Chronological archive
April 2019
The 129 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2019, in chronological order.
USA - Louisiana. Senate panel OKs bill to abolish death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Senate panel OKs bill to abolish death penalty.
- APRIL 30, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two suspects convicted for murder were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on 30 April 2019.
APRIL 30, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH
A Somali military court on 29 April 2019 sentenced a police officer to death, after he was found guilty of murdering a civilian in Mogadishu on 6th January, this year.
APRIL 30, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: CANADIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG OFFENCES
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on 30 April 2019 for producing and trafficking methamphetamine.
- APRIL 30, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Tiffany Moss, 36, Black, to death
USA - Georgia. A jury sentenced Tiffany Moss, 36, Black, to death
- APRIL 30, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas will no longer share death row inmate's final statements.
USA - Texas. Texas will no longer share death row inmate's final statements.
APRIL 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS FLOGGED AND SECRETLY EXECUTED
The Iranian authorities flogged and secretly executed on 25 April 2019 two boys under the age of 18, Amnesty International has learned.
- APRIL 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahid Nedamat hanged on April 30 at Maragheh prison.
IRAN - Vahid Nedamat hanged on April 30 at Maragheh prison.
APRIL 29, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BODY OF CRUCIFIED 'CRIMINAL' WAS PUT ON PUBLIC DISPLAY FOLLOWING 37 EXECUTIONS
The body of a crucified criminal was put on public display in Saudi Arabia after the execution of 37 nationals in one day, according to local media reports.
APRIL 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT KERMANSHAH PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, a man was hanged at Kermanshah Central Prison (known as Dizel Abad) on 18 April 2019.
APRIL 29, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 20 CONDEMNED CONVICTS ESCAPE DEATH AS AMBODE COMMUTES SENTENCES
No fewer than 20 condemned prisoners in Lagos were saved from the hangman when the state government commuted their death sentences to life imprisonment just as it freed 14 inmates who had spent 20 years in prison, This Day reported on 27 April 2019.
- APRIL 27, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA ‘EXECUTED FOUR OFFICIALS’ AFTER FAILED US SUMMIT, REPORT CLAIMS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution by firing squad of four foreign ministry officials after the failure of his Hanoi summit with Donald Trump, a report has claimed.
- APRIL 27, 2019TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: PRESS RELEASE ON THE TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND PRISON ADMINISTRATION STAFF ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DEATH PENALTY
The Arab Institute for Human Rights has organized a training session in Hammamet, on 20 and 21 April 2019, for judges and representatives of prison institutions on the role of the judge and the prison administration between human rights and the death pena
APRIL 27, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 37 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia executed 37 people on 23 April 2019 after they had been sentenced to death for terrorism-related crimes.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dorhan Heydari and Mirhan Shah Ghasemi were hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Dorhan Heydari and Mirhan Shah Ghasemi were hanged at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 26, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY FOR IS TERRORIST OVER DEADLY CARBOMB BLAST
An Iraqi court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death over his involvement in a deadly car bomb attack in the province of Diyala, iraqinews.com reported on 24 April 2019.
APRIL 26, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 2 MONKS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ABBOT'S KILLING
An Egyptian court on 24 April 2019 sentenced two monks to death for killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo last year.
- APRIL 25, 2019NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Senate rejects LB 44, a new attempt to abolish death penalty.
USA - Nebraska. Senate rejects LB 44, a new attempt to abolish death penalty.
- APRIL 25, 2019South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. House Criminal Laws subcommittee approves firing squad enad electric chair.
USA - South Carolina. House Criminal Laws subcommittee approves firing squad enad electric chair.
- APRIL 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two minors, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, were executed on 25 April in Adel Abad prison.
IRAN - Two minors, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, were executed on 25 April in Adel Abad prison.
- APRIL 24, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John William King, 44, White, was executed
USA - Texas. John William King, 44, White, was executed
- APRIL 24, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A federal district court has granted a new trial to Genesis Hill.
USA - Ohio. A federal district court has granted a new trial to Genesis Hill.
- APRIL 24, 2019United StatesWHEN PREVENTION IS WORSE THAN PUNISHMENT
USA - The U.S. Prison Population is Shrinking.
