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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.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: HIGH COURT ORDERS HANGING OF FIVE PEOPLE FOR KILLING DR MVUNGI
The High Court in Dar es Salaam on 18 September 2020 ordered five people to be hanged to death for killing former prominent lawyer and politician, Dr Edmund Sengondo Mvungi.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - NPR Investigation of more than 200 Autopsies Finds Executed Prisoners Experience Suffocation and Drowning.
USA - NPR Investigation of more than 200 Autopsies Finds Executed Prisoners Experience Suffocation and Drowning.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal Executions Likely Caused Prison COVID-19 Outbreak.
USA - Federal Executions Likely Caused Prison COVID-19 Outbreak.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Movid Savari, probably a child offender, was executed in Sepidar Prison on September 20.
IRAN - Movid Savari, probably a child offender, was executed in Sepidar Prison on September 20.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: SIX PUBLICLY EXECUTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING FOUR OFFICIALS
North Korea on 20 July 2020 publicly executed six people, including four party officials, for their involvement in a prostitution ring that sold sex with female students of prestigious performing arts universities, sources in the country told RFA.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: KARACHI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN BLUE CAR ROBBERY-MURDER CASE
A model court in Karachi sentenced on 16 September 2020 a man to death in the infamous blue car robbery-murder case.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS 2 BROTHERS
The court of Sanaa province ruled on 15 September 2020 to execute the accused of killing two of his brothers, Mohammed al-Kuhali.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The death sentence of Houshmand Alipour was overturned by the Supreme Court
IRAN - The death sentence of Houshmand Alipour was overturned by the Supreme Court
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 5 HOUTHI OPERATIVES
A Yemeni court in the central province of Marib on 6 September 2020 sentenced five Houthis to death for undermining security in government-controlled areas.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO GET DEATH IN GANG-RAPE CASE
Two rapists were handed down death sentence and a Rs200,000 fine each in Sheikhupura by Additional District and Sessions Court Judge Azhar Iqbal Ranjha on 10 September 2020.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MALAYSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRANSPORTING DRUGS
A Vietnamese court on 24 August 2020 sentenced a Malaysian woman to death for transporting 3.3 kg of cocaine from Brazil to Vietnam.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KHULNA MADRASA STUDENT
A Khulna court on 2 September 2020 sentenced four persons to death for killing a Madrasa student -- Musa Sikder.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO BROTHERS GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING THEIR MOTHER
Saudi Arabia has awarded on 14 September 2020 the death penalty to two Saudi brothers associated with Daesh (the so-called IS) terrorist outfit. They were convicted of killing their mother and attempting to murder their father and brother.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER BLOODY LAND CLASH
A Vietnamese court sentenced two brothers to death and handed prison terms or probation to 27 others on 14 September 2020, for their roles in the high-profile killings of three policemen in a clash over land rights, the security ministry and a lawyer said
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Elias Bakhtiari was executed in Yazd Central Prison on September 16.
IRAN - Elias Bakhtiari was executed in Yazd Central Prison on September 16.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Javad Kakha was executed at Arak Central Prison on September 16.
IRAN - Javad Kakha was executed at Arak Central Prison on September 16.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Juan Lizcano
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the death sentence of Juan Lizcano
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two brothers, not identified, executed in Mashhad Central Prison on September 15.
IRAN - Two brothers, not identified, executed in Mashhad Central Prison on September 15.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 6 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING COUPLE FOR LAND PROPERTY IN TANGAIL
A tribunal in Dhaka on 13 September 2020 sentenced six people to death for killing a couple -- a retired government primary school teacher and his wife -- in a bid to grab land property in Sadar upazila of Tangail in 2017.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: TWO AL-QAEDA MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa upheld on 19 August 2020 the death penalty against two Al-Qaeda members.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: FILIPINO DEATH ROW CONVICT GETS AMIR PARDON
A Filipino who was sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of his Filipina partner in October 2007 has been pardoned by the nation's Amir, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on 12 September 2020.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Report Finds Rampant Government Misconduct in Death-Row Exonerations, Especially with Black Defendants.
USA - Report Finds Rampant Government Misconduct in Death-Row Exonerations, Especially with Black Defendants.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2020DEATH PENALTY
INTERNATIONAL CALL TO BAHRAIN: END DEATH PENALTY
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights (ADHRB) is launching an international campaign in solidarity, with twelve Bahraini citizens at imminent risk of execution in Bahrain.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2020Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ISSUES NINTH DEATH SENTENCE IN 2020
The Court of First Instance in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on 18 August 2020 sentenced a 31-year-old man from Rafah to death by hanging after he was convicted of murder in the death of 22-year-old Mahmoud Bashar Ibrahim Al-Hamayda.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: FIVE OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR CRITICISING KIM JONG-UN'S ECONOMIC POLICIES
North Korea on 30 July 2020 executed five government officials after they spoke out against the regime's economic policies, it has been reported.
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KINDERGARTEN KNIFE ATTACK
A court in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on 8 September 2020 handed down the death penalty to a man over a kindergarten knife attack.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: NAVID AFKARI EXECUTED AT ADELABAD PRISON IN SHIRAZ
Navid Afkari was executed on 12 September 2020 at Adelabad prison, in Shiraz.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Navid Afkari was executed on September 12, in Adelabad prison, in Shiraz.
IRAN - Navid Afkari was executed on September 12, in Adelabad prison, in Shiraz.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KUCHING
A drug dealer on 21 August 2020 was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court in Kuching on the charge of trafficking 211.95 grams of syabu, or methamphetamine two years ago.