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MARCH 21, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 TO DIE FOR DOUBLE MURDER IN MYMENSINGH
A court in Mymensingh on 20 March 2019 sentenced four people to death for killing two siblings in Tarakanda upazila in 2001.
- MARCH 21, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Senate passed SB 0400 to reduce appeals for death sentences
USA - Tennessee. Senate passed SB 0400 to reduce appeals for death sentences
- MARCH 21, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Anthony Welch re-sentenced to 3 life terms
USA - Florida. Anthony Welch re-sentenced to 3 life terms
- MARCH 21, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Ronald Stewart Posthumously Exonerated
USA - Florida. Ronald Stewart Posthumously Exonerated
- MARCH 21, 2019IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Judge Lynn Norton says prison officials must release execution-related documents
USA - Idaho. Judge Lynn Norton says prison officials must release execution-related documents
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
7 March 2018: Shaukat alias Shauki, was executed in the Kot Lakhpat Jail for murder .
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
30 Janaury 2018: Faisal Sheraz, was executed for murder in the Peshawar Central Prison, after spending 11 years in the death row.
- MARCH 20, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
BRITISH OFFICE TAIPEI CALLS FOR TAIWAN TO END DEATH PENALTY
The British Office Taipei, which maintains and develops relations between the United Kingdom and Taiwan, called on 18 March 2019 for Taiwan to abolish the death penalty on the basis of human rights.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
23 January 2018: Shamoon Masih, is a service man senteced for murder by the military Court, was executed in the Multan Central Jail.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
13 March 2018: a man, named Amanullah, was executed in the Mirpur Prison for a murder.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
22 March 2018: Mohsin Wasim was executed in the Bahawalpur Central Jail, after a death sentence issued by ATC
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
10 April 2018: Asif alias Bholo was executed in the Gujranwala Central Prison, after a death sentence issued by ATC for murder
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
5 September 2018: Anwar alias Anwari was executed in the District Jail Attock for murder and after spending 10 years in death row, according to the Justice Project in Pakistan.
MARCH 20, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR ATTACKING MOTHER, STEP SISTER
An High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos State on 18 March 2019 sentenced one Akeem Lawal to death by hanging over robbery attack.
- MARCH 20, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZAHEDAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, on the morning of 16 March 2019 a prisoner identified as Enayatollah Totazehi, 25, was executed at Zahedan Central Prison for murder charges.
MARCH 20, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: COURT ORDERS TO HANG 15 FOR MURDER IN 2008
Fifteen people on 20 March 2019 were sentenced to the gallows for killing a garments businessman in Dohar 10 years ago.
- MARCH 20, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot would commute the death sentence of Juan Lizcano.
USA - Texas. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot would commute the death sentence of Juan Lizcano.
- MARCH 20, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Jesse Perez Torres
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Jesse Perez Torres
- MARCH 20, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2018
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2018
- MARCH 20, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The House passed HB 1792
USA - Arkansas. The House passed HB 1792
- MARCH 20, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Akbari was hanged at Zanjan prison on March 20.
IRAN - Reza Akbari was hanged at Zanjan prison on March 20.
MARCH 19, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: BELGIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BELONGING TO ISLAMIC STATE
An Iraqi court sentenced a Belgian man to death by hanging on 18 March 2019 for being part of the Islamic State militant group.
MARCH 19, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 3 DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Vietnamese court has sentenced three local people to death and another to life imprisonment for drug trafficking, according to local media on 19 march 2019
MARCH 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, a prisoner was hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on the morning of 12 March 2019. IHR could identify the prisoner as Eslam Farsi,
- MARCH 19, 2019South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Federal judge Bruce Howe Hendricks overturned the death sentence of James Bryant
USA - South Carolina. Federal judge Bruce Howe Hendricks overturned the death sentence of James Bryant
- MARCH 19, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The House Judiciary Committee passed HB 1792
USA - Arkansas. The House Judiciary Committee passed HB 1792
- MARCH 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Islam Islam, was hanged on March 19.
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Islam Islam, was hanged on March 19.
- MARCH 18, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS ORDERS EXPULSION OF CHRISTIAN CONVERT FACING DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
Belarusian authorities on 15 March 2019 ordered the expulsion of an Iranian man who has converted to Christianity and is wanted by Tehran for apostasy and alleged murder.
- MARCH 18, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AIR FORCE FORMER SERGEANT SENTENCED TO DEATH
- MARCH 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED IN SOUTH KHORASAN PROVINCE
The state-run IRNA news agency on 13 March 2019 reported that three men charged with killing two armed agents of the regime, were executed in Birjand Prison, in South Khorasan province.