USA - The U.S. Prison Population is Shrinking.
- APRIL 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men (one identified as Alfagh) were hanged on April 24.
IRAN - Two men (one identified as Alfagh) were hanged on April 24.
- APRIL 23, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wrongful Use or Threat of Capital Prosecutions Implicated in Five Exonerations in 2018.
USA - Wrongful Use or Threat of Capital Prosecutions Implicated in Five Exonerations in 2018.
- APRIL 23, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury handed down a death sentence for David Isaiah Godwin
USA - North Carolina. A jury handed down a death sentence for David Isaiah Godwin
- APRIL 22, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR VIETNAMESE WOMAN CAUGHT TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A Malaysian court has rejected a Vietnamese woman’s appeal to set aside her death sentence for drug trafficking, e.vnexpress.net reported on 22 April 2019.
- APRIL 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Reza, was hanged on April 22 at Vakilabad Prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Reza, was hanged on April 22 at Vakilabad Prison.
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- APRIL 22, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SCISSOR KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DECADES-OLD DOUBLE MURDER
A man in eastern China has been sentenced to death for the decades-old murder of a woman and her young child during a violent robbery in which he only managed to steal the equivalent of a few US dollars, the Qianjiang Evening News reported on 22 April 201
- APRIL 20, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Winter 2019 Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
USA - Death Row USA Winter 2019 Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
- APRIL 19, 2019Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
EQUATORIAL GUINEA TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY – BUT DEMOCRATICALLY
The last time Equatorial Guinea applied the death sentence was in 2014 but President Obiang Nguema has given a strong hint that the judicial measure will soon be abolished.
- APRIL 19, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. District Attorney's office has dropped capital charges against Douglas Stankewitz
USA - California. District Attorney's office has dropped capital charges against Douglas Stankewitz
APRIL 19, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INVOLVEMENT IN SNIPER ATTACKS
An Iraqi court has sentenced an Islamic State militant to death by hanging over his involvement in several sniper attacks in the country, Baghdad Today website quoted the Supreme Judicial Council media center as saying in a press statement on 18 April 201
APRIL 19, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE: 8 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHARJAH FOR ARMED ROBBERIES
Eight men have been sentenced to death in Sharjah on 18 April 2019 for carrying out a string of armed robberies at money exchanges and cash machines in the emirate last year.
APRIL 19, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 78% DEATH PENALTY CASES OVERTURNED BY SC
Criminal law barrister at Doughty Street Chambers Timothy Moloney QC and UK-based non-governmental organisation ‘Reprieve’ Director Maya Foa met Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr Muhammad Farogh Naseem on 19 April 2019 and presented a repo
APRIL 18, 2019AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TWO SUSPECTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING JOURNALIST IN KANDAHAR
The Attorney General’s Office said in a statement on 16 April 2019 that two suspects were sentenced to death for killing a journalist in Kandahar.
APRIL 18, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO REFEREED TO MUFTI FOR DEATH PENALTY OVER HELWAN CHURCH ATTACK
The Cairo Criminal Court referred two defendants on 16 April 2019 to the Grand Mufti seeking his opinion on a preliminary death sentence for them over their alleged participation in the Helwan Church attack in December 2017.
- APRIL 18, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. The State Supreme Court granted a new trial to Mauricio Alejandro Torres
USA - Arkansas. The State Supreme Court granted a new trial to Mauricio Alejandro Torres
- APRIL 18, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House voted 94-0 HB 59 to expand the state's death-penalty
USA - Alabama. The House voted 94-0 HB 59 to expand the state's death-penalty
APRIL 18, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE POLICEMEN, FOUR OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, presided by Justice Joy Unwana has handed down death sentence to seven people, including three policemen for kidnapping, the Nation reported on 16 April 2019.
- APRIL 18, 2019MontanaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Montana. The House Judiciary Committee rejected HB 338 for more stringent requirements for capital punishment
USA - Montana. The House Judiciary Committee rejected HB 338 for more stringent requirements for capital punishment
- APRIL 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vali (Wali) Zandian was hanged at the Ardabil Prison on April 18.
