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OCTOBER 9, 2023MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEALS COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE ON LOVERS FOR MURDER TO 30 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
A Malaysian Court of Appeal on October 5, 2023 commuted the death sentence imposed on a pair of lovers to 30 years in prison for the murder of a five-year-old boy, who is the son of the accused female, nine years ago.
OCTOBER 9, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 unidentified men executed in Kerman on October 9
OCTOBER 8, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Emambakhsh Gorgij executed in Torbat Heydarieh on October 8
- OCTOBER 8, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehrab Sintab executed in Karaj on October 8
- OCTOBER 6, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two unidentified men executed in Mashhad on October 6
OCTOBER 6, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jailed Iranian Activist Mohammadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize
- OCTOBER 5, 2023YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KIDNAPPING OF MSF AID WORKERS
A court in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout on October 3, 2023 sentenced four Yemenis to death for kidnapping international humanitarian workers last year.
OCTOBER 5, 2023NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES TWO BROTHERS TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN AKWA IBOM
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim has sentenced two brothers to death for killing a farmer over a parcel of land, Daily Post reported on October 4, 2023.
- OCTOBER 4, 2023Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DR CONGO: ARMY OFFICER RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE OVER PROTEST KILLINGS
A military court sentenced a DR Congo army officer to death and handed 10-year prison terms to three others on October 2, 2023 over the August killing of more than 50 protesters in the eastern city of Goma.
- OCTOBER 4, 2023IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR GIRL IN 2019
A special POCSO court in Tripura on October 3, 2023 convicted two persons and sentenced them to death for raping and murdering a minor girl four years ago.
OCTOBER 4, 2023North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: WAREHOUSE MANAGER EXECUTED FOR STEALING PENICILLIN
A manager at a North Korean pharmaceutical warehouse was publicly executed last month for stealing 20,000 doses of penicillin, sources inside the country said.
OCTOBER 4, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 16-year-old girl seriously injured by 'moral police'
Armita Geravand (Garavand)
- OCTOBER 3, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
RELATIVES OF SAUDIS FACING EXECUTION URGE ‘ASHAMED’ CROWN PRINCE TO ACT
Relatives of Saudis facing heavy sentences for social media posts are calling on the kingdom’s de facto ruler to take action after he voiced shame over their cases.
OCTOBER 3, 2023BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RAJBARI SCHOOL STUDENT MURDER
A court in Rajbari on September 27, 2023 sentenced three people to death in the murder case of fourth-grade student Rifad, 12, after abduction in the district.
OCTOBER 3, 2023FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Michael Zack was executed on October 3
54, White
OCTOBER 2, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yasin Huseynzade sentenced to death
Assailant of Azerbaijan's embassy in Iran
OCTOBER 2, 2023VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 4 GET DEATH IN HCMC FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four people were sentenced to death in HCMC on September 28, 2023 for transporting 12 kg of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam for sale.
- OCTOBER 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 men executed in Shiraz on October 1
Hamidreza Khodabandeh and 4 unidentified men
OCTOBER 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Samad Moradi executed in Ramhormoz on October 1
OCTOBER 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Unidentified man executed in Mashhad on October 1
OCTOBER 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 5 men executed in Kerman on October 1
Avaz Moradi, Ramezan Khorshid + 3 unk
OCTOBER 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Unidentified man executed in Mashhad on October 1
- OCTOBER 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Taghi … executed in Mashhad on October 1
Surname unknown
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Controversial penalty law for child rape goes into effect on October 1
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Bagher Bazgir and Sasan Farzipour executed in Khorramabad on September 30
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAN IN TIRE SHOP ARSON CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HSINCHU COURT
The Hsinchu District Court on September 28, 2023 handed the death sentence to a man found guilty of arson that resulted in the death of eight family members in June last year.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ehsan Dehqanipour executed in Borujard on August 29
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2023DEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Larry Hudson, a newly discovered death row exoneration in 1967 case
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2023Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 8 FROM KALUTARA OVER 2003 MURDER
The Kalutara High Court on September 27, 2023 sentenced to death eight persons over a murder reported 20 years ago.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2023Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
five people sentenced to death for heroin trafficking.
The Colombo High Court on September 27, 2023 sentenced five people to death for heroin trafficking.