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JULY 19, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Gorgan on July 19
Alireza Eshtarak, Mohammad Eshtarak + Unk
JULY 17, 2025IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC ACQUITS MAN ON DEATH ROW, ISSUES NATIONWIDE GUIDELINES ON DNA EVIDENCE HANDLING
The Supreme Court of India on July 15, 2025 acquitted a man on death row in a murder case, outlining the gaps in forensic evidence and issued countrywide directions on handling of DNA samples.
JULY 17, 2025FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Johnny Hoskins resentenced to life
JULY 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 political prisoners sentenced to death
Massoud Jamei, Alireza Mardasi and Farshad Etemadifar
JULY 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abbas Ali Jahangiri executed in Sari on July 16
JULY 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Rasht on July 16
Peyman Afshari, Hadi Garousi and Mehdi Babayi
JULY 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Molan Abdolaziz Khani and Vahab Heidari executed in Qazvin on July 16
JULY 16, 2025YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN POSTPONES EXECUTION OF INDIAN NURSE ON DEATH ROW
Authorities in Yemen have postponed the execution of an Indian nurse who is on death row after being found guilty of murder, Indian foreign ministry sources say.
JULY 15, 2025AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN PUBLICLY FLOGS TWO IN KABUL AND GHAZNI AS CORPORAL PUNISHMENT PERSISTS
The Taliban flogged two individuals, including a woman, in Kabul and Ghazni provinces earlier this week, as the group continues carrying out corporal punishment despite widespread global condemnation, KabulNow reported on July 11, 2025.
JULY 15, 2025PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINIOT
The Additional Sessions Judge in Chiniot, Imtiaz Nadeem on July 14, 2025 sentenced Altaf Hussain to death twice and imposed a fine for his involvement in a double murder case.
JULY 15, 2025FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, Black, was executed on July 15
JULY 15, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry announced on July 13, 2025 the execution of a Saudi citizen in Mecca Province after his conviction for a second offense of drug trafficking.
JULY 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kianush Khosravi Siahbidi executed in Kermanshah on July 15
704 executions in Iran since the beginning of 2025 (at least)
JULY 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hamed Jalilian Executed in Kermanshah on July 15
JULY 15, 2025TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA - Update on the Tundu Lissu case
Opposition leader arrested on vague charges
JULY 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Afrooz Kian-Arsi is serving her sentence
The artist was sentenced for a mosaic titled "Woman, Life, Freedom"
JULY 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The 77th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
- JULY 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN Yaghoub Moradi executed in Gorgan on July 15
- JULY 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ghasem Azizi executed in Birjand on July 14
JULY 14, 2025NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DRIVER
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced four men to death for the murder of a taxi driver, Mr Olarenwaju Ajayi, sometime in 2001.
JULY 14, 2025BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WIFE, TWO OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MAN IN CTG
A Chattogram court on July 14, 2025 sentenced a woman and two others to death for killing her husband over an extramarital relationship in 2021.
- JULY 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Javad Kazemi executed in Arak on July 14
JULY 14, 2025LouisianaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Louisiana. Governor signs HB 675
Limiting Post-Conviction Appeals
- JULY 13, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hamid Yavari executed at Hamedan on July 13
JULY 13, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jalal Nazarbeigi executed in Hamedan on July 13
- JULY 13, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mosaib Segvand executed in Khorramabad on July 13
JULY 12, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ilia Khalifehzadeh executed in public on July 12
JULY 12, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Mirza executed in Malayer on July 12
JULY 11, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Lennart Monterlos, a Franco-German Citizen, arrested in Iran
JULY 11, 2025FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Robert Bailey resentenced to death