IRAN - Vali (Wali) Zandian was hanged at the Ardabil Prison on April 18.
- APRIL 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men (unidentified) hung at the prison of Ilam on April 18.
IRAN - 3 men (unidentified) hung at the prison of Ilam on April 18.
- APRIL 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Western Province
17 April 2018: Mohammad al-Khalidi executed for murder
APRIL 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO INDIAN NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Indian nationals on 28 February 2019 were beheaded by authorities in Saudi Arabia for murdering a fellow Indian, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed.
APRIL 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG OFFENSES
A man was hanged on 15 April 2019 at Dastgerd Prison in the Iranian city of Isfahan for drug charges.
APRIL 17, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL JAIL
Two terrorists Waseem Nazir and Rana Abdul Haq were hanged in Sahiwal Security Jail and they were involved in killing of four persons in Sheikhupura during Robbery cases in 2001, urdupoint reported on 16 April 2019.
- APRIL 17, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the death sentence of Theodore Washington
USA - Arizona. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the death sentence of Theodore Washington
- APRIL 16, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING RU TEACHER SHAFIUL
A Rajshahi court on 15 April 2019 sentenced three people to death for killing Rajshahi University professor AKM Shafiul Islam in 2014, reports UNB.
APRIL 16, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EGYPTIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING ITALIAN CITIZEN IN MILAN
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a defendant to death on 15 April 2019 for killing an Italian citizen in the city of Milano in 2013.
- APRIL 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED IN SHIRAZ
The Iranian regime on 11 April 2019 executed two prisoners in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, south-central Iran.
- APRIL 16, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Federal Appeals Court Strikes Two Years of Guantánamo Tribunal Decisions in USS Cole Case.
USA - Military. Federal Appeals Court Strikes Two Years of Guantánamo Tribunal Decisions in USS Cole Case.
- APRIL 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA): SENATE PASSES DEATH-PENALTY REPEAL WITH VETO-PROOF MAJORITY
In a vote death-penalty opponents praised as “historic,” a veto-proof supermajority of the New Hampshire legislature on 11 April 2019 gave final approval to a bill that would repeal the state’s death penalty statute.
APRIL 15, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SHEIKH, 2 OTHERS
The court of cassation on 13 April 2019 sentenced two Iranians to death for killing a ruling family member, another Kuwaiti and an Indonesian woman in an armed robbery in 2016.
- APRIL 15, 2019GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: TWO TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING EX-POLICEMAN
Twelve years after killing an ex-policeman the two killers have been sentenced to death by hanging, Ghanaweb reported on 13 April 2019.
- APRIL 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as G. M. was hanged on April 15
IRAN - A man, identified only as G. M. was hanged on April 15
- APRIL 13, 2019IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO MEMBERS OF DRUG GANG GET DEATH FOR MURDERING FAMILY OF SIX IN MAKASSAR
Two members of a drug gang in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on 11 April 2019 were sentenced to death after being found guilty of murdering a family of six.
APRIL 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT GORGAN PRISON
According to HRANA website, prisoner Davoud Mohebzadeh, 36, was hanged on 7 April 2019 at Gorgan prison.
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APRIL 13, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ZHANG KOUKOU'S DEATH PENALTY SENTENCE UPHELD AFTER SECOND TRIAL
Zhang Koukou, who killed three people in revenge for his mother's death, had his death penalty sentence upheld by Shaanxi Provincial High People's Court after a second trial on 11 April 2019.
- APRIL 12, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Supreme Court rules supplier of death penalty drug can remain secret.
USA - Texas. Texas Supreme Court rules supplier of death penalty drug can remain secret.
- APRIL 12, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Divided Supreme Court says execution of Christopher Lee Price can proceed
USA - Alabama. Divided Supreme Court says execution of Christopher Lee Price can proceed
APRIL 11, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 TO DIE IN NATORE BCL ACTIVIST KILLING
A court in Natore on 11 April 2019 sentenced four people to death and another to life term imprisonment in a case over the killing of a BCL activist in Lalpur upazila.
