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APRIL 9, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 3 UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
A criminal court in Iraq’s Diyala province on 8 April 2019 said it handed a death sentence to a man found guilty of involvement in the killing of three professors at a local university.
- APRIL 9, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Michael Shane Bargo to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Michael Shane Bargo to death
- APRIL 9, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law removing one state court's review.
USA - Tennessee. Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law removing one state court's review.
- APRIL 9, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed SB 464 (now Act 810) into law.
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed SB 464 (now Act 810) into law.
APRIL 9, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: DEATH PENALTY TO MURDERER AFTER CLAIMING MENTAL ILLNESS
The Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced an Asian man with the death penalty for murdering his co-worker, and claiming he suffered from metal illness.
APRIL 9, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 8 ALLEGED MURDERERS TO PAY DH 200,000 BLOOD MONEY
The Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance has ordered eight men accused of murder to pay Dh200,000 as blood money to the victim's family, and sentenced them to 3 years and 6 months' in jail followed by deportation, Khaleejtimes reported on 8 April 2019.
APRIL 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 7 OVER 2016 GIZA HOTEL ATTACK
Giza Criminal Court on 6 April 2019 recommended the death penalty for seven defendants accused of orchestrating a 2016 attack on a tourist bus and hotel near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids.
APRIL 8, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ALLEGED ISIS LAWYER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iraq’s Nineveh Criminal Court on 7 April 2019 sentenced to death a man who reportedly worked as a lawyer for the Islamic State following the emergence of the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
- APRIL 8, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Maurice Mason, 55, Black, gets 26 years to life.
USA - Ohio. Maurice Mason, 55, Black, gets 26 years to life.
- APRIL 8, 2019OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1013 to reduce use of death penalty
USA - Oregon. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1013 to reduce use of death penalty
APRIL 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYCLOSING OF THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON ‘MODERNIZING PENAL LEGISLATION IN EGYPT’ BY AGREEING TO CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND ADOPT THE OUTPUTS
The National Seminar on "Modernization of Penal Legislation in Egypt", which started on 6 April, was held in Cairo this evening and discussed five issues related to modernizing the law system in Egypt.
- APRIL 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hayyari Periods and Mehran Hazro Shah Qasemi were hanged on April 7
IRAN - Hayyari Periods and Mehran Hazro Shah Qasemi were hanged on April 7