Chronological archive
December 2020
The 120 news items published by Hands Off Cain in December 2020, in chronological order.
IRAN - Hamid Rastbala, Kabir Sa’adat Jahani and Mohammad Ali Arayesh were executed on December 31
Three Sunni political prisoners executed in Vakilabad Prison of Mashhad.
DECEMBER 31, 2020KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: EMPLOYER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FILIPINA DOMESTIC WORKER
A Kuwaiti citizen has been sentenced to death a year after killing her Filipina domestic worker.
DECEMBER 31, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: KILLERS OF MAADI GIRL HANDED DOWN DEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptian men were sentenced to death after they were found guilty of dragging a young woman to death following a drive-by theft, a Cairo Criminal Court ruled on 30 December 2020.
DECEMBER 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The United Nations condemns the execution of Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee.
IRAN - The United Nations condemns the execution of Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee.
- DECEMBER 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee, a juvenile, has been executed
Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee executed at Rasht Central Prison on December 31.
DECEMBER 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fereydoun Tavakoli was executed in Rasht Central Prison on 31 December 2020.
IRAN - Fereydoun Tavakoli was executed in Rasht Central Prison on 31 December 2020.
- DECEMBER 30, 2020KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
The upper house of Kazakhstan's parliament has ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which represents a formal commitment to abolish the death penalty, a Sputnik correspondent reported on 29 Dec
DECEMBER 30, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN AWARDED DOUBLE DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 7-YEAR OLD DALIT GIRL IN TAMIL NADU
A young man was on 29 December 2020 awarded double death sentence by a court in the district of Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, for the rape and murder of a seven-year old Dalit girl last year.
DECEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mustafa Seifi executed on December 30 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
IRAN - Mustafa Seifi executed on December 30 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
DECEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A man was executed at Rajaee Shahr Prison on on December 30.
He was identified only as "Rostam"
DECEMBER 30, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Samuel Little died. He was serving life sentences
The FBI has called Little "the most prolific serial killer in the history of the United States"
- DECEMBER 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Architects against the construction of torture sites and death chambers.
USA - Architects against the construction of torture sites and death chambers.
DECEMBER 29, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COURT REINSTATES DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
The High People's Court in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reheard the case of the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, reversing the second trial verdict and sentencing the perpetrator to death.
DECEMBER 29, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: NO DEATH PENALTIES CARRIED OUT IN 2020 FOR FIRST TIME IN 9 YEARS
There have been no executions of death row inmates in Japan throughout 2020, making it the first time in nine years where capital punishment was not carried out in the country.
DECEMBER 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. Romell Broom, who survived execution attempt, dies. COVID suspected.
USA - Ohio. Romell Broom, who survived execution attempt, dies. COVID suspected.
DECEMBER 28, 2020TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: FOUR GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHADEMA OFFICIAL
Four people charged in Tanzania with the murder of former Chadema Geita regional chairman Alphonce Mawazo were on 24 December 2020 given death sentence after the High Court found them guilty.
DECEMBER 28, 2020KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: EGYPTIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING KUWAITI WOMAN AND HER SAUDI MOTHER
Abd Al Tawab Sayed Youssef, the Egyptian man who was found guilty in Kuwait of murdering a Kuwaiti woman and her Saudi mother in October 2015, has been sentenced to death by hanging, Al Anba daily reported on 27 December 2020.
DECEMBER 28, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ASSAM MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A court in Assam on 21 December 2020 sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. The incident reportedly took place in the Dekorai tea garden area under Sootea police station in Bishwanath district in 2018.
DECEMBER 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Zeinab Khodamoradi, hanged in Sanandaj prison on December 27.
IRAN - A woman, Zeinab Khodamoradi, hanged in Sanandaj prison on December 27.
- DECEMBER 26, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: OSUN MECHANIC TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa on 17 December 2020 sentenced a 29-year-old mechanic, Sola Emorua, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
DECEMBER 26, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Stay of Lisa Montgomery’s execution.
