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APRIL 19, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MORE THAN 24,000 PRISONERS PARDONED IN AMNESTY
Myanmar began releasing tens of thousands of inmates on 17 April 2020 after President Win Myint announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year.
APRIL 19, 2020IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: TWO DRUG COURIERS IN SOUTH SUMATRA SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Palembang District Court on 16 April 2020 awarded the death penalty to two drug couriers and sentenced one more person to life imprisonment for trafficking drugs.
APRIL 19, 2020CameroonDEATH PENALTYCAMEROON: PRESIDENT ORDERS DE-CROWDING OF PRISONS TO COMBAT COVID-19
Cameroon's president has announced steps that will lead to the release of thousands of prisoners due to concerns about the coronavirus spreading in overcrowded facilities, VOA News reported on 16 April 2020.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
IRAN - Iran Easing Quarantine Guidelines as Death Toll Surges to 31,500.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
IRAN - Names, Pictures of Prisoners Killed in Ahvaz Prison Riots.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
IRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
- APRIL 17, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
PRISON: CONVOCATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HANDS OFF CAIN-SPES CONTRA SPEM
The Hand off Cain-Spes contra spem association convened its Board of Directors on Saturday, April 18 from 2.30 pm to 8.00 pm.
- APRIL 17, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court delays execution of Oscar Franklin Smith citing COVID-19.
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court delays execution of Oscar Franklin Smith citing COVID-19.
- APRIL 16, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. 5th Texas Execution Delayed In Midst Of Coronavirus Outbreak.
USA - Texas. 5th Texas Execution Delayed In Midst Of Coronavirus Outbreak.
APRIL 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN EXECUTED FOR TERRORIST ATTACK DURING RIYADH SEASON
A Yemeni man, who was on a death row for carrying out a terrorist attack on artists performing on stage during Riyadh Season Festival, has been executed, Saudi Press Agency reported on 16 April 2020 citing a statement from the Ministry of Interior.
APRIL 16, 2020PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: POOR CHRISTIAN COUPLE LANGUISHES ON DEATH ROW FOR BLASPHEMY
An illiterate Catholic couple, Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagfuta Kausar, were charged with blasphemy in 2013 and sentenced to be hanged in 2014. Ever since, they have been in prison, denounced MercatorNet.com on 16 April 2020.