Chronological archive
May 2019
The 109 news items published by Hands Off Cain in May 2019, in chronological order.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA): DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
New Hampshire has abolished the death penalty.
- MAY 31, 2019DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): CHRISTOPHER LEE PRICE EXECUTED
Christopher Lee Price, 46, White, was executed on 30 May 2019.
- MAY 31, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA EXECUTES 5 OFFICIALS OVER FAILED KIM-TRUMP SUMMIT: SOUTH KOREAN MEDIA
North Korea has executed five officials for their part in the failed second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Yong-un according to a South Korean newspaper.
- MAY 31, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. LaToni Daniel Impregnated While in County Jail Awaiting Death-Penalty Trial.
USA - Alabama. LaToni Daniel Impregnated While in County Jail Awaiting Death-Penalty Trial.
- MAY 30, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 7TH FRENCHMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR IS MEMBERSHIP
A Baghdad court sentenced a Frenchman to death on 29 May 2019 for joining the Islamic State group, bringing to seven the number of French jihadists on death row in Iraq.
MAY 30, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES BENINOISE HOUSEKEEPER TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER
A Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere on 27 May 2019, sentenced a Béninoise house help, Christian Hounvenon Yavine, to death by hanging for murdering a 78-year-old woman, Mariam Atinuke Abiola.
- MAY 30, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. New Hampshire has abolished the death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. New Hampshire has abolished the death penalty.
MAY 30, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TUNISIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BELONGING TO ISIS
An Iraqi court on 29 May 2019 sentenced 24-year-old Tunisian Mohammed Berriri to death for joining IS, after a hearing lasting less than an hour.
- MAY 30, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Christopher Lee Price, 46, White, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Christopher Lee Price, 46, White, was executed.
- MAY 30, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. The House Criminal Justice Committee approved HB 136/SB 54 that would prohibit the execution of defendants with "serious mental illness"
USA - Ohio. The House Criminal Justice Committee approved HB 136/SB 54 that would prohibit the execution of defendants with "serious mental illness"
MAY 29, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KATSINA ANNOUNCES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS, RUSTLERS
The Katsina State Government on 24 May 2019 introduced the death penalty for kidnappers and cattle rustlers in the state.
- MAY 29, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TWO MORE FRENCH ISLAMIC STATE MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 28 May 2019 sentenced two high-profile French members of the Islamic State group to death, bringing the total number of French former jihadis condemned to death this week to six.
MAY 29, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH SIX YEARS AFTER THE TRIAL
The Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangmen, Guangdong province, on 30 April 2019 handed down death sentences for drug offences to two accused and suspended death sentences for five others.
- MAY 28, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House passed HB 59 to expand the death penalty
USA - Alabama. The House passed HB 59 to expand the death penalty
- MAY 28, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: PRISON WARDER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PUMPING LOVER WITH BULLETS
An ex-prison warder at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, Patrick Daniel Lesadala, will face the death penalty for the murder of his girlfriend, Diana Karambu Nthiba.
- MAY 28, 2019FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE SAYS IT OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY AS FOUR FRENCH SENTENCED IN IRAQ
France opposes the death penalty in principle but accepts Iraqi sovereignty, its foreign ministry said on 27 May 2019, as a fourth French citizen was sentenced to death in Iraq for being part of the Islamic State militant group.
MAY 28, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH CONVICT SENT TO GALLOWS IN MIANWALI
A death convict who had killed 3 persons was hanged in Central jail Mianwali on 4 May 2019.
MAY 28, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: FOURTH FRENCH ISIS MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 27 May 2019 condemned a fourth French citizen to death for joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).
- MAY 28, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. HB 258 to hide source of execution drugs killed by Senate panel
USA - Louisiana. HB 258 to hide source of execution drugs killed by Senate panel
- MAY 28, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Lionel Francis
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Lionel Francis
- MAY 28, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Christian L. Reismeier has been named to oversee the military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay
USA - Military. Christian L. Reismeier has been named to oversee the military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay
- MAY 27, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO CONNECTED TO KARAK TERROR CELL UPHELD
The Court of Cassation upheld a February State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing two men to death in connection with the Karak terror cell case that resulted in the death of 10 people in Karak Governorate in 2016.
