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FEBRUARY 18, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING NURSERY SCHOOL STUDENT EMON IN SYLHET
Four people have been sentenced to death for abducting and murdering a nursery school student in Sunamganj’s Chhatak Upazila.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SUU KYI AIDE
A court in Myanmar on 15 February 2019 sentenced two men to death for the killing of a prominent Muslim lawyer who was a close adviser to the country’s top leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR GIRLFRIEND MURDER
In a landmark judgment, sessions judge, Senapati district, A. Noutuneshwari, on 5 February 2019 awarded death penalty to a 29-year old man Yumkhaibam Rohit alias Rajesh, son of late Y. Riyajuddin of Khergao Makha Leikai, for murdering his girlfriend Pukhr
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY DEPORTS 28-YEAR-OLD EGYPTIAN WHO FACES DEATH PENALTY AT HOME
Turkey is investigating the deportation of an Egyptian citizen to Cairo after he reportedly sought asylum upon his arrival to Istanbul’s Ataturk airport last month, officials told Middle East Eye on 5 February 2019
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANDS OFF CAIN, REDUCTION OF DRUG EXECUTIONS BUT NUMBERS REMAIN WORRISOME
Hands Off Cain, in the forty years of the Khomeini’s revolution, makes known the death penalty figures in Iran in 2018.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill (SB 5339)
USA - Washington. Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill (SB 5339).
FEBRUARY 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SECRET EXECUTIONS AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, two prisoners were executed secretly on the morning of 30 January 2019 at Rajai Shahr prison. IHR could not yet identify them by name.
FEBRUARY 15, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: COURT SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH FOR KILLING DETAINEE
A Kenyan court on 14 February 2019 sentenced a former senior police officer to death for killing a detainee in his custody.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit again denied relief to Obie Weathers
USA - Texas. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit again denied relief to Obie Weathers
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge J. Scott O'Keefe overturned the conviction of Orlando Maisonet
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge J. Scott O'Keefe overturned the conviction of Orlando Maisonet
FEBRUARY 14, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 MEN EXECUTED FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
Egypt executed three people on 13 February 2019, who were sentenced to death for the killing of a senior police officer during a raid in Cairo in 2013.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO CRIMINALS FOR MURDER
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on 31 January 2019 awarded the death sentence to two criminals for their involvement in a murder.