Chronological archive
September 2019
The 90 news items published by Hands Off Cain in September 2019, in chronological order.
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT ISFAHAN PRISON FOR MURDER
On the morning of 26 September 2019, a man was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison for murder charges, Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO KILLERS OF SHIA DOCTOR AND SHOPKEEPER SENTENCED TO DEATH
An anti-terrorism court on 26 September 2019 sentenced two terrorists involved in targeted murders of two Shia Muslims to death.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AMBUSHING HELWAN MINIBUS IN 2016
The Cairo Criminal Court on 28 September 2019 sentenced seven defendants to death after they were charged with killing eight police officers in an armed attack in May 2016, in addition to other cases where officers were killed.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor Grants Reprieve to Cleveland Jackson
USA - Ohio. Governor Grants Reprieve to Cleveland Jackson
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ABDUCTING KILLING TWO PEOPLE FOR RANSOM
A court in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on 26 September 2019 awarded death sentence to a man in a double murder case.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FATHER, SON SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ZAMFARA
High court 3 in Gusau, Zamfara State on 26 September 2019 sentenced one Ibrahim Hamida of Gobirawa village in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state and his son, Ashiru Ibrahim, to death, for culpable homicide.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Granville Ritchie, 40, Black.
USA - Florida. Jury recommends death penalty for Granville Ritchie, 40, Black.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING HER HUSBAND
In the morning of 26 September 2019 Leila Zarafshan was hanged in the Central Prison of Sanandaj.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - -Arizona. Joel Escalante-Orozco accepted a life sentence.
USA - -Arizona. Joel Escalante-Orozco accepted a life sentence.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT SPARKS EXECUTED
Robert Sparks, 45, Black, was executed on 25 September 2019 in Texas. Sparks had been sentenced to death in 2008 for the September 2007 killing of his wife, Chare Agnew, 30, and his two stepsons – Harold Sublet Jr., 9, and Raeqwon Agnew, 10.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men, Rauf Azadikhah, Shahaboddin Mohammad Pour, and Ebrahim Ahmadi Pour, executed on September 26 at Urmia Prison
IRAN - 3 men, Rauf Azadikhah, Shahaboddin Mohammad Pour, and Ebrahim Ahmadi Pour, executed on September 26 at Urmia Prison
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCE OF 8 DEFENDANTS IN TERRORISM CASE
The Court of Cassation on 26 September 2019 cancelled the death sentence issued against eight defendants in the case known in media as "terrorist Imbaba cell," but upheld life imprisonment sentence against four others in the case.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, Leila Zarafshan, executed on September 26, 2019 in the Central Prison of Sanandaj
IRAN - A woman, Leila Zarafshan, executed on September 26, 2019 in the Central Prison of Sanandaj In the morning of Thursday, September 26, 2019, Leila Zarafshan was hanged in the Central Prison of Sanandaj
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAI-SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, on the morning of 25 September 2019, at least five people were executed at Rajai-Shahr prison near Tehran.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On September 26, a man was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison
IRAN - On September 26, a man was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged in Salmas on Sept. 26.
IRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged in Salmas on Sept. 26.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH TO MAN FOR RAPING GIRL, KILLING BROTHER
The Supreme Court on 1° August 2019 upheld the death penalty of a Tamil Nadu man convicted of gang raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl and also killing her seven-year-old brother.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Sparks, 45, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Robert Sparks, 45, Black, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 TO DIE FOR KILLING MANIKGANJ SCHOOLGIRL AFTER GANG RAPE
A court in Manikganj on 24 September 2019 convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a schoolgirl after gang rape in 2008.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN MARAGHEH PRISON FOR MURDER
Jafar (Kazem) Seyedhosseini was executed on 4 August 2019 in Maragheh prison, Iran Human Rights reported on 25 September.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 prisoners were hanged on September 25 at Rajai-Shahr prison.
IRAN - 5 prisoners were hanged on September 25 at Rajai-Shahr prison.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soltan Fathi Rad executed on September 25 at the Central Prison of Borujerd.
