Chronological archive
November 2019
The 121 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2019, in chronological order.
IRAN - Quran Expert Recommends Torturing Arrested Protesters
IRAN - Quran Expert Recommends Torturing Arrested Protesters
- NOVEMBER 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Press Conference In The Italian Parliament
IRAN - Press Conference In The Italian Parliament
- NOVEMBER 29, 2019DEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN BAR ASSOCIATIONS AWARD 2019 HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE TO FOUR IRANIAN LAWYERS
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on 28 November 2019, announced that its human rights award for 2019 goes to the four Iranian lawyers Abdolfattah Soltani, Amirsalar Davoudi, Mohammad Najafi and Nasrin Sotoudeh.
NOVEMBER 29, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 35-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Judge Dhammika Ganepola for hacking to death a youth down Station Road in Ratmalana, News First reported on 28 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 29, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: 2 AL SHABAAB MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR AN ATTEMPTED BOMB ATTACK IN GURIEL TOWN
Two al Shabaab members on 24 November 2019 were sentenced to death in Somalia for being members of the terror organization as well as for conspiracy to assassinate leaders of Sufi-sect in Guri-El town.
NOVEMBER 29, 2019South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: SCHIZOPHRENIC KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A South Korean court on 27 November 2019 handed down a death sentence to a schizophrenic man who killed five people and injured 17 others in an arson and murder case in the southern part of the country early this year.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2019ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Federal Appeals Court Grants New Trial to Barry Jones
USA - Arizona. Federal Appeals Court Grants New Trial to Barry Jones
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 iranian lawyers awarded for Human Rights commitment
NOVEMBER 28, 2019AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: SOLDIER GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR DELIBERATELY KILLING AN ARMY OFFICER
An Afghan National Army soldier has been awarded death penalty as he was accused of killing a military officer in northern Afghanistan, security officials said on 26 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 28, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 11 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Lang Son court sentenced 11 people to death on 27 November 2019 for trafficking 561 kg of heroin from Vietnam into China.
NOVEMBER 28, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING CHILD
Giza’s Criminal Court, chaired by Justice Ibrahim Abdullah, has decided to sentence a housewife called Hanyat to death for murdering a child girl in Giza, south to Cairo, See News reported on 28 November 2019.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unknown man hanged, maybe in public, in Kerman city on November 28
IRAN - Unknown man hanged, maybe in public, in Kerman city on November 28
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison.
IRAN - Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28
- NOVEMBER 27, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 7 MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CAFE ATTACK
A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death on 27 November 2019 for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed more than 20 people, mostly foreigners.
NOVEMBER 27, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT ACQUITS AUSTRALIAN WOMAN FACING DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
An Australian woman sentenced to death for drug-trafficking in Malaysia was acquitted on 26 November 2019 after the Federal Court in Kuala Lumpur quashed her earlier conviction by a lower court.
NOVEMBER 27, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MODEL COURTS AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO SIX, RI TO 19 ACCUSED
In order to provide speedy justice and clear the massive backlog of cases, the Model Courts on 23 November 2019 awarded death sentence to six and Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to 19 accused in cases of murder and drugs smuggling.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES AL SHABAAB MEMBER TO DEATH FOR ROLE IN SUFI CLERIC KILLING
The somali Military Court on 21 November 2019 sentenced alleged Al-Shabaab member, Abdullahi Ali Adan, to death for his role in last year’s killing of Sufi Cleric, Sheikh Abdiweli Ali Elmi Yare in Galkayo.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 7 DEATH SENTENCES HANDED DOWN ON TERROR CHARGES
An Egyptian court on 25 November 2019 handed down death sentences to seven people convicted of carrying out attacks that killed 11 policemen in 2016.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA: GALLUP POLL — FOR FIRST TIME, MAJORITY OF AMERICANS PREFER LIFE SENTENCE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1985, a majority of Americans now say life imprisonment is a better approach for punishing murder than is the death penalty.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING 100 KG OF DRUGS
Four men were sentenced to death by a Lang Son Province court on 19 November 2019 for trafficking over 100 kg of drugs.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.
IRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.
NOVEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nikta Esfandani 14, among more than 450 slain in the Iran uprising.
