Chronological archive
April 2020
The 140 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2020, in chronological order.
SIERRA LEONE: 5 MOB CLIQUE MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sierra Leone High Court Justice Monfred Sesay on 22 April 2020 sentenced five members of a clique group named Members of Blood (MoB) also known as the Red Flag Movement, to death by hanging.
APRIL 30, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN ENGINEER ON DEATH ROW EXONERATED
An Egyptian engineer who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2017 on charges of smuggling drugs to the Kingdom was acquitted of charges, his brother told Egypt Today on 26 April 2020, saying the ruling is almost final.
- APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soleiman Mirzayi was executed late April in Borujerd.
IRAN - Soleiman Mirzayi was executed late April in Borujerd.
APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Vahed Rostamzadeh was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on April 30.
IRAN - Vahed Rostamzadeh was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on April 30.
APRIL 30, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE IN HIRAN REGION
Al-Shabaab on 28 April 2020 publicly executed in Galgadud region three men for alleged espionage activities.
APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran Sentences A Popular Instagram Couple In Self-Exile To Jail, Lashes.
IRAN - Iran Sentences A Popular Instagram Couple In Self-Exile To Jail, Lashes.
- APRIL 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - During the first two months of the coronavirus, deaths in Tehran increased by 3,700
IRAN - During the first two months of the coronavirus, deaths in Tehran increased by 3,700
APRIL 29, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY FOR MINORS COVERS TERROR CONVICTS
The royal order staying the execution of minors who received final death sentences covers all individuals who were under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime, including those sentenced to death on terrorism charges, Saudi Human Rights Commiss
- APRIL 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 29 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 37,200.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 29 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 37,200.
APRIL 29, 2020ChadDEATH PENALTYCHAD: PARLIAMENT OUTLAWS DEATH PENALTY FOR ACTS OF TERROR
Chad on 28 April 2020 abolished the death penalty for terrorist activities, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told AFP.
APRIL 29, 2020DEATH PENALTYAPPEAL OF HANDS OFF CAIN TO PROTECT THE TURKISH LAWYERS EBRU TIMTIK AND AYTAC UYSAL, AND FOR THE END AF ALL-OUT HUNGER STRIKE
Hands Off Cain, faced with the news of the detention of Turkish lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytac Uysal, on hunger strike for 116 and 84 days respectively, expresses its solidarity with the two human rights defenders and asks for their immediate release, toge
APRIL 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER CHARGES
Three prisoners were hanged in Iran on 28 April 2020.
- APRIL 28, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): GILMAR GUEVARA SPARED EXECUTION BECAUSE HE IS INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED
Texas prosecutors on 14 April 2020 asked that a Salvadoran man who has been on death row for nearly 19 years be spared lethal injection because he is intellectually disabled.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Zarar Peyghami and Yasser Rasouli hanged on April 28 at Urmia
IRAN - Zarar Peyghami and Yasser Rasouli hanged on April 28 at Urmia
APRIL 28, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BINTAN DISTRICT COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE DRUG SMUGGLERS
The Tanjung Pinang District Court on 27 April 2020 awarded death sentence to Syahrul bin Tue, Zaihiddir alias Kam bin Ajis, and Ahmad Jufri bin Zainuddin for smuggling 118 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia on 30 August 2019.
APRIL 28, 2020BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: THREE BANGLADESHIS LOSE APPEAL AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The High Court of Appeal upheld on 27 April 2020 the death sentences handed down by the High Court to three Bangladeshis for committing a premeditated theft-related murder.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Faegh Sharifi was hanged on April 28, 2020 in Sanandaj prison.
IRAN - Faegh Sharifi was hanged on April 28, 2020 in Sanandaj prison.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3,600 individuals arrested for "spreading rumors about coronavirus".
IRAN - 3,600 individuals arrested for "spreading rumors about coronavirus".
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were hanged at Mashhad prison on April 28.
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were hanged at Mashhad prison on April 28.
APRIL 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 27 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 36,200.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 27 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 36,200.
APRIL 27, 2020BahamasDEATH PENALTYTHE BAHAMAS: PRIVY COUNCIL OVERTURNS MURDER CONVICTION OF UNREPRESENTED MAN WHO FACED THE DEATH PENALTY
The Privy Council on 27 April 2020 overturned the conviction of a Bahamian man who represented himself in a murder trial in which the prosecution sought the imposition of the death penalty.
