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FEBRUARY 13, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 6 BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING ISLAMIC STATE
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced six brothers to death by hanging for joining the Islamic State (IS) terror group, IraqiNews.com reported on 12 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRL
A mother was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murder, Spa reported on 11 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 13, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DRUG PEDDLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A defendant found guilty for two indictments, possession of 24 grams of heroin and peddling drugs, was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on 31 January 2019.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Supreme Court’s Intervention to Allow Execution of Domineque Ray Provokes Widespread Condemnation.
USA - Supreme Court’s Intervention to Allow Execution of Domineque Ray Provokes Widespread Condemnation.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. York County Court overturned Noel Montalvo's conviction and death sentence
USA - Pennsylvania. York County Court overturned Noel Montalvo's conviction and death sentence
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI releases serial killer Samuel Little's drawings of victims in the hope that they can be identified.
USA - FBI releases serial killer Samuel Little's drawings of victims in the hope that they can be identified.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The Senate defeated SB 71 to prohibit death penalty for person with severe mental illness.
USA - South Dakota. The Senate defeated SB 71 to prohibit death penalty for person with severe mental illness.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Senate defeated SB 71 that would prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness.
USA - South Dakota. Senate defeated SB 71 that would prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTY
THE MAJORITY OF BELARUSIANS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY (60%)
The share of Belarusians who support the use of the death penalty increased from 52% in 2016 to 60% in 2017, a poll by the Presidential Administration’s Information and Analytical Center showed.
FEBRUARY 12, 2019BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: FOUR CONVICTED MURDERERS TO HANG
The Court of Appeal on 8 February 2019 confirmed the death sentences of four men convicted of killing a cab driver in Gaborone and a Gantsi farm owner respectively.
FEBRUARY 12, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR IS-CLAIMED KARAK ATTACK
A Jordanian court sentenced two brothers to death on 10 February 2019 in connection with a 2016 attack claimed by the Islamic State group, overturning a life sentence handed to the men last year.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - More than 48,000 people are being held in immigration detention.
USA - More than 48,000 people are being held in immigration detention.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 71
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 71
- FEBRUARY 11, 2019DEATH PENALTY
HUMAN RIGHTS: DEMONSTRATION OF THE RADICAL PARTY BEFORE IRANIAN EMBASSY 14 FEBRUARY
Thursday, February 14th at 3:00 pm, the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty will hold a demonstration in front of the Iranian embassy (in Rome, Via Nomentana, 361) to denounce the "Iranian danger" in the days when two world conferences a
FEBRUARY 11, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH IN OSUN OVER DEATH OF UNDERGRADUATE
An Osun State High Court on 4 February 2019 sentenced three persons to death over the murder of a 400-level student, Oluwafemi Timileyin Sonibare.
FEBRUARY 11, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO ACTIVIST, LIFE TERMS TO NEARLY TWO DOZEN OTHERS
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court on 31 January 2019 passed the death penalty on a Bahraini national and sentenced 23 other activists to life in prison, the Arabic-language Lualua television network reported.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2019DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): DOMINIQUE RAY EXECUTED
Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed on 7 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 8, 2019PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: DEATH PENALTY REMOVED FROM BILL AMENDING DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT
The House of Representatives removed all provisions that would reimpose the death penalty in the bill seeking to amend provisions of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
FEBRUARY 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 EXECUTED FOR 2014 MURDER OF JUDGE’S SON
Egyptian authorities executed three political prisoners on 7 February 2019, one year after they were sentenced to death on charges of killing the son of a judge, according to local rights activists.
FEBRUARY 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was executed on murder charges at Tabriz Central Prison on 29 January 2019 morning. He was transferred to a solitary confinement cell on 28 January.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: GUARD TO HANG FOR MURDER
A security guard has been condemned to death by hanging for murdering a man he found loitering outside his work place, the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) offices in Luanshya, the Daily Mail reported on 27 January 2019.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: COURT OF CASSATION UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON 27-YEAR-OLD WHO MURDERED HIS FRIEND
The Court of Cassation upheld an October Criminal Court’s ruling sentencing a 27-year-old carpenter to death after convicting him of murdering his former work colleague in October of 2014.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SHC COMMUTES MURDERER’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The Sindh High Court (SHC) commuted on 28 January 2019 the death sentence of a criminal, convicted of committing a murder during a robbery bid.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. SB 1314, that would reduce the death penalty, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee
USA - Arizona. SB 1314, that would reduce the death penalty, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. SB 5339 (abolish death penalty) Passed the Senate Committee on Law & Justice.
USA - Washington. SB 5339 (abolish death penalty) Passed the Senate Committee on Law & Justice.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated SB 71 to prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness
USA - South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated SB 71 to prohibit capital punishment for severe mental illness
FEBRUARY 6, 2019ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: GOVT REMOVES 34 FROM DEATH ROW TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AS DEATH SENTENCE PHASES OUT
Government has shown its commitment towards abolishing the death penalty in line with international human rights obligations after it commuted sentences of 34 inmates on death row to life terms, a Cabinet minister said on 31 January 2019.
FEBRUARY 6, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MURDERER’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED BY HIGH COURT
Sun Kuo-huang was spared the death sentence on 24 February 2019 in favor of life imprisonment in the fourth retrial for 2010 murder of a graduate student in Kaohsiung.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: COURT REFERS PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCE FOR POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER TO GRAND MUFTI FOR REVIEW
A criminal court in Minya on 2 February 2019 said that it is seeking the grand mufti’s opinion on a preliminary death sentence for a police officer who was convicted of killing a Christian man and his son last December.