IRAN - Nikta Esfandani 14, among more than 450 slain in the Iran uprising.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019DEATH PENALTYUSA: WASHINGTON DISTRICT COURT ENJOINS U.S. GOVERNMENT FROM CARRYING OUT FEDERAL EXECUTIONS
A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction barring the United States government from carrying out four executions scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Malaysian, Abd Helmi Ab Halim, on 22 November 2019 was hanged at Changi Prison after having been convicted of drug trafficking in 2017.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FORMER BRIGADIER HANGED FOR SPYING
The Pakistan Army on 23 November 2019 hanged Brig. Raja Rizwan (retd) after he was convicted of spying for a foreign intelligence agency, social media posts indicated.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll. For First Time, Majority of Americans Prefer Life Sentence To Capital Punishment.
USA - Gallup Poll. For First Time, Majority of Americans Prefer Life Sentence To Capital Punishment.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Federal court overturns the conviction of Anthony Oliver
USA - California. Federal court overturns the conviction of Anthony Oliver
- NOVEMBER 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison
IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison
NOVEMBER 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protests death toll surpasses 300. Names of 85 victims
IRAN - Protests death toll surpasses 300. Names of 85 victims
- NOVEMBER 22, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ANDHRA PRADESH MAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A migrant worker from Srikakulam village in Andhra Pradesh has been sentenced to death by an Egyptian lower court for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of drugs, the New Indian Express reported on 22 November 2019.
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- NOVEMBER 22, 2019CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Federal court reveerses death sentence of Mary Ellen Samuels
USA - California. Federal court reveerses death sentence of Mary Ellen Samuels
NOVEMBER 22, 2019DEATH PENALTYUSA: FORMER STATE AND FEDERAL JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND FAMILIES OF MURDER VICTIMS URGE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CALL OFF EXECUTIONS
Hundreds of former state and federal judges, prosecutors, law enforcement and corrections officials, and family members of homicide victims have signed on to a series of letters urging the federal government to halt the five federal executions scheduled f
NOVEMBER 22, 2019MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: MURDERER OF IMAM SENTENCED TO DEATH
Mali’s court on 19 November 2019 sentenced the murderer of an Imam to death.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2019OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Byron Shepard
USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Byron Shepard
NOVEMBER 22, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Summer 2019 “Death Row USA” Shows Smallest U.S. Death-Row Population in 27 Years.
USA - Summer 2019 “Death Row USA” Shows Smallest U.S. Death-Row Population in 27 Years.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN Experts raise alarm at arrests and reported killings, internet shutdown.
IRAN - UN Experts raise alarm at arrests and reported killings, internet shutdown.
NOVEMBER 21, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KIDNAP, MURDER OF 10TH GRADER
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on 19 November 2019 awarded capital punishment to seven convicts, a woman among them, in a case pertaining to the abduction and murder of a tenth grader, ARY News reported.
NOVEMBER 21, 2019ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: TWO MEN AND WOMAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THEIR 84-YEAR-OLD GRANNY
The Chipata High Court has sentenced two men and a woman of the same family from Petauke to death by hanging for the murder of their 84-year-old grandmother on suspicion that she was practising witchcraft, the Times of Zambia reported on 20 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 21, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: NO GOVERNOR SUPPORTS DEATH PENALTY AS PUNISHMENT FOR HATE SPEECH
Governors of the thirty- six states of the country under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), said on 20 November 2019 that no governor has come out to support the death penalty proposed for Hate Speech offenders.
NOVEMBER 21, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Washington District Court Enjoins U.S. Government From Carrying Out Federal Executions.
USA - Washington District Court Enjoins U.S. Government From Carrying Out Federal Executions.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Dameon Jamarc Mosley, 28, Black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Dameon Jamarc Mosley, 28, Black, to death
- NOVEMBER 20, 2019Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: 18-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
At the Siaka Stevens Street High Court in Freetown on 14 November 2019, 18-year-old Osman Kamara was sentenced to death by hanging after the Jury found him guilty of murder.
