Somalia 2014
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News on Somalia in 2014
JUNE 1, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT HANDS OUT DEATH SENTENCE TO AL SHABAAB MEMBER
A military court in Somalia's North Eastern State of Puntland has handed out death sentence to Al Shabaab
MAY 29, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN IN LOWER SHABELLE REGION
Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group has executed three men accused of being spies for the federal
MAY 25, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB MEMBER EXECUTED WITHOUT TRAIL AFTER MILITARY COURT ORDER
A 21-year-old man suspected to be member of Al-Shabaab was shot to death in Dayniile district where he was caught by the Somali armed forces.
- MAY 13, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTES A MAN IN PUBLIC
Late in the afternoon, al Shabaab militants executed a man by firing squad in public in Baardheere district in
- MAY 2, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND: COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCES TO A MOTHER AND HER THREE SONS FOR MURDER
The case against a family accused of the brutal death of late Ms Ruqiya Saeed has been concluded.
APRIL 3, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: UN RIGHTS OFFICE CALLS FOR MORATORIUM AFTER ‘HASTY’ EXECUTION OF ALLEGED MURDERER
a man was executed in the Somali town of Kismayo after he was accused of killing an elder on 24 March.
MARCH 31, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCED AN AL-SHABAAB MEMBER TO DEATH
the Military Court of Somalia in Mogadishu sentenced to death an Al-Shabaab member who was found
- MARCH 28, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE ALLEGED FEDERAL GOVT SPIES
Al-Shabaab group executed three men in Barawe, a port town in the Lower Shabelle region. An Al-
- MARCH 25, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights received with shock and deep sadness news that
the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights received with shock and deep sadness news that
MARCH 11, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES THREE SOLDIERS
the Military High Court of Somalia executed three soldiers who were charged and convicted of killing soldiers and a journalist in Mogadishu in 2013.
- MARCH 6, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
the former President of Somalia’s northeastern state of Puntland Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Farole for the
the former President of Somalia’s northeastern state of Puntland Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Farole for the
MARCH 5, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TWO SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PUNTLAND
two soldiers were sentenced to death by the Puntland Military Court, after being convicted of murder.
- MARCH 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab militia publicly beheaded a mother of two girls and her cousin
Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab militia publicly beheaded a mother of two girls and her cousin
- MARCH 4, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE MEN FOR 'SPY' ALLEGATIONS
Al-Shabaab executed three men for spy allegations, the militant group announced on its Facebook page.
- JANUARY 6, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SOLDIER EXECUTED IN MOGADISHU OVER PUPIL MURDER
A firing squad has executed a soldier in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after a military court convicted
- JANUARY 1, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
The penal code of Somalia represents an amalgam of various legal systems and traditions.
The penal code of Somalia represents an amalgam of various legal systems and traditions.