IRAN - Soltan Fathi Rad executed on September 25 at the Central Prison of Borujerd.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Soleimani, Mostafa Bakhti and 4 more executed at Raja’i Shahr prison on September 25
IRAN - Mojtaba Soleimani, Mostafa Bakhti and 4 more executed at Raja’i Shahr prison on September 25
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified woman hanged at Rajaii Shahr on September 25
IRAN - Unidentified woman hanged at Rajaii Shahr on September 25
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: EX-MP RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MASTERMINDING MURDER
The Khon Kaen Provincial Court on 24 September 2019 sentenced Nawat Tocharoensuk, the former Khon Kaen MP of the Pheu Thai Party, to death for being the mastermind behind the 2013 murder of Suchart Kotthum, the former chief administrator of Khon Kaen Prov
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019DEATH PENALTYUSA: FORMER GUANTÁNAMO OFFICIALS BLAST WASTE AND MISMANAGEMENT AS COSTS TO TAXPAYERS TOP $6 BILLION
As U.S. taxpayers pick up a tab of more than $6 billion and climbing, former top officials involved in the military commission death-penalty cases against Guantánamo Bay detainees have blasted the military tribunals for waste, mismanagement, and ineffecti
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 6 IS MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2013 CAR BOMB ATTACK
An Iraqi court on 23 September 2019 sentenced six Islamic State terrorists to death by hanging for their involvement in a deadly car bomb attack near the country’s Justice Ministry in 2013, leaving scores of people dead and wounded.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: INDIAN NATIONAL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Indian national Rajinder Singh, a resident of Taragarh village in Punjab, has been sentenced to death in Kuwait for drug trafficking, tribuneindia.com reported on 23 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PERSON WITH ALBINISM
The High Court in Mchinji on 13 August 2019 sentenced to death three people who were convicted of killing a person with albinism.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: GIRIDIH COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO MAN FOR RAPING AND KILLING FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A special POCSO court in Giridih on 21 September 2019 awarded death sentence to a man for raping and killing a four-year-old girl while sentencing his father for life in the case.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING ONDO APC CHIEFTAIN
A 25-year-old man, David Seimiyengha, has been sentenced to death by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, for committing kidnapping and murder, punchng.com reported on 22 September 2019.
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- SEPTEMBER 23, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Guantánamo Costed To Taxpayers More than $6 Billion.
USA - Guantánamo Costed To Taxpayers More than $6 Billion.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: A UIGHUR PROFESSOR VANISHED AND MAY BE EXECUTED
Uyghur intellectual Tashpolat Tiyip may be facing imminent execution by the Chinese government after two years of languishing in secret detention, Amnesty International warned on 9 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ODISHA COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY IN MINOR'S RAPE CASE
A special POCSO court in Odisha's Cuttack on 19 September 2019 awarded the death sentence to Mohammad Mustaq for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 8 DARFUR REBEL DEATH SENTENCES ANNULLED TO 'BUILD CONFIDENCE'
Sudan said on 19 September 2019 it had annulled death sentences against eight rebels from Darfur, a move aimed at "building confidence" with armed groups as new authorities attempt to bring peace to the war-torn region.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HER FAMILY
A sessions judge in Sargodha has awarded the death sentence for five times to a woman for killing her husband, son and three daughters, The Nation reported on 17 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING MOTHER, SON IN RAJSHASHAI
A tribunal in Rajshahi gave death penalty to three people for killing a woman and her son in 2014, bangladeshpost.net reported on 18 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR SMUGGLING 22 BRICKS OF HEROIN
A Vietnamese woman on 17 September 2019 was sentenced to death for smuggling 22 bricks of heroin weighing 7.73 kilograms from Laos into Vietnam.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2019FranceDEATH PENALTY
UN EXPERT URGES FRANCE TO TRY NATIONALS ON DEATH ROW IN IRAQ
A U.N. human rights expert on 12 August 2019 called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death on terror charges in Iraq.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Don Lester sentenced Donald Davidson Jr. to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Don Lester sentenced Donald Davidson Jr. to death.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: COUPLE UNDER PROBE FOR WEARING ANTI-DEATH PENALTY SHIRTS
A Singaporean couple who wore anti-death penalty t-shirts at a running event are under investigation for violating tough laws against public protests, police said on 18 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING YOUNG DAUGHTER
A court in Karachi on 27 August 2019 awarded death sentence to a man for killing his daughter for ‘honour’.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2019KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Eugene Mitchell Acquitted of Capital Murder After Nearly 6 Years in Jail Because of Unaffordable Bail
USA - Kentucky. Eugene Mitchell Acquitted of Capital Murder After Nearly 6 Years in Jail Because of Unaffordable Bail
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2019UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MAN IN GULU SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A 43-year-old man in Gulu, Uganda, has been sentenced to death for murder, URN reported on 22 August 2019.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TRIBUNAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST 3 SOLDIERS
Somali Military Court in Baidoa town on 18 August 2019 upheld death sentence against three members of armed forces for murder.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXECUTED SO FAR IN 2019
Saudi Arabia has executed 134 people so far this year, including six who were kids when they were arrested, The Death Penalty Project revealed in a report presented at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING TERRORIST GROUP, MANUFACTURING EXPLOSIVES
A Damanhour criminal court in Egypt's Behiera governorate sentenced on 15 September 2019 six defendants to death, two to life in prison and acquitted eight others over charges of joining a terrorist group and manufacturing and possessing explosives.
