Chronological archive
February 2019
The 107 news items published by Hands Off Cain in February 2019, in chronological order.
USA - Texas. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, White, was executed today.
USA - Texas. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, White, was executed today.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Arron Lawson, 24, White, sentenced to four death penalties
USA - Ohio. Arron Lawson, 24, White, sentenced to four death penalties
- FEBRUARY 27, 2019IowaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Supreme Court Decides that Executing a Person (Vernon Madison) With Dementia Could Be Unconstitutional.
USA - Alabama. Supreme Court Decides that Executing a Person (Vernon Madison) With Dementia Could Be Unconstitutional.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Iowa. Senate Subcommittee votes to expand the death penalty
USA - Iowa. Senate Subcommittee votes to expand the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 26, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTY
BAHRAIN: TWO DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD IN TERROR CASE
The Cassation Court in Bahrain upheld the death penalty for two defendants in the case of establishing and funding an illegal terrorist group, the murder of police officers and the attempted murder of others, Gulf News reported on 25 February 2019.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2019United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
DRUG OFFENCE EXECUTIONS MORE THAN HALVE IN 2018 AFTER IRAN REFORM
Human rights experts have hailed a sharp drop in executions for drug offences in 2018, even as they expressed worries over a large number of people worldwide still facing the death penalty for non-violent drug crimes.
FEBRUARY 26, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY TO MAN WHO RAPED 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A court on 20 February 2019 awarded death sentence to a person who was found guilty of raping and killing a three-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Gumla district.
- FEBRUARY 26, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Senate Judiciary Committee passes SB 0400 to cut appeals
USA - Tennessee. Senate Judiciary Committee passes SB 0400 to cut appeals
- FEBRUARY 25, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: TWO MONKS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian court on 23 February 2019 handed down a preliminary death sentence against two monks for murdering a clergyman, according to Egypt's official MENA news agency.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2019DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): FREDDIE TAYLOR, 58, BLACK, FREED FROM DEATH ROW NEARLY 33 YEARS AFTER CONVICTION
A man who spent nearly 33 years awaiting execution on California’s death row took his first steps as a free man on 20 February 2019, following an appeals court decision that overturned the death sentence and raised questions about his mental state during
- FEBRUARY 25, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES SOLDIER TO DEATH FOR KILLING CIVILIAN
A military tribunal in Mogadishu has sentenced a government soldier to death for killing a civilian in Mahad district in Middle Shabelle region, south of Somalia, radioshabelle.com reported on 25 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 25, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Former Egyptian Vice-President Mohamed ElBaradei on 21 February 2019 decried Egypt’s frequent resort to capital punishment and called for the abolition of the practice.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ghafour Gari was hung in public in the city of Aq Qala on Feb. 24.
IRAN - Ghafour Gari was hung in public in the city of Aq Qala on Feb. 24.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Mirzadeh was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
IRAN - Mojtaba Mirzadeh was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soheil Haji was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
IRAN - Soheil Haji was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2019KansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kansas. House Committee defeated HB 2282 to repeal capital punishment
USA - Kansas. House Committee defeated HB 2282 to repeal capital punishment
FEBRUARY 22, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF A CHILD IN CHATTOGRAM
A Chattogram court on 10 February 2019 sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old child in Chattogram’s Hathazari.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Governor Gavin Newsom orders DNA testing for Kevin Cooper.
USA - California. Governor Gavin Newsom orders DNA testing for Kevin Cooper.
FEBRUARY 22, 2019IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: SOUTH SUMATRA COURT DELIVERS DEATH PENALTY TO NINE DRUG DEALERS
The Palembang District Court in South Sumatra sentenced nine people to death on 7 February 2019 after finding them guilty of transporting 80 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.
FEBRUARY 22, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED TWO TIMES DEATH SENTENCE
The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) No-III, Rawalpindi Judge Abdul Raheem on 10 February 2019 awarded two times death sentence and imprisonment of 31 years to Zafar Iqbal for killing a police officer on August 10, 1999.
