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- NOVEMBER 6, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Couple sentenced to death for adultery
It is unclear whether it is a homosexual couple
NOVEMBER 6, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yasser Gargij executed in Zahedan Prison on November 6
96, including a woman, executed on drug-related charges in Irani in 2021
NOVEMBER 6, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad Makrandoust executed in Zahedan Prison
For drug-related offences
- NOVEMBER 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamran Rezaiefar Sentenced to Death
Charged of “association with The People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (MEK)
- NOVEMBER 5, 2021CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Steve Woodruff resentenced to death
NOVEMBER 4, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Saeed … executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on November 4
For murder
NOVEMBER 4, 2021KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HUSBAND
Kuwait’s Court of Appeals on 2 November 2021 upgraded the sentence of a woman, who killed her husband last year, from life in prison to the death penalty after she was convicted of premeditated murder, local media reported.
NOVEMBER 4, 2021IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TWO MILITANTS GET DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLING TWO JOURNALISTS
Iraq’s Basra Criminal Court sentenced two men to death on 1 and 2 November 2021 for involvement in a death squad that killed multiple Iraqi journalists and activists.
NOVEMBER 4, 2021DEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammadali Alizadeh executed in Zahedan on 4 November 2021
The news was reported by IHR on January 2, 2022
NOVEMBER 3, 2021Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR ATTEMPT TO KILL SECURITY FORCES
Saudi Arabia on 1st November 2021 executed a man convicted of trying to shoot dead security forces and weapons charges, with alleged links to figures accused of terrorist activities, state media reported.
NOVEMBER 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Juvenile offender Arman Abdolali’s execution postponed for the fifth time
He is still at imminent risk of execution
NOVEMBER 3, 2021IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PROTESTOR
Two men accused of killing an Iraqi protestor during nationwide demonstrations that broke out in late 2019 were handed a death sentence by a court in Basra province, state media reported on 2 November 2021.
NOVEMBER 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdullah … executed in Mashhad Prison on November 3
For murder
NOVEMBER 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Manouchehr Kazemi-Varmaleh executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on November 3
For murder
NOVEMBER 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Javad Ghaljayi executed in Zahedan Prison on November 3
For murder
NOVEMBER 2, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE IN KHULNA
A court in Khulna on 31 October 2021 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2020.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FOUR SISTERS
A Peshawar court on 30 October 2021 convicted a man and his son for killing four sisters six years ago over a property dispute and sentenced them to death along with the payment of Rs2 million compensation each to the legal heirs of the women.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Eghbal-Raisi executed in Shiraz Prison on November 2
For murder
NOVEMBER 2, 2021IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2013 GANDHI MAIDAN BLASTS IN PATNA; JAIL FOR 5 OTHERS
Four of the nine men convicted for the 2013 serial blasts at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan were sentenced to death by a Patna court on 1st November 2021.
NOVEMBER 1, 2021OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Parole Board Again Recommends Commuting Julius Jones’ Death Sentence
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1
- OCTOBER 31, 2021ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: HONGKONGER WITH HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS EXECUTED OVER DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Hong Kong man who suffered from hallucinations and other mental health problems has been executed in mainland China where he was sentenced to death in 2017 for drug trafficking.
OCTOBER 30, 2021Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES SIX ISRAELI 'INFORMANTS' TO DEATH
The Islamist movement Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip announced on 28 October 2021 it had sentenced six Palestinian "informants" to death for collaborating with Israel.
OCTOBER 28, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Published the latest edition of Death Row Usa
Updated to April 1, 2021
OCTOBER 28, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCES TO TWO IN A MINOR RAPE, MURDER CASE
A district and sessions court in Rawalpindi on 26 October 2021 awarded death sentences to two persons for raping and murdering a minor girl.
OCTOBER 28, 2021OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. John Grant executed
He convulsed and vomited during execution
OCTOBER 28, 2021Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ALI AL-NIMR RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER NEARLY A DECADE
A young Saudi man was released from prison on 27 October 2021 after spending nearly a decade behind bars in a case that drew international scrutiny because until recently he’d been facing a possible death sentence for protest-related crimes committed as a
- OCTOBER 27, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FIVE GET DEATH IN BUSINESSMAN MURDER CASE
A court in Gopalganj on 26 October 2021 convicted five people and sentenced them to death in a businessman murder case.
OCTOBER 27, 2021MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO MEN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A boat operator and a labourer were sentenced to death by the Tawau High Court, Malaysia, on 26 October 2021 for trafficking 327.1gm of methamphetamine which was stored in formula milk boxes two years ago.
OCTOBER 27, 2021IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COUPLE AWARDED FOUR DEATH SENTENCES FOR KILLING FAMILY MEMBERS IN TAMIL NADU
A special court near Chennai on 26 October 2021 convicted and sentenced a couple to four death sentences, double lifer and imposed a fine of Rs six lakh for killing their family members in 2019.
- OCTOBER 27, 2021TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced William George Davis to death