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JANUARY 7, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Dustin Higgs Case To Be Heard 12 Days After Scheduled Execution Date
Uncertainties over execution protocol
JANUARY 6, 2021JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: DEATH SENTENCE FINALIZED FOR 'TWITTER KILLER'
The death sentence for a 30-year-old man dubbed Japan’s “Twitter killer” over the serial murders of nine people in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2017 was finalized on 5 January 2021, court officials said.
JANUARY 6, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SCHOOLGIRL AFTER RAPE IN 2012
Two people on 4 January 2021 were sentenced to death for raping and killing a minor in Madaripur.
- JANUARY 6, 2021DEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs Say Having COVID-19 Will Increase Their Suffering During Execution.
USA - Federal. Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs Say Having COVID-19 Will Increase Their Suffering During Execution.
- JANUARY 6, 2021DEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge recommended that Areli Escobar get a new trial
After crime lab technician incorrectly analyzed DNA evidence
JANUARY 6, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Taher Hamel-Khoshkhou executed in Tabriz Prison on January 6
sentenced for murder
JANUARY 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hands off Cain Year End Report: At least 284 executions in 2020
This is a drop of 14 executions compared to 2019, and 44 compared to 2018