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2019DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): JONATHAN MANN AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Jonathan Mann against the death penalty: “Death penalty does more harm than good for victim’s son. I lost my father two years ago to a brutal and senseless murder.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD DECREES AMNESTY, REDUCES SENTENCES
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on 15 September 2019 issued a decree to release or decrease the punishment of various prisoners, including some detained under the war-torn country's "terrorism law".
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING FAMILY, SENTENCED TO DIE
A Thai provincial court on 11 September 2019 convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old man for murdering five family members – including his pregnant wife.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: 2 AL SHABAAB MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CAR BOMB THAT KILLED 12 IN MOGADISHU
A Somali military court has sentenced a man to death and another to life in prison for their involvement in a car bomb that killed 12 people in Mogadishu, Strategic Intelligence reported on 12 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES FOR DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme People’s Court issued guidelines on 9 August 2019 to regulate death sentence review and execution procedures to better protect the rights and interests of people on death row.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2019FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Anthony Tatti resentence Michael Bargo to death
USA - Florida. Judge Anthony Tatti resentence Michael Bargo to death
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LAO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CARRYING HEROIN
A Laotian man was sentenced to death on 9 September 2019 for transporting 35 kilos of heroin into Vietnam last year, and his Vietnamese accomplice got life.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Two men, Emeka Alieze and Dada Ojo, have been sentence to death by an Akure High Court for their involvement in armed robbery, The Hope reported on 6 September 2019.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER FORMING 'KERDASA COMMITTEE' TERROR CELL
Giza Criminal Court handed down on 19 August 2019 a death penalty to six people over founding a terrorist group that aimed to disrupt the constitution and killing three persons including a policeman.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
A designated fast track court in Odisha on 10 September 2019 awarded death sentence to a 28-year-old man for rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl at Gadharishpur within Erasama police limits in March last year.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2019North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Federal Appeals Court has vacated the death sentence of William Leroy Barnes
USA - North Carolina. Federal Appeals Court has vacated the death sentence of William Leroy Barnes
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING HEROIN
A 59-year-old man was sentenced to death in the High Court after being found in possession of 52.75 g of diamorphine, also known as heroin, for the purpose of drug trafficking.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: FATHER OF KILLED SON ON CRUSADE FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
Once filled with hatred and anger toward a truck driver who killed his son, Tadaari Katayama now is an unlikely anti-death penalty advocate.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 2,742 INMATES AWAITING EXECUTION
The controller general, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), Ahmed Jafa’aru on 5 September 2019 revealed that Nigeria now has 2,742 inmates on death row.
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- SEPTEMBER 11, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Chris Brown sentenced Kristofer Garrett to die
USA - Ohio. Judge Chris Brown sentenced Kristofer Garrett to die
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Court of Appeals: Death-row sentence of David Ramirez deserves revisiting
USA - Arizona. Court of Appeals: Death-row sentence of David Ramirez deserves revisiting
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Upholds Ohio Execution Protocol.
USA - Ohio. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Upholds Ohio Execution Protocol.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Mark Soliz, 37, Hispanic, was executed.
