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MAY 7, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SIX EXECUTED FOR KILLING WORKERS IN MINING COMPENSATION SCAM
Six men were executed on 12 April 2019 in northern China for killing mine workers and then claiming millions of yuan in compensation from the pit owners.
MAY 7, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AND PRISON TERMS LINKED TO TERRORIST CELL
Bahrain’s supreme court of appeal on 6 May 2019 upheld death sentences for two men convicted of forming a terrorist group that attacked security forces.
MAY 7, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 13 ON TERROR CHARGES
Egypt's highest appeals court on 7 May 2019 upheld death sentences for 13 people convicted of terror charges over attacks in the capital in which explosive devices killed at least two police officers.
- MAY 6, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Senate rejected SB 112 to abolish death penalty
USA - Louisiana. Senate rejected SB 112 to abolish death penalty
MAY 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZANJAN PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights sources, Hedayat Mehrabi, 37, was hanged for murder charges on the morning of 16 April 2019 at Zanjan prison.
MAY 6, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING ISLAMIC STATE
An Iraqi court has sentenced four people to death by hanging for belonging to the Islamic State militant group and committing terrorist crimes in Iraq and Syria, a judiciary statement said on 21 April 2019.
MAY 6, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTYBRUNEI 'WILL NOT ENFORCE GAY DEATH PENALTY AFTER GLOBAL BACKLASH'
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has said gay sex will not be punished with the death penalty after he faced global backlash over the incoming legislation, the Evening Standard reported on 5 May 2019.
MAY 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT SANANDAJ CENTRAL PRISON
A Kurdish prisoner, Ahmad Irani (known as Aha Chateh), was executed on murder charges at Sanandaj Central Prison on 28 April 2019.
MAY 3, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KHADEM MURDER CASE
A Dhaka court on 25 April 2019 sentenced six to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing administrative officer of Dhaka deputy commissioner's office Aminul Haque Khadem alias Anis Khadem in 2009, reports UNB.
- MAY 3, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown declared "actually innocent".
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown declared "actually innocent".
- MAY 3, 2019VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirms that death-row conditionswere unconstitutional.
USA - Virginia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirms that death-row conditionswere unconstitutional.
- MAY 3, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. Sununu has vetoed HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. Sununu has vetoed HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty
MAY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): SCOTTY GARNELL MORROW EXECUTED
Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed on 2 May 2019 in Georgia.
MAY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG OFFENSES AT KERMAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, on the morning of 28 April 2019 a man was hanged at Kerman Central Prison on drug charges.
MAY 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: AFTER 10 YEARS IN PRISON, INDONESIA MAIDS ON DEATH ROW FOR WITCHCRAFT RELEASED
Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practising witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home on 24 April 2019 after their sentences were commuted, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said.
- MAY 2, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Report: Louisiana spends $15.6 million per year to maintain death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Report: Louisiana spends $15.6 million per year to maintain death penalty.
- MAY 2, 2019GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed.
USA - Georgia. Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed.
- MAY 1, 2019OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of David Lee Cox
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of David Lee Cox
- MAY 1, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Estate of Executed Prisoner Sedley Alley Seeks DNA Testing to Establish His Innocence.
USA - Tennessee. Estate of Executed Prisoner Sedley Alley Seeks DNA Testing to Establish His Innocence.
MAY 1, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT BABOL PRISON
According to Rokna, on the morning of 24 April 2019, a man was hanged at the Iranian northern city of Babol’s prison.
- MAY 1, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: EXPAT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEINOUS CRIME
Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced a man to death after being found guilty of killing two brothers inside their apartment in Sajaa Industrial Area.
- APRIL 30, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Senate panel OKs bill to abolish death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Senate panel OKs bill to abolish death penalty.
- APRIL 30, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two suspects convicted for murder were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on 30 April 2019.
- APRIL 30, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH
A Somali military court on 29 April 2019 sentenced a police officer to death, after he was found guilty of murdering a civilian in Mogadishu on 6th January, this year.
APRIL 30, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CANADIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENCES
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on 30 April 2019 for producing and trafficking methamphetamine.
- APRIL 30, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will no longer share death row inmate's final statements.
USA - Texas. Texas will no longer share death row inmate's final statements.
APRIL 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS FLOGGED AND SECRETLY EXECUTED
The Iranian authorities flogged and secretly executed on 25 April 2019 two boys under the age of 18, Amnesty International has learned.
- APRIL 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahid Nedamat hanged on April 30 at Maragheh prison.
IRAN - Vahid Nedamat hanged on April 30 at Maragheh prison.
- APRIL 30, 2019GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Tiffany Moss, 36, Black, to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Tiffany Moss, 36, Black, to death
APRIL 29, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BODY OF CRUCIFIED 'CRIMINAL' WAS PUT ON PUBLIC DISPLAY FOLLOWING 37 EXECUTIONS
The body of a crucified criminal was put on public display in Saudi Arabia after the execution of 37 nationals in one day, according to local media reports.