USA - Federal. Stay of Lisa Montgomery’s execution.
- DECEMBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehraban Barahouei and Khodadad Nohatani executed on December 26 at Zahedan Central Prison.
IRAN - Mehraban Barahouei and Khodadad Nohatani executed on December 26 at Zahedan Central Prison.
DECEMBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Second death sentence for Shaker Behrouz
IRAN - Second death sentence for Shaker Behrouz
DECEMBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdulhamid Mir-Balouchzehi hanged on December 26 in the Prison of Zahedan.
IRAN - Abdulhamid Mir-Balouchzehi hanged on December 26 in the Prison of Zahedan.
- DECEMBER 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyed Paki executed in Qom Central Prison on December 26.
IRAN - Seyed Paki executed in Qom Central Prison on December 26.
DECEMBER 26, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: RAWALPINDI MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING DIFFERENTLY-ABLED MINOR
A Rawalpindi criminal trial court for gender-based violence sentenced on 19 December 2020 Muhammad Ayub to death for raping a 12-year-old differently-abled girl, ARY News reported.
DECEMBER 24, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS RETRIAL FOR ‘LONGEST’ DEATH ROW PRISONER
Japan’s highest court has upheld a ruling granting a retrial to a man described as the world’s longest-serving death row inmate.
DECEMBER 24, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB EXECUTE MAN FOR MURDER
Al Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle on 22 December 2020 publicly executed by firing squad a man for murder.
DECEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 4 prisoners were executed at Ahvaz Sepidar Prison on December 24, 2020.
One of the executed was Jafar Zabi. The name of the other three has not been obtained.
- DECEMBER 23, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Published the latest edition of "Death Row USA", updated to 1 October 2020
2,553 death row prisoners.
- DECEMBER 23, 2020KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
KAZAKHSTAN: NO NEED TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL
The Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan decided that there was no need to amend the Constitution for the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aimed at abolishing the death penalty.
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- DECEMBER 23, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB COURT CUTS OFF A MAN’S HAND FOR STEALING
Al Shabab militants in Somalia on 22 December 2020 publicly cut off the right hands of a man after a sharia court convicted him of breaking into a shop and stealing about a 26,000 Somali shilling.
DECEMBER 23, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: CAIRO COURT TO SENTENCE 3 DEFENDANTS TO DEATH OVER TORCHING HOUSE, KILLING CHILD
Cairo’s Criminal Court referred the death sentences of three individuals found guilty for the death of a child to Grand Mufti Shawky Allam for approval on 22 December 2020.
- DECEMBER 22, 2020DEATH PENALTY
APPEAL OF REPRIEVE, IHR AND HOC TO THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT NOT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
DECEMBER 22, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHAMIUL MURDER CASE
A Dhaka court on 20 December 2020 sentenced a woman and another one to death for killing her son Shamiul.
DECEMBER 21, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER OF SERVICEMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A sessions court in Islamabad on 19 December 2020 awarded death sentence to Baitullah and life imprisonment to Gul Siddique for the murder of Major Mohammad Laraib of the Special Services Group (SSG) last year.
- DECEMBER 21, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE OF RENOWNED POET AFIFY MATAR
A criminal court in Shebeen El-Kom, Menoufiya, has sentenced a man convicted of murdering writer and critic Nafisa Qandil, the wife of renowned Egyptian poet Mohamed Afify Matar, to death.
- DECEMBER 20, 2020DEATH PENALTY
THE EUROPEAN UNION CONDEMNS IRAN ‘IN THE STRONGEST TERMS’ ON THE ZAM, SOTOUDEH AND DJALALI CASES
In a resolution supported by 614 votes, the European Parliament on 17 December 2020 condemned Iran for violating human rights. The European Union demanded Iran’s release of European citizens of Iranian origin.
