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- FEBRUARY 6, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. New Poll — Only 25% of Voters Favor the Death Penalty
USA - North Carolina. New Poll — Only 25% of Voters Favor the Death Penalty
FEBRUARY 5, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SC HALTS EXECUTION OF PRISONER AFTER BEING INFORMED OF 'RECONCILIATION WITH HEIRS OF VICTIMS'
The Supreme Court on 4 February 2019 halted the death sentence of a convict, Muhammad Siddique, who was scheduled to be executed on 7 February at the Gujranwala Central Jail.
FEBRUARY 5, 2019Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: TWO DEATH SENTENCES ISSUED WITHIN ONE WEEK
Two death sentences have been issued in Gaza within one week, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reported on 4 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 5, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 8 DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SISI'S ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT CASE
Eight defendants out of 292 people accused of attempting to assassinate Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and former Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in Saudi Arabia, were sentenced to death on 4 February 2019.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT REDUCES TAMIL NADU MAN'S DEATH PENALTY AS FAMILY RAISES 'BLOOD MONEY'
A Tamil Nadu man, who was facing death penalty in Kuwait, had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment by the government after his family raised 30 lakh rupees 'blood money' to pay the victim's family.
FEBRUARY 4, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, THREE CHILDREN
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced to death a man for killing his wife and three children in their home in the Nile Delta’s Kafr El-Sheikh city, Ahram reported on 3 February 2019.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Five Years With No Death Sentences.
USA - Georgia. Five Years With No Death Sentences.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. State Supreme Court reverses death sentence of Jamelle Edward Armstrong.
USA - California. State Supreme Court reverses death sentence of Jamelle Edward Armstrong.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2019VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. SB 1501 that would sentence those convicted of killing a police officer to life in prison or death passes Senate.
USA - Virginia. SB 1501 that would sentence those convicted of killing a police officer to life in prison or death passes Senate.
- FEBRUARY 2, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death-Penalty Film, ‘Clemency,’ Wins Sundance Festival Best Drama Award.
USA - Death-Penalty Film, ‘Clemency,’ Wins Sundance Festival Best Drama Award.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2019CanadaDEATH PENALTY
ASIA BIBI REUNITES WITH FAMILY IN CANADA
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who spent eight years on death row on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, has arrived in Canada with her husband, German media reported on 1 February 2019, quoting her lawyer.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CABINET APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG DEALERS
Egypt’s Cabinet on 30 January 2019 approved a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 182 of 1960 on regulating the use of drugs and combating trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2019WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. House passes repeal of death penalty (HB 145)
USA - Wyoming. House passes repeal of death penalty (HB 145)
- FEBRUARY 1, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Kenneth Ray Jackson re-sentenced to life in prison without parole.
USA - Florida. Kenneth Ray Jackson re-sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED IN NOWSHAHR IS THE 87TH EXECUTED UNDER ROUHANI
A woman only identified as M.A. was hanged on 30 January 2019 morning in the Prison of Nowshahr, in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.
FEBRUARY 1, 2019Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR 2008 MURDER
A San Juan man has been sentenced to hang for the 2008 murder of URP labourer Sean Joel Pollard, Newsday reported on 30 January 2019.
- JANUARY 31, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT MITCHELL JENNINGS EXECUTED
January 30, 2019: Robert Mitchell Jennings was executed on 30 January 2019.
JANUARY 31, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FILIPINO WORKER EXECUTED
A 39-year-old Filipino household service worker was executed for murder in Saudi Arabia on 29 January 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed.
JANUARY 31, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO FATHER WHO WAS GUILTY OF POISONING TWO CHILDREN
The Kundapur additional sessions court on 19 January 2019 awarded the death penalty for a father who was found guilty in the death of two children by poisoning them at Ganganadu near Byndoor.
JANUARY 31, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
A Sirajganj court on 22 January 2019 sentenced four people to death for killing a woman over dowry in 2001.
- JANUARY 31, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge Amy Totenberg throws out death sentence of Eric Perkinson.
USA - Georgia. Judge Amy Totenberg throws out death sentence of Eric Perkinson.
- JANUARY 30, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Mitchell Jennings was executed
USA - Texas. Robert Mitchell Jennings was executed
JANUARY 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT AHVAZ PRISON
According to IHR sources, on the morning of 22 January 2019 a man identified as Rahman Jasemi Zargani was executed at Sepidar (also known as Qods) prison in Ahvaz.
JANUARY 30, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED
A convicted Malaysian drug trafficker was hanged in Singapore on 25 January 2019, officials said, after the city-state rejected last minute efforts to save him.
JANUARY 30, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON CHINESE NATIONAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Court of Appeal in Putrajya on 28 January 2019 upheld the death sentence of a Chinese national who was convicted for trafficking in 4,401.5g of methamphetamine at the Senai International Airport in Johor in 2014.
- JANUARY 30, 2019South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Senators passed bill to bring back the electric chair, add firing squad.
USA - South Carolina. Senators passed bill to bring back the electric chair, add firing squad.
- JANUARY 30, 2019WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. Capital punishment repeal passes 1st test in House.
USA - Wyoming. Capital punishment repeal passes 1st test in House.
- JANUARY 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Tabib Rouzmehr was hanged at Quchan prison on Jan. 30.
IRAN - Tabib Rouzmehr was hanged at Quchan prison on Jan. 30.
- JANUARY 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehdi Kouhkhani and another unknown prisoner were hanged on January 30 at Rajai Shahr prison.
IRAN - Mehdi Kouhkhani and another unknown prisoner were hanged on January 30 at Rajai Shahr prison.
- JANUARY 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, identified only as M. A., was hanged on January 30 in Nowshahr prison.
IRAN - A woman, identified only as M. A., was hanged on January 30 in Nowshahr prison.