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DECEMBER 23, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Isfahan
Shirali Saeidi and Saman Mogouei on December 23, Reza Keshavarzi on December 22
DECEMBER 23, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Karamullah Lorestani and Hossein Papi executed in Khorramabad on December 23
DECEMBER 22, 2023OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Glynn Simmons formally exonerated
After 48 years in prison
DECEMBER 21, 2023TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: SIX PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER CHURCH BOMBING
Six people found guilty of bombing a Catholic church in Arusha, northwestern Tanzania in 2013 have been sentenced to death.
DECEMBER 21, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SHAHNAWAZ AMIR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SARAH INAM’S MURDER CASE
An Islamabad trial court on December 14, 2023 sentenced Shahnawaz Amir to death for the murder of Sarah Inam and imposed a fine of Rs1 million on him, which would be paid to the bereaved family.
DECEMBER 21, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Saleh Amini Executed in Taybad on December 21
DECEMBER 21, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mojtaba Ayami executed in Qom on December 21
- DECEMBER 20, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR STABBING MUM, SISTER TO DEATH
Saudi authorities have executed a citizen after he had been convicted of fatally stabbing his mother and sister and burnt their bodies.
DECEMBER 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 6 Unidentified Men Executed in Ardabil on December 20
Drug-related executions have continuously risen every year for the past three years
DECEMBER 20, 2023ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FEMALE SERIAL KILLER LAO RONGZHI EXECUTED
Lao Rongzhi, a woman in the spotlight for her involvement in multiple killings, was executed on December 18, 2023 after China's top court approved her death sentence.
DECEMBER 20, 2023BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: CHILD-KILLER CONDEMNED TO DEATH
The Gaborone High Court has sent a convicted child rapist and murderer to the gallows. Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane sentenced Ramatshwiri Mokobela to death on December 14, 2023 for killing a five-year-old girl-child in the Ghanzi District area.
DECEMBER 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Samira Sabzian Fard executed in Karaj on December 20
21 women executed in Iran this year
DECEMBER 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Farzad Golmohammadi Executed in Sanandaj on December 20
DECEMBER 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Najibollah Dahmardeh Executed in Ghaemshahr on December 20
Baluch are grossly overrepresented in execution numbers in Iran
DECEMBER 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death Sentences Issued for 2,000 People in the Small City of Delfan
- DECEMBER 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sweden. Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence for Hamid Noury
DECEMBER 19, 2023GuyanaDEATH PENALTYGUYANA: HIGH COURT JUDGE SENTENCED FIVE MEN TO DEATH FOR BRUTAL 2016 PIRACY ATTACK
Justice Sandil Kissoon of the High Court in Guyana on December 14, 2023 sentenced five men to death for the 2016 piracy attack that claimed the lives of four fishermen.
DECEMBER 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Moslem Farahani executed in Zanjan on December 19
DECEMBER 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Zamani and Esmail Ijbari Executed in Karaj on December 19
DECEMBER 19, 2023LouisianaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Louisiana. Frank Ford Cosey's death sentence reduced to life in prison
For intellectual disability
DECEMBER 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi boycotts latest trial
DECEMBER 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Poursiamak Executed in Neyshabur on December 18
DECEMBER 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Taher Davabi Executed in Khorramabad on December 18
DECEMBER 18, 2023PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Noel Montalvo Exonerated
- DECEMBER 16, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Execution Of Alleged Mossad Agent (not identified)
DECEMBER 16, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Salarzehi executed in Iranshahr on December 16
818 executions in Iran in 2023
DECEMBER 15, 2023TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Texas still leads nation in executions, but the pace is much slower now
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 2023 Report
DECEMBER 15, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Davoud Brahui (Brahooie) executed in Qom on December 15
- DECEMBER 14, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Khairullah Nahtani executed in Zahedan on December 14
DECEMBER 14, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Three men recently executed in Shiraz