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- SEPTEMBER 11, 2024IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY PASSES ANTI-RAPE BILL PRESCRIBING DEATH PENALTY FOR CONVICTS
The Indian state of West Bengal on September 3, 2024 passed a law, the Aprajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, which introduces the death penalty for rape cases that result in the victim’s death or leave them in a vegeta
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES AL-SHABAAB SPY TO DEATH, THREE OTHERS TO LONG PRISON TERMS
A military court in Puntland has confirmed the death sentence of 50-year-old Abdisalan Salad Shuaib, who was convicted of spying for the militant group Al-Shabaab, Hiiran On Line reported August 13, 2024.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sajjad Bandegi and Abdulrahman Tajik executed in Karaj on September 11
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Morteza Yousefi executed on September 11 in Nowshahr
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Behnam Bagheri executed in Dastgerd on September 11
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Defense Secretary Revoked a Plea Deal in the 9/11 Case. Or Did He?
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Central Park 5 are exonerated. Trump doesn't seem to think so
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Court of Appeals Dismisses New Evidence of Innocence for Robert Roberson
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mousa Bakhshi and Farzad Rashidi executed in Rasht on September 11
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2024CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Buddhist death row inmate Jarvis Jay Masters, backed by Oprah, vows to fight on
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2024IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN Mansour Salari executed in Jiroft on September 10
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ODISHA HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
The Odisha High Court on Wednesday commuted death sentence of one Nabin Dehury to imprisonment for life till his natural death without remission or commutation.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE EXECUTED ON TERROR CHARGES
Saudi Arabia has executed three people in Riyadh convicted of terror-related charges, the Ministry of Interior said on September 8, 2024.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: SIX EXECUTED, FEMALE CONVICT SPARED AT FINAL HOUR
Kuwait on September 5, 2024 carried out the death sentences issued against six individuals who were convicted of murder, in the first hangings in the country in two years.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mostafa Fashi executed in Kermanshah on September 10
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kiumars Alayi executed in Qazvin on September 10
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2024TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Author John Grisham Says Texas Plans to Execute Robert Roberson, An Innocent Man
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN GENERAL’S MURDER CASE
The Egyptian Criminal Court upheld the death sentence on September 3, 2024 against Essam Abdel Majeed, who was convicted of killing Major General Nabil Farag.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA’S LARGEST CORRUPTION CASE
A former Chinese Communist Party official, accused of embezzling a staggering USD 421 million - the largest-ever corruption case in China's history, on August 27, 2024 was sentenced to death by a court in Inner Mongolia.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: AFGHAN NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the Saudi Ministry of Interior, an Afghan national named Abdul Qayyum Shinwari was executed on August 31, 2024 in the city of Mecca.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 6 men executed in Zahedan
Saeed Hassanzahi, … Roudini, Noor-Mohammad Noori (Noorzahi), Farzad Sanchouli + 2 unk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Feizollah Hosseinpour and Soleiman Ghahremani executed in Miandoab on September 9
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdolkarim Habibi executed in Kahnui on September 9
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - On behalf of Pakhshan Azizi
Kurdish Woman Activist sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2024MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI GOVERNMENT DELAYS DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION BILL
The Malawi Ministry of Justice has delayed tabling the bill on the abolition of the death penalty, despite last year’s commitment to present it in parliament this year, Channel Africa reported on August 22, 2024.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2024North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA MAY HAVE EXECUTED OFFICIALS OVER FLOOD DAMAGE: SPY AGENCY
North Korea is suspected of executing a number of officials held responsible for devastating floods this year
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM, TREASON
Saudi Arabia on August 17, 2024 issued a statement informing its citizens and residents of a death sentence being carried out against Saudi national, Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Qunai’an.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman Targeted by Iranian Regime After Human Rights Report
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2024SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA EXECUTES 10 AL SHABAAB INSURGENTS, POLICE SAY
Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland executed 10 fighters from Islamist militant group al Shabaab on August 17, 2024, the region's police said in a statement.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR ‘HIGH TREASON’
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior announced on September 1, 2024 that the death sentence of "Abdullah bin Ali bin Sharai al-Shehri" has been executed for the crime of "criminal acts" at the level of "treason against the country".