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JUNE 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on June 24, the Coronavirus death toll is 60,700.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on June 24, the Coronavirus death toll is 60,700.
JUNE 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death sentences of Amir-Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi upheld
IRAN - Death sentences of Amir-Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi upheld
- JUNE 23, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Romell Broom loses another appeal.
USA - Romell Broom loses another appeal.
JUNE 23, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN MASHHAD SUMMONED AND DETAINED FOR REMOVING HIJAB
An Iranian Judiciary official in Razavi Khorasan Province announced that a considerable number of women in Mashhad had been summoned and detained for removing Hijab (the mandatory veil) in their photos posted on social media.
JUNE 23, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: TWO TAXI DRIVER KILLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A High Court judge has condemned two robbers to death for killing a taxi driver in Harare two years ago, The Herald reported on 22 June 2020.
- JUNE 23, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup poll: record low 54% say death penalty is morally acceptable.
USA - Gallup poll: record low 54% say death penalty is morally acceptable.
JUNE 23, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MADRAS HC SETS ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE OF FIVE ACCUSED IN TAMIL NADU HONOUR KILLING CASE; GIRL'S FATHER ACQUITTED
The Madras high court acquitted on 22 June 2020 a man found guilty of the daylight killing of his son-in-law, a Dalit, and commuted the death sentence handed to five others in connection with the gruesome crime that sparked public outrage in Tamil Nadu ov
JUNE 22, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: YASSER ABDOLLAHZADEH HANGED AT THE CENTRAL PRISON OF SHIRAZ CITY
A man was hanged on 16 June 2020 at the central prison of Shiraz city for murder.
JUNE 22, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FORMER ISIS ‘MUFTI’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
Nineveh Criminal Court has sentenced Abu Abd al-Bari, a Sharia official and a former Mufti of ISIS in the city of Mosul to death, Iraqi sources reported on 21 June 2020.
JUNE 22, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO COPS TO SERVE 10-YEAR JAIL TERM AFTER SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
The Court of Appeal on 19 June 2020 reduced the death sentence of two police officers convicted of murdering an Administration Police officer and two relatives of an MP.
- JUNE 22, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC Report — 1,344 Prisoners are on U.S. Death Rows in Violation of U.S. Human Rights Obligations
USA - DPIC Report — 1,344 Prisoners are on U.S. Death Rows in Violation of U.S. Human Rights Obligations
JUNE 21, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER TORTURED TO DEATH; FAMILY FORCED TO SAY IT WAS CORONAVIRUS
An Iranian prisoner was tortured to death by intelligence officers but his father was forced to sign the death off as coronavirus, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, even though he has tested negative for the disease.
JUNE 20, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: UNDER 15% OF MALAYSIANS SUPPORT MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY, SURVEY SHOWS
Most Malaysians feel the government should keep the death penalty, especially for brutal crimes like murder, where the perpetrator exhibited high levels of intention and aggression, according to a survey by The Centre, a research outfit founded by Umno’s
- JUNE 20, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND EXECUTES THREE AL-SHABAAB MEMBERS
Three men recently sentenced to death by the Puntland High Court in Bossaso were shortly executed in a public field, Radio Dalsan reported on 14 June 2020.
- JUNE 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Former Iranian corrupted judge was found dead in Romania
IRAN - Former Iranian corrupted judge was found dead in Romania
- JUNE 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Somayeh Fathi, 18-year-old, was killed by her brothers and father on June 18 for so-called honour killing
IRAN - Somayeh Fathi, 18-year-old, was killed by her brothers and father on June 18 for so-called honour killing
- JUNE 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, was reportedly hanged on June 18
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, was reportedly hanged on June 18
JUNE 18, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ‘KUDU THILAN’
Dewage Thusitha Chamara alias ‘Kudu Thilan’ who was found guilty for possessing and peddling over 270 grams of heroin, was on 18 June 2020 sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court.
JUNE 18, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES OVER ĐIỆN BIÊN GANG RAPE AND MURDER
The People’s Court of Điện Biên on 17 June 2020 rejected letters of appeal and decided to uphold the death sentence for six defendants for kidnapping, raping and murdering a 22-year-old woman.
- JUNE 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyed Kamal Hosseini tortured to death, but father was forced to sign the death off as coronavirus
IRAN - Seyed Kamal Hosseini tortured to death, but father was forced to sign the death off as coronavirus
JUNE 18, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Utah. Utah has gone more than a decade without carrying out an execution.
USA - Utah. Utah has gone more than a decade without carrying out an execution.
JUNE 18, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED AT MASHHAD PRISON (VAKILABAD)
Two prisoners were hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on 9 June 2020.
- JUNE 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two more "honor killings" of young women
IRAN - Two more "honor killings" of young women
JUNE 17, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO AWARD DEATH PENALTY RETROSPECTIVELY
The Supreme Court on 15 June 2020 refused to award death penalty to a convict, who committed rape and murder of a nine-year-old child last year in Telangana.
JUNE 17, 2020BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: CASSATION COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST POLITICAL DETAINEES ZUHEIR IBRAHIM, HUSSEIN ABDULLAH
The Bahraini Cassation Court upheld on 15 June 2020 death sentences against political detainees Zuheir Ibrahim Jassim and Hussein Abdullah Rashid.
JUNE 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Arjangi, who was under 18 at the time of the crime, may be executed shortly.
IRAN - Ali Arjangi, who was under 18 at the time of the crime, may be executed shortly.
JUNE 17, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYUN: GUTERRES CALLS ON HOUTHIS TO DROP DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 16 June 2020 expressed his concern about the death sentences issued against journalists by a Houthi court in Sanaa.
- JUNE 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on June 17, 2020, Coronavirus death toll is 52,800.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on June 17, 2020, Coronavirus death toll is 52,800.
JUNE 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Omid Hashem-Zehi was executed at Zahedan prison on June 17.
IRAN - Omid Hashem-Zehi was executed at Zahedan prison on June 17.
- JUNE 16, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIA VOICES CONCERN OVER MAN SENTENCED TO DIE IN CHINA
Australia’s prime minister said on 16 June 2020 that his government is “very sad and concerned” by China’s sentencing of an Australian man to death for drug trafficking.