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FEBRUARY 11, 2020ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR 'NONG SNOW' KILLER
The Supreme Court on 11 February 2020 upheld the death sentence passed by the two lower courts on a former village headman for the murder of a teenage schoolgirl in Kamalasai district in 2015.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FRENCH JIHADISTS APPEAL TO UN TO AVOID DEATH PENALTY
Five French jihadists sentenced to death in Iraq have appealed to the UN to pressure France to bring them home, their lawyer has said, adding they were suffering inhumane treatment.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: HC UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR FIVE JMB MEN
The High Court on 9 February 2020 confirmed the death penalty for five operatives of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for killing a public prosecutor of Jhalakathi, Advocate Haider Hossain, in 2007.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: COURT UPHOLDS LONG PRISON SENTENCES OF ANTI-HIJAB WOMEN ACTIVISTS
A Court of Appeals of Tehran has upheld prison sentences of three women for defying the forced veiling laws but reduced it to a combined 31 years and seven months from an earlier total of 55 years and six months, Radio Farda reported on 6 February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
- FEBRUARY 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
IRAN - Dozens of detainees of the November protests reportedly have died under torture
FEBRUARY 9, 2020LouisianaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced Kyle Joekel to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced Kyle Joekel to death
- FEBRUARY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DONNIE CLEVELAND LANCE EXECUTED
Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, White, was executed in Georgia on 5 February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ABEL REVILL OCHOA EXECUTED
Abel Revill Ochoa, 47, Hispanic, was executed in Texas on 6 February 2020.
FEBRUARY 7, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING OF AL LEADER IN LAKSHMIPUR
A Lakshmipur court has sentenced three people to death over the killing of Awami League leader Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan in Lakshmipur six years ago.
FEBRUARY 7, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING UBER DRIVER IN ABUJA
The High Court in Nyanya, Abuja, on 6 February 2020 sentenced to death one Obinna Echanu, 42, for killing an Uber driver identified as Edwin Ali.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Abel Revill Ochoa, 47, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Abel Revill Ochoa, 47, Hispanic, was executed.
FEBRUARY 6, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING CHILD IN DINAJPUR
A Dinajpur court on 5 February 2020 sentenced five people to death for killing a child after abduction in Ghoraghat upazila in 2015.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for man Thomas Ford McCoy
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for man Thomas Ford McCoy
- FEBRUARY 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sentences confirmed for three women's rights activists: Yasaman Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi and Mojan Keshavarz
IRAN - Sentences confirmed for three women's rights activists: Yasaman Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi and Mojan Keshavarz
FEBRUARY 6, 2020DEATH PENALTYVIRGINIA (USA): TWENTY-ONE PROSECUTORS SIGN LETTER URGING REPEAL OF DEATH PENALTY
Calling the death penalty “a failed government program,” 21 current and former Virginia prosecutors have signed on to a letter to the commonwealth’s General Assembly urging the legislature to abolish capital punishment.
FEBRUARY 6, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING WIFE
An FCT High Court in Abuja, on 5 February 2020 sentenced a 38-year-old man, Eric Chigbor, to death by hanging for killing his wife.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least 52 Kurdish citizens have been executed in 2019
IRAN - At least 52 Kurdish citizens have been executed in 2019
FEBRUARY 5, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 33 CHILDREN CONVICTED OF ISIS-RELATED TERRORISM IN 18 MONTH PERIOD
Nearly 400 individuals were tried in Iraqi courts between mid-2018 and late 2019 on terrorism charges for alleged affiliation to the Islamic State -including 33 minors who were found guilty, the United Nations said on 28 January 2020.
FEBRUARY 5, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: TELANGANA COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE IN SAMATHA CASE
The special fast track court in Adilabad convicted the three accused in connection with the sensational Samatha gangrape and murder case and sentenced them to death by hanging on 30 January 2020.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Abolitionist bill SB 449 deferred until next year.
USA - Virginia. Abolitionist bill SB 449 deferred until next year.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Borzu Mohammadi executed in Dizel Abad prison on February 5
IRAN - Borzu Mohammadi executed in Dizel Abad prison on February 5
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.
IRAN - Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at Dizel-Abad prison in Kermanshah.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan prison on February 4 and 5
IRAN - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan prison on February 4 and 5
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, White, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, White, was executed.
FEBRUARY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJA’I SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources, on the morning of 2nd February 2020, at least three prisoners were hanged at Raja’i Shahr prison in Karaj city, near Tehran.
FEBRUARY 4, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 33 YEAR OLD INMATE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER IN LUANSHYA
The Ndola High Court has sentenced to death a 33 year old inmate for rape and murder of a woman at a farm in Luanshya, Zambia Reports reported on 2nd February 2020.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rouhani Led a Campaign of Lying Regarding Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Jet.
IRAN - Rouhani Led a Campaign of Lying Regarding Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Jet.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran to execute Amir Rahimpour, alleged CIA spy
IRAN - Iran to execute Amir Rahimpour, alleged CIA spy
FEBRUARY 4, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN. EU, HUMAN RIGHTS COME BEFORE THE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
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