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- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
One woman and five men on 23 September 2020 were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj. All six prisoners appear to have been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Christopher Andre Vialva Was Executed On Sept. 24 In Federal Prison.
USA - Christopher Andre Vialva Was Executed On Sept. 24 In Federal Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again
IRAN - Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Aref Aminpour, was reportedly hanged on September 28
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Aref Aminpour, was reportedly hanged on September 28
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA: CHRISTOPHER ANDRE VIALVA EXECUTED IN FEDERAL PRISON
Christopher Andre Vialva Was Executed In Federal Prison on September 24, 2020.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB SAYS IT EXECUTES SPY AGENT AND SOLDIER
Al-Shabaab on 25 September 2020 publicly executed a man accused of spying for a regional intelligence agency and a soldier in the Hiran region.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A prisoner, not identified, has been executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison on September 28.
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, has been executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison on September 28.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN GREETS THE INTERRUPTION OF THE HUNGER STRIKE BY NASRIN SOTOUDEH
Hands Off Cain welcomes with satisfaction the interruption of the hunger strike of the Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, started to gain thresholds of freedom and democracy for all, but interrupted so as not to use the body as a weapon to be hurled against
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Ahmadi has been executed at Shiraz Central Prison on September 27, 2020.
IRAN - Ali Ahmadi has been executed at Shiraz Central Prison on September 27, 2020.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE IN BARISHAL
A Barishal court on 24 September 2020 convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in Hijla upazila in 2013 over dowry.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: PENANG MOTHER AND BOYFRIEND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HER 5-YEAR-OLD SON
The Penang High Court on 24 September 2020 sentenced a mother and her boyfriend to death for the murder of her son in 2014.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SHABAAB EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF SORCERY IN JILIB
A court run by the militant group Al-Shabaab in Middle Jubba region on 24 September 2020 publicly executed a man suspected to be a sorcerer.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2020North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. State Supreme Court Restores Life Sentences to Christina Walters, Quintel Augustine, and Tilmon Golphin
USA - North Carolina. State Supreme Court Restores Life Sentences to Christina Walters, Quintel Augustine, and Tilmon Golphin
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTED A MAN WHO CLAIMED TO POSSESS SUPERNATURAL POWERS
Al-Shabaab on 31 May 2020 sentenced a man named Abukar Haji Omar, 50, to death and executed him on the outskirts of Qoryoley town, in the Lower Shebelle region.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2020KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY
Kazakhstan has joined the international document to abolish the death penalty, Trend News Agency reported on 24 September 2020 with reference to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, NAVID AFKARI'S EXECUTION IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE REGIME'S BLOODY NATURE
The Iranian regime executed wrestling champion Navid Afkari on 12 September 2020.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO BROTHERS EXECUTED IN MASHHAD PRISON FOR RAPE
According to Khorasan newspaper online, two men were executed in Mashhad Central Prison on 15 September 2020. The two prisoners who were sentenced to death for rape, were brothers.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN FACTORY FIRE CASE
A Pakistani court on 22 September 2020 handed death sentences to two accused and life imprisonment to four others in a 2012 factory fire case, court records and lawyers said.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KADUNA STATE SAYS RAPISTS WILL FACE SURGICAL CASTRATION
The governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state has signed a law saying men convicted of rape will face surgical castration, and anyone raping a child under age 14 will face the death penalty, AP reported on 17 September 2020.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Mahtab Shafiei, has been executed at Rajai Shahr on September 23.
IRAN - A woman, Mahtab Shafiei, has been executed at Rajai Shahr on September 23.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 5 men were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj on September 23.
IRAN - 5 men were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj on September 23.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Christopher Revis resentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
USA - Alabama. Christopher Revis resentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gilmar Guevara's death sentence commuted.
USA - Texas. Gilmar Guevara's death sentence commuted.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHILD RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH THREE TIMES
The Sessions Court in Sahiwal on 21 September 2020 handed down a major verdict in the rape and murder case.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020BahrainDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH 18 YEARS AFTER THE MURDER OF NATORE FREEDOM FIGHTER
Two people were sentenced to death by a Natore court on 21 September 2020 for killing freedom fighter Dr Aynal Haque, also a former president of the Baraigram upazila unit Awami League in Natore.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: WIFE MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Court of Appeal has condemned a man of Solwezi to death for killing his wife whom he allegedly found in their bed committing adultery with another man, the Daily Mail reported on 21 September 2020.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - William Emmett LeCroy was executed today in the federal system.
USA - William Emmett LeCroy was executed today in the federal system.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered that Wardrip’s death sentence be reinstated.
USA - Texas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered that Wardrip’s death sentence be reinstated.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG MULE GETS DEATH PENALTY
A court in the north-central province of Ha Tinh sentenced a drug mule to death on 18 September 2020.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR KILLING LECTURER
The military court martial in Juba on 18 September 2020 sentenced to death a police officer and a soldier accused of killing a lecturer early this year.