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NOVEMBER 27, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT ACQUITS AUSTRALIAN WOMAN FACING DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
An Australian woman sentenced to death for drug-trafficking in Malaysia was acquitted on 26 November 2019 after the Federal Court in Kuala Lumpur quashed her earlier conviction by a lower court.
NOVEMBER 27, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MODEL COURTS AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO SIX, RI TO 19 ACCUSED
In order to provide speedy justice and clear the massive backlog of cases, the Model Courts on 23 November 2019 awarded death sentence to six and Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to 19 accused in cases of murder and drugs smuggling.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES AL SHABAAB MEMBER TO DEATH FOR ROLE IN SUFI CLERIC KILLING
The somali Military Court on 21 November 2019 sentenced alleged Al-Shabaab member, Abdullahi Ali Adan, to death for his role in last year’s killing of Sufi Cleric, Sheikh Abdiweli Ali Elmi Yare in Galkayo.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 DEATH SENTENCES HANDED DOWN ON TERROR CHARGES
An Egyptian court on 25 November 2019 handed down death sentences to seven people convicted of carrying out attacks that killed 11 policemen in 2016.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING 100 KG OF DRUGS
Four men were sentenced to death by a Lang Son Province court on 19 November 2019 for trafficking over 100 kg of drugs.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.
IRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nikta Esfandani 14, among more than 450 slain in the Iran uprising.
IRAN - Nikta Esfandani 14, among more than 450 slain in the Iran uprising.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: GALLUP POLL — FOR FIRST TIME, MAJORITY OF AMERICANS PREFER LIFE SENTENCE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1985, a majority of Americans now say life imprisonment is a better approach for punishing murder than is the death penalty.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Malaysian, Abd Helmi Ab Halim, on 22 November 2019 was hanged at Changi Prison after having been convicted of drug trafficking in 2017.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FORMER BRIGADIER HANGED FOR SPYING
The Pakistan Army on 23 November 2019 hanged Brig. Raja Rizwan (retd) after he was convicted of spying for a foreign intelligence agency, social media posts indicated.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll. For First Time, Majority of Americans Prefer Life Sentence To Capital Punishment.
USA - Gallup Poll. For First Time, Majority of Americans Prefer Life Sentence To Capital Punishment.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Federal court overturns the conviction of Anthony Oliver
USA - California. Federal court overturns the conviction of Anthony Oliver