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APRIL 3, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF TWO-YEAR-OLD IN KOLKATA
The Kolkata Sessions Court on 28 March 2019 sentenced a 42-year-old man to death for rape and murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old pavement dweller in Kolkata in 2013.
- APRIL 3, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennesse. Cynthia Vaughn seeks mercy for Donnie Edward Johnson.
USA - Tennesse. Cynthia Vaughn seeks mercy for Donnie Edward Johnson.
- APRIL 3, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. SB 464 (a secrecy law) passed the full House
USA - Arkansas. SB 464 (a secrecy law) passed the full House
- APRIL 3, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The House passed SB 1314 which would eliminate 3 aggravating circumstances.
USA - Arizona. The House passed SB 1314 which would eliminate 3 aggravating circumstances.
- APRIL 2, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 455 to repeal the state's death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 455 to repeal the state's death penalty.
APRIL 2, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB SAYS IT EXECUTED 4 ACCUSED SPIES
Somalia's al-Shabab Islamic extremist group says it has executed four men accused of spying for the British, Djibouti and Somali intelligence agencies.
APRIL 2, 2019ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 61% AGAINST AND 41% FOR THE DEATH PENALTY
The Mass Public Opinion Institute’s study revealed lack of consensus among Zimbabweans on the death penalty issue.
APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said four people were executed on 1 April 2019 for drug trafficking, including one woman.
- APRIL 2, 2019ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Proponents of death-penalty repeal bill SB 19-182 withdraw the bill
USA - Colorado. Proponents of death-penalty repeal bill SB 19-182 withdraw the bill
- APRIL 2, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. House Judiciary Committee passed SB 464, an execution drug secrecy bill.
USA - Arkansas. House Judiciary Committee passed SB 464, an execution drug secrecy bill.
- APRIL 2, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Hikma and Fresenius Kabi object to execution secrecy measure.
USA - Arkansas. Hikma and Fresenius Kabi object to execution secrecy measure.
- APRIL 2, 2019MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Marvin Rice
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Marvin Rice
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
21 March 2019: Nur al-Rahman Qul Faqir (or Nawur al-Rahman Fakir), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for drug
13 March 2019: Khaled bin Halal bin Abdul Qader Sulaimani, a Saudi national, was executed for traffiking cannabis
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
12 March 2019: Omer bin Salem bin Manae al-Qahtani, a Saudi national, was executed for murdering anoter Saudi,
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
18 March 2019: Tur Khan Khawshal Khan (or Taur Khan Khushal Khan), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin into his womb.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
14 March 2019: Nayef bin Asaf bin Asaf al-Dariri (or Nayef bin Assaf bin Assaf al-Dossari), a Saudi national, was executed for murder
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
18 March 2019: Qul Rahman Saifur Rahman (or Rakhman Sifur Rehman), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling a quantity of heroin.
APRIL 2, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTYELTON JOHN ALIGNES WITH GEORGE CLOONEY'S BOYCOTT OF BRUNEI-OWNED HOTELS
Elton John has aligned with George Clooney’s boycott of Brunei-owned luxury hotels after the Asian nation passed strict “Sharia law” that would allow for the stoning death of LGBTQ people.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Chadi executed for drug
25 March 2019: Abdulrahman Saleh Hassan (or Abdul Rahman Saleh Hassan, a Chadi, was executed for smuggling a quantity of drug cocaine.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
One Syrian executed for drug
13 March 2019: Ahmad Abdulrahman Abdul Razak, a Syrian national, was executed for smuggling a quantity of amphetamine pills
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
27 March 2019: Khalid Khan Muhbet Khan, a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin.
- APRIL 1, 2019MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Russell Bucklew's challenge to Missouri's lethal-injection protocol
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Russell Bucklew's challenge to Missouri's lethal-injection protocol
APRIL 1, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO DEATH BY HANGING IN DELTA
A four-man syndicate that specialised in robbing, kidnapping and snatching exotic cars in Asaba and its environs have been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
- APRIL 1, 2019WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. The House Judiciary Committee passed SB 5339 to abolish the death penalty
USA - Washington. The House Judiciary Committee passed SB 5339 to abolish the death penalty
APRIL 1, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN SCRAPS TRIALS BEFORE MILITARY COURTS AFTER 4 YEARS
Pakistan scrapped terrorism trials before special military courts after the tribunals' mandate expired on 1 April 2019, ending a measure that had been in place for over four years to help authorities curb militant attacks, a government minister said.
APRIL 1, 2019DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): MAN AND NEPHEW WHO SPENT 42 YEARS IN PRISON CLEARED OF MURDER
After 43 years in prison, including 4 on death row, Clifford Williams has become Florida's 29th Death Row exoneration
MARCH 29, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER WAR CRIMES IN NETROKONA
A court in Netrokona has sentenced to death five fugitives on charges of torture, abduction, murder and rape during the Liberation War in 1971 in Purbodhala.
MARCH 29, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PREMIER APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUNK DRIVING
Premier Su Tseng-chang on 28 March 2019 approved draft amendments to the Criminal Code that could see drunk drivers deemed to have caused fatalities with murderous intent sentenced to death.
- MARCH 29, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1792 (now Act 615) into law.
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1792 (now Act 615) into law.