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DECEMBER 24, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: MAN EXECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF TWO WOMEN
Alexandre Ossipovitch, 37, a citizen for the town of Bobrouïsk, was executed in Belarus on 17 December 2019, the newspaper Kamertsyïny Kourier stated, quoting the regional prosecutor Olga Ivanova.
DECEMBER 24, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER JAMAL KHASHOGGI'S MURDER
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said on 23 December 2019 five people had been sentenced to death over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year.
- DECEMBER 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The identities of two women hanged in Raja’i Shahr on December 4, 2019, have been confirmed.
IRAN - The identities of two women hanged in Raja’i Shahr on December 4, 2019, have been confirmed.
- DECEMBER 20, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Summer 2018
USA - Death Row USA Summer 2018
- DECEMBER 20, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN - in Geneva UN human rights experts today (20 December 2019) intervened on the "November Protests"
IRAN - in Geneva UN human rights experts today (20 December 2019) intervened on the "November Protests"
DECEMBER 18, 2019Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 5 MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
Five death sentences were read out on 17 December 2019 to the five men convicted of the murder of businessman Dr Eddie Koury in September 2005.
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The names of 30 women killed so far during the "November protests"
IRAN - The names of 30 women killed so far during the "November protests"
DECEMBER 18, 2019YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: HOUTHI-CONTROLLED COURT SENTENCES 4 TO DEATH FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR SAUDI ARABIA
A Houthi rebel-controlled court in Yemen's capital Sanaa on 16 December 2019 sentenced four men to death for allegedly spying for Saudi Arabia, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
DECEMBER 18, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: EX PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF SENTENCED TO DEATH BY SPECIAL COURT FOR HIGH TREASON
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was on 17 December 2019 sentenced to death for high treason by a special court. He is the first former military ruler to have been tried and convicted for treason.
DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Eshrat Nazari, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr prison on December 18.
IRAN - A woman, Eshrat Nazari, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr prison on December 18.
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN General Assembly censures Tehran regime for rights abuses.
IRAN - UN General Assembly censures Tehran regime for rights abuses.
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 134 Nobel prizes for Ahmadreza Djalali
IRAN - 134 Nobel prizes for Ahmadreza Djalali
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged in Raja'i Shahr prison on 18 December.
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged in Raja'i Shahr prison on 18 December.
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Farzad Saifpanahi executed in the central prison of Sanandaj on December 18.
IRAN - Farzad Saifpanahi executed in the central prison of Sanandaj on December 18.
- DECEMBER 17, 2019DEATH PENALTY
KENTUCKY (USA): BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE, GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN COMMUTES THE SENTENCES OF TWO DEATH-ROW PRISONERS
In his last series of acts before leaving office, outgoing Governor Matt Bevin has commuted the sentences of two of the state’s longest serving death-row prisoners to life with the possibility of parole.
- DECEMBER 17, 2019ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: WITCH DOCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING CLIENT
Lusaka Judge Mwila Chitabo has sentenced to death a witch doctor from Paramount Chief Mpezeni area in Chipata for brutally murdering his client, Zambia Reports reported on 13 December 2019.
DECEMBER 17, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR HEROIN PEDDLER
A youth was sentenced to death on 13 December 2019 by the Colombo High Court after being found guilty for possessing and peddling 25.77grams of heroin.
- DECEMBER 17, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Death sentences in Texas continue to decline
USA - Texas. Death sentences in Texas continue to decline
- DECEMBER 17, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2019 Year End Report
USA - DPIC 2019 Year End Report
- DECEMBER 17, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN HANDED 3 DEATH SENTENCES IN CHUNIAN RAPE, MURDER CASE
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on 17 December 2019 convicted Sohail Shahzad for kidnapping, raping and murdering a minor boy in Chunian and handed him the death sentences on three counts.
- DECEMBER 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Over 1,500 protesters killed during the protests in November
IRAN - Over 1,500 protesters killed during the protests in November
DECEMBER 16, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE PRISON OF MASHHAD
A woman by the name of Maryam on 8 December 2019 was hanged with her husband in the Central Prison of Mashhad.
DECEMBER 16, 2019JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: EX-POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2017 MURDER OF WIFE, 2 KIDS
A court sentenced a former policeman to death on 13 December 2019 for choking his wife and two children to death at their home in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in June 2017.
- DECEMBER 16, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Colombo High Court sentenced to death two accused after they were found guilty of hacking to death a 17-year-old boy in 2001, News First reported on 12 December 2019.
DECEMBER 16, 2019MississippiDEATH PENALTYUSA - Mississippi. Judge Frees Curtis Flowers on Bail
USA - Mississippi. Judge Frees Curtis Flowers on Bail
DECEMBER 16, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: 15 PEOPLE EXECUTED INCLUDING 10 FOR TERRORISM CONVICTIONS
Jordan executed 15 people on 14 December 2019 including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on Western tourists to the slaying of a writer, a judicial source and the government spokesman Mohammad al Momani said on 14 Dece
DECEMBER 16, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: SYMPOSIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
A two-day symposium on the modernization of the penal system was held in Cairo on December 14-15.
- DECEMBER 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Government Attempts for Recording Name of Dead Protesters at Martyr Foundation.
IRAN - Government Attempts for Recording Name of Dead Protesters at Martyr Foundation.
- DECEMBER 15, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Death Penalty in 2019: A Year of Incredible Progress, Marred by Unconscionable Executions.
USA - The Death Penalty in 2019: A Year of Incredible Progress, Marred by Unconscionable Executions.
- DECEMBER 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Davoud Shams executed at the central prison of Bandar Abbas on December 15.
IRAN - Davoud Shams executed at the central prison of Bandar Abbas on December 15.