FEBRUARY 21, 2019Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR MURDER
Khan Younis Court of First Instance on 29 January 2019 imposed a death sentence against a citizen (Y/A’).
FEBRUARY 21, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: GUJARAT HIGH COURT SPARES TWO CHILD KILLERS THE GALLOWS
The Gujarat High Court on 18 February 2019 saved two persons—Akshay Patel and Kuldip Panchal—who had brutally murdered a four-and-a-half-year-old kid for ransom, from the gallows.
FEBRUARY 21, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 15 EXECUTIONS IN FEBRUARY
15 people have so far been executed in Egypt in February alone (7th, 13th & 20th), all were condemned among many others (present & absent) for terrorism crimes.
FEBRUARY 21, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ARSONIST
The Taiwan High Court on 20 February 2019 upheld convicted arsonist Weng Jen-hsien’s death sentence.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. Committee voted against HB 350 abolishing capital punishment.
USA - Montana. Committee voted against HB 350 abolishing capital punishment.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2019UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
UZBEKISTAN URGED NOT TO HAND ETHNIC KAZAKH OVER TO CHINA
Human rights activists are urging Uzbekistan to deny a Chinese extradition request for an ethnic Kazakh citizen of China who is now stuck in the Central Asian nation’s main air terminal, Reuters reported on 8 February 2019.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR EGYPT TO END DEATH PENALTY
In a statement released on 11 February 2019, the Egyptian Front for Human Rights, the Committee for Justice, and the Arab Foundation for Civil and Political Rights called for an end to the death penalty in Egypt pending “a broad societal dialogue.”
- FEBRUARY 20, 2019MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Death penalty repeal (HB 455) clears committee
USA - New Hampshire. Death penalty repeal (HB 455) clears committee
FEBRUARY 20, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: MOSQUE IMAM MURDERER DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
The Court of Cassation upheld on 11 February 2019 the death sentence handed down to the killer of the Imam of Bin Shaddah Mosque.
FEBRUARY 20, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: NINE MEN EXECUTED OVER PROSECUTOR'S DEATH
Egyptian authorities executed nine young men on 20 February 2019 morning despite calls by rights groups to halt the executions over due process violations, a source close to their families told Middle East Eye.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Freddie Taylor freed from Death Row nearly 33 years
USA - California. Freddie Taylor freed from Death Row nearly 33 years
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- FEBRUARY 19, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES LAGOS NURTW CHAIRMAN TO DEATH BY HANGING
Justice Olabisi Akinlade of the Lagos State High Court on 6 February 2019 sentenced the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Boundary/Aiyetoro unit area of the state, Saheed Arogundade, to death by hanging for the murder of a p
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO MEN SHOT IN PUBLIC FOR KIDNAPING, RAPING AND MURDERING 12-YEAR-OLD BOY
Yemen on 7 February 2019 executed two men for abducting, raping and murdering a 12-year-old boy by shooting them in public.
FEBRUARY 19, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on 7 February 2019 sentenced two men, Oluwayomi Adedayo, 27, and Seyi Daramola, 23, to death for armed robbery.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine freezes all executions
USA - Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine freezes all executions
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Jury recommended death for Michael Anthony Gordon.
USA - Florida. A Jury recommended death for Michael Anthony Gordon.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Again Reverses Bobby James Moore's death sentence.
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Again Reverses Bobby James Moore's death sentence.
FEBRUARY 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE INMATES EXECUTED IN RAJA’I SHAHR AND ARDEBIL PRISONS
At least three prisoners were executed on 13 February 2019 in Raja’i Shahr and Ardebil Prisons.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to Judge Griffen
USA - Arkansas. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to Judge Griffen
- FEBRUARY 18, 2019DEATH PENALTY
WASHINGTON (USA): SENATE PASSES DEATH PENALTY REPEAL BILL
Washington Senate on 15 February 2019 passed death penalty repeal bill (SB 5339).
