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APRIL 9, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MERCY PLEA OF MAN WHO KILLED FOUNDING PRESIDENT REJECTED
The mercy petition of a man who has been sentenced to death for the killing of Bangladesh's founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was rejected on 8 April 2020 by incumbent President Md Abdul Hamid, a media report said.
APRIL 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
IRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
- APRIL 9, 2020NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Battle over drugs for execution ends with no decision.
USA - Nevada. Battle over drugs for execution ends with no decision.
- APRIL 8, 2020United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY PROJECT PUBLISHES LATEST REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CARIBBEAN
“The Death Penalty Project” on 7 April 2020 published its latest report: “Sentenced to Death Without Execution: Why capital punishment has not yet been abolished in the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados” by Professor Roger Hood and Dr Florence Seemungal with
APRIL 8, 2020TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 1,420 INMATES RELEASED TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION
Tunisian President Kais Saied on 31 March 2020 granted a special pardon to 1,420 inmates in order to reduce the country's prison population amid the spread of the coronavirus, official news agency TAP reported.
- APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
APRIL 8, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR THEFT OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES
Authorities in North Korea executed without trial three high-ranking officials last week on charges of treason, for allegedly stealing food from the country’s strategic supply and selling it on the open market amid skyrocketing prices resulting from the o
- APRIL 8, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
IRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
- APRIL 7, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SENATOR’S BODYGUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A former soldier was on 4 April 2020 sentenced to death by a navy court in Mogadishu for the homicide of a civilian.
- APRIL 7, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 4th execution delayed in midst of virus outbreak.
USA - Texas. 4th execution delayed in midst of virus outbreak.
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran's Official Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 4,000.
IRAN - Iran's Official Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 4,000.
APRIL 7, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH ROW JUVENILE OFFENDER BEATEN TO DEATH BY PRISON GUARDS
Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini was beaten to death by prison guards.
APRIL 7, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUASHAN GRASSLAND KILLER
The Taiwan High Court on 7 April 2020 overturned the death penalty for a man convicted of raping, killing and dismembering a woman in the Huashan Grassland in Taipei in 2018, and instead sentenced him to life in prison.
APRIL 7, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: KING MOHAMMED VI GRANTS EXCEPTIONAL PARDON TO 5,654 PRISONERS
King Mohammed VI ordered on 5 April 2020 the release of 5,654 detainees in an exceptional royal pardon due to the COVID-19 crisis.
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 20,400
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 20,400
- APRIL 7, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overtured an injunction against the Trump administration’s plan to restart federal executions
USA - Federal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overtured an injunction against the Trump administration’s plan to restart federal executions
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - IHR Report: Qisas and Forgiveness
IRAN - Iran Executions 2019: Qisas and Forgiveness
APRIL 6, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: EIGHT DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED AND 1.680 INMATES RELEASED
At least eight prisoners, who have been on the death row for periods ranging from 10 to 12 years, this week had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment in line with the recent Presidential clemency order, ZimEye reported on 4 April 2020.
APRIL 6, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: COURT OF APPEAL ACQUITS CONVICT ON DEATH ROW OF TWO CAPITAL DRUG CHARGES
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 31 March 2020 acquitted a convicted drug trafficker on death row of two capital drug charges and sentenced him to eight years' jail instead for drug possession.
APRIL 6, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO TO DIE BY HANGING IN OSUN FOR KILLING STUDENT
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on 2nd April 2020 sentenced two men Elijah Oyebode and Jelili Raji to death by hanging for the murder of a female student of University of Osun.
- APRIL 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
- APRIL 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
- APRIL 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS PUBLISHES ITS 'ANNUAL DEATH PENALTY REPORT IN IRAN IN 2019': 280 EXECUTIONS
The 12th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort/Together Against the Death Penalty), published on 31 March 2020, provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2019 in t
APRIL 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
IRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
APRIL 4, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED FOR BRITON CONVICTED OVER DANIEL PEARL MURDER
A Pakistani court on 2nd April 2020 overturned the death sentence for British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
- APRIL 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
APRIL 3, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 2019 Exoneration Report
USA - 2019 Exoneration Report
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
APRIL 2, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: INMATE CONVICTED IN SIX DEATHS EXECUTED
A death row inmate was executed on 1st April 2020 in Taiwan, less than a year after he was convicted of killing six people by setting fire to his home.