USA - Texas. Mark Soliz, 37, Hispanic, was executed.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2019SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: EMPLOYERS OF MURDERED FILIPINA DOMESTIC SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Syrian court sentenced to death the employers of a Filipina househelper after they were found guilty of her murder in 2017, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on 9 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: JUNTA DROPS DEATH PENALTY AGAINST REBEL LEADERS
Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has cancelled the death penalty that was issued against Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) leader Malik Agar, his deputy Yasir Arman, and 15 others in 2014.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO GET DEATH, FOUR SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced two people to death and gave life sentences to four others for trading 5.6 kilograms of drugs at a trial on 5 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCED TO DEATH A SOLDIER WHO KILLED THREE BROTHERS
Somalia Military court sentenced death penalty to Hashi Ali Mohamud a Government Soldier who killed three brothers in June 2018 at Mogadishu’s Kaaran District.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2019UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA ABOLISHES MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Parliament in Uganda on 21 August 2019 passed a law that abolishes the mandatory death penalty for certain crimes, amending four different laws that had earlier prescribed capital punishment, including the Anti-Terrorism Act.
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): BILLY JACK CRUTSINGER EXECUTED
Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, White, was executed in Texas on 4 September 2019.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ZAMFARA GOVERNOR PARDONS 150 INMATES, INCLUDING FIVE ON DEATH ROW
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawallen, on 9 August 2019 granted amnesty to 150 inmates at the Gusau Maximum Security Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD FOR THREE CHILD RAPISTS IN PUNTLAND
An appeal court in north-east Somalia on 22 August 2019 upheld the death sentence for three men - Abdishakur Mohamed, Abdifitah Abdirahman and Abdisalan Abdirahman - convicted of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 100 PRISONERS EXECUTED SINCE JANUARY, 8,000 ON DEATH ROW
More than 100 individuals have been executed in Iraq since January, with a staggering 8,000 more on death row, according to Iraq's UN-approved human rights body.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 19 SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING THROUGH HUMAN BODIES
A court in east China's Jiangsu Province has sentenced 19 gang members to prison for cross-border drug trafficking, Xinhua reported on 4 September 2019.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KERALA HIGH COURT COMMUTES CONTRACTOR’S DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE SENTENCE
The Kerala High Court on 29 August 2019 commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded by the Kasaragod Sessions Court to a civil contractor for the murder of 14-year-old Safiya, a maidservant who was working in his house.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, White, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: RAJSHAHI JAMAAT MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on 3 September 2019 sentenced a Jamaat-e-Islami man from Rajshahi to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND IN ONDO
An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital on 3 September 2019 sentenced a 26-year-old man, Saliu Oladayo to death by hanging, for killing his girlfriend, late Confidence Ebere.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY COLOMBO HC
The Colombo High Court on 21 August 2019 sentenced a person to death for the trafficking and possession of heroin.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Jonathan Mann, son of a victim, against the death penalty.
USA - Ohio. Jonathan Mann, son of a victim, against the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, White, was executed.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: DIDI DRIVER EXECUTED FOR RAPING, MURDERING PASSENGER
Zhong Yuan, a Didi driver convicted of robbing, raping and murdering a passenger, was executed in east China's Zhejiang Province on 30 August 2019 afternoon, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC).
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES POLICEMAN TO DEATH
A military tribunal in Somalia sentenced a police officer to death on 2 September 2019 for killing a teenager in the capital Mogadishu in July, an official said.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH FOR 2 MYANMAR MEN IN BRITISH MURDERS
Thailand's Supreme Court on 29 August 2019 upheld the conviction of two Myanmar migrants sentenced to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island in 2014.
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER IN MORATUWA
The Panadura High Court on 3 September 2019 sentenced to death three persons who were found guilty over hacking to death of a person in 2009 at Egoda Uyana Junction in Moratuwa.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 11 IS JIHADISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INVOLVEMENT IN KILLING SECURITY FORCES
An Iraqi court has sentenced 11 members of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group to death by hanging for their involvement in the killing of three security forces in Babil governorate in 2014, the media center of the Supreme Judicial Council said in
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2016 KILLING OF FOUR POLICEMEN
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced three men to death for killing four policemen in Qalioubiya in 2016, ahram.org reported on 17 August 2019.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019DEATH PENALTYUSA: TRIAL FOR MEN CHARGED WITH PLOTTING SEPT. 11 ATTACKS IS SET FOR 2021
A military judge on Friday set Jan. 11, 2021, as the start of the joint death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four men charged as plotters of the attacks that killed 2,976 people in New York, Washington and a Pennsylvania fie
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LAOTIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR METH SMUGGLING
The Quang Binh Provincial People's Court on 28 August 2019 gave a death sentence to a Laotian man for involving in the smuggling of over 300 kilos of meth.