- FEBRUARY 18, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING NURSERY SCHOOL STUDENT EMON IN SYLHET
Four people have been sentenced to death for abducting and murdering a nursery school student in Sunamganj’s Chhatak Upazila.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SUU KYI AIDE
A court in Myanmar on 15 February 2019 sentenced two men to death for the killing of a prominent Muslim lawyer who was a close adviser to the country’s top leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR GIRLFRIEND MURDER
In a landmark judgment, sessions judge, Senapati district, A. Noutuneshwari, on 5 February 2019 awarded death penalty to a 29-year old man Yumkhaibam Rohit alias Rajesh, son of late Y. Riyajuddin of Khergao Makha Leikai, for murdering his girlfriend Pukhr
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY DEPORTS 28-YEAR-OLD EGYPTIAN WHO FACES DEATH PENALTY AT HOME
Turkey is investigating the deportation of an Egyptian citizen to Cairo after he reportedly sought asylum upon his arrival to Istanbul’s Ataturk airport last month, officials told Middle East Eye on 5 February 2019
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANDS OFF CAIN, REDUCTION OF DRUG EXECUTIONS BUT NUMBERS REMAIN WORRISOME
Hands Off Cain, in the forty years of the Khomeini’s revolution, makes known the death penalty figures in Iran in 2018.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill (SB 5339)
USA - Washington. Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill (SB 5339).
FEBRUARY 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SECRET EXECUTIONS AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, two prisoners were executed secretly on the morning of 30 January 2019 at Rajai Shahr prison. IHR could not yet identify them by name.
FEBRUARY 15, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH FOR KILLING DETAINEE
A Kenyan court on 14 February 2019 sentenced a former senior police officer to death for killing a detainee in his custody.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit again denied relief to Obie Weathers
USA - Texas. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit again denied relief to Obie Weathers
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge J. Scott O'Keefe overturned the conviction of Orlando Maisonet
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge J. Scott O'Keefe overturned the conviction of Orlando Maisonet
FEBRUARY 14, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 MEN EXECUTED FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
Egypt executed three people on 13 February 2019, who were sentenced to death for the killing of a senior police officer during a raid in Cairo in 2013.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO CRIMINALS FOR MURDER
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on 31 January 2019 awarded the death sentence to two criminals for their involvement in a murder.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN, 5 RELATIVES TO HANG FOR KILLING HER HUSBAND
The Court of Appeal on 12 February 2019 turned down an appeal by a woman and her five relatives who were sentenced to death for killing her husband in Kiambu in 2004.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO SISTERS IN JIGAWA
A Jigawa High Court sitting in Dutse has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Zailani Musa to death by hanging for killing two girls at Ribadu village in Gwaram local government area, dailypost.ng reported on 4 February 2019.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Senate passed SB 1314 to "shrink" the death penalty
USA - Arizona. The Senate passed SB 1314 to "shrink" the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. HB 145 to repeal the death penalty failed in the Senate.
USA - Wyoming. HB 145 to repeal the death penalty failed in the Senate.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. James Hardy released on probation.
USA - California. James Hardy released on probation.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Milad Darzadeh was hanged at Iranshahr Prison on Feb. 14.
IRAN - Milad Darzadeh was hanged at Iranshahr Prison on Feb. 14.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Sarani was hanged at the Zahedan Prison on Feb. 14.
IRAN - Reza Sarani was hanged at the Zahedan Prison on Feb. 14.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA COURT PUTS CONVICTED MAN TO DEATH
China's Supreme People's Court revealed that a man found guilty of murdering 15 people in an SUV collision was put to death on 29 January 2019 in central China's Hunan Province.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. HB 145, which would repeal the death penalty, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee
USA - Wyoming. HB 145, which would repeal the death penalty, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee
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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 PENALTY
SRI 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 PENALTY
JORDAN: 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 PENALTY
BAHRAIN: 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 PENALTY
IRAN: 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 PENALTY
JORDAN: 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.
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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.