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APRIL 9, 2020LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: 1347 INMATES RELEASED FROM PRISON OVER CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
The Ministry of Justice of the UN-backed Libyan government said on 6 April 2020 that a total of 1,347 prisoners have been released so far over the fears about the spread of COVID-19.
APRIL 9, 2020KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: REPRIEVE FOR MAN ON DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 4-YEAR-OLD BOY
A man who had been sentenced to death for killing his neighbour's four-year-old boy by strangling and chopping off his limbs will now serve 30 years in jail, The Star reported on 7 April 2020.
APRIL 9, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MERCY PLEA OF MAN WHO KILLED FOUNDING PRESIDENT REJECTED
The mercy petition of a man who has been sentenced to death for the killing of Bangladesh's founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was rejected on 8 April 2020 by incumbent President Md Abdul Hamid, a media report said.
APRIL 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
IRAN - 50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Urmia Central Prison.
- APRIL 9, 2020DEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Battle over drugs for execution ends with no decision.
USA - Nevada. Battle over drugs for execution ends with no decision.
- APRIL 8, 2020United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY PROJECT PUBLISHES LATEST REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CARIBBEAN
“The Death Penalty Project” on 7 April 2020 published its latest report: “Sentenced to Death Without Execution: Why capital punishment has not yet been abolished in the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados” by Professor Roger Hood and Dr Florence Seemungal with
APRIL 8, 2020TunisiaDEATH PENALTYTUNISIA: 1,420 INMATES RELEASED TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION
Tunisian President Kais Saied on 31 March 2020 granted a special pardon to 1,420 inmates in order to reduce the country's prison population amid the spread of the coronavirus, official news agency TAP reported.
- APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
IRAN - PMOI/MEK announced today, April 8, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have exceeded 22,000
APRIL 8, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR THEFT OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES
Authorities in North Korea executed without trial three high-ranking officials last week on charges of treason, for allegedly stealing food from the country’s strategic supply and selling it on the open market amid skyrocketing prices resulting from the o
- APRIL 8, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
APRIL 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
IRAN - IHR Report: Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019.
- APRIL 7, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: SENATOR’S BODYGUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A former soldier was on 4 April 2020 sentenced to death by a navy court in Mogadishu for the homicide of a civilian.