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OCTOBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - ONU: Iran prisons are severely overcrowded.
IRAN - ONU: Iran prisons are severely overcrowded.
- OCTOBER 6, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The death sentence imposed on Heather Keaton has been overturned
USA - Alabama. The death sentence imposed on Heather Keaton has been overturned
- OCTOBER 5, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH
In Rangpur, a court on 29 September 2020 sentenced Mossarraf Hossain to death for burning his wife to death after failing to realise dowry from her, about 14 years back in Monthona area of Rangpur city.
- OCTOBER 5, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The 2020–2021 U.S. Supreme Court term opened, declining to review more than 30 death-penalty cases.
USA - The 2020–2021 U.S. Supreme Court term opened, declining to review more than 30 death-penalty cases.
OCTOBER 5, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO HOUSEMAIDS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING EX-EDEN COLLEGE PRINCIPAL
A Dhaka court on 4 October 2020 handed down the death sentence to two housemaids for the murder of former Eden College principal Mahfuza Chowdhury Parveen in 2019.
OCTOBER 5, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: VEHARI MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDERS OF TWO MINOR GIRLS
A local court in Mailsi, Punjab province, on 3 October 2020 sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering two minor girls after kidnapping them over 11 months ago.
- OCTOBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Nabi Saberi-Lahijani has been executed at Sari Central Prison on October 4.
IRAN - Nabi Saberi-Lahijani has been executed at Sari Central Prison on October 4.
OCTOBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arash Ali Akbari Sentenced to Have Four Fingers Amputated.
IRAN - Arash Ali Akbari Sentenced to Have Four Fingers Amputated.
OCTOBER 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Military. Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial.
USA - Military. Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial.
- OCTOBER 3, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB PUBLICLY EXECUTES ELDER BY FIRING SQUAD
Al-Shabaab militants on 28 September 2020 publicly executed Hassan Aden Ali, 44, a renowned in Hiran, Central Somalia, using the firing squad.
- OCTOBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Taher Ghaffari, was reportedly hanged on October 3
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Taher Ghaffari, was reportedly hanged on October 3
OCTOBER 3, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE OF 4 YEAR OLD GIRL IN MOGADISHU
The military court of First Instance sentenced constable Mohamed Hussein Elmi to death following charges by the Office of the Prosecutor.
OCTOBER 3, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Guy Allen seeking pen pal
USA - Texas. Guy Allen seeking pen pal
OCTOBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fariba Adelkhah Released With Ankle Bracelet.
IRAN - Fariba Adelkhah Released With Ankle Bracelet.
OCTOBER 3, 2020Vatican CityDEATH PENALTYUSA - Vatican City. New Papal Encyclical Tells Catholics There is ‘No Stepping Back’ From Opposition to Death Penalty.
USA - Vatican City. New Papal Encyclical Tells Catholics There is ‘No Stepping Back’ From Opposition to Death Penalty.
- OCTOBER 1, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER ARMAN ABDOLALI SENTENCED TO DEATH DESPITE LACK OF EVIDENCE
Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 years old at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again by Branch Five of the Tehran Criminal Court despite the victim’s body never being found.
OCTOBER 1, 2020New YorkDEATH PENALTYUSA - New York. Yusef Salaam, exonerated member of 'Central Park Five,' to speak Oct. 6
USA - New York. Yusef Salaam, exonerated member of 'Central Park Five,' to speak Oct. 6
OCTOBER 1, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN KURIGRAM
A Court in Bangladesh on 29 September 2020 sentenced Abdus Sattar, 55, to death for murder, Kurigram correspondent Ariful Islam reported citing Public Prosecutor Abraham Lincon.
OCTOBER 1, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: SIX MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING POLICEMEN
An Egyptian court on 30 September 2020 sentenced six Muslim Brotherhood members to death over crimes including allegedly killing policemen in 2016, Anadolu Agency reported.
OCTOBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hooshmand Alipour sentenced to 38 months.
IRAN - Hooshmand Alipour sentenced to 38 months.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT GONBAD KAVOUS PRISON FOR MURDER
According to the Iran newspaper website, on the morning of 28 September 2020, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) was executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTER IN BHOLA
A Bhola court on 29 September 2020 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and minor daughter in Daulatkhan upazila in 2017.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: ‘MURDER DESERVES THE DEATH PENALTY’, SAYS PRESIDENT KAÏS SAÏED
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced his position in favour of resuming executions during the National Security Council meeting on 28 September 2020, saying that “murder deserves the death penalty”.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Bolouri executed at Aligoudarz Prison on September 30.
IRAN - Saeed Bolouri executed at Aligoudarz Prison on September 30.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kaveh Shahrouz (also Shahrouz Kazemi-Noureddinvand) has been executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 September 2020
IRAN - Kaveh Shahrouz (also Shahrouz Kazemi-Noureddinvand) has been executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 September 2020
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ACTIVISTS TO DEATH AND JAIL TERMS
A Puntland military court has sentenced an Al-Shabaab suspect to death and jailed four others after being convicted of complicity in terrorism, officials said on 27 September 2020.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: WILLIAM EMMETT LECROY EXECUTED IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
William Emmett LeCroy was executed on September 22, 2020 in the federal system.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TEACHER HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR POISONING CHILDREN
A kindergarten teacher in China on 28 September 2020 was sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague after a fallout, that left one toddler dead.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Department of Justice released "Capital Punishment, 2018"
USA - The Department of Justice released "Capital Punishment, 2018"
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Twenty suicides recorded in Urmia Central Prison in the past two weeks
IRAN - Twenty suicides recorded in Urmia Central Prison in the past two weeks