APRIL 11, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: KILLER OF WIFE IN ZARQA SENTENCED TO HANG
The Grand Criminal Court sentenced on 7 April 2019 a 43-year-old man to hang after he had killed his wife and shot his young daughter with a gun in October 2016 in Zarqa governorate.
APRIL 11, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: PUBLIC EXECUTIONS STAGED TO STRENGTHEN ‘SOCIAL ORDER’
North Korean authorities staged a public trial and shot two female fortune tellers to death last month, forcing tens of thousands of people to watch, in what appeared to be a resumption of public executions.
APRIL 11, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH CONVICT HANGED IN MIANWALI CENTRAL JAIL
A death convict has been hanged in central jail Mianwali. According to media reports, death convict Abdul Jabbar alias Bhopa had gunned down his relative 15 years ago on petty domestic problem in Ghala Mandi.
- APRIL 11, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Senate Passes Death-Penalty Repeal (HB 455) With Veto-Proof Majority.
USA - New Hampshire. Senate Passes Death-Penalty Repeal (HB 455) With Veto-Proof Majority.
- APRIL 11, 2019MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. Virginia is not required to disclose information to Mississippi death-row prisoners
USA - Virginia. Virginia is not required to disclose information to Mississippi death-row prisoners
APRIL 10, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE IN BARGUNA
A court in Barguna on 9 April 2019 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2010.
APRIL 10, 2019United KingdomDEATH PENALTYAMNESTY: GLOBAL EXECUTIONS FELL BY NEARLY A THIRD LAST YEAR
Global executions fell dramatically by almost a third (31%) last year to the lowest figure for at least a decade, Amnesty International said in its annual global review of the death penalty.
APRIL 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BASED SOLELY ON QASAMEH
A woman suspected of murdering her husband was sentenced to death in Iran based solely on Qasameh, the state-run ISNA news agency reported on 8 April 2019.
APRIL 10, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law SB 1314 that eliminates three aggravating circumstances from the state's death-penalty statute
USA - Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law SB 1314 that eliminates three aggravating circumstances from the state's death-penalty statute
- APRIL 9, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY TO MURDERER AFTER CLAIMING MENTAL ILLNESS
The Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced an Asian man with the death penalty for murdering his co-worker, and claiming he suffered from metal illness.
- APRIL 9, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: 8 ALLEGED MURDERERS TO PAY DH 200,000 BLOOD MONEY
The Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance has ordered eight men accused of murder to pay Dh200,000 as blood money to the victim's family, and sentenced them to 3 years and 6 months' in jail followed by deportation, Khaleejtimes reported on 8 April 2019.
- APRIL 9, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 3 UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
A criminal court in Iraq’s Diyala province on 8 April 2019 said it handed a death sentence to a man found guilty of involvement in the killing of three professors at a local university.
- APRIL 9, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Michael Shane Bargo to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Michael Shane Bargo to death
- APRIL 9, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law removing one state court's review.
USA - Tennessee. Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law removing one state court's review.
- APRIL 9, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed SB 464 (now Act 810) into law.
USA - Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson signed SB 464 (now Act 810) into law.
- APRIL 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
CLOSING OF THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON ‘MODERNIZING PENAL LEGISLATION IN EGYPT’ BY AGREEING TO CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND ADOPT THE OUTPUTS
The National Seminar on "Modernization of Penal Legislation in Egypt", which started on 6 April, was held in Cairo this evening and discussed five issues related to modernizing the law system in Egypt.
APRIL 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 7 OVER 2016 GIZA HOTEL ATTACK
Giza Criminal Court on 6 April 2019 recommended the death penalty for seven defendants accused of orchestrating a 2016 attack on a tourist bus and hotel near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids.
- APRIL 8, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: ALLEGED ISIS LAWYER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iraq’s Nineveh Criminal Court on 7 April 2019 sentenced to death a man who reportedly worked as a lawyer for the Islamic State following the emergence of the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
- APRIL 8, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Maurice Mason, 55, Black, gets 26 years to life.
USA - Ohio. Maurice Mason, 55, Black, gets 26 years to life.