DECEMBER 20, 2020LebanonDEATH PENALTYUN: FOR THE FIRST TIME LEBANON VOTED FOR A RESOLUTION AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
According to Lebanon’s UN representative Amal Mudallali, Lebanon for the first time in history has voted against the death penalty in a United Nations session.
DECEMBER 20, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: FISHING FLEET CAPTAIN EXECUTED FOR LISTENING TO RFA
Authorities in North Korea executed the owner of a fishing fleet in front of 100 boat captains and fisheries executives for secretly listening to broadcasts by Radio Free Asia and other forbidden media outlets while at sea.
DECEMBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdol-Basset Khesht was executed in Zahedan on December 20.
IRAN - Abdol-Basset Khesht was executed in Zahedan on December 20.
DECEMBER 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Behnam Rigi and Shoaib Rigi have been executed at Zahedan Central Prison on December 19.
IRAN - Behnam Rigi and Shoaib Rigi have been executed at Zahedan Central Prison on December 19.
- DECEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman executed in the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz. This is the 110th woman executed during the tenure of Rouhani
IRAN - A woman executed in the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz. This is the 110th woman executed during the tenure of Rouhani
DECEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The European Union condemns Iran ‘in the strongest terms’ on the Zam, Sotoudeh and Djalali cases.
IRAN - The European Union condemns Iran ‘in the strongest terms’ on the Zam, Sotoudeh and Djalali cases.
- DECEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rasoul Ferdows executed at Boroujerd Central Prison on December 18.
IRAN - Rasoul Ferdows executed at Boroujerd Central Prison on December 18.
- DECEMBER 18, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Year-end report on the death penalty in Texas, 3 executions and 2 new sentences in one year.
USA - Texas. Year-end report on the death penalty in Texas, 3 executions and 2 new sentences in one year.
DECEMBER 17, 2020Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Five members of the same family were sentenced to death by Homagama High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte on 15 December 2020.
- DECEMBER 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahab Javid executed on December 17 in the Central Prison of Qom.
IRAN - Shahab Javid executed on December 17 in the Central Prison of Qom.
DECEMBER 17, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 8 TO WALK THE GALLOWS FOR KILLING 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL AFTER RAPE IN CHITTAGONG
A Chittagong court on 14 December 2020 sentenced eight people to death in a case for gang-raping and killing a nine-year old girl in Chittagong.
DECEMBER 17, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: PERSONAL BODYGUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING EMPLOYER, TWO OTHERS IN PENANG
The George Town High Court on 16 December 2020 ordered a personal bodyguard to be sent to the gallows after finding him guilty of murdering his employer and two others in a shooting incident along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway four years ago.
DECEMBER 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Moradi was hanged on 17 December in Saqqez prison
IRAN - Mohammad Moradi was hanged on 17 December in Saqqez prison
DECEMBER 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Agents of the Intelligence Ministry destroyed the tomb of Navid Afkari
IRAN - Agents of the Intelligence Ministry destroyed the tomb of Navid Afkari
- DECEMBER 17, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court overturns death penalty for Damantae Graham.
USA - Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court overturns death penalty for Damantae Graham.
- DECEMBER 17, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. House approves abolition of death penalty for severely mentally ill.
The new law now goes to the Governor for ratification
- DECEMBER 16, 2020SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: BANGLADESHI WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING INDONESIAN MAID GIRLFRIEND IN GEYLANG HOTEL
A Bangladeshi worker was sentenced to death on 14 December 2020 in Singapore for murdering his domestic helper girlfriend in a Geylang hotel two years ago.
- DECEMBER 16, 2020ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY. HANDS OFF CAIN WELCOMES THE APPROVAL BY THE UNGA OF A RESOLUTION FOR A UNIVERSAL MORATORIUM
Hands Off Cain, the association which has promoted since 1993 and brought to success in 2007 the campaign for the approval by the United Nations General Assembly of a resolution for a universal moratorium on capital punishment, welcomes the approval of ei
DECEMBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The execution of Ahmadreza Djalali has been postponed.