NOVEMBER 20, 2019ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SPANISH MURDERER
The Supreme Court on 20 November 2019 upheld the death sentence for Spanish national Artur Segarra Princep, 40, for the premeditated murder of compatriot David Bernat, 41, in 2016.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: KARACHI COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi sentenced on 30 October 2019 two men to death after they were found guilty of murdering two people.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran’s leaders have claimed defeat over an “enemy conspiracy”
IRAN - Iran’s leaders have claimed defeat over an “enemy conspiracy”
- NOVEMBER 19, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): RODNEY REED GRANTED INDEFINITE STAY OF EXECUTION
Rodney Reed was granted a stay of execution on 15 November 2029, 5 days before he was scheduled to be put to death for a murder he insists he did not commit.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH FOR DAESH TERRORIST FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICIAL
The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced to death a Daesh (so called IS) terrorist, who was convicted of committing several crimes, including killing of a security official, Saudi Gazzette reported on 17 November 2019. The Saudi convict can appe
NOVEMBER 19, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT SENTENCES MESMARY TO DEATH, 32 OTHERS TO PRISON FOR BAHARIYA OASIS ATTACK
An Egyptian military court on 17 November 2019 sentenced terrorist Abdel-Raheem al-Mesmary to execution by hanging and convicted 32 others in the Bahariya Oasis attack, which saw 16 security forces killed and 13 injured.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death toll of Iran protests exceeds 220 following deadly crackdowns.
IRAN - Death toll of Iran protests exceeds 220 following deadly crackdowns.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Milad Azimi was hanged at the central prison of Zanjan on November 19.
IRAN - Milad Azimi was hanged at the central prison of Zanjan on November 19.
NOVEMBER 18, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: COURT OF CASSATION COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
The Court of Cassation on 14 November 2019 upturned the verdict issued by a lower court, which sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to death for killing his father in their Waha family residence over a family dispute. The court thereby commuted the verdict to life
NOVEMBER 18, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TYCOON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FORMING A CRIMINAL SYNDICATE WITH TRIAD GANGSTERS
A former tycoon in China who built a £1 billion empire through sheer violence and terror on 6 November 2019 was sentenced to death with reprieve.
NOVEMBER 18, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING THREE WHILE IN DRUNKEN STUPOR
The High Court in Mombasa on 14 November 2019 sentenced to death a police officer who shot and killed three people while he was drunk 16 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 103 minors executed since 1990
IRAN - 103 minors executed since 1990
- NOVEMBER 18, 2019PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania ends solitary confinement of inmates on death row.
USA - Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania ends solitary confinement of inmates on death row.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, called Javad A, was executed on November 17, 2019 at Vakilabad prison
IRAN - A man, called Javad A, was executed on November 17, 2019 at Vakilabad prison
- NOVEMBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as "J.", probably a minor, was executed at Vakilabad prison on November 17, 2019.
IRAN - A man, identified only as "J.", probably a minor, was executed at Vakilabad prison on November 17, 2019.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ebrahim Yar Hosseini was executed at Shiraz prison on November 17.
IRAN - Ebrahim Yar Hosseini was executed at Shiraz prison on November 17.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): RAY JEFFERSON CROMARTIE EXECUTED
Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was pronounced dead in Georgia at 10:59 p.m. on 13 November 2019 after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson, authorities said in an emailed statement.
NOVEMBER 15, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB OPERATIVES SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SOLDIERS
A military court in Mogadishu on 14 November 2019 sentenced two Al-Shabaab operatives to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of three soldiers and one civilian.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING LAGOS MONARCH, KILLING PALACE GUARD
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on 13 November 2019 sentenced to death three men who kidnapped a Lagos monarch and killed his palace guard.
NOVEMBER 15, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Rodney Reed granted indefinite stay of execution.
USA - Texas. Rodney Reed granted indefinite stay of execution.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2019KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Death Sentence Switched to Life Without Parole for Roger Dale Epperson.
USA - Kentucky. Death Sentence Switched to Life Without Parole for Roger Dale Epperson.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA REINTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY BILL FOR HATE SPEECH THAT INCITES MURDER
The Nigerian Senate has reportedly reintroduced a bill, that it had previously abandoned, which will impose the death penalty on anybody found guilty of hate speech that incites the death of another person.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2019PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Rahmael Holt to death.
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Rahmael Holt to death.
NOVEMBER 14, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: GOVT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF BEANT SINGH KILLER TO LIFE
The Union Home Ministry on 12 November 2019 commuted the death sentence of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana who was sentenced to death in 2007 for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
NOVEMBER 14, 2019VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: 5 DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Five members of a transnational drug trafficking ring, including the 41-year-old Lao ringleader and four Vietnamese accomplices, were sentenced to death for smuggling 148 cakes of heroin, Vietnam News Agency reported on 14 November 2019.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN 66th Condemnation Against Human Rights Violations in Iran.