- APRIL 8, 2019OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1013 to reduce use of death penalty
USA - Oregon. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 1013 to reduce use of death penalty
- APRIL 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hayyari Periods and Mehran Hazro Shah Qasemi were hanged on April 7
IRAN - Hayyari Periods and Mehran Hazro Shah Qasemi were hanged on April 7
- APRIL 5, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Crown Prince bin Salman announces intention to decrease number of executions
5 April 2018: Time Magazine interview
- APRIL 5, 2019ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
ZIMBABWE: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDERING LOVER
The High Court sentenced a Harare man to death by hanging on 20 March 2019 for killing his lover and her three children.
APRIL 5, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DUAL MURDER CASE IN OKARA
A court on 4 April 2019 sentenced two accused to death and awarded seven years to another in a murder case in Okara. The judgment was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Mushtaq Ahmed.
APRIL 5, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SERIAL KILLER MOHAN KUMAR CONVICTED IN TWO MORE CASES, AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
Serial Killer Mohan Kumar, who is facing 20 criminal cases, was on 27 March 2019 convicted to death sentence in two cases by Courts in Madikeri and Dakshina Kannada Districts, in the indian State of Karnataka.
- APRIL 5, 2019IowaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Iowa. SF 296 to reinstate the death penalty died in a House Committee
USA - Iowa. SF 296 to reinstate the death penalty died in a House Committee
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- APRIL 5, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee passed HB 1936 to ban execution of mentally ill.
USA - Texas. The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee passed HB 1936 to ban execution of mentally ill.
- APRIL 4, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING COUSIN OVER DH400
A farm worker, who killed his cousin because the victim demanded that he pay back the Dh400 he owed, has been sentenced to death.
APRIL 4, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ONDO STATE GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU WILL SIGN DEATH WARRANT OF CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Ondo State Governor Mr Rotimi Akeredolu will soon sign the death warrant of convicts sentenced to death by different courts in the southwestern state.
APRIL 4, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE A MONTH AFTER THEIR WEDDING
The Federal High court in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state, on 22 March 2019 sentenced 42 year old Ogho-Oghene Stephen Akpata to death by hanging for stabbing his wife of just one month, Oyinye Faustina Eze, to death at their home in the Kpansia area of Yenagoa in
- APRIL 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamal Shahshahr hanged on April 4 (or April 27) at Kerman Prison
IRAN - Kamal Shahshahr hanged on April 4 (or April 27) at Kerman Prison
- APRIL 3, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas bars all spiritual advisers from death chambers
USA - Texas. Texas bars all spiritual advisers from death chambers
- APRIL 3, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The House passed SB 1314 which would eliminate 3 aggravating circumstances.
USA - Arizona. The House passed SB 1314 which would eliminate 3 aggravating circumstances.
- APRIL 3, 2019YemenDEATH PENALTY
Rami Amer Khamis bin Thabit al-Nahdi on 7 March 2019 was executed by shooting in public for murder.
Rami Amer Khamis bin Thabit al-Nahdi on 7 March 2019 was executed by shooting in public for murder.
- APRIL 3, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHRISTIAN FATHER AND SON
An Egyptian policeman found guilty of killing a Christian man and his son in a case that outraged the minority Coptic community was sentenced to death on 2 April 2019, judicial sources said.
APRIL 3, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL
A man on 5 March 2019 was executed for the rape and murder of an 18-year old girl in a village near the regional capital of Gedo region of the Jubaland Federal State of Somalia.
- APRIL 3, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Kenneth Wayne Thompson to death.
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Kenneth Wayne Thompson to death.
- APRIL 3, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Brad Almond sentenced Michael Belcher to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Brad Almond sentenced Michael Belcher to death
APRIL 3, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF TWO-YEAR-OLD IN KOLKATA
The Kolkata Sessions Court on 28 March 2019 sentenced a 42-year-old man to death for rape and murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old pavement dweller in Kolkata in 2013.
- APRIL 3, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennesse. Cynthia Vaughn seeks mercy for Donnie Edward Johnson.
USA - Tennesse. Cynthia Vaughn seeks mercy for Donnie Edward Johnson.