IRAN - The execution of Ahmadreza Djalali has been postponed.
DECEMBER 16, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Penalty Information Center “Year End Report”
USA - Death Penalty Information Center “Year End Report”
- DECEMBER 16, 2020AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Reversal of Death Sentence for Lionel Francis.
USA - Alabama. Reversal of Death Sentence for Lionel Francis.
- DECEMBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Three men executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
IRAN - Three men executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
- DECEMBER 16, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Six death sentenced were reformed this year due to intellectual disability.
USA - Texas. Six death sentenced were reformed this year due to intellectual disability.
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DECEMBER 15, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: NDOLA WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING GYM INSTRUCTOR BOYFRIEND
A Ndola woman who murdered her boyfriend, Jeremiah Mbawa, a gym instructor at Solwezi’s Floriana Lodge in December 2019, by burning him with petrol, has been sentenced to death, the Zambian Observer reported on 11 December 2020.
DECEMBER 15, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 5 CONVICTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN RAPE CASE ACQUITTED
Netrokona High Court on 14 December 2020 acquitted five convicts who were sentenced to death for gang-raping a teenager.
DECEMBER 15, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS OF NINE PEOPLE CONTACTED VIA TWITTER
Tokyo district court on 15 December 2020 sentenced a man to death for the 2017 murders of nine people, local media reported, ending a case that grabbed headlines in Japan with the culprit dubbed “Twitter killer” for contacting victims via the social media
DECEMBER 14, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 10 SENTENCED TO DEATH, 5 GET LIFE TERM FOR KILLING UP CHAIRMAN
A Chattogram court on 13 December 2020 sentenced 10 people to death and five others to life imprisonment in the murder case filed over killing Satkania Sonakania union parishad's former chairman Amjad Hossain 22 years ago.
- DECEMBER 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - France, Germany and Austria react to the execution of the journalist Zam.
IRAN - France, Germany and Austria react to the execution of the journalist Zam.
- DECEMBER 14, 2020ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. U.S. Supreme Court reinstated death sentence for George Kayer.
USA - Arizona. U.S. Supreme Court reinstated death sentence for George Kayer.
- DECEMBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Summons German, French Envoys Over EU Condemnation Of Journalist's Hanging
IRAN - Iran Summons German, French Envoys Over EU Condemnation Of Journalist's Hanging
- DECEMBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - EU-Iran Business Forum Following Journalist’s Execution Sends Wrong Signal
IRAN - EU-Iran Business Forum Following Journalist’s Execution Sends Wrong Signal
- DECEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two unidentified prisoners executed at Esfarayen
IRAN - Two unidentified prisoners executed at Esfarayen
DECEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ruhollah Zam executed in an unknown location early this morning.
IRAN - Ruhollah Zam executed in an unknown location early this morning.
DECEMBER 11, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE FOR 2018 MURDERS OF FIVE IN KAGOSHIMA
A court on 11 December 2020 sentenced a 41-year-old man to death for murdering five people in 2018 at a home in the prefecture of Kagoshima.
- DECEMBER 11, 2020JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF AND AGENT
The State Security Court (SSC) on 2 December 2020 sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of an Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) agent in 2017.
DECEMBER 11, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alfred Bourgeois was executed in the Terre Haute federal penitentiary
It is the last execution of the year in the United States, the 17th.
- DECEMBER 11, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Death sentences imposed on Major Nidal Hasan upheld
USA - Military. Death sentences imposed on Major Nidal Hasan upheld
DECEMBER 10, 2020TanzaniaDEATH PENALTYTANZANIA: DEATH SENTENCES OF 256 CONVICTS COMMUTED
Tanzania’s president on 9 December 2020 commuted the sentences of 256 convicts on death row, marking a first for a country that has not executed anyone in nearly three decades.
DECEMBER 10, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: GOVERNMENT SHOULD CORRECT PROCEDURAL ISSUES WITH DEATH PENALTY, NHRC SAYS
Taiwan's government should correct the numerous procedural problems in the way the death penalty is carried out, Taiwan's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on 10 December 2020, Human Rights Day.
DECEMBER 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Brandon Bernard, 40, Black, was executed.
USA - Federal. Brandon Bernard, 40, Black, was executed.
DECEMBER 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 8 Federal Execution Team Members Test Positive for COVID-19 After Orlando Hall Execution.
USA - 8 Federal Execution Team Members Test Positive for COVID-19 After Orlando Hall Execution.
- DECEMBER 10, 2020NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Death sentence of Thomas Randolph reversed
USA - Nevada. Death sentence of Thomas Randolph reversed
- DECEMBER 9, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Senate votes to abolish death penalty for severely mentally ill.
USA - Ohio. Senate votes to abolish death penalty for severely mentally ill.
- DECEMBER 9, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: WIFE, FOUR OTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MAN
A Khagrachhari court sentenced five people to death on 3 December 2020 for plotting to kill a man in Guimara, Khagrachhari.
DECEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Daniel Divani-Azar executed at Miandoab Prison on December 9.
IRAN - Daniel Divani-Azar executed at Miandoab Prison on December 9.
DECEMBER 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - "Death Penalty Action": Voices of Opposition to Federal Executions Grow Louder
USA - "Death Penalty Action": Voices of Opposition to Federal Executions Grow Louder
DECEMBER 9, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: EAST ACEH COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO DRUG SMUGGLER
The Idi District Court in East Aceh, Aceh, sentenced M. Kasem bin Abdullah, 35, to death on 3 December 2020 after finding him guilty of smuggling 45 kilograms crystal methamphetamine from Malaysia into Indonesia in April 2020.
DECEMBER 9, 2020QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING ELDERLY PERSON
The Doha Court of Appeal has sentenced two residents to death for killing an elderly man with a knife after tying him with a rope and mutilating his corpse, The Doha Globe reported on 8 December 2020.
DECEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kamal Asghari executed at Mahabad Prison on December 9, 2020.
IRAN - Kamal Asghari executed at Mahabad Prison on December 9, 2020.
- DECEMBER 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 49,883 inmateshad tested positive, and at least 1,657 prisoners have died from the coronavirus
USA - 49,883 inmateshad tested positive, and at least 1,657 prisoners have died from the coronavirus
- DECEMBER 9, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Clifton Williams ineligible for death penalty because of intellectual disability
USA - Texas. Clifton Williams ineligible for death penalty because of intellectual disability
- DECEMBER 8, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. LA County DA Gascon To Eliminate Cash Bail, Will Re-Sentence Death Penalty Inmates.
USA - California. LA County DA Gascon To Eliminate Cash Bail, Will Re-Sentence Death Penalty Inmates.
- DECEMBER 8, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option.
USA - Ohio. Governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option.
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DECEMBER 8, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: THREE AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING WOMAN
A Gilgit court on 7 December 2020 sentenced three accused to death after they were found guilty on subjecting a woman to sexual abuse in Gilgit Baltistan’s Shigar.
DECEMBER 8, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS MARYAM SANDA’S DEATH SENTENCE
The Court of Appeal in the Nigerian capital Abuja on 4 December 2020 affirmed the death penalty imposed on Maryam Sanda, a mother of two, who was sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in November 2017.
- DECEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The death sentence of the AmadNews Telegram channel director, Ruhollah Zam, has been upheld
IRAN - The death sentence of the AmadNews Telegram channel director, Ruhollah Zam, has been upheld
DECEMBER 7, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 57 EXECUTIONS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
Egyptian authorities executed at least 57 men and women in October and November alone, Amnesty International reported on 2 December 2020.
DECEMBER 7, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO KILLED SCHOOLBOYS EXECUTED
Huang Yichuan, the man who killed two 10-year-olds near the gate of an elementary school in Shanghai, was executed on 4 December 2020, the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court announced.
