Death penalty

BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING SISTER IN NARAIL

A Narail court on 15 November 2021 sentenced a man to death for killing his sister in 2019.

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IRAN - Rahmat Fereydouni executed in Qom on November 17

For murder

SINGAPORE: SECOND MALAYSIAN-INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

A 39-year-old Indian origin Malaysian who was caught with a bag of drugs in 2018 was sentenced to death on 17 November 2021 by a Singapore court for trafficking.

NIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN EKITI

An Ekiti State high court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced one Danjuma Fayomi Femi, 30, and Jamiu Oyediran, 30, to death for conspiracy and murder of one Adeoye Adegoke, the National Daily reported on 12 November 2021.

USA - Florida. Jury Recommends Death for Tyrone Terell Johnson

IRAN -UN Third Committee resolution censures serious rights abuses in Iran

SAUDI ARABIA RELEASES SECOND MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHILDHOOD 'CRIMES'

Saudi authorities have released Adbullah al-Zaher, a young man who had been sentenced to death for "crimes" he allegedly committed as a child, human rights activists announced on 14 November 2021.

TWO UGANDAN SOLDIERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOMALIA

Two Ugandan People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been sentenced to death and three others to 39 years in jail for the deaths of civilians.

SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH

Saudi authorities on 11 November 2021 executed a citizen after he was convicted of brutally beating and burning his wife to death.

MALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT ACQUITS NIGERIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN 2018

A Nigerian national escaped the gallows after the Federal Court on 11 November 2021 set aside his conviction and death sentence for drug trafficking by the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Kuching, Malaysia.

EGYPT: FIVE GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING, RAPING AND KILLING MINOR

An Egyptian court has sentenced five people to death for kidnapping, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl, local media reported.

SAUDI COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED AS MINOR; RETRIAL TO FOLLOW

A Saudi court overturned a conviction on a death penalty charge for a young man following what rights groups called a "grossly unfair trial" for crimes committed when he was a minor, his family said on 10 November 2021.

TAIWAN: HIGH COURT COMMUTES MOTHER'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING CHILDREN TO LIFE IN PRISON

Taiwan High Court on 11 November 2021 issued a ruling resentencing a woman facing the death penalty to life in prison for the murders of her two children, citing the perpetrator's depression and remorse.

IRAN - Marouf Gholipour executed in Shiraz on November 14

For murder

IRAN - Four men executed in Zahedan on November 13

At least 100 prisoners executed on drug-related charges in Iran in 2021

USA - Oregon. Supreme Court overturns death sentence of Dayton Leroy Rogers

A serial killer dubbed "The Molalla Forest Killer"

USA - Alabama. Judge orders Alabama Heath Lavon McCray taken off death row

NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES BOKO HARAM MEMBER TO DEATH

An Ekiti State High Court on 10 November 2021 sentenced to death by hanging Abdulsalam Adinoyi, a self-confessed member of the terrorist group Boko Haram.

INDIA: SUPREME COURT STATES RAPE, MURDER VICTIMS' AGE INSUFFICIENT FOR DEATH PENALTY

Low age of victims in rape-and-murder cases has not been considered as the "only or sufficient factor by this court" for imposing the death penalty, the Supreme Court said on 10 November 2021.

EGYPT: COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER COVER-UP

The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a woman to death on 8 November 2021 for the cover-up of her husband's murder and assisting the killer in the act.

IRAN - Ahmad Bahrami executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on November 10

For murder

GAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL, DRUG TRAFFICKING

The Hamas military court in the Gaza Strip sentenced on 8 November 2021 three residents to death, two of them for collaborating with Israeli intelligence and one for drug trafficking.

SINGAPORE SUSPENDS DISABLED MALAYSIAN’S EXECUTION AMID PLEAS

Singapore’s High Court on 8 November 2021 suspended the scheduled execution of a Malaysian man believed to be mentally disabled until an appeal is heard, amid pleas from the international community and rights groups.

NIGERIA: FARMER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEFENDING HIMSELF AGAINST HERDSMAN

A High Court sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on 2 November 2021 sentenced a rice farmer, Kabiru Zelani to death by hanging for stabbing an intruding herder to death.

USA - Tennessee. Abdur’Rahman sentenced to life

INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR IN UP

A district court in Bahraich, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has sentenced 20-year-old Phoolchand Kanaujia to death after seven months of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl, News Track reported on 7 November 2021.

PAKISTAN: GILGIT ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO EIGHT MEN FOR NALTAR KILLINGS

The Gilgit-Baltistan anti-terrorism court on 4 November 2021 awarded a death sentence to eight men after convicting them of killing nine people in two Naltar valley sectarian attacks.

JAPAN: DEATH ROW INMATES SUE OVER SAME-DAY EXECUTIONS

Two death row inmates in Japan are taking legal action against same-day executions.

NIGERIA: EKITI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBING NEIGHBOUR OF CAR

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on 2 November 2021 sentenced a 43-year-old man, Taiwo Afolabi, to death by hanging for robbery.