IRAN - UN 66th Condemnation Against Human Rights Violations in Iran.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Salman Babanzadeh was hanged at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 14.
IRAN - Salman Babanzadeh was hanged at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 14.
NOVEMBER 13, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN CONVICTED FOR POSSESSING DRUGS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A person who was convicted for the possession of 200g 600mg of heroin was sentenced to death on 11 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 13, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FIVE ISLAMIC STATE AND AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTED IN PUBLIC IN PUNTLAND
Five men belonging to the Islamic State group and Al Shabaab Amniyaad on 7 November 2019 were publicly executed by firing squad by a local military court in Puntland.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR GET DEATH PENALTY FOR 2008 RAMPUR ATTACK
Four persons, including two Pakistani nationals were sentenced to death in the Rampur ‘terror’ attack case by Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Kumar Singh on 2nd November 2019.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AUTHORITIES CUT OFF A MAN'S HAND FOR STEALING
Iranian authorities have amputated one hand of a prisoner who was charged with stealing.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Rodney Reed files petition saying 7 new witnesses can exonerate him
USA - Texas. Rodney Reed files petition saying 7 new witnesses can exonerate him
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Timothy J. McCormick has imposed the death penalty on Matthew Nicholson
USA - Ohio. Judge Timothy J. McCormick has imposed the death penalty on Matthew Nicholson
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Hector Acosta to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Hector Acosta to death
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, not identified, hanged at the prison of the city of Bushehr on November 13.
IRAN - A man, not identified, hanged at the prison of the city of Bushehr on November 13.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohamad Rasool Chawlaki hanged on 13 November in Ilam prison.
IRAN - Mohamad Rasool Chawlaki hanged on 13 November in Ilam prison.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): SUPREME COURT ORDERS REVIEW OF FORD’S DEATH SENTENCE IN 2013 SLEDGEHAMMER KILLINGS
Ohio Supreme Court on 7 November 2019 threw out the death sentence of Shawn Ford Jr, 25, because of his low IQ.
NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: OFFICIAL SAYS 15,000 EXECUTED FOR DRUG OFFENSES SINCE 1979
The secretary of a religious watchdog office in Iran has admitted that since the establishment of the Islamic Republic 4 decades ago (1979), the authorities have executed 15,000 people for drug-related crimes.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: KARACHI COURT SENTENCES MUGGER TO DEATH FOR KILLING INSPECTOR
A Karachi court on 9 November 2019 sentenced to death an accused person found guilty of killing an inspector during an armed robbery in 2016.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - UN Human Rights Council Urges Iran Regime to End Torture, Execution of Minors and Discrimination Against Women
IRAN - UN Human Rights Council Urges Iran Regime to End Torture, Execution of Minors and Discrimination Against Women
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, was executed on November 12, at Lakan Prison, in Rasht.
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, was executed on November 12, at Lakan Prison, in Rasht.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Former Judges, Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Officials and Families of Victims Urge Federal Government to Call Off Executions.
USA - Former Judges, Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Officials and Families of Victims Urge Federal Government to Call Off Executions.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, Jassem Heidari and Jamshid Torkashvand, were executed at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 12.
IRAN - Two prisoners, Jassem Heidari and Jamshid Torkashvand, were executed at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 12.
NOVEMBER 11, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE IMPOSED ON JULAMPITIYE AMARE
The Tangalle High Court on 8 November 2019 imposed the death sentence on ‘Julampitiye Amare' over the Katuwana shooting incident in 2012.
NOVEMBER 11, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRESIDENT SIRISENA GRANTS PARDON TO ROYAL PARK MURDER CONVICT ON DEATH ROW
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena in the final week of his term in office has pardoned a death row prisoner who was convicted of a murder of a Swedish teenager in 2005, local media reported on 9 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 11, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF TWO YOUNG MEN IN BHANDARA ROBBERY AND MURDER CASE
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on 5 November 2019 commuted death penalty awarded to two young men convicted for robbery and murder of a woman and for injuring her minor son.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iranian Women Have the Highest Suicide Rate in the Middle East.
IRAN - Iranian Women Have the Highest Suicide Rate in the Middle East.
