2019

IRAN - 4 iranian lawyers awarded for Human Rights commitment

AFGHANISTAN: 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.

VIETNAM: 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.

EGYPT: 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.

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

IRAN - Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison.

IRAN - Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison.

IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28

IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28

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.

MALAYSIA: 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.

PAKISTAN: 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.

SOMALIA: 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.

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.

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.

VIETNAM: 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.

IRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.

IRAN - Iran protests death toll surpasses 450; Names of 154 slain protesters.

IRAN - 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.

USA: 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.

SINGAPORE: 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.

PAKISTAN: 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.

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.

USA - California. Federal court overturns the conviction of Anthony Oliver

USA - California. Federal court overturns the conviction of Anthony Oliver

IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison

IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison

IRAN - Protests death toll surpasses 300. Names of 85 victims

IRAN - Protests death toll surpasses 300. Names of 85 victims

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.

USA - California. Federal court reveerses death sentence of Mary Ellen Samuels

USA - California. Federal court reveerses death sentence of Mary Ellen Samuels

USA: 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

MALI: MURDERER OF IMAM SENTENCED TO DEATH

Mali’s court on 19 November 2019 sentenced the murderer of an Imam to death.

USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Byron Shepard

USA - Oklahoma. A jury recommended the death penalty for Byron Shepard

USA - 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.

IRAN - UN Experts raise alarm at arrests and reported killings, internet shutdown.

IRAN - UN Experts raise alarm at arrests and reported killings, internet shutdown.