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MARCH 9, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING NEIGHBOR DURING POLITICAL ARGUMENT
A High Court sitting in Kano State on 6 March 2020 sentenced one Yakubu Dalha to death by hanging for killing neighbour, Zakariyau Bala a.k.a Dangote during political argument.
- MARCH 9, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Paul C. Hildwin freed after 35 years of incarceration, 29 of which on death row
USA - Florida. Paul C. Hildwin freed after 35 years of incarceration, 29 of which on death row
- MARCH 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sirous Assadi was executed at Zanjan prison on March 9.
IRAN - Sirous Assadi was executed at Zanjan prison on March 9.
MARCH 9, 2020United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING BROTHER
The Dubai Criminal Court on 7 March 2020 pronounced the death sentence on two Asians, who strangled their brother to death in an ‘honour killing.’
- MARCH 7, 2020WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. HB 1488 to abolish death penalty did not come up for a vote on the floor of the state House by the March 7 deadline
USA - Washington. HB 1488 to abolish death penalty did not come up for a vote on the floor of the state House by the March 7 deadline
MARCH 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rouhani Complains About The Mek Exposing The Regime's Cover-Up Of The Coronavirus Death Toll.
IRAN - Rouhani Complains About The Mek Exposing The Regime's Cover-Up Of The Coronavirus Death Toll.
- MARCH 6, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Timothy Hurst sentenced to life in prison without parole.
USA - Florida. Timothy Hurst sentenced to life in prison without parole.
MARCH 6, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIS RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 2nd March 2020 sentenced to death a former Islamic State militant who repeatedly raped a Yazidi captive.
MARCH 6, 2020DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): NATHANIEL WOODS EXECUTED
Nathaniel Woods, 42, Black, was executed in Alabama on 5 March 2020.
- MARCH 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS MINOR
According to Iran Human Rights sources, death-row prisoner Amir Mohammadpour (Mahmoud Pour) was hanged on 1st March 2020 at Urmia Central Prison (also known as Darya prison).
MARCH 5, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF STUDENTS IN DEMRA
Dhaka’s Third Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Jayashri Samaddar on 3 March 2020 sentenced two people to death for the killing of students Faria Akhter Dola, 7, and Nusrat Jahan, 5, in Demra in 2019.
MARCH 5, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI COURT SENTENCES 35 PRO-GOVERNMENT DEPUTIES TO DEATH
The Houthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on 3 March 2020 sentenced 35 Yemeni pro-government deputies to death after charging them with cooperating with the Saudi-led Arab coalition.
- MARCH 5, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Nathaniel Woods 42, Black, Was Executed.
USA - Alabama. Nathaniel Woods 42, Black, Was Executed.
MARCH 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - More than 1,500 people in 74 cities across Iran have died of the coronavirus
IRAN - More than 1,500 people in 74 cities across Iran have died of the coronavirus
- MARCH 4, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS, INCLUDING A WOMAN, WERE EXECUTED IN THE GENERAL PRISON OF TANTA FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER
On March 4, 2020 it took place the execution of 5 defendants, including a woman, sentenced to death by hanging for having committed premeditated murder.
- MARCH 4, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: EXECUTED ISLAMIC TERRORIST HISHAM EL-ASHMAWY
On March 4,2020 it took place the execution of Hisham el-Ashmawy.
MARCH 4, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: NDOLA HIGH COURT SENTENCES WOMAN TO DEATH OVER MOTHER’S DEATH
A 25-year-old woman of Ndola has been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering her biological mother, The Must reported on 2nd March 2020.
MARCH 4, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TOP MILITANT HISHAM AL-ASHMAWY EXECUTED
Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham al-Ashmawy was executed on 4 March 2020 following his conviction over several high-profile attacks, the country’s military spokesman said.
- MARCH 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Award-winning filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof summoned to prison.
IRAN - Award-winning filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof summoned to prison.
- MARCH 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 54,000 PRISONERS TEMPORARILY RELEASED TO CONTAIN THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN CROWDED JAILS
Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus disease in crowded jails.
- MARCH 3, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR - Capital crimes and the death penalty in law
- MARCH 3, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
In Myanmar (formerly Burma) capital crimes are: murder,
- MARCH 3, 2020DEATH PENALTY
In Myanmar (formerly Burma) capital crimes are: murder,
- MARCH 3, 2020DEATH PENALTY
‘THERE IS NO EVIL,’ ABOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN IRAN, WINS TOP PRIZE AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
A film by an Iranian director about capital punishment has won the top prize at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
MARCH 3, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR PHONE THEFT IN EKITI
A high court in Ado Ekiti on 28 February 2020 sentenced a middle-aged man named Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
MARCH 3, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR GIRL'S GANG RAPE AND MURDER IN PUNTLAND
Puntland authorities in northeastern Somalia on 11 February 2020 executed two men by firing squad for the gang rape
- MARCH 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners to contain the new coronavirus in crowded jails.
IRAN - Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners to contain the new coronavirus in crowded jails.
MARCH 3, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VIRUS CHECKPOINT KILLING
A Chinese court on 1st March 2020 sentenced a man to death for fatally stabbing two officials at a checkpoint set up to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak.
- MARCH 3, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. House approved SB 270 to unveil lethal drugs providers
USA - Virginia. House approved SB 270 to unveil lethal drugs providers
- MARCH 3, 2020South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. House Committee approved bill to add electrocution to the execution protocol
USA - South Carolina. House Committee approved bill to add electrocution to the execution protocol