- APRIL 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Keyvanollah Moradi was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 27, the third day of Ramadan
IRAN - Keyvanollah Moradi was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 27, the third day of Ramadan
- APRIL 27, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS: Sixth execution delayed: Edward Busby.
TEXAS: Sixth execution delayed: Edward Busby.
APRIL 27, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA ENDS EXECUTIONS FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY MINORS
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered an end to the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, according to a statement on 26 April 2020 by a top official.
APRIL 27, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: DOCTORS ASK DEATH PENALTY STATES TO GIVE UP EXECUTION DRUGS FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS
There’s a national shortage of the drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients in ICU beds, and a group of doctors penned a letter asking Oklahoma to share its supply with local hospitals. The drugs were originally designed for medical use.
APRIL 26, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER OF MINOR COMMUTED
The Supreme Court on 24 April 2020 commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to two men for murdering an eight-year-old son of a dentist couple in Nagpur in 2014 after kidnapping him for ransom.
- APRIL 26, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA ABOLISHES FLOGGING AS PUNISHMENT
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a form of punishment, the country's supreme court announced on 25 April 2020.
APRIL 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS QUICKLY HANGED BEFORE RAMADAN
Iran quickly hanged 10 prisoners on 22 April 2020, before Ramadan.
- APRIL 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdul Wahed Faizi and Ramyar (Payam) Mukhles executed on April 24 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
IRAN - Abdul Wahed Faizi and Ramyar (Payam) Mukhles executed on April 24 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
- APRIL 24, 2020ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 4 death row prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus and another 5 are showing symptoms
USA - Arizona. 4 death row prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus and another 5 are showing symptoms
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Touraj Morad Hassali executed on April 23 in Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah
IRAN - Touraj Morad Hassali executed on April 23 in Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah
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- APRIL 23, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MANHOLE COVER THIEVES 'MAY GET DEATH SENTENCES'
The Supreme People's Court, The Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security have issued a joint statement, instructing courts to penalize people more strictly if they have been found to steal or damage manhole covers, the official P
APRIL 23, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN ESCAPES GALLOWS AFTER BEING CLEARED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE BY COURT OF APPEAL
A 27-year-old man who was originally handed the death penalty in Singapore for driving his friend to pick up drugs, escaped the gallows on 23 April 2020 after he was cleared by the Court of Appeal.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 23 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 34,200
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 23 Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 34,200
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Haghighatnejad was hanged at Shiraz prison on April 23.
IRAN - Mohammad Haghighatnejad was hanged at Shiraz prison on April 23.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sina Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the murder, was hanged at Sanandaj prison on April 23
IRAN - Sina Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the murder, was hanged at Sanandaj prison on April 23
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mowla Mowlaei was hanged at Khalkhal prison on April 23.
IRAN - Mowla Mowlaei was hanged at Khalkhal prison on April 23.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A Baluchi political prisoner, Abdolbaset Dahani, was hanged at Zahedan prison on April 23.
IRAN - A Baluchi political prisoner, Abdolbaset Dahani, was hanged at Zahedan prison on April 23.
APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: POSSIBLE JUVENILE OFFENDER HANGED FOR MURDER
Majid Esmaeilzadeh was hanged on the morning of 18 April 2020 at the central prison of Ardabil.
APRIL 22, 2020DEATH PENALTYAMNESTY: SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTED RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN 2019 AMID DECLINE IN GLOBAL EXECUTIONS
Amnesty International recorded 657 executions in 20 countries in 2019, a decrease of 5% compared to 2018 (at least 690). This is the lowest number of executions that Amnesty International has recorded in at least a decade.
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Onu blasts executions of child offenders
IRAN - Onu blasts executions of child offenders
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran quickly hangs 10 prisoners before Ramadan.
IRAN - Iran quickly hangs 10 prisoners before Ramadan.
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Sheikhani, Mojtaba Haeri and Jamal Jafari-Nasab executed at Isfahan central prison on April 22.
IRAN - Ali Sheikhani, Mojtaba Haeri and Jamal Jafari-Nasab executed at Isfahan central prison on April 22.
- APRIL 22, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
JUSTICE: HANDS OFF CAIN, RIGHT TO HEALTH IS VALID FOR ALL EVEN 41 BIS
The association Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem defends the decisions of the Surveillance Court of Milan on the granting of the postponement of the sentence for very serious health reasons in cases of prisoners under the 41 bis regime.
APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER SHAYAN SAEEDPOUR EXECUTED
Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was hanged on 21 April 2020 at the prison of Saqqez city, Kurdistan province.
- APRIL 21, 2020LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Supreme Court: Unanimous jury verdict required to convict.
USA - U.S. Supreme Court: Unanimous jury verdict required to convict.
APRIL 21, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: COALITION PETITIONS PRESIDENT TO PARDON DEATH ROW INMATE TORTURED INTO CONFESSION
One week after Taiwan saw its second execution during the tenure of President Tsai Ing-wen, a coalition of NGOs, lawyers, and academics sent her a petition for a presidential pardon for another inmate — Chiou Ho-shun, who over three decades ago was senten
APRIL 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. 4,000 coronavirus cases in the Ohio prison system
USA - Ohio. 4,000 coronavirus cases in the Ohio prison system
APRIL 21, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT RECOMMENDS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
The 2019 report of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has recommended that the government abolishes the death penalty and carries out impartial and urgent investigations regarding the death cases in “zones deprived from freedom.”
- APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning, April 21, at the prison of Saqqez city
IRAN - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning, April 21, at the prison of Saqqez city
- APRIL 21, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for Joseph Smith
USA - Florida. Death sentence reinstated for Joseph Smith
- APRIL 21, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine delays 3 more executions amid drug shortage.
USA - Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine delays 3 more executions amid drug shortage.
- APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amnesty International year report
IRAN - Amnesty International year report
- APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reporters Without Borders: Iran Among Worst Violators Of Journalists' Rights
IRAN - Reporters Without Borders: Iran Among Worst Violators Of Journalists' Rights
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - European Union on the execution of Shayan Saeedpour
IRAN - European Union on the execution of Shayan Saeedpour
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
- APRIL 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Doctors Ask Death Penalty States to Give up Execution Drugs for COVID-19 Patients.
USA - Doctors Ask Death Penalty States to Give up Execution Drugs for COVID-19 Patients.
APRIL 20, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SINDH HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF FORMER MITHI JUDGE
The Sindh High Court on 20 April 2020 turned down a petition filed by two men, including a former sessions court judge, who wanted their death sentences suspended in a murder case.
- APRIL 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 20, 2020 the Coronavirus fatalities in Iran have exceeded 32,800.
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on April 20, 2020 the Coronavirus fatalities in Iran have exceeded 32,800.
APRIL 20, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Michigan. William Garrison died of COVID-19 a few days before his release after serving 44 years.
USA - Michigan. William Garrison died of COVID-19 a few days before his release after serving 44 years.
APRIL 20, 2020DEATH PENALTYPRISON. APPEAL OF 54 PERSONALITIES FROM 14 COUNTRIES TO THE EU FOR AN AMNESTY FACING COVID-19
54 personalities from 14 countries are asking the European institutions to promote the amnesty to face the Covid 19 pandemic in prisons.
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APRIL 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT HAMADAN PRISON FOR MURDER CHARGES
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), a man was hanged on 15 April 2020 at Alvand, the central prison of Hamadan city.
APRIL 19, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MORE THAN 24,000 PRISONERS PARDONED IN AMNESTY
Myanmar began releasing tens of thousands of inmates on 17 April 2020 after President Win Myint announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year.
APRIL 19, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TWO DRUG COURIERS IN SOUTH SUMATRA SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Palembang District Court on 16 April 2020 awarded the death penalty to two drug couriers and sentenced one more person to life imprisonment for trafficking drugs.
APRIL 19, 2020CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON: PRESIDENT ORDERS DE-CROWDING OF PRISONS TO COMBAT COVID-19
Cameroon's president has announced steps that will lead to the release of thousands of prisoners due to concerns about the coronavirus spreading in overcrowded facilities, VOA News reported on 16 April 2020.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
IRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
IRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
- APRIL 17, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court delays execution of Oscar Franklin Smith citing COVID-19.
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court delays execution of Oscar Franklin Smith citing COVID-19.
- APRIL 17, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISON: CONVOCATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HANDS OFF CAIN-SPES CONTRA SPEM
The Hand off Cain-Spes contra spem association convened its Board of Directors on Saturday, April 18 from 2.30 pm to 8.00 pm.
