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OCTOBER 23, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DRUG TRAFFICKER TO HANG AFTER APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
The Court of Appeal of Kuching on 22 October 2019 upheld the death sentence on a 30-year-old man for trafficking 855.8 grammes of methamphetamine three years ago.
OCTOBER 23, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE TO TRIO WHO RAPED, KILLED TEEN
The Bombay high court (HC) on 17 October 2019 confirmed death penalty for three men from Ahmednagar district who had raped a 16-year-old girl multiple times and tortured her to death in 2014.
- OCTOBER 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN expert: Iran continues to execute minors, has 90 on death row
IRAN - UN expert: Iran continues to execute minors, has 90 on death row
- OCTOBER 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On Oct. 23 authorities have amputated one hand of a prisoner who was charged with stealing.
IRAN - On Oct. 23 authorities have amputated one hand of a prisoner who was charged with stealing.
OCTOBER 22, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: INDONESIAN COUPLE SENT TO GALLOWS OVER DEATH OF INFANT SON
The Federal Court of Appeal on 21 October 2019 upheld the death sentence imposed on an Indonesian man for murdering his two-day-old infant son, and overturned the lower court’s decision to release his girlfriend from the same charge.
OCTOBER 22, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 7 GET DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE IN JOYPURHAT
A Joypurhat tribunal on 22 October 2019 convicted seven people and sentenced them to death for killing a woman after raping in Akkelpur Upazila in 2016.
OCTOBER 22, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COLLEAGUE OVER TASTELESS FOOD
An estate worker was sentenced to death by the High Court in Temerloh on 22 October 2019, after being found guilty of killing his colleague over a tasteless food preparation two years ago.
- OCTOBER 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Roshangar Emam and Heidar Mehrshat Hanged at Shiraz Prison on October 22.
IRAN - Mojtaba Roshangar Emam and Heidar Mehrshat Hanged at Shiraz Prison on October 22.
OCTOBER 21, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: A MAN WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH DUE TO MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND, CHOPPING HER BODY INTO SMALL PARTS
A court in Ho Chi Minh City on 17 October 2019 handed down the death sentence to a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend, chopping her body into small parts, and storing them in a refrigerator in June 2018.
OCTOBER 21, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 12 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN KISHOREGANJ
A Dhaka tribunal on 21 October 2019 sentenced 12 people to death for killing a man in Kishoreganj in 2015.
OCTOBER 21, 2019TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF TRIO
The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has confirmed the death sentence imposed on three residents of Ihumwa Village within Dodoma Municipality for killing in November 2011 their fellow villager, in the course of forcefully taking from him some 59 heads of cattl
- OCTOBER 18, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR TWO ASIANS ACCUSED OF RAPE AND MURDER OF A WOMAN
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi on 8 October 2019 upheld the death sentences of two Asian men in connection to the rape and murder of a woman in the UAE.
OCTOBER 18, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT REAFFIRMS STRICT CONTROL OF DEATH PENALTY
Supreme People's Court (SPC) on 17 October 2019 asked courts at various levels to strictly observe China's policy of strictly controlling and prudently applying the death penalty.
OCTOBER 18, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON KILLER OF MTN STAFF
Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital on 15 October 2019 sentenced killer of a staff of telecoms giant MTN, one Ogundele David to death by hanging.
- OCTOBER 18, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Gargiulo
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Gargiulo
- OCTOBER 18, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Matthew Nicholson
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Matthew Nicholson
- OCTOBER 17, 2019UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA DENIES PLANS TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR GAY SEX AMID GLOBAL CONCERN
Uganda will not impose the death penalty for gay sex, a presidential spokesman said on 14 October 2019, after major aid donors said they were monitoring a plan by the African nation to reintroduce a bill colloquially known as “Kill the Gays”.
- OCTOBER 17, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO TO DIE, THREE TO SERVE LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR KILLING HOUSEWIFE IN JHALOKATI
A court on 23 September 2019 sentenced two people to death, and three others to life term imprisonment, for killing a housewife in 2002.
OCTOBER 17, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF NAJADI’S KILLER
The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on 16 October 2019 upheld the death sentence of tow truck driver Koong Swee Kwan for murdering Arab-Malaysian Bank (AmBank) founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi.
- OCTOBER 17, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Court of Appeals ordered new sentencing hearing for Lawrence Jefferson
USA - Georgia. Court of Appeals ordered new sentencing hearing for Lawrence Jefferson
- OCTOBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Converted Iranian Christian Mahrokh Ghanbari (also Rokhsareh Qanbari), presented herself at Shahid Kachooei Prison
IRAN - Converted Iranian Christian Mahrokh Ghanbari (also Rokhsareh Qanbari), presented herself at Shahid Kachooei Prison
OCTOBER 16, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC ADMITS MISTAKE IN AWARDING DEATH SENTENCE, COMMUTES IT TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
More than eight years after awarding death penalty to a man for killing his wife and four kids including 10-month-old baby in Nanded district in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court has now found fault in its verdict for coming to the conclusion about the sever
OCTOBER 16, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE MUGGERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF ANSAR MEMBER IN DHAKA
A Dhaka court on 9 October 2019 sentenced three men to death for the murder of an Ansar member in Dhaka 17 years ago.
OCTOBER 16, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN, SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FOUR WOMEN
An anti-terrorism court has convicted two persons for killing a woman and her three daughters in Peshawar city four years ago and sentenced them to death with fine of Rs1.6 million, Dawn reported on 3 October 2019.
- OCTOBER 16, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Elvis Brooks was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on October 16.
USA - Louisiana. Elvis Brooks was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on October 16.
OCTOBER 15, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: LIBYAN TERRORIST MISMARY SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Cairo Court on 13 October 2019 handed down a death penalty to the Libyan terrorist Abdel Rahim Mohamed Abdullah al-Mismary for involvement in the 2017 Western Desert shoot-out, which left 16 policemen killed and 13 others injured.
OCTOBER 15, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB REPORTEDLY EXECUTES 82-YEAR-OLD MAN IN JOWHAR
The Somali militant group, Al-Shabaab, has reportedly executed an 82-year-old man in Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle state.
- OCTOBER 15, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Court orders new sentencing for James McWilliams
USA - Alabama. Court orders new sentencing for James McWilliams
OCTOBER 15, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR WAR CRIME
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on 15 October 2019 sentenced five war criminals to death for their crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971, reports UNB.
- OCTOBER 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bahman Parvizi was hanged at Zanjan prison on October 15.
IRAN - Bahman Parvizi was hanged at Zanjan prison on October 15.