MAY 27, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: THREE FRENCH IS MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on 26 May 2019 sentenced three French citizens to death after they were found guilty of joining the Islamic State group, a court official said.
MAY 27, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: POLICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER
A military court in Mogadishu on 25 May 2019 sentenced Somali police officer to death for killing a rickshaw driver earlier this month.
- MAY 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Death-row prisoner Mehdi Cheraghi was hanged in public in Hamedan on the morning of 23 May 2019.
- MAY 26, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IS PUBLIC OPINION A JUSTIFIABLE REASON NOT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY? A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SURVEYS OF EIGHT COUNTRIES
The purpose of this article is to shed light on the issue of the death penalty from the findings of public opinion surveys carried out in eight retentionist countries (named below) which have continued to maintain that abolition is not feasible because of
MAY 26, 2019JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS 'BLACK WIDOW' DEATH SENTENCE
A Japanese court on 24 May 2019 upheld the death sentence for a woman dubbed the "Black Widow", who used cyanide to kill a string of elderly and rich lovers and pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance.
- MAY 25, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. SB 719, also known as Lauren’s Law, passed House and Senate
USA - Texas. SB 719, also known as Lauren’s Law, passed House and Senate
- MAY 25, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Bills tackling intellectual disability and mental illness cases fail
USA - Texas. Bills tackling intellectual disability and mental illness cases fail
- MAY 24, 2019NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would require two members of the Legislature to witness any execution
USA - Nebraska. The Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would require two members of the Legislature to witness any execution
- MAY 23, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. The House overrode Governor's veto of HB 455 that abolishes the death penalty.
USA - New Hampshire. The House overrode Governor's veto of HB 455 that abolishes the death penalty.
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- MAY 23, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Former Death-Row Prisoner Charles Ray Finch Freed After 43 Years.
USA - North Carolina. Former Death-Row Prisoner Charles Ray Finch Freed After 43 Years.
- MAY 23, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Bobby Joe Long, 65, White, a serial killer, was executed.
USA - Florida. Bobby Joe Long, 65, White, a serial killer, was executed.
MAY 23, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 6 DEFENDANTS OF ‘KERDASA RISISTENCE COMMITTEES’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
Cairo Criminal Court on 22 May 2019 sentenced seven defendants in the case of popular resistance committees of Kerdasa to capital punishment.
MAY 23, 2019JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FINALIZED FOR MAN OVER 2015 MURDER OF 2 CHILDREN
The death sentence has been finalized for a 49-year-old man convicted of the 2015 murder of two junior high school students in western Japan after he withdrew his appeal, a court said on 21 May 2019.
MAY 23, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KAMRANGIRCHAR MURDER
Speedy Trial tribunal-1 on 23 May 2019 awarded death penalty to four people for killing one Monir Hossain and cutting the dead body into seven pieces in 2013.
- MAY 23, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA- Louisiana. Rep. Terry Landry shelved HB 215 to abolish the death penalty
USA- Louisiana. Rep. Terry Landry shelved HB 215 to abolish the death penalty
- MAY 23, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate passed HB 59 to expand the death-penalty
USA - Alabama. The Senate passed HB 59 to expand the death-penalty
- MAY 22, 2019MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MUHEETH'S MURDER TRIAL
Criminal Court on 20 May 2019 passed capital punishment on the two individuals convicted of murdering Abdul Muheeth (Bobby).
MAY 22, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING NEIGHBOUR DURING FIGHT IN AJEGUNLE
An Ikeja high court on 7 May 2019 sentenced a 36-year-old woman, Stella Gilbert, to death for stabbing her neighbour, Mrs Stella Godwin, to death during a fight at their residence in Ajegunle, Lagos.
MAY 22, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: CAMEROONIAN COOK SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has sentenced a Cameroonian cook, Leudjou Koyemen Joel, to death for the 20 December 2016 murder of Dayo Adeleke, AltAfrica reported on 21 May 2019.
- MAY 21, 2019OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Brian J. Corrigan formally sentenced Joseph McAlpin to death.
USA - Ohio. Judge Brian J. Corrigan formally sentenced Joseph McAlpin to death.
MAY 21, 2019FranceDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: FRENCHMAN FELIX DORFIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Frenchman arrested in Indonesia with nearly 4kg of drugs in his luggage was sentenced to death for drug trafficking.