- APRIL 16, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 5th Texas Execution Delayed In Midst Of Coronavirus Outbreak.
USA - Texas. 5th Texas Execution Delayed In Midst Of Coronavirus Outbreak.
- APRIL 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN EXECUTED FOR TERRORIST ATTACK DURING RIYADH SEASON
A Yemeni man, who was on a death row for carrying out a terrorist attack on artists performing on stage during Riyadh Season Festival, has been executed, Saudi Press Agency reported on 16 April 2020 citing a statement from the Ministry of Interior.
APRIL 16, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: POOR CHRISTIAN COUPLE LANGUISHES ON DEATH ROW FOR BLASPHEMY
An illiterate Catholic couple, Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagfuta Kausar, were charged with blasphemy in 2013 and sentenced to be hanged in 2014. Ever since, they have been in prison, denounced MercatorNet.com on 16 April 2020.
- APRIL 16, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHIS UNDER PRESSURE TO RELEASE JOURNALISTS
The Houthis are coming under increasing pressure to reverse their decision to execute four Yemeni journalists, who were sentenced to death in court on 11 April 2020 on spying charges.
APRIL 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: the "Revolutionary Courts".
IRAN - IHR Report: the "Revolutionary Courts".
APRIL 16, 2020OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Federal Court Approves Settlement of Death-Row Conditions Lawsuit.
USA - Pennsylvania. Federal Court Approves Settlement of Death-Row Conditions Lawsuit.
- APRIL 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Taheri was hanged in Khalkhal city, on April 16.
IRAN - Hossein Taheri was hanged in Khalkhal city, on April 16.
- APRIL 15, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gilmar Guevara intellectually disabled
USA - Texas. Gilmar Guevara intellectually disabled
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amir Hossein Zandi hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on April 15, 2020.
IRAN - Amir Hossein Zandi hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on April 15, 2020.
- APRIL 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 800 EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT UNDER KING SALMAN
Saudi Arabia has carried out the 800th execution of King Salman bin Abdulaziz's five years of rule, human rights organisation Reprieve said on 14 April 2020.
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on April 15
IRAN - A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on April 15
APRIL 15, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Joseph Edward Williams, released amid coronavirus concerns, is arrested on a murder charge.
USA - Florida. Joseph Edward Williams, released amid coronavirus concerns, is arrested on a murder charge.
APRIL 15, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Two tv series about death penalty.
USA - Two tv series about death penalty.
APRIL 15, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYCZECH REPUBLIC: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BARS EXTRADITION OF 8 TAIWANESE TO CHINA
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic on 9 April 2020 ruled that eight Taiwanese charged with being involved in cross-border telecom fraud cannot be extradited to the People’s Republic of China.
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTIONS 2019: QISAS AND FORGIVENESS
The 12th annual Report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty) provides an assessment of the abolitionist movement within Iran, including the forgiveness movement and its contribution to limiting the u
APRIL 14, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: 29 YEARS ON DEATH ROW, WOMAN SUFFERS MENTAL ILLNESS
Kanizan Bibi was 16 when she was charged with murdering her employer’s wife and five children. The police said she was having an affair with her employer, who was also arrested and later hanged.
APRIL 14, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYCPJ CALLS ON HOUTHIS TO REVERSE DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST YEMENI JOURNALISTS, RELEASE THEM FROM CUSTODY
The Committee to Protect Journalists on 11 April 2020 expressed alarm at a decision by the Ansar Allah group, known as the Houthis, to sentence Abdulkhaleq Amran, Akram al-Waleedi, Hareth Hameed, and Tawfiq al-Mansouri to death, and urged the Houthis to r
APRIL 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER MOSTAFA SALIMI EXECUTED
Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison, Iranian province of Kurdistan, on 11 April 2020.
APRIL 13, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 2 COPS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two police officers of Choma have been sentenced to death by hanging for causing the death of a suspected thief, The Daily Mail reported on 10 April 2020.
APRIL 13, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: BANGABANDHU’S KILLER MAJED HANGED
The self-confessed and convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Abdul Majed was hanged on 12 April 2020 at Keraniganj Dhaka Central Jail amid tight security.