- APRIL 3, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. SB 464 (a secrecy law) passed the full House
USA - Arkansas. SB 464 (a secrecy law) passed the full House
- APRIL 2, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTY
ELTON JOHN ALIGNES WITH GEORGE CLOONEY'S BOYCOTT OF BRUNEI-OWNED HOTELS
Elton John has aligned with George Clooney’s boycott of Brunei-owned luxury hotels after the Asian nation passed strict “Sharia law” that would allow for the stoning death of LGBTQ people.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
18 March 2019: Qul Rahman Saifur Rahman (or Rakhman Sifur Rehman), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling a quantity of heroin.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
21 March 2019: Nur al-Rahman Qul Faqir (or Nawur al-Rahman Fakir), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Chadi executed for drug
25 March 2019: Abdulrahman Saleh Hassan (or Abdul Rahman Saleh Hassan, a Chadi, was executed for smuggling a quantity of drug cocaine.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
One Syrian executed for drug
13 March 2019: Ahmad Abdulrahman Abdul Razak, a Syrian national, was executed for smuggling a quantity of amphetamine pills
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
18 March 2019: Tur Khan Khawshal Khan (or Taur Khan Khushal Khan), a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin into his womb.
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
12 March 2019: Omer bin Salem bin Manae al-Qahtani, a Saudi national, was executed for murdering anoter Saudi,
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for drug
13 March 2019: Khaled bin Halal bin Abdul Qader Sulaimani, a Saudi national, was executed for traffiking cannabis
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
14 March 2019: Nayef bin Asaf bin Asaf al-Dariri (or Nayef bin Assaf bin Assaf al-Dossari), a Saudi national, was executed for murder
- APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
27 March 2019: Khalid Khan Muhbet Khan, a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin.
- APRIL 2, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 455 to repeal the state's death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 455 to repeal the state's death penalty.
APRIL 2, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB SAYS IT EXECUTED 4 ACCUSED SPIES
Somalia's al-Shabab Islamic extremist group says it has executed four men accused of spying for the British, Djibouti and Somali intelligence agencies.
APRIL 2, 2019ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: 61% AGAINST AND 41% FOR THE DEATH PENALTY
The Mass Public Opinion Institute’s study revealed lack of consensus among Zimbabweans on the death penalty issue.
APRIL 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FOUR PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said four people were executed on 1 April 2019 for drug trafficking, including one woman.
- APRIL 2, 2019ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Colorado. Proponents of death-penalty repeal bill SB 19-182 withdraw the bill
USA - Colorado. Proponents of death-penalty repeal bill SB 19-182 withdraw the bill
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- APRIL 2, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. House Judiciary Committee passed SB 464, an execution drug secrecy bill.
USA - Arkansas. House Judiciary Committee passed SB 464, an execution drug secrecy bill.
- APRIL 2, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Hikma and Fresenius Kabi object to execution secrecy measure.
USA - Arkansas. Hikma and Fresenius Kabi object to execution secrecy measure.
- APRIL 2, 2019MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Marvin Rice
USA - Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of Marvin Rice
- APRIL 1, 2019DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): MAN AND NEPHEW WHO SPENT 42 YEARS IN PRISON CLEARED OF MURDER
After 43 years in prison, including 4 on death row, Clifford Williams has become Florida's 29th Death Row exoneration
- APRIL 1, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN SCRAPS TRIALS BEFORE MILITARY COURTS AFTER 4 YEARS
Pakistan scrapped terrorism trials before special military courts after the tribunals' mandate expired on 1 April 2019, ending a measure that had been in place for over four years to help authorities curb militant attacks, a government minister said.
- APRIL 1, 2019MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Russell Bucklew's challenge to Missouri's lethal-injection protocol
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Russell Bucklew's challenge to Missouri's lethal-injection protocol
- APRIL 1, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO DEATH BY HANGING IN DELTA
A four-man syndicate that specialised in robbing, kidnapping and snatching exotic cars in Asaba and its environs have been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
- APRIL 1, 2019WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. The House Judiciary Committee passed SB 5339 to abolish the death penalty
USA - Washington. The House Judiciary Committee passed SB 5339 to abolish the death penalty