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- MARCH 3, 2023ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Governor won't proceed with execution set by court
- MARCH 3, 2023IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. House approves firing squad
HB 186 to be be considered by Senate
- MARCH 3, 2023BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Belgium’s Top Court Issues Decree To Swap Iranian Diplomat
Assadi and Vandecasteele
MARCH 2, 2023Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2003 MURDER
The Colombo High Court on 1st March 2023 sentenced four accused to death after finding them guilty of killing a person using a sharp knife.
MARCH 2, 2023NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 20-YEAR-OLD MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on 13 February 2023 sentenced a 20-year-old man, Nojeem Badmos, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
MARCH 2, 2023IdahoDEATH PENALTYUSA - Idaho. Pizzuto's Execution Rescheduled for 2nd Time
As State Scrambles to Find Lethal Injection Drugs
MARCH 2, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ghorban Ghorbanpour executed in Rasht on March 2
MARCH 1, 2023PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN
A court in Pakistan on 24 February 2023 sentenced a man to death for murdering a woman in limits of Attock City police station on 12 April 2022.
MARCH 1, 2023IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO 7 IN 2017 BHOPAL-UJJAIN TRAIN BLAST CASE
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on 28 February 2023 gave death sentences verdict to seven out of eight convicts in the 2017 Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast case.
MARCH 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At least 102 executions in the first two months of 2023
According to Hengaw. HoC counts at least 123 executions.
MARCH 1, 2023IdahoDEATH PENALTYUSA - Idaho. House Judiciary Committee passes firing squad
MARCH 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Shiraz on March 1
Mansour Saeedi, Asghar Khosh Sima and Abbas Homavar
MARCH 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Doudkanlu executed in Urmia on March 1
122 executions since the beginning of the year
MARCH 1, 2023CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California - Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for 16th time
MARCH 1, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Dosti Nejad executed in Hamadan on March 1
- FEBRUARY 28, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 men executed in Karaj on February 28
FEBRUARY 28, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 1 man executed in Hamedan on February 28
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- FEBRUARY 28, 2023IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Milan executed in Urmia on February 28
FEBRUARY 28, 2023NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING WOMAN IN JIGAWA
Jigawa State High Court in Birnin Kudu has sentenced Isyaku Wakili Gwanto to death by hanging for killing Malama Malora Adamu, the Daily Post reported on 16 February 2023.
FEBRUARY 28, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Kermanshah on February 28
Kayumars Sadqpour + 2 unk
FEBRUARY 28, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Khosro Mohammadi executed in Zahedan on February 28
FEBRUARY 28, 2023JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ISLAMIC STATE LINKS
A Jordanian court on 22 February 2023 sentenced three people to death by hanging on charges of belonging to the Islamic State group and staging two bombing attacks, an AFP correspondent said.
FEBRUARY 28, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Maziar Soltanzadeh and Mohammad Safari executed in Karaj on February 28
FEBRUARY 28, 2023TennesseeDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. SB 1152 to execute by firing squad passes the House Committee
- FEBRUARY 27, 2023MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: ODD-JOB WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF FRIEND
An odd-job worker, who was charged with the murder of his friend after he was found living with the corpse for a week, was sentenced to death on 21 February 2023 by the Ipoh High Court.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023IsraelDEATH PENALTYISRAEL: DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS BILL APPROVED BY CABINET
The Ministerial Committee on Legislation on 26 February 2023 approved a bill that institutes a death penalty for terrorists.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Arbabi and Mohammed Ishaq Gergij executed in Zahedan on February 27
112 executions since the beginning of the year
FEBRUARY 27, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Leila Bameri executed in Bandar Abbas on February 27
208 women since 2007
FEBRUARY 26, 2023NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ONDO FOR KILLING COUPLE
The Ondo State High Court in Akure on 14 February 2023 sentenced Messrs Ayuba Idris and Tasur Abubakar to death by hanging for killing a couple.
FEBRUARY 26, 2023IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hamid Rahimi executed in Sanandaj on February 26