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- NOVEMBER 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Arasteh and Rashed Afrouz hanged on November 10 at Lakan Prison in Rasht
IRAN - Hossein Arasteh and Rashed Afrouz hanged on November 10 at Lakan Prison in Rasht
NOVEMBER 8, 2019MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO WOMEN IN PENANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
The High Court in George Town on 31 October 2019 sentenced to death two women after finding them guilty on a charge of trafficking in 294.9 grammes of drugs into the country three years ago.
NOVEMBER 8, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER
A man found guilty of killing his wife and two children in 2012 was sentenced to death on 7 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 8, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC RECONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR CONVICT
The Supreme Court on 7 November 2019 rejected a plea by one Manoharan — a convict in a double murder case involving a 10-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother — seeking reconsideration of the top court verdict upholding his death sentence.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The United Nations Human Rights Council discussed the Iran case.
IRAN - The United Nations Human Rights Council discussed the Iran case.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JUSTEN HALL EXECUTED
Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed on 6 November 2019 in Texas.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 9 IN FENTANYL TRAFFICKING CASE AFTER US TIP
Xingtai Intermediate People’s court in Xingtai county, north China’s Hebei province, on 7 November 2019 sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers in a case that is the culmination of a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack down on
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme throws out death sentence of Shawn Ford
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme throws out death sentence of Shawn Ford
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE
A Kuwaiti court on 29 October 2019 sentenced an Egyptian man to death after he was convicted of stabbing his Lebanese wife to death in front of their children.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ABOLISHES DEATH SENTENCE IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) abolished death sentence in Republika Srpska (RS) entity.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): CHARLES RUSSELL RHINES EXECUTED
Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was put to death on 4 November 2019.
NOVEMBER 6, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF JAMAAT LEADER
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on 31 October 2019 upheld a death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes in a move that lawyers said meant he would almost certainly be executed in the coming months.
NOVEMBER 6, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KANO GOVT APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Kano State Government has approved death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping across the state.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Appeals Court Takes Bobby James Moore Off Death Row.
USA - Texas. Texas Appeals Court Takes Bobby James Moore Off Death Row.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
NOVEMBER 5, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TWO SHABAAB MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH, DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TO LIFE FOR MURDER OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
A military court in Mogadishu on 28 October 2019 sentenced two Al-Shabaab members to death in connection with a bomb attack on the late Mahas deputy district commissioner, Rashid Osman Abdi.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: SUPREME COURT EXTENDS STAY ON DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka' s Supreme Court on 29 October 2019 effectively blocked a plan by the president to bring back hangings for the first time since 1976 before he leaves office next month.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: UBER DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF UK WOMAN
A Lebanese court on 1st November 2019 sentenced an Uber driver to death for the murder of a British embassy worker in Beirut nearly two years ago, the country’s National News Agency reported.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged at Ardabil prison on November 5.
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged at Ardabil prison on November 5.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Doosti hanged on 5 November at Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Mohammad Doosti hanged on 5 November at Tabriz Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. Prosecutor Says Thomas Creech, State’s Longest-Serving Death-Row Prisoner, Should Not Be Executed.
USA - Idaho. Prosecutor Says Thomas Creech, State’s Longest-Serving Death-Row Prisoner, Should Not Be Executed.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Karam Sedghi hanged at the central prison of Borujerd city on November 5.
IRAN - Karam Sedghi hanged at the central prison of Borujerd city on November 5.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A former Iranian political prisoner criticizes Western democracies and the United Nations for their inactivity.
IRAN - A former Iranian political prisoner criticizes Western democracies and the United Nations for their inactivity.
NOVEMBER 4, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR KILLING A POLICEMAN
A man (not identified) was hanged in public in the city of Khomein (Markazi province) on 31 October 2019, according to IRIB News.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FATHER OF 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POSSESSING HEROIN
A 38-year-old father of two on 30 October 2019 was sentenced to capital punishment by the Colombo High Court, over charges of possession of heroin.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: EIGHT PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOUBLE ATTACK IN 2013 ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Justice Council of Lebanon, the highest court in the country, sentenced to death eight people responsible for the double attack on the al Takwa and al Salam mosquesin the Lebanese city of Tripoli in 2013, which resulted in 47 civilians killed and 500
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.