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APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 40th day of war
Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 40th day of war
At least 7,650 killed, including 1,030 civilians
APRIL 8, 2026TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. James Broadnax's appeal rejected
APRIL 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naser Taheri and Yahya Masoumi executed in Zanjan on April 8
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 39th day of war
Extensive Damage to the Rail Network and Roads
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 115th Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Continues Despite Blackout
- APRIL 7, 2026JapanDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Japanese citizen released
Shinnosuke Kawashima
- APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 102 People Arrested in Connection with the War
- APRIL 7, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 5.5 million people are under the control of the criminal legal system
2 million in prison, 3 million on probation, 530.000 on parole
APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arrest of 17 people for War-Related Reasons
APRIL 7, 2026FranceDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris Leave Iran for France
APRIL 7, 2026South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: DEATH-ROW KILLER LEE U-CHEOL DIES IN PRISON FROM CANCER
Lee U-cheol, a 'long-unexecuted death-row inmate' who killed a member trying to defect and the member's partner, died of illness while serving his sentence.
APRIL 7, 2026IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR NINE POLICE OFFICERS WHO TORTURED TWO CHRISTIAN DALITS TO DEATH
In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, nine police officers were sentenced to death on April 6, 2026 for the in-custody deaths of P. Jeyaraj and his son J. Benniks, two Dalit Christians.
APRIL 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahboubeh Shabani at risk of execution
Arrested during recent protests
APRIL 7, 2026United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Race of Victim Effect and the Death Penalty
Killing a white person is a more serious offence than killing a black person
- APRIL 6, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES FRENCH NATIONAL CONVICTED IN 2010 FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Frenchman sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France's foreign ministry announced on April 4, 2026.
- APRIL 6, 2026AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN FLOGS 32 PEOPLE ACROSS AFGHANISTAN AMID SURGE IN CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
The Taliban publicly flogged 32 people, including women, in multiple provinces over the past three days, authorities said, amid a sharp rise in the group’s use of corporal punishment in recent months.
- APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mothers Who Gave Their Lives during January 2026 Uprising
- APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 283 People Arrested in Connection With the War
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protester Ali Fahim Hanged on April 6
10 Political Prisoners Executed in 8 Days
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Eslamkhah, 19-year-old protester, sentenced to death
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 38th day of war
Highest Rate of Strikes in the Past Ten Days
APRIL 6, 2026OhioDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. Ohio Ohioans to Stop Executions Report: every 5 executions, 1 exoneration
Death penalty ‘profoundly unreliable’
APRIL 6, 2026CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Omar Deen's death sentence overturned
APRIL 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yaghoub Karimpour faces imminent execution
- APRIL 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast Executed
January 2026 Protesters
APRIL 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 37th day of war
From Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad to Ardabil
- APRIL 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 36th day of war
Fire Breaks Out at Petrochemical Facilities
- APRIL 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Death of Hossein Ghavi under torture
In an IRGC Intelligence detention facility
- APRIL 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN Vahid Baniamerian and Abolhassan Montazer executed on April 4