MAY 21, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: DEATH FOR 2 SHABAAB MILITANTS AS MILITARY TOP COURT UPHOLDS VERDICT
A military appeals court in Mogadishu upheld the death sentence against two Al-Shabaab militants, one of whom was involved in the Hotel Sahafi attack, that claimed 32 lives last November.
- MAY 21, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Senate Passes SB 1013 Limiting State Death Penalty.
USA - Oregon. Senate Passes SB 1013 Limiting State Death Penalty.
- MAY 20, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPOREANS SUPPORT DRUG LAWS, BUT ONLY HALF THE COUNTRY’S YOUNG SAY DEATH PENALTY IS APPROPRIATE
Singapore’s tough anti-drug laws command overwhelming support across the population, but only about half of younger people feel the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for severe drug offences, a government survey has found.
- MAY 20, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: COURT UPHOLDS IRANIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING U.S. WOMAN
Iran's state-owned newspaper on 18 May 2019 said the country's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for an Iranian man accused of murdering an American woman during a robbery.
MAY 20, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Three brothers from the "Bidoon" category were sentenced to death for murdering a man in May 2018.
MAY 20, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TEN DRUG SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Vietnam has sentenced 10 people to death for smuggling meth, ketamine and ecstasy across the country by train, state media reported on 17 May 2019.
- MAY 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SUPPORTING THE PMOI/MEK
Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on 19 May 2019 sentenced Abdullah Ghasempour, affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin (PMOI/MEK) to death.
- MAY 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdullah Ghasempour, member of PMOI/MEK, sentenced to death on May 19
IRAN - Abdullah Ghasempour, member of PMOI/MEK, sentenced to death on May 19
- MAY 17, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): DONNIE EDWARD JOHNSON EXECUTED
Donnie Edward Johnson was executed in Tennessee on 16 May 2019.
- MAY 17, 2019DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): MICHAEL BRANDON SAMRA EXECUTED
Michael Brandon Samra, 41, White, was executed in Alabama on 16 May 2019.
- MAY 17, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PASTOR, MISTRESS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING NNPC SENIOR STAFF
A housewife and her lover have been sentenced to death by a Benin High Court for the murder of senior staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Benin city, Engineer Victor Gabriel Isonguyo.
- MAY 17, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE CONVICTS
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on 16 May 2019 upheld the death sentence of three convicts and acquitted two others in the lynching and burning alive of a Christian couple who were accused of blasphemy in Kasur’s Kot Radha Kishan in the year 2014.
- MAY 16, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Michael Brandon Samra, 41, White, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Michael Brandon Samra, 41, White, was executed.
MAY 16, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: EU URGES TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The EU on 14 May 2019 called on Taiwan to introduce a temporary moratorium on the death penalty after a bilateral meeting on human rights in Brussels.
MAY 16, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SMUGGLING HASHISH
Two of seven men who were caught smuggling 68 kilograms of Hashish to Bahrain from Iran were sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of Appeals on 13 May 2019.
- MAY 16, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: KIRINYAGA HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO BRAZEN KILLERS
A Kerugoya Court has handed a death sentence to two men who killed two people and maimed one in a robbery incident that ended up being kidnapping.
- MAY 16, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Donnie Edward Johnson was executed today.
USA - Tennessee. Donnie Edward Johnson was executed today.
- MAY 16, 2019NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Tracy Petrocelli to death for the second time
USA - Nevada. A jury sentenced Tracy Petrocelli to death for the second time
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- MAY 16, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joseph McAlpin
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joseph McAlpin
- MAY 16, 2019South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Jerome Jenkins to death.
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Jerome Jenkins to death.
MAY 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT MARAGHEH PRISON
According to a report of Kurdistan Center for Democracy and Human Rights, confirmed by IHR, a prisoner was hanged on 4 May 2019 at Iranian northwestern city of Maragheh’s prison for murder charges.
MAY 15, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE-MURDER CASE
The Belarusian Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence for a man convicted of murdering two women, despite calls from the European Union for Minsk bring an end to capital punishment.
MAY 15, 2019MexicoDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE MEXICANS SENTENCED TO DEATH RETURNED TO MEXICO
Three Mexican nationals who were sentenced to death in Malaysia have been pardoned and returned to the country, Riviera Maya News reported on 14 May 2019.