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- APRIL 13, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISON: CORONAVIRUS, PROCEDIMENTAL CLASS ACTION FOR RESPECTING HYGIENIC AND SANITARY MEASURES IN BARI PRISON
The Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem association sponsors the procedural class action for compliance with sanitary measures in the Bari prison promoted by lawyers Luigi Paccione and Alessio Carlucci and hopes that similar actions will be taken for prisons
- APRIL 12, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: HOUTHI REBELS SENTENCE 4 REPORTERS TO DEATH
A court run by Yemen's Houthi rebels on 11 April 2020 sentenced four journalists to death after their conviction on spying charges, their defense lawyer said.
APRIL 12, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Military. David Bruck Is Selected for Guantánamo’s 9/11 Trial
USA - Military. David Bruck Is Selected for Guantánamo’s 9/11 Trial
- APRIL 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison on April 11, 2020.
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison on April 11, 2020.
- APRIL 11, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO BROTHERS IN PIDC BLAST CASE
The Sindh High Court on 9 April 2020 upheld the death sentence of two brothers and overturned the death penalty of a co-accused in the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) bomb blast case in Karachi.
APRIL 11, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM TO SUSPEND LETHAL INJECTION EXECUTION AFTER THREE FAILED ATTEMPTS
Convicts will have their executions suspended temporarily if they are still alive after three doses of the lethal cocktail have been administered, a new decree says.
- APRIL 11, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. New law reduces secrecy in executions.
SB 270 signed by governor Ralph Northam.
- APRIL 9, 2020LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: 1347 INMATES RELEASED FROM PRISON OVER CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
The Ministry of Justice of the UN-backed Libyan government said on 6 April 2020 that a total of 1,347 prisoners have been released so far over the fears about the spread of COVID-19.
APRIL 9, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: REPRIEVE FOR MAN ON DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 4-YEAR-OLD BOY
A man who had been sentenced to death for killing his neighbour's four-year-old boy by strangling and chopping off his limbs will now serve 30 years in jail, The Star reported on 7 April 2020.
- APRIL 9, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MERCY PLEA OF MAN WHO KILLED FOUNDING PRESIDENT REJECTED
The mercy petition of a man who has been sentenced to death for the killing of Bangladesh's founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was rejected on 8 April 2020 by incumbent President Md Abdul Hamid, a media report said.
- APRIL 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
IRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
- APRIL 9, 2020NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Battle over drugs for execution ends with no decision.
USA - Nevada. Battle over drugs for execution ends with no decision.
APRIL 8, 2020TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 1,420 INMATES RELEASED TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION
Tunisian President Kais Saied on 31 March 2020 granted a special pardon to 1,420 inmates in order to reduce the country's prison population amid the spread of the coronavirus, official news agency TAP reported.
- APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
APRIL 8, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR THEFT OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES
Authorities in North Korea executed without trial three high-ranking officials last week on charges of treason, for allegedly stealing food from the country’s strategic supply and selling it on the open market amid skyrocketing prices resulting from the o
- APRIL 8, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
- APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
IRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
APRIL 8, 2020United KingdomDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY PROJECT PUBLISHES LATEST REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CARIBBEAN
“The Death Penalty Project” on 7 April 2020 published its latest report: “Sentenced to Death Without Execution: Why capital punishment has not yet been abolished in the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados” by Professor Roger Hood and Dr Florence Seemungal with
- APRIL 7, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 4th execution delayed in midst of virus outbreak.
USA - Texas. 4th execution delayed in midst of virus outbreak.
APRIL 7, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: HIGH COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUASHAN GRASSLAND KILLER
The Taiwan High Court on 7 April 2020 overturned the death penalty for a man convicted of raping, killing and dismembering a woman in the Huashan Grassland in Taipei in 2018, and instead sentenced him to life in prison.
APRIL 7, 2020MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: KING MOHAMMED VI GRANTS EXCEPTIONAL PARDON TO 5,654 PRISONERS
King Mohammed VI ordered on 5 April 2020 the release of 5,654 detainees in an exceptional royal pardon due to the COVID-19 crisis.
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 20,400
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 20,400
- APRIL 7, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overtured an injunction against the Trump administration’s plan to restart federal executions
USA - Federal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit overtured an injunction against the Trump administration’s plan to restart federal executions
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - IHR Report: Qisas and Forgiveness
IRAN - Iran Executions 2019: Qisas and Forgiveness
APRIL 7, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SENATOR’S BODYGUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A former soldier was on 4 April 2020 sentenced to death by a navy court in Mogadishu for the homicide of a civilian.
- APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran's Official Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 4,000.
IRAN - Iran's Official Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 4,000.
APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH ROW JUVENILE OFFENDER BEATEN TO DEATH BY PRISON GUARDS
Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini was beaten to death by prison guards.
APRIL 6, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: EIGHT DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED AND 1.680 INMATES RELEASED
At least eight prisoners, who have been on the death row for periods ranging from 10 to 12 years, this week had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment in line with the recent Presidential clemency order, ZimEye reported on 4 April 2020.
- APRIL 6, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: COURT OF APPEAL ACQUITS CONVICT ON DEATH ROW OF TWO CAPITAL DRUG CHARGES
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 31 March 2020 acquitted a convicted drug trafficker on death row of two capital drug charges and sentenced him to eight years' jail instead for drug possession.
APRIL 6, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO TO DIE BY HANGING IN OSUN FOR KILLING STUDENT
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on 2nd April 2020 sentenced two men Elijah Oyebode and Jelili Raji to death by hanging for the murder of a female student of University of Osun.
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- APRIL 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
IRAN - According to Radio Farda, on April 6 Coronavirus deaths are 6,872
- APRIL 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK today, April 5, that the Coronavirus have fatalities exceeded 18,600
APRIL 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
IRAN - According to KHRN, at least 2,000 Iranian Kurdish civilians and activists were arrested from 21 March 2019 to 21 March 2020.
APRIL 4, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED FOR BRITON CONVICTED OVER DANIEL PEARL MURDER
A Pakistani court on 2nd April 2020 overturned the death sentence for British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
- APRIL 4, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISONER DEAD FROM CORONAVIRUS, HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THAT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AND HEAD OF STATE INTERVENE
The association "Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem", faced with the news of the first death of a prisoner linked to the coronavirus, which follows the equally tragic news of two prison officers who died in recent days, "asks the Prime Minister and the Presi
- APRIL 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS PUBLISHES ITS 'ANNUAL DEATH PENALTY REPORT IN IRAN IN 2019': 280 EXECUTIONS
The 12th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort/Together Against the Death Penalty), published on 31 March 2020, provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2019 in t
- APRIL 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
IRAN - Radio Farda Estimates 78,000 Infected By Coronavirus, and 5,915 victims.
APRIL 3, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 2019 Exoneration Report
USA - 2019 Exoneration Report
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
IRAN - Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini beaten to death by prison guards.
- APRIL 2, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISONER DIES OF CORONAVIRUS, HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS THAT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AND HEAD OF STATE INTERVENE
The association "Hands off Cain-Spes contra spem", faced with the news of the first death of a prisoner linked to the coronavirus, which follows the equally tragic news of two prison officers who died in recent days, "asks the Prime Minister and the Presi
APRIL 2, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: INMATE CONVICTED IN SIX DEATHS EXECUTED
A death row inmate was executed on 1st April 2020 in Taiwan, less than a year after he was convicted of killing six people by setting fire to his home.
APRIL 2, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 23 DEATH ROW PRISONERS ESCAPE HANGMAN
Twenty three death row inmates at Shimo La Tewa Maximum Security Prison in Kilifi County on 31 March 2020 evaded the hangman's noose.
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran News Update Report: 297 executions in 2019.
IRAN - Iran News Update Report: 297 executions in 2019.
- APRIL 1, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 3rd execution delayed because of coronavirus outbreak.
USA - Texas. 3rd execution delayed because of coronavirus outbreak.
- APRIL 1, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB SAYS IT EXECUTED SIX PEOPLE IN SOMALIA FOR SPYING
Al-Shabaab on 31 March 2020 executed six men it said were spying for Somali intelligence agencies, the U.S. and Kenya, according to a broadcast on Radio Andalus, which supports the Islamist group that’s linked to al-Qaeda.
APRIL 1, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 180 CONVICTS FREED FROM SHIMO LA TEWA MAXIMUM PRISON
A judge in Mombasa has released 180 prisoners from Shimo La Tewa Maximum Prison to serve the remaining jail terms at home, The Standard reported on 25 March 2020.
APRIL 1, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ONE GETS DEATH, 11 LIFE TERM IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
A court in Assam on 13 March 2020 sentenced one man to death and sentenced 11 others to life imprisonment for killing three members of a family in Majuli district on suspicion of practising witch-craft in 2012.
APRIL 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
IRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds