Chronological archive
November 2020
The 106 news items published by Hands Off Cain in November 2020, in chronological order.
NORTH KOREA: TWO PEOPLE EXECUTED, SEOUL’S SPY AGENCY DAYS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
IRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
NOVEMBER 30, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THREE AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTED OVER KILLINGS
Three al-Shabaab lieutenants were on 29 November 2020 morning executed by firing squad ordered by a military court-martial.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. The annulment of the death sentence of Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman was overturned
USA - Tennessee. The annulment of the death sentence of Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman was overturned
- NOVEMBER 29, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo sentenced Marlin Joseph to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo sentenced Marlin Joseph to death.
NOVEMBER 29, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOMALILAND EXECUTES SIX INMATES CONVICTED OF KILLINGS
Somaliland security forces on 26 November 2020 executed six inmates by firing squad after being convicted of committed deliberate killings.
NOVEMBER 29, 2020VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DRUG-RELATED CRIMES
Five Vietnamese men on 27 November 2020 were sentenced to death for illicitly selling and transporting drugs.
NOVEMBER 29, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING OF 24-YEAR-OLD MARYAM
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced two men to death for the killing of a 24-year-old woman earlier this year in Cairo’s Maadi, Egyptian Streets reported on 26 November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
- NOVEMBER 26, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Thomas Fletcher sentenced to death
USA - Florida. Thomas Fletcher sentenced to death
NOVEMBER 26, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: HEBEI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 4 RAPES, 3 MURDERS
Wang Shujin, a man from Hebei province, was sentenced to death for intentional homicide by the Handan Intermediate People's Court in Hebei on 24 November 2020 after a retrial.
NOVEMBER 26, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2019 RAPE, MURDER IN SHARIATPUR
A Shariatpur tribunal has sentenced three people to death for the 2019 murder of a housewife after gang-rape in Damudya Upazila.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
LETTER TO EU BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: SAVE AHMADREZA DJALALI
In a joint letter to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, ten international rights organizations demand immediate action to save the life of Ahmadreza Djalali.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Trump administration is trying to bring back firing squads and electrocutions
USA - The Trump administration is trying to bring back firing squads and electrocutions
NOVEMBER 25, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN EKITI FOR ROBBERY
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on 24 November 2020 sentenced two persons, Adekunle Osho, 31, and Chinedu Ugwu, 34, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
NOVEMBER 25, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO ACCUSED IN CHILD ABUSE CASE
A court in Rawalpindi on 23 November 2020 awarded death penalty to convict Qari Abdul Hai for sodomizing and murdering a seven-year-old boy in a village of Fateh Jhang.
NOVEMBER 25, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Geronimo Gutierrez death sentence commuted becouse of intellectual disability
USA - Texas. Geronimo Gutierrez death sentence commuted becouse of intellectual disability
- NOVEMBER 24, 2020DEATH PENALTY
UNITED NATIONS: 3RD COMMITTEE CONDEMNS IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on 18 November 2020 sent seven draft resolutions to the General Assembly, five of which were focused on country-specific situations and subject to heated debate.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020NorwayDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THE EXECUTION OF NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOMALILAND HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
Only hours before the 54-year-old Norwegian citizen Saad Jidre sentenced to death was to be executed in Somaliland, he was informed that it had been postponed.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
IRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: PHC COMMUTES CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IN PRISON
The Peshawar High Court on 19 November 2020 commuted the death sentence of the man convicted for the 2017 lynching of university student Mashal Khan, converting it to life imprisonment.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Gallup Poll: Public Support for the Death Penalty Lowest in a Half-Century.
USA - Gallup Poll: Public Support for the Death Penalty Lowest in a Half-Century.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COP AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR 2018 FAKE ENCOUNTER IN KARACHI
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on 21 November 2020 sentenced a Sindh police officer to death in a case pertaining to the killing of a citizen in a dubious encounter in 2018.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BACKS DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD ABDUCTION
Offenders convicted of child abduction in Algeria could be sentenced to death under a new bill approved by the National Assembly, MEMO reported on 19 November 2020.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: KUWAITI CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal submitted by the Kuwaiti citizen “Abdulaziz U.” who was accused of killing the policeman Turki Al-Anzi by running into him at the Dasman roundabout during the National Day celebrations in 2016, Al-Anba daily repo
NOVEMBER 23, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Kim Kardashian visits death row inmate Julius Jones.
USA - Oklahoma. Kim Kardashian visits death row inmate Julius Jones.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
IRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: ORLANDO HALL EXECUTED AT THE FEDERAL PRISON COMPLEX IN TERRE HAUTE
Orlando Hall was executed on 19 November 2020 at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
NOVEMBER 21, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ‘HABITUAL’ PAEDOPHILE SOHAIL AYAZ SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Rawalpindi trial court on 18 November 2020 sentenced ‘habitual’ paedophile Sohail Ayaz to death on three counts apart from awarding him three sentences of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping young boys and for recording and disseminating the
NOVEMBER 21, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING SON FOR RITUAL PURPOSE IN ADAMAWA
A high court in Adamawa State sentenced a man to death for killing his son, the Daily Post reported on 19 November 2020.
NOVEMBER 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 1,450 inmates and 98 agents died of Covid-19 in US prisons.
USA - 1,450 inmates and 98 agents died of Covid-19 in US prisons.
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- NOVEMBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
- NOVEMBER 19, 2020South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA VOTES FOR UN RESOLUTION ON DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM FOR 1ST TIME
South Korea's Justice Ministry said on 18 November 2020 that the country has voted in favor of a UN resolution calling for the suspension of the death penalty.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Judge Delays Federal Execution Of Lisa Montgomery
USA - Judge Delays Federal Execution Of Lisa Montgomery
NOVEMBER 19, 2020JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING, ROBBING HIS FATHER
The Court of Cassation has upheld a June Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to death after convicting him of murdering and robbing his 60-year-old father in Amman in January 2017, Jordan Times reported on 18 November 2020.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020NorwayDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOMALILAND
Norwegian citizen Saad Jidre on 18 November 2020 was sentenced to death in Hargeisa District Court in the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Orlando Hall Was Executed In Federal Prison.
USA - Orlando Hall Was Executed In Federal Prison.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2020DEATH PENALTY
ROGER HOOD PASSED AWAY. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
Professor Roger Hood passed away on 17 November 2020 after a short illness, aged 84.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2020United NationsDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: MAJORITY OF STATES CONTINUE TO SUPPORT UN CALL FOR MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS AT COMMITTEE VOTE
An overwhelming majority of states continued to support a UN call to halt executions on 17 November 2020, when the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) considered a draft resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTION IN KARAJ CENTRAL PRISON
According to reports received by the Human Rights Center of “No to prison, no to execution”, on 28 October 2020 a prisoner by the name of Ehsan Nemati was executed in Karaj Central Prison.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
IRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - United Nations 3rd Committee condemns Iran
IRAN - United Nations 3rd Committee condemns Iran
- NOVEMBER 17, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 21 CONVICTED OF ‘TERRORISM’ AT NOTORIOUS NASIRIYAH PRISON
Iraq executed 21 men convicted of “terrorism” on 16 November 2020 at the notorious Nasiriyah prison in the country’s south, medical and police sources said.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT TAYBAD PRISON FOR DRUG CHARGES
According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner’s death sentence for charges of “transporting and possessing drugs” was carried out in Taybad Prison on 15 November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2020United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UK - Professor Roger Hood, one of the founders of the international movement for the abolition of the death penalty, passed away.
UK - Professor Roger Hood, one of the founders of the international movement for the abolition of the death penalty, passed away.
NOVEMBER 17, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: DEATH PENALTY OF THREE UPHELD FOR MURDERING PREGNANT WOMAN
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on 17 November 2020 upheld death sentence for three people in a case lodged over the murder of a pregnant woman on Jahangirnagar University campus in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 400 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND 787 LASHES FOR 53 RIGHTS DEFENDERS
New Iran Human Rights Report profiles 53 human rights defenders, who have collectively been sentenced to nearly 400 years of imprisonment and 787 lashes.
NOVEMBER 16, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WARDEN
The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) of Rawalpindi on 11 November 2020 awarded three times death sentence to an accused in murder of a traffic warden and a passerby.
NOVEMBER 16, 2020YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: REBEL-RUN COURT SENTENCES 21 TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR SAUDI-LED COALITION
A court controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on 14 November 2020 sentenced 21 men to death for allegedly spying for the Saudi-led coalition which backs the Yemeni government, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING STUDENT IN KHULNA
A court in Khulna on 9 November 2020 sentenced a man to death for killing a college student in 2012.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PREGNANT WIFE, DAUGHTER
A former property agent was sentenced to death on 12 November 2020 after he was found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and their four-year-old daughter.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2020MaliDEATH PENALTY
MALI: JIHADIST CHIEF, 14 OTHERS, SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Mali’s capital Bamako sentenced an Islamist militant leader and 14 other people to death on 13 November 2020 for jihadist activity in the south of the war-torn Sahel state.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Zaman Fadaii was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine
IRAN - Zaman Fadaii was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine
NOVEMBER 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - ABAN, International People’s Tribunal Established to Investigate Iran Atrocities.
IRAN - ABAN, International People’s Tribunal Established to Investigate Iran Atrocities.
NOVEMBER 13, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Lawyers for Lisa Montgomery Contract COVID-19 During Prison Visits, Seek Stay of Execution.
USA - Federal. Lawyers for Lisa Montgomery Contract COVID-19 During Prison Visits, Seek Stay of Execution.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
COVID EMERGENCY: RITA BERNARDINI IS ON HUNGER STRIKE FOR AMNESTY, INDULT, SPECIAL EARLY RELEASE
From midnight on November 10, 2020, the President of Hands Off Cain Rita Bernardini has embarked on a hunger strike aimed at the Government and Parliament to address what is happening in prisons.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Transferred to Jail Far Away From Family
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Transferred to Jail Far Away From Family
NOVEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR: Human Rights Defenders Report
IRAN - IHR: Human Rights Defenders Report
- NOVEMBER 12, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY IN EKITI
An Ekiti State high court sitting in Ado Ekiti on 11 November 2020 sentenced two persons; Lanre Kayode, 34 and Olanrewaju Aremu, 35, to death by hanging for conspiracy and burglary.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TEN EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT IN MINYA
Ten men have been recently executed in Minya’s high-security Sharq al-Nil Prison, Youm7 reported on 9 November 2020.
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NOVEMBER 12, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Bill Pelke, a pioneer of US abolitionism, and a friend of Hands Off Cain, died.
USA - Bill Pelke, a pioneer of US abolitionism, and a friend of Hands Off Cain, died.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO YOUNG MEN FLOGGED IN PUBLIC FOR THEFT
The public flogging sentences for two young men were carried out on 8 November 2020 in the city of Golbahar, in northeast Iran.
NOVEMBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the coronavirus
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the coronavirus
NOVEMBER 11, 2020Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY DEIR AL-BALAH COURT FOR MURDER
The Deir al-Balah Court of First Instance on 5 November 2020 sentenced to death by hanging (A/A) for intentional murder, the Human Rights and Democracy Media Center "SHAMS” reported.
NOVEMBER 11, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: BILL SEEKING DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE LANDS IN PARLIAMENT
The Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in parliament on 7 November 2020, stipulating the death penalty as the maximum punishment in rape cases.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH PENALTY FOR FORCED SEX WITH A MINOR, 'HONOR CRIMES'
So-called "honor crimes" will now be punishable like any other crimes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the Gulf state announced a sweeping overhaul of its Islamic legal code on 7 November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA: WHAT BIDEN’S WIN MEANS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE DEATH PENALTY
Joe Biden has promised to end private prisons, cash bail, minimum mandatory sentences, the death penalty, and reduce the prison population by more than half.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on November 10, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 150,700
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on November 10, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 150,700
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
A Lucknow court on 6 November 2020 sentenced a man to death for killing his brother, sister-in-law and their two children two and a half years ago.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN RASHT CENTRAL PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights, that published the piece of news on 8 November 2020, a male prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder was executed at Rasht Central Prison on the morning of 1st November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - United Nations. U.S. Death Penalty Criticized by U.N. Human Rights Council.
USA - United Nations. U.S. Death Penalty Criticized by U.N. Human Rights Council.
NOVEMBER 9, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: BOYFRIEND KILLER LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
Former Miss Langata Women Prison beauty queen Ruth Kamande who was convicted of murder for stabbing her boyfriend twenty-two times at Buruburu estate in 2015 will remain behind bars after the Court of Appeal on 6 November 2020 upheld her death sentence.
NOVEMBER 9, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA - What Biden’s Win Means for Criminal Justice and the Death Penalty
USA - What Biden’s Win Means for Criminal Justice and the Death Penalty
NOVEMBER 9, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
A 44-year-old man, Rafiu Saheed was on 5 November 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery and attempted murder in Osun State.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: NASRIN SOTOUDEH 'TEMPORARILY' RELEASED AMID HEALTH CONCERNS
Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer jailed on spying and propaganda charges, has been temporarily released from prison.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 Young Men Flogged in Public For Theft.
IRAN - 2 Young Men Flogged in Public For Theft.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iranian political prisoners are being “systematically starved”
IRAN - Iranian political prisoners are being “systematically starved”
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed on November 7 at Mashhad Central Prison.
IRAN - Unidentified man executed on November 7 at Mashhad Central Prison.
NOVEMBER 7, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MEROWE COURT SENTENCES KILLER OF GIRL CHILD TO DEATH
Merowe Criminal Court on 2 November 2020 sentenced Awad Adam Hussein to death by hanging for raping and killing the four-year girl child, Areej Samir, at Al-Gorair area, Merowe Locality.
