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JUNE 24, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ishaq Anshini executed in Zahedan on June 14
JUNE 24, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Gomshadzehi and Eshagh Anshini executed in Zahedan on June 24
JUNE 23, 2023FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Dane Abdool sentenced to death for 2nd time
JUNE 22, 2023BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 7 SENTENCED TO DEATH, 5 TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER IN CUMILLA
A court has handed down the death penalty to seven people and sentenced five others to life in prison for the murder of a plumber in Cumilla in 2006.
JUNE 22, 2023North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: FIVE INMATES AT POLITICAL PRISON CAMP PUBLICLY EXECUTED FOR CAUSING A ‘DISTURBANCE’
Five inmates at the concentration camp in the Susong District (otherwise known as Camp No. 25 in Chongjin) were executed by firing squad in broad daylight in mid-May, according to a source in the country on June 19, 2023, speaking on condition of anonymit
JUNE 21, 2023AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN CARRY OUT 2ND KNOWN PUBLIC EXECUTION SINCE SEIZING POWER
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on June 19, 2023 carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021, according to the country’s Supreme Court.
JUNE 21, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SHIA MAN FROM QATIF REGION EXECUTED OVER TERROR CHARGES
Saudi authorities have executed a young man from the Shia-populated Qatif region over allegations of involvement in terrorist activities, as part of a heavy-handed crackdown led by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince against political dissidents.
JUNE 21, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hemin Mostafaei executed on June 21 in Sanandaj
JUNE 21, 2023United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 70 Years After Their Executions, Rosenberg Sons Still Looking to Clear Mother’s Name
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed on June 19, 1953 for espionage
JUNE 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Siamak Lutfi executed in Tabriz on June 20
JUNE 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Vahid Seifi executed in Tabriz on June 20
JUNE 20, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Aref Havasi executed in Ilam on June 20
JUNE 20, 2023United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: FOUR ASIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Grand Criminal Court at the Federal Primary Court in Abu Dhabi issued a unanimous verdict to execute 4 defendants of Asian nationalities after convicting them of charges related to the importation and trafficking of drugs, Emirates 24|7 reported on Ju
JUNE 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Al-Nasser and Abbas Khanjari executed in Ahvaz on June 19
JUNE 19, 2023BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: EXECUTIONER WHO HANGED 26 CONVICTS WALKS OUT OF PRISON
A jailed Bangladeshi hangman who executed more than two dozen fellow prisoners including killers and coup plotters in exchange for sentence reductions was released on June 18, 2023, officials said.
JUNE 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Danesh Salari executed in Kahnuj on June 19
380 executions since the beginning of the year
JUNE 19, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Samadi executed in Saveh on June 19
JUNE 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 4 men executed in Kerman on June 18
Mohammad Sepahi, Fazl Ahmad Ghafran, Gholam Mir + Unk
JUNE 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Unidentified man executed in public on June 18
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JUNE 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Mula Shamsi executed on June 18 in Zanjan
JUNE 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hamed … executed in Gorgan on June 18
JUNE 18, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fazl Ahmad Ghafran (Rukhshani) executed in Kerman on June 18
JUNE 17, 2023BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN CUMILLA
A Cumilla court on June 14, 2023 sentenced two people to death over the murder of a man in Homna upazila in 2010.
JUNE 17, 2023Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MURDERER OF SAUDI FLIGHT ATTENDANT EXECUTED
The death penalty of a Saudi murderer, who was convicted of burning alive his friend, was carried out in the Makkah region on June 15, 2023, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
JUNE 17, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahmoud Rakhshani executed in Zahedan on June 17
JUNE 17, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Brar Kazemi executed in Shiraz on June 17
JUNE 15, 2023Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH ROW CONVICT ARRESTED AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS
A 54-year-old man who had been in hiding for almost two decades and was later sentenced to death was arrested on June 14, 2023 in Ragama.
JUNE 15, 2023FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Duane Owen, 62, White, was executed
- JUNE 15, 2023EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MAN EXECUTED ONE YEAR AFTER KILLING OF NAYERA ASHRAF
Egypt on June 14, 2023 executed the killer of university student Naiyera Ashraf, who was murdered in a heinous crime last year in an incident that rocked the country and the region.
JUNE 15, 2023ArizonaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arizona. Barry Jones Freed from Arizona’s Death Row after 29 Years
The death sentence commutes to 25 years, which the man has already served