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- APRIL 27, 2019TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: PRESS RELEASE ON THE TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND PRISON ADMINISTRATION STAFF ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DEATH PENALTY
The Arab Institute for Human Rights has organized a training session in Hammamet, on 20 and 21 April 2019, for judges and representatives of prison institutions on the role of the judge and the prison administration between human rights and the death pena
APRIL 27, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 37 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia executed 37 people on 23 April 2019 after they had been sentenced to death for terrorism-related crimes.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dorhan Heydari and Mirhan Shah Ghasemi were hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Dorhan Heydari and Mirhan Shah Ghasemi were hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 26, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY FOR IS TERRORIST OVER DEADLY CARBOMB BLAST
An Iraqi court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death over his involvement in a deadly car bomb attack in the province of Diyala, iraqinews.com reported on 24 April 2019.
APRIL 26, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 2 MONKS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ABBOT'S KILLING
An Egyptian court on 24 April 2019 sentenced two monks to death for killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo last year.
- APRIL 25, 2019NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Senate rejects LB 44, a new attempt to abolish death penalty.
USA - Nebraska. Senate rejects LB 44, a new attempt to abolish death penalty.
- APRIL 25, 2019South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. House Criminal Laws subcommittee approves firing squad enad electric chair.
USA - South Carolina. House Criminal Laws subcommittee approves firing squad enad electric chair.
- APRIL 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two minors, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, were executed on 25 April in Adel Abad prison.
IRAN - Two minors, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, were executed on 25 April in Adel Abad prison.
- APRIL 24, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John William King, 44, White, was executed
USA - Texas. John William King, 44, White, was executed
- APRIL 24, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A federal district court has granted a new trial to Genesis Hill.
USA - Ohio. A federal district court has granted a new trial to Genesis Hill.
- APRIL 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men (one identified as Alfagh) were hanged on April 24.
IRAN - Two men (one identified as Alfagh) were hanged on April 24.
- APRIL 23, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wrongful Use or Threat of Capital Prosecutions Implicated in Five Exonerations in 2018.
USA - Wrongful Use or Threat of Capital Prosecutions Implicated in Five Exonerations in 2018.
- APRIL 23, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury handed down a death sentence for David Isaiah Godwin
USA - North Carolina. A jury handed down a death sentence for David Isaiah Godwin
- APRIL 22, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR VIETNAMESE WOMAN CAUGHT TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A Malaysian court has rejected a Vietnamese woman’s appeal to set aside her death sentence for drug trafficking, e.vnexpress.net reported on 22 April 2019.
- APRIL 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Reza, was hanged on April 22 at Vakilabad Prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Reza, was hanged on April 22 at Vakilabad Prison.
APRIL 22, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SCISSOR KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DECADES-OLD DOUBLE MURDER
A man in eastern China has been sentenced to death for the decades-old murder of a woman and her young child during a violent robbery in which he only managed to steal the equivalent of a few US dollars, the Qianjiang Evening News reported on 22 April 201
- APRIL 20, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Winter 2019 Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
USA - Death Row USA Winter 2019 Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
- APRIL 19, 2019Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY – BUT DEMOCRATICALLY
The last time Equatorial Guinea applied the death sentence was in 2014 but President Obiang Nguema has given a strong hint that the judicial measure will soon be abolished.
- APRIL 19, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. District Attorney's office has dropped capital charges against Douglas Stankewitz
USA - California. District Attorney's office has dropped capital charges against Douglas Stankewitz
APRIL 19, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INVOLVEMENT IN SNIPER ATTACKS
An Iraqi court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death by hanging over his involvement in several sniper attacks in the country, Baghdad Today website quoted the Supreme Judicial Council media center as saying in a press statement on 18 April 201
APRIL 19, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHARJAH FOR ARMED ROBBERIES
Eight men have been sentenced to death in Sharjah on 18 April 2019 for carrying out a string of armed robberies at money exchanges and cash machines in the emirate last year.
APRIL 19, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 78% DEATH PENALTY CASES OVERTURNED BY SC
Criminal law barrister at Doughty Street Chambers Timothy Moloney QC and UK-based non-governmental organisation ‘Reprieve’ Director Maya Foa met Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr Muhammad Farogh Naseem on 19 April 2019 and presented a repo
APRIL 18, 2019AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TWO SUSPECTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JOURNALIST IN KANDAHAR
The Attorney General’s Office said in a statement on 16 April 2019 that two suspects were sentenced to death for killing a journalist in Kandahar.
APRIL 18, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO REFEREED TO MUFTI FOR DEATH PENALTY OVER HELWAN CHURCH ATTACK
The Cairo Criminal Court referred two defendants on 16 April 2019 to the Grand Mufti seeking his opinion on a preliminary death sentence for them over their alleged participation in the Helwan Church attack in December 2017.
- APRIL 18, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The State Supreme Court granted a new trial to Mauricio Alejandro Torres
USA - Arkansas. The State Supreme Court granted a new trial to Mauricio Alejandro Torres
- APRIL 18, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House voted 94-0 HB 59 to expand the state's death-penalty
USA - Alabama. The House voted 94-0 HB 59 to expand the state's death-penalty
APRIL 18, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE POLICEMEN, FOUR OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, presided by Justice Joy Unwana has handed down death sentence to seven people, including three policemen for kidnapping, the Nation reported on 16 April 2019.