2022

IRAN - More than 54 minors under the age of 18 killed in the nationwide uprising

UNICEF statement expressed deep concern

SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES BY FIRING SQUAD AL-SHABAAB OPERATIVE IN GALKAYO

Somalia military court on 1 November 2022 executed by firing squad an Al-Shabaab operative in a public square in Galkayo, the capital of the Mudug region.

IRAN - Three Men Executed in Shiraz on November 12

Vahid Pakzad, Keyvan Tajadod and an unidentified man

SOMALIA: TEN AL-SHABAAB CONVICTS EXECUTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS

The Somalia military court on 3 November 2022 executed two Al-Shabaab convicts as part of the ongoing fight against the militants who control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia, making it a total of 10 people to be killed within two weeks

LESOTHO: DEATH PENALTY FOR HIV RAPISTS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, TOP COURT RULES

A decision by the constitutional division of Lesotho’s High Court has found controversial provisions in that country’s sexual offences law, unconstitutional.

INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF RAPE, MURDER CONVICT WHO SPENT 10-YRS SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN JAIL

The Supreme Court of India on 4 November 2022 commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for the rape and murder of a widow in 1998, noting he was in solitary confinement in jail for about 10 years.

TUNISIA: LAUNCH OF A NETWORK OF LAWYERS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

The Tunisian Coalition against the Death Penalty (CTCPM), in collaboration with ECPM, the Organization against Torture in Tunisia (OCTT) and the Danish institute against torture (Dignity) on October 15 and 16, 2022, organized lawyers in Hammamet.

MALAYSIA: 24 YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGIST

The High Court of Seremban, Malaysia, found a 24-year-old man guilty of killing a dental technologist four years ago and gave him the death penalty on 27 October 2022, Bernama reported.

USA - Texas. Tracy Beatty executed on November 9

ECPM: 8TH WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY IN BERLIN FROM 15 TO 18 NOVEMBER 2022

Under the high patronage of Germany and the sponsorship of the Swiss and French governments as well as the European Union, Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM) is organizing, in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP), th

USA - Texas. Taylor Parker sentenced to death

SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB HITMEN EXECUTED A DAY AFTER A DEADLY CAR BOMBINGS

Somalia's military court on 31 October 2022 executed three Al-Shabaab hitmen in the latest move which comes just a day after the militants raided downtown Mogadishu, killing over 100 people while injuring scores.

IRAN - Five prisoners executed in Arak prison

Saeed Moghadam, Sajjad Yousefi, Nasser, Reza, and Nasser Iranshahi

IRAN - Shoaib Askani and Eshagh Askani executed in Zahedan on November 8

IRAN - Iranian Protester Handed Death Sentence

Mahan Sedarat

IRAN - Rashed Baloch and Ishaq Ishaq executed in Zahedan on November 8

EGYPT: GRAND MUFTI UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SALMA BAHGAT'S KILLER

An Egyptian court on 7 November 2022 upheld the death sentence for a man who murdered a university student in the agricultural province of Sharqia.

IRAN - Iran Votes to Execute Protesters

It is unclear whether this is a new law or just a "recommendation"

GHANA: PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED

President Akufo-Addo has joined the campaign to get the death penalty expunged from the country’s laws.

SINGAPORE: INDIAN-ORIGIN MAN ACQUITTED AFTER GETTING DEATH PENALTY VIA ZOOM

A 39-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian who was sentenced to death via Zoom for drug trafficking in May 2020 was on 31 October 2022 acquitted by Singapore's Court of Appeal, saying the prosecution did not prove its case.

SOMALIA: TWO ISIS MILITANTS EXECUTED IN MOGADISHU

Somali officials on 26 October 2022 executed two ISIS militants convicted for carrying out assassinations on behalf of the al-Shabab terrorist group, marking the second execution of Islamist militants in a week.

IRAN - Nematollah Barahouyi and Amanollah Alizehi executed in Zahedan on November 6

IRAN - 5 inmates executed in Arak on November 6

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IRAN - Iran Protests: At least 304 Including 41 Minors Killed

IRAN - Janali Gholamhosseini executed in Hamadan on November 3

USA - Missouri. Richard Emery formally sentenced to death

IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Karaj on November 2

IRAN - 2 men executed in Qaen Prison on November 2

Abdolsaboor Narouyi and an unidentified man

IRAN - 4 men executed in Birjand prison on November 2

Nur Ahmad Totazahi, Abdullah Totazahi (Rigi). Mohammad Khushal and ... Khosravi

IRAN - Mehdi Tadzari executed in Ardabil on November 2