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FEBRUARY 7, 2019ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: GUARD TO HANG FOR MURDER
A security guard has been condemned to death by hanging for murdering a man he found loitering outside his work place, the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) offices in Luanshya, the Daily Mail reported on 27 January 2019.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: COURT OF CASSATION UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON 27-YEAR-OLD WHO MURDERED HIS FRIEND
The Court of Cassation upheld an October Criminal Court’s ruling sentencing a 27-year-old carpenter to death after convicting him of murdering his former work colleague in October of 2014.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SHC COMMUTES MURDERER’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The Sindh High Court (SHC) commuted on 28 January 2019 the death sentence of a criminal, convicted of committing a murder during a robbery bid.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. SB 1314, that would reduce the death penalty, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee
USA - Arizona. SB 1314, that would reduce the death penalty, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. SB 5339 (abolish death penalty) Passed the Senate Committee on Law & Justice.
USA - Washington. SB 5339 (abolish death penalty) Passed the Senate Committee on Law & Justice.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated SB 71 to prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated SB 71 to prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness
FEBRUARY 6, 2019ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: GOVT REMOVES 34 FROM DEATH ROW TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AS DEATH SENTENCE PHASES OUT
Government has shown its commitment towards abolishing the death penalty in line with international human rights obligations after it commuted sentences of 34 inmates on death row to life terms, a Cabinet minister said on 31 January 2019.
FEBRUARY 6, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MURDERER’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED BY HIGH COURT
Sun Kuo-huang was spared the death sentence on 24 February 2019 in favor of life imprisonment in the fourth retrial for 2010 murder of a graduate student in Kaohsiung.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT REFERS PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER TO GRAND MUFTI FOR REVIEW
A criminal court in Minya on 2 February 2019 said that it is seeking the grand mufti’s opinion on a preliminary death sentence for a police officer who was convicted of killing a Christian man and his son last December.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. New Poll — Only 25% of Voters Favor the Death Penalty
USA - North Carolina. New Poll — Only 25% of Voters Favor the Death Penalty
FEBRUARY 5, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC HALTS EXECUTION OF PRISONER AFTER BEING INFORMED OF 'RECONCILIATION WITH HEIRS OF VICTIMS'
The Supreme Court on 4 February 2019 halted the death sentence of a convict, Muhammad Siddique, who was scheduled to be executed on 7 February at the Gujranwala Central Jail.