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JULY 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Morteza M. executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 8 for drinking alcohol.
IRAN - Morteza M. executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 8 for drinking alcohol.
- JULY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: RICHARD BAUMHAMMERS ASKS FOR ‘PEN PALS’ FROM PENNSYLVANIA'S DEATH ROW
Richard Baumhammers asks for "pen pals" from Pennsylvania's death row.
- JULY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: KAREEM JOHNSON BECOMES NATION’S 170TH DEATH-ROW EXONEREE SINCE 1973
Kareem Johnson Becomes Nation’s 170th Death-Row Exoneree Since 1973.
JULY 7, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: WOMAN CHARGED WITH DOUBLE HOMICIDE RECEIVES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
A woman who murdered two men and encased their corpses in concrete on 3 July 2020 was sentenced to death in Vietnam.
JULY 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on July 7, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll is 66,900
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on July 7, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll is 66,900
- JULY 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran COVID Daily Toll Rises To Unprecedented 200, 70 Victims Buried In Tehran.
IRAN - Iran COVID Daily Toll Rises To Unprecedented 200, 70 Victims Buried In Tehran.
JULY 7, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Clifford Bolden, 65, Black, was resentenced to life in prison.
USA - California. Clifford Bolden, 65, Black, was resentenced to life in prison.
- JULY 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Ahmad Khan, was reportedly hanged on July 6
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Ahmad Khan, was reportedly hanged on July 6
JULY 6, 2020JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: ‘LIFE’ COALITION SEEKS TO END DEATH PENALTY
Solidarity Is Global Institute (SIGI) last week launched a coalition calling for an end to the death penalty in Jordan, The Jordan Times reported on 4 July 2020.
JULY 6, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: KORAN TEACHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SEXUAL ABUSE
A court in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref sentenced an imam to death for sexual abuse of his students at a Koran school, Radio Dabanga reported on 5 July 2020.
JULY 6, 2020GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO GRANTS AMNESTY TO 794 PRISONERS
President Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 prisoners in Ghana as part of efforts to decongest the prisons in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
JULY 5, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Richard Baumhammers asks for "pen pals"
USA - Pennsylvania. Richard Baumhammers asks for "pen pals" from Pennsylvania's death row.
JULY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Habib Sobhanifar executed on July 5 in Dehdasht Prison.
IRAN - Habib Sobhanifar executed on July 5 in Dehdasht Prison.
JULY 4, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TAIWANESE DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Taiwanese man was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City on 2 July 2020 for trafficking around 317 kg of heroin.
JULY 4, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Colombo High Court on 3 July 2020 sentenced a Nigerian national to death for possession and trafficking of cocaine.
- JULY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmad F. has been executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 4.
IRAN - Ahmad F. has been executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 4.
JULY 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. 5 prisoners die of COVID-19 at San Quentin Death Row.
USA - California. 5 prisoners die of COVID-19 at San Quentin Death Row.
JULY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 2 men executed at Rasht Central Prison on July 4.
IRAN - 2 men executed at Rasht Central Prison on July 4.
JULY 3, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 3 DEFENDANTS IN ANSAR AL-SHARIA CASE
Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld on 1st July 2020 death sentences against three defendants convicted on terrorism-related charges in the 2014 case known in the media as the Ansar Al-Sharia case.
JULY 2, 2020BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: IN RARE MOVE, SUPREME COURT CANCELS DEATH SENTENCE IN HIGH-PROFILE CASE
Belarus's Supreme Court has upheld the appeal of a death-row inmate and annulled his sentence in a murder case, a very rare move in the tightly controlled state led by autocratic President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
JULY 2, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT OF CASSATION SENTENCES ONE MONK TO DEATH, ANOTHER TO LIFE FOR ABBOT'S KILLING
Egypt’s highest court on 1st July 2020 upheld a death sentence for a former monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo in 2018.
JULY 2, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO ROBBERS TO DIE FOR KILLING KWARA COUPLE
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on 1st July 2020 sentenced two armed robbers to death by hanging for killing a couple, Mr Michael and Mrs Juana Aigbe, at the Fate area of Ilorin in 2016.
JULY 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human Rights Activist, Atena Daemi, Sentenced to Further 2 Years and 74 Lashes.
IRAN - Human Rights Activist, Atena Daemi, Sentenced to Further 2 Years and 74 Lashes.
JULY 1, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICT SET FREE AFTER SPENDING 21 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Muhammad Iqbal, who spent the last 21 years on death row for a crime he was convicted of committing when he was a juvenile, has been released, according to the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP).
JULY 1, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED FOR OPPOSITION JOURNALIST
Ruhollah Zam, a journalist, has been sentenced to death for “corruption on earth”, Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili announced on 30 June 2020.
JULY 1, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MUM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FEEDING DAUGHTER SULPHURIC ACID
An Egyptian court has sentenced a housewife to death by hanging for killing her baby daughter by feeding her a caustic substance at a private medical clinic in Beheira Governorate, Egyptian media reported on 1st July 2020.
- JULY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The Iranian regime flogged five political prisoner in June.
IRAN - The Iranian regime flogged five political prisoner in June.
- JULY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahid Mirbaloch-Zehi has been executed in Iranshahr Prison on July 1.
IRAN - Vahid Mirbaloch-Zehi has been executed in Iranshahr Prison on July 1.
JULY 1, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Kareem Johnson Becomes Nation’s 170th Death-Row Exoneree Since 1973.
USA - Pennsylvania. Kareem Johnson Becomes Nation’s 170th Death-Row Exoneree Since 1973.
JULY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mostafa Mohammadi, Milad Kheradmand and Hossein Jalalvand were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on July 1.
IRAN - Mostafa Mohammadi, Milad Kheradmand and Hossein Jalalvand were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on July 1.