
EU join forces to end death penalty
The European Union wants to see the death penalty abolished in Barbados and the
rest of the Eastern Caribbean.
It is therefore putting its money behind the work of civil society
organisations in the region that a
Feb. 16
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Man accused of killing wife with acid sentenced to death in UAEHe poured
acid on her body in front of three of their children.
A husband, who was accused of killing his wife by throwing acid on her because
the woman wanted to divorce him, has been s
Feb. 15
EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
147 activists face death penalty in E Guinea: lawyer
Equatorial Guinea's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty in the trial
of 147 opposition activists accused of "rebellion," their lawyer said on
Wednesday.
The activists, including senior officia
Feb. 14
AUSTRALIA:
How the hanging of Queensland's doomed lovers changed our history
A doomed love affair that ended with twin hangings and burials in unmarked
graves charts the horrid, bloody story to end capital punishment in the British
Commonwealth.
The fatal relationship began
Feb. 13
IRAN:
Iran Executions: Another Juvenile Offender on Death Row
Pouria Tabaei, who is sentenced to death on the charge of murdering his
step-father, is scheduled to be executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to a close source, Pouria Tabaei who was only 16 at the time of
co
Feb. 13
BANGLADESH:
4 transport workers to die for rape and murder of law student RupaAnother
sentenced to 7yrs imprisonment
4 transport workers were awarded death penalty in a case filed for raping and
killing law student Rupa Khatun in a moving bus in Tangail.
The death row c
Feb. 11
INDIA:
Seminar on capital punishment held in Srinagar
People from every nook and corner of the valley, hailing from different walks
of life participated in a daylong seminar organized by Awami Ittihaad Party
(AIP) in Srinagar on Saturday. Breaking all traditions the seminar was
Feb. 10
NIGERIA:
170 Imo indigenes on death row
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has disclosed that 170 indigenes of the
state in prison custody are on death row.
He added that he would put some factors into consideration, including the
culture of the people of the state before
Feb. 9
JAMAICA:
Government senator wants hanging resumed
Government Senator Matthew Samuda is calling for the resumption of hanging amid
Jamaica's rising homicide rate.
He made the call during his contribution to the State of the Nation debate in
the Senate this afternoon.
Jamaica
Feb. 8
INDIA:
Karnataka to go the MP way? Considers death penalty for rapists of minor
girls"From molestation to rape, there has been an increase in crimes
against children," said Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy to TNM.
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet in December 2017 unanimously pass
Feb. 7
GAZA:
Palestine PulsePalestinian family executes son suspected of spying for
Israel
The Barhoum family executed one of its own sons, Ahmed Said Barhoum, Jan. 19 in
the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.
The family accused him of providing the Israeli military with inform
Feb. 6
SOMALIA:
Somali Military Court Sentences Al-Shabab Members for Role in Deadly Blast
A military court in Mogadishu on Tuesday sentenced Al-Shabab member to a death
penalty for Mogadishu truck bomb, the court chairman Hassan Nuur Shuute
announced.
The court also sentenced 2 me
Feb. 5
BOTSWANA:
Rising murder cases scornful of death penalty
Cases of murder in Botswana are escalating despite the intervention of law
mechanisms in the form of the death penalty.
Botswana is the only country in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
that still upholds and
Feb. 4
IRAN:
Refugees protest Iran capital punishment at UNCHR in Erbil
In an act of solidarity, Iranian refugees gathered in front of UNHCR
headquarters in the Kurdistan Region's capital of Erbil on Saturday to condemn
capital punishments handed out by the Islamic Republic's courts.
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