NOVEMBER 7, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: HENGFENG BANK EX-CHAIRMAN CAI SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE
A Chinese court sentenced on 6 November 2020 the former chairman of Hengfeng Bank, Cai Guohua, to death with two-year reprieve after convicting him of abuse of power, corruption, embezzlement, receiving bribes and illegal loans, the court said.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh 'Temporarily' Released Amid Health Concerns
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh 'Temporarily' Released Amid Health Concerns
NOVEMBER 5, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NURSE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING AND COOKING DOCTOR WHO BLACKMAILED HER INTO SEX
A nurse in China on 30 October 2020 was sentenced to death for serious theft and intentional homicide.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: COURT IN PUNTLAND SENTENCES TWO MEN TO DEATH FOR RAPING AND KILLING A GIRL
A court in the semi-autonomous Somalia state of Puntland has sentenced two men to death for the rape and killing of a 14-year old girl, Somali Affairs reported on 4 November 2020.
NOVEMBER 5, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: BUS DRIVER, TWO EMPLOYEES TO DIE FOR KILLING NSU STUDENT
The driver and two other staff of a Hanif Paribahan bus on 1st November 2020 were sentenced to death for killing North South University student Saidur Rahman Payel.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A Tulare County jury voted in favor of the death penalty for Adrian Ortiz.
USA - California. A Tulare County jury voted in favor of the death penalty for Adrian Ortiz.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2020United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: SUPREME COURT QUASHES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG DEALERS; FRESH TRIAL ORDERED
Two men convicted of dealing heroin have had their death sentences overturned by the UAE’s top court, Khaleej Times reported on 4 November 2020.
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- NOVEMBER 4, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN WHO ESCAPED THE GALLOWS FOR KILLING CNB OFFICER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 61-year-old man on 2 November 2020 was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty in Singapore for trafficking in at least 78.77g of heroin, almost three decades after escaping the hangman’s noose for killing a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE OVER DOWRY IN BOGRA
A man, who lived with two wives, was sentenced to death on 29 October 2020 after he beat his second wife to death over dowry in Bogra in 2016.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: CONDEMNED CONVICT HANGED AT KASHIMPUR JAIL FOR MURDER
A condemned convict was hanged on 1st November 2020 night at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur for killing his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter in 2006.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 19-YEAR-OLD PRISONER EXECUTED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to semi-official news website Javan Online, a prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder was executed in recent days in Rajai Shahr Prison, IHR reported on 29 October 2020.
NOVEMBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Still on the 4 executions carried out in Urmia on 29 October.
IRAN - Still on the 4 executions carried out in Urmia on 29 October.
NOVEMBER 3, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: GANG LEADER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN QINGHAI
A court in Qinghai province sentenced a leader of a mafia-style gang to death on 30 October 2020 for more than 10 crimes, including intentional homicide, and handed 38 other gang members prison terms ranging from two years to life.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING MOTHER
A court in Attock, Pakistan, on 29 October 2020 awarded death sentence to a man for his involvement in a murder case in Rangoo Police station of Attock besides imposing fine worth Rs0.620 million.
NOVEMBER 2, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MAN CONVICTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 2-YEAR-OLD
The Supreme Court on 2 November 2020 commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to a Maharashtra man convicted of raping and killing a 2-year-old infant in 2013.
NOVEMBER 2, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KHULNA VAN PULLER MURDER
A Khulna court on 29 October 2020 sentenced three people to death for killing a van puller in Khulna.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2020DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): GOVERNOR AND SIX DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SAY STATE’S DEATH PENALTY IS ARBITRARY AND ‘INFECTED BY RACISM’
Calling California capital sentencing proceedings “infected by racism,” Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a brief in the California Supreme Court supporting a death-row prisoner’s claim that capital punishment as currently practiced in the state violates th
- NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Habib Alaswad extradited from Turkey.
IRAN - Habib Alaswad extradited from Turkey.
NOVEMBER 1, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN FAMILY FLEES FOR THEIR LIVES AFTER HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 'BLASPHEMY'
A Pakistani Christian's wife and family have gone into hiding after he was sentenced to death for allegedly committing blasphemy against Islam, CBN News denounced on 28 October 2020.
NOVEMBER 1, 2020QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: 4 KERALITES SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING YEMENI TRADER
Four Keralites on 28 October 2020 were sentenced to death by a Qatari Criminal court in Doha after being convicted of murdering a Yemeni gold merchant, local media has reported.
NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Heydar Ali Mohammadian executed at Yazd Central Prison on November 1
IRAN - Heydar Ali Mohammadian executed at Yazd Central Prison on November 1
NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jafar Hassani executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 1.
IRAN - Jafar Hassani executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 1.