MAY 14, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST TWO ANTI-REGIME ACTIVISTS
Bahrain’s supreme court of appeal on 12 May 2019 upheld death sentences against two anti-regime activists.
MAY 14, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN BAGS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING BROTHER IN LAGOS
An Ikeja High Court on 13 May 2019 sentenced to death a 33-year-old man, Abiodun Allen, for killing his immediate younger brother, Wale, with a broken bottle.
MAY 14, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH BY SULAIMANI COURT FOR 2013 KIRKUK TAXI MURDERS
Sulaimani Criminal Court on 12 May 2019 handed down fifteen death sentences to three people who had been convicted earlier of killing eighteen taxi drivers in 2013.
- MAY 14, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The House Administration of Criminal Justice advanced HB 215 to abolish the death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. The House Administration of Criminal Justice advanced HB 215 to abolish the death penalty.
- MAY 13, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: PUNTLAND COURT SENTENCES THREE MEN TO DEATH FOR RAPING AND MURDER
A regional court in Puntland on 12 May 2019 sentenced 3 men to death for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, Aisha Ilyas Adan in Galkayo city early this year.
MAY 13, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER CHURCH ATTACK
An Egyptian court on 12 May 2019 sentenced two men to death and eight others to between three years and life in prison over an attack on a church and Christian-owned shop in Cairo that killed 10 people.
MAY 13, 2019MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BOY WITH ALBINIM
There has been a landmark court ruling in Malawi which has seen the first person sentenced to death for killing a teenager with albinism.
- MAY 13, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Court of Appeals overturnes death sentence of George Kayer
USA - Arizona. Court of Appeals overturnes death sentence of George Kayer
- MAY 13, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Tennessee's lethal injection protocol
USA - Tennessee. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Tennessee's lethal injection protocol
MAY 13, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SHC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES FOR SHAHRUKH JATOI, SIRAJ TALPUR IN SHAHZEB MURDER CASE
The Sindh High Court on 13 May 2019 commuted the death sentences handed to Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur in the Shahzeb Khan murder case into life imprisonment as it announced its verdict on their appeals against conviction in the case.
- MAY 11, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TERRORIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SOLDIERS AND RAPING WOMEN
Nineveh Criminal Court sentenced a terrorist of Daesh groups to death for killing Iraqi soldiers and raping Yazidi women, INA reported on 9 May 2019.
- MAY 11, 2019GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: GOVERNMENT COMMUTES ALL DEATH SENTENCES TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Abubacar Tambadou, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice said on 7 May 2019 the government of the Gambia as part of fulfilling its international obligation is willing to remove the death penalty.
MAY 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT ARDABIL PRISON FOR MURDER
A prisoner was executed at Ardabil prison on 4 May 2019, HRANA reported.
MAY 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT TABRIZ PRISON FOR RAPE CHARGES
According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on the morning of 30 April 2019 a man was hanged at Tabriz central prison for “rape charges.”
- MAY 9, 2019TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR SPIES
Lawmakers in Taiwan voted on 7 May 2019 to amend existing laws to enforce heavier penalties against anyone – locals, Hong Kongers or mainland residents – who leak state secrets or spy for Beijing.
MAY 9, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 5 PRISONERS TO BE STONED TO DEATH IN BAUCHI
Five condemned persons who have been convicted to be stoned to death while another 10 whose legs and hands are to be amputated are said to be languishing in Bauchi prison presently.
- MAY 9, 2019PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Orlando Maisonet has been freed after spending 28 years on death row.
USA - Pennsylvania. Orlando Maisonet has been freed after spending 28 years on death row.
- MAY 9, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. House passed HB 1936 to ban the execution of severely mentally ill inmates.
USA - Texas. House passed HB 1936 to ban the execution of severely mentally ill inmates.
- MAY 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Documents Prove Judiciary Has Lied About the Executed Minors.
IRAN - Documents Prove Judiciary Has Lied About the Executed Minors.
- MAY 8, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS PUTS ON HOLD DEPORTATION OF FOREIGNER WHO MAY FACE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
A Minsk court has overturned the decision to deport Iranian citizen Merhdat Jamshidiyan who has spent 10 months in Belarusian prison. His case has been sent back for review.
- MAY 8, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
ASIA BIBI, CHRISTIAN CLEARED OF BLASPHEMY CHARGES, LEAVES PAKISTAN FOR CANADA
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan after being found guilty of blasphemy — a conviction that was later overturned — has arrived in Canada, her lawyer said on 8 May 2019.
MAY 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN SECRETLY HANGED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES IN ARAK PRISON
Iran secretly hanged on 29 April 2019 four prisoners on drug related charges in Central Prison of Arak.
- MAY 7, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR 13 ON TERROR CHARGES
Egypt's highest appeals court on 7 May 2019 upheld death sentences for 13 people convicted of terror charges over attacks in the capital in which explosive devices killed at least two police officers.
- MAY 7, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SIX EXECUTED FOR KILLING WORKERS IN MINING COMPENSATION SCAM
Six men were executed on 12 April 2019 in northern China for killing mine workers and then claiming millions of yuan in compensation from the pit owners.
MAY 7, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES AND PRISON TERMS LINKED TO TERRORIST CELL
Bahrain’s supreme court of appeal on 6 May 2019 upheld death sentences for two men convicted of forming a terrorist group that attacked security forces.
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- MAY 6, 2019BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI 'WILL NOT ENFORCE GAY DEATH PENALTY AFTER GLOBAL BACKLASH'
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has said gay sex will not be punished with the death penalty after he faced global backlash over the incoming legislation, the Evening Standard reported on 5 May 2019.
- MAY 6, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Senate rejected SB 112 to abolish death penalty
USA - Louisiana. Senate rejected SB 112 to abolish death penalty
MAY 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZANJAN PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights sources, Hedayat Mehrabi, 37, was hanged for murder charges on the morning of 16 April 2019 at Zanjan prison.
- MAY 6, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING ISLAMIC STATE
An Iraqi court has sentenced four people to death by hanging for belonging to the Islamic State militant group and committing terrorist crimes in Iraq and Syria, a judiciary statement said on 21 April 2019.
- MAY 3, 2019DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): SCOTTY GARNELL MORROW EXECUTED
Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed on 2 May 2019 in Georgia.
MAY 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT SANANDAJ CENTRAL PRISON
A Kurdish prisoner, Ahmad Irani (known as Aha Chateh), was executed on murder charges at Sanandaj Central Prison on 28 April 2019.
- MAY 3, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KHADEM MURDER CASE
A Dhaka court on 25 April 2019 sentenced six to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing administrative officer of Dhaka deputy commissioner's office Aminul Haque Khadem alias Anis Khadem in 2009, reports UNB.
- MAY 3, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown declared "actually innocent".
USA - Texas. Alfred Dewayne Brown declared "actually innocent".
- MAY 3, 2019VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirms that death-row conditionswere unconstitutional.
USA - Virginia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirms that death-row conditionswere unconstitutional.
- MAY 3, 2019New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. Sununu has vetoed HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty
USA - New Hampshire. Gov. Sununu has vetoed HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty
MAY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG OFFENSES AT KERMAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, on the morning of 28 April 2019 a man was hanged at Kerman Central Prison on drug charges.
MAY 2, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: AFTER 10 YEARS IN PRISON, INDONESIA MAIDS ON DEATH ROW FOR WITCHCRAFT RELEASED
Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practising witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home on 24 April 2019 after their sentences were commuted, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said.
- MAY 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed.
USA - Georgia. Scotty Garnell Morrow, 52, Black, Was Executed.
- MAY 2, 2019LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Report: Louisiana spends $15.6 million per year to maintain death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. Report: Louisiana spends $15.6 million per year to maintain death penalty.
- MAY 1, 2019United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: EXPAT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEINOUS CRIME
Sharjah Criminal Court sentenced a man to death after being found guilty of killing two brothers inside their apartment in Sajaa Industrial Area.
- MAY 1, 2019OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of David Lee Cox
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of David Lee Cox
- MAY 1, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Estate of Executed Prisoner Sedley Alley Seeks DNA Testing to Establish His Innocence.
USA - Tennessee. Estate of Executed Prisoner Sedley Alley Seeks DNA Testing to Establish His Innocence.
MAY 1, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT BABOL PRISON
According to Rokna, on the morning of 24 April 2019, a man was hanged at the Iranian northern city of Babol’s prison.