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- DECEMBER 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran protests 2019, day 30: Names of 457 victims published.
IRAN - Iran protests 2019, day 30: Names of 457 victims published.
- DECEMBER 13, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): TRAVIS TREVINO RUNNELS EXECUTED
Travis Trevino Runnels, 46, Black, was executed on December 11, 2019 in Texas.
DECEMBER 13, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF BUSINESSMAN FOR MURDER
The Court of Appeal of Putrajaya on 10 December 2019 upheld the death sentence of a businessman for the murder of a scrap metal collector at Kampung Labohan, Kerteh, Terengganu, in December 2015.
DECEMBER 13, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DRUG TRAFFICKER KALU THUSHARA SENTENCED TO DEATH
Drug trafficker “Kalu Thushara” was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on 10 December 2019.
- DECEMBER 13, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. At retrial, Rogers LaCaze sentenced to life without parole
USA - Louisiana. At retrial, Rogers LaCaze sentenced to life without parole
- DECEMBER 13, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio 'not very close' to resuming executions, Gov. DeWine says.
USA - Ohio. Ohio 'not very close' to resuming executions, Gov. DeWine says.
DECEMBER 12, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH, KASHAN
Seven prisoners were hanged on 9 December 2019 in two different Iranian cities.
DECEMBER 12, 2019SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Judge Hani Mahjoub of the Criminal Court of Khartoum North sentenced three men to death by hanging for murder, Radio Dabanga reported on 11 December 2019.
- DECEMBER 12, 2019ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: GOV'T SAYS READY FOR TALKS TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Zambia on 10 December 2019 joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 2019 Human Rights Day with Vice-President Inonge Wina saying the government was open to discussions on the possibilities of abolishing the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Manuchehr Iranshahi was executed on December 12 in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
IRAN - Manuchehr Iranshahi was executed on December 12 in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
DECEMBER 11, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CO-WIFE, SEVEN STEP CHILDREN
State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a woman, Mrs Agnes Nwefuru, to death by hanging for killing her co-wife and seven children.
DECEMBER 11, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Somali military court in Mogadishu on 9 December 2019 sentenced ex-soldier to death for murder.
DECEMBER 11, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT EXTENDS STAY ORDER AGAINST IMPLEMENTING DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on 9 December 2019 extended the interim order staying the implementation of the death penalty on the prisoners who were sentenced to death for drug offenses until 20 March.
DECEMBER 11, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Travis Trevino Runnels, 46, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Travis Trevino Runnels, 46, Black, was executed.
- DECEMBER 11, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana Marks 10 Years Without an Execution.
USA - Indiana. Indiana Marks 10 Years Without an Execution.
DECEMBER 10, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR FIVE FROM AHMEDNAGAR FOR KILLING THREE DALIT MEN
The Bombay High Court on 2 December 2019 confirmed the death penalty for five upper caste men convicted of the murder of three Dalit men in Sonai village, Ahmednagar, in 2013 because one of them fell in love with a girl from the upper caste family.
DECEMBER 10, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ‘INSULTING THE PROPHET OF ISLAM’
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds an inferior court’s death sentence for a 39-year-old man for insulting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam in a social media platform.
DECEMBER 10, 2019DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT RULING HALTS SCHEDULED FEDERAL EXECUTIONS
The United States Supreme Court on December 6, 2019 denied an application by the U.S. Department of Justice to lift a federal court injunction blocking the federal government from carrying out four executions scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020.
- DECEMBER 10, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury Recommends Death for Mark Sievers, 51, White.
USA - Florida. Jury Recommends Death for Mark Sievers, 51, White.
DECEMBER 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naeim hanged at the prison of Vakilabad on December 10
IRAN - Naeim hanged at the prison of Vakilabad on December 10
- DECEMBER 9, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): LEE HALL EXECUTED IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Tennessee executed Lee Hall in the electric chair on 5 December 2019 night, marking the fourth time the state has used the method since 2018.
DECEMBER 9, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men, including two Iranians, on 6 December 2019 were sent to the gallows by the High Court in George Town for trafficking methamphetamine into the country four years ago.
DECEMBER 9, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING
A military court in Somalia sentenced a police officer to death on 7 December 2019 for killing a woman in the capital Mogadishu in September.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING 3 POLICEMEN IN 2016 ROBBERY
An Egyptian criminal court handed death sentences to four people over the 2016 killing of three policemen during a robbery attempt in Nile Delta’s Sharqiya governorate, Ahram Online reported on 7 December 2019.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were executed at Kashan prison on December 9.
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were executed at Kashan prison on December 9.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 Kurdish citizens executed in prison of Dizel Abad in Kermanshah on December 9.
IRAN - 5 Kurdish citizens executed in prison of Dizel Abad in Kermanshah on December 9.
DECEMBER 9, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Kentucky. Governor Matt Bevin Commutes the Sentences of Two Death-Row Prisoners.
USA - Kentucky. Governor Matt Bevin Commutes the Sentences of Two Death-Row Prisoners.
DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fatemeh R., a woman and a minor, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
IRAN - Fatemeh R., a woman and a minor, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arsalan Yarivand hanged at the prison of Borujerd on December 9.
IRAN - Arsalan Yarivand hanged at the prison of Borujerd on December 9.
DECEMBER 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Wife and husband hanged at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad
IRAN - Wife and husband hanged at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad