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JANUARY 16, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER
A local court in Ayeyarwady Region sentenced a former healthcare assistant to death by hanging on 13 January 2020 for murdering a schoolteacher and hiding the corpse after a love triangle turned violent in 2016.
JANUARY 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two men (Heshmat Sheikhani + unk) were hanged on January 16 at the prison of Borujerd
IRAN - Two men (Heshmat Sheikhani + unk) were hanged on January 16 at the prison of Borujerd
JANUARY 16, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA - Georgia. Hours before he was to be executed, Jimmy Fletcher Meders was granted clemency
USA - Georgia. Hours before he was to be executed, Jimmy Fletcher Meders was granted clemency
- JANUARY 15, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND (SOMALIA): SIX CONVICTS EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND TERRORISM
Six men who had been convicted for murder and terrorism in Somaliland were executed in Hargeisa on 15 January 2020.
JANUARY 15, 2020DEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. John Gardner, 64, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. John Gardner, 64, White, was executed.
JANUARY 15, 2020MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY WON’T BE TOTALLY ABOLISHED, COMMITTEE TELLS VICTIMS’ FAMILIES
The special committee looking into the abolishment of the mandatory death penalty on 15 January 2020 assured the families of murder victims that the court will still have the discretionary powers to decide on whether to impose the sentence.
JANUARY 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A SAUDI FOR MURDER IN THE JAZAN REGION
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Suwaid bin Ali bin Ali Bakir Aati - a Saudi national –
JANUARY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two brothers, Darioush and Danesh Darvishpour, executed on January 15, at Urmia.
IRAN - Two brothers, Darioush and Danesh Darvishpour, executed on January 15, at Urmia.
- JANUARY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man (not identified) was hanged at Vakilabad prison on January 14, 2020
IRAN - A man (not identified) was hanged at Vakilabad prison on January 14, 2020
JANUARY 14, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: COURT OVERTURNS DEATH PENALTY FOR EX-PRESIDENT
A Pakistani court on 13 January 2020 overturned the death sentence given to the country's ex-military ruler, Pervez Musharraf.
JANUARY 14, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SC UPHOLDS QAISAR’S DEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court on 14 January 2020 upheld the death sentence of Jatiya Party leader Syed Mohammad Qaisar for his crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Liberation War of the country in 1971.
JANUARY 14, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 184 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2019
Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019, the most in a calendar year in six years, human rights organisation Reprieve has said, calling it a "grim milestone" for the kingdom.