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- AUGUST 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abolhassan Ghorbani was hanged at a prison in the city of Sari on August 21.
IRAN - Abolhassan Ghorbani was hanged at a prison in the city of Sari on August 21.
- AUGUST 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the case of scientist Ahmad Reza Djalali
IRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the case of scientist Ahmad Reza Djalali
AUGUST 21, 2019NevadaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Nevada. Paul Browning released after 33 years on death row.
USA - Nevada. Paul Browning released after 33 years on death row.
- AUGUST 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amin Zanganeh was executed at Shiraz prison on August 18.
IRAN - Amin Zanganeh was executed at Shiraz prison on August 18.
- AUGUST 16, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Jewish Congregations Ask Not to Seek Death Penalty in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.
USA - Jewish Congregations Ask Not to Seek Death Penalty in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting.
- AUGUST 15, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Stephen Michael West, who chose to die by electrocution, was executed.
USA - Tennessee. Stephen Michael West, who chose to die by electrocution, was executed.
- AUGUST 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hashem Mardoudi was executed at the prison of Najafabad city on August 15.
IRAN - Hashem Mardoudi was executed at the prison of Najafabad city on August 15.
- AUGUST 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men (Olya Norouzehi, Iman Saravani and Gol-Ahmad Azarnegar) hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on August 15.
IRAN - 3 men (Olya Norouzehi, Iman Saravani and Gol-Ahmad Azarnegar) hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on August 15.
- AUGUST 14, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kristofer Garrett
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Kristofer Garrett
- AUGUST 14, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Deena Calabrese imposed the death sentence on Thomas Knuff.
USA - Ohio. Judge Deena Calabrese imposed the death sentence on Thomas Knuff.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Karam A. was executed at Mashhad prison on August 14.
IRAN - Karam A. was executed at Mashhad prison on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Khalaj was hanged at Raja’i Shahr on August 14.
IRAN - Saeed Khalaj was hanged at Raja’i Shahr on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as M.H., was executed at the prison of Khodabandeh on August 14.
IRAN - A man, identified only as M.H., was executed at the prison of Khodabandeh on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Family spares ex-Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
IRAN - Family spares ex-Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
- AUGUST 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyed Reza Dabbagh was hanged on Aug 13 at Kashmar Prison
IRAN - Seyed Reza Dabbagh was hanged on Aug 13 at Kashmar Prison
- AUGUST 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - S.E. was hanged at Babol prison on August 10.
IRAN - S.E. was hanged at Babol prison on August 10.
- AUGUST 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ghodrat Alipanah and "Yasser" were hanged on August 10 in the prison of Mashhad
IRAN - Ghodrat Alipanah and "Yasser" were hanged on August 10 in the prison of Mashhad
AUGUST 9, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: KING PARDONS 3 INDONESIANS WHO HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three Indonesian citizens returned to their homeland on 7 August 2019 after they were granted pardons by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).
AUGUST 9, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF NINE-MONTH-OLD
A court in Telangana on 8 August 2019 sentenced a man to death for sexual assault and killing of a nine-month-old girl child.
AUGUST 9, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 2 TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
Two men have been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for robbery and illegal possession of firearms, the Leadership reported on 8 August 2019.
AUGUST 8, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER CHARGES
Mohammadreza Shokri, Yousef Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam and 2 others were hanged for murder charges at Rajai-Shahr prison on 7 August 2019.
AUGUST 8, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KANO
A notorious criminal and serial killer, Umar Yakubu, has been sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court, The Daily Post reported on 31 July 2019.
AUGUST 8, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 GET DEATH, 6 LIFE TERM IN MURDER CASE
A court in Kushtia on 31 July 2019 sentenced five people to death, six others to life imprisonment and six more people to different jail terms in the sensational Nurul Islam murder case.
AUGUST 8, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING
Two people who robbed and consequently kidnapped a neuro surgeon with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital have been sentenced to death by an Iten court, KNA reported on 29 July 2019.
- AUGUST 7, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
PUNTLAND (SOMALIA): MEN WHO KILLED MALTESE PORT MANAGER SENTENCED TO DEATH
The men accused of killing Maltese port manager Paul Formosa in Puntland last February were sentenced to death on 29 July 2019 by a military tribunal, Somali media report.
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 executions. Mohammadreza Shokri (Mohammad-Reza Shekari), Yousef (Yousof) Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, Bahram Tork and Majid Arabali hanged at Rajai-Shahr on August 7.
IRAN - 5 executions. Mohammadreza Shokri (Mohammad-Reza Shekari), Yousef (Yousof) Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, Bahram Tork and Majid Arabali hanged at Rajai-Shahr on August 7.
AUGUST 7, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE
The Court of Cassation has upheld a January Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a 24-year-old man to death after convicting him of robbing and murdering a man in Amman in April 2014, The Jordan Times reported on 6 August 2019.
AUGUST 7, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HATE CRIME IN RAJASTHAN NOW PUNISHABLE BY DEATH PENALTY
The Rajasthan assembly passed two bills on 5 August 2019 in which death penalty has been proposed for hate crimes against couples in the name of honour and tradition, and life imprisonment for mob lynching.
AUGUST 7, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: UPDATES ON THE DJALALI CASE
In a telephone conversation with his family, the Iranian-Swedish scientist and disaster medicine expert, Dr. Ahmad Reza Jalali (Djalali) has revealed that he has been under pressure to admit new charges and participate in another "forced confession" in fr
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Toranj Feizi hanged at Borujerd prison on August 7.
IRAN - Toranj Feizi hanged at Borujerd prison on August 7.