DECEMBER 7, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICERS
A Saudi court on 3 December 2020 sentenced one man to death for killing two security personnel on the border with Yemen, according to Saudi media.
- DECEMBER 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. New sentencing hearing for William Leroy Barnes.
USA - North Carolina. New sentencing hearing for William Leroy Barnes.
- DECEMBER 6, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three men were executed on 4 October 2020 in Egypt in a case of political violence in the aftermath
Three men were executed on 4 October 2020 in Egypt in a case of political violence in the aftermath
- DECEMBER 6, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt executed 10 men on 4 October 2020 in the case known as
Egypt executed 10 men on 4 October 2020 in the case known as "Agnad Masr," involving
DECEMBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
IRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
- DECEMBER 5, 2020Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
DRC: 14 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF RAPPER TWINS
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 3 December 2020 sentenced 14 men to death for the murder of twin brothers, who were burned alive in a remote community.
- DECEMBER 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
DECEMBER 5, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: CITIZEN PUBLICLY EXECUTED FOR BREAKING COVID RESTRICTION RULES
North Korea held a public execution by firing squad on 28 November 2020 to punish a breach of coronavirus rules, insiders in the country say.
DECEMBER 5, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING UP CHAIRMAN ATIK ULLAH
A Dhaka court on 2 December 2020 sentenced seven people to death for killing Konda union parishad chairman and Awami League leader Atik Ullah Chowdhury.
- DECEMBER 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Intellectually Disabled Defendants of Color, Foreign Nationals Disproportionately Subject to the Death Penalty.
USA - Intellectually Disabled Defendants of Color, Foreign Nationals Disproportionately Subject to the Death Penalty.
- DECEMBER 4, 2020NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Death sentence of Carlos Gutierrez overturned
USA - Nevada. Death sentence of Carlos Gutierrez overturned
- DECEMBER 4, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Barnard Schwartz affirmed the death sentence of Jesse Perez Torres
USA - California. Judge Barnard Schwartz affirmed the death sentence of Jesse Perez Torres
DECEMBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
DECEMBER 3, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE OF 2003 RIMSHA RAPE, MURDER CASE CONVICT UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on 2 December 2020 denied the appeal of the accused in the 2003 case pertaining to the rape and murder of a minor and upheld the death sentence which had previously been awarded to accused Shabaan.
DECEMBER 3, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ONDO COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Three persons, Ikechukwu Chukwu, Obieze Sylvanus and Chidiebere Obi, have been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ondo State High Court, The Nation reported on 27 November 2020.
- DECEMBER 3, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF MINOR GIRL
A Firozabad court in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, awarded death sentence on 1st December 2020 in a rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl last year.
- DECEMBER 2, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILD IN NARAYANGANJ
A court in Narayanganj on 29 November 2020 sentenced three people to death and one to ten years in prison for killing five-year-old child Shoaib Hossain at Sonargaon in Narayanganj.
- DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
DECEMBER 2, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO MURDERER ON FIVE COUNTS
Shujabad District and Sessions Court on 27 November 2020 handed over death sentence on five counts to a killer of five family members.
DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
DECEMBER 1, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: NEW TAIPEI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING HER TWO CHILDREN
A woman who killed her young son and daughter before attempting suicide earlier this year was sentenced to death by the New Taipei District Court on 25 November 2020, for a crime described by the court as "extremely cruel and cold-blooded."
DECEMBER 1, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: FOUR SOLDIERS EXECUTED FOR TAKING PART IN HYESAN INCIDENT
Two border guard officers and two rank-and-file soldiers implicated in the recent smuggling case that prompted a lockdown on the city of Hyesan on 22 November 2020 were executed by firing squad, a Daily NK source in Yanggang Province has reported.
- DECEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
IRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
- DECEMBER 1, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Former Death-Row Prisoner Roderick Johnson is Freed.
USA - Pennsylvania. Former Death-Row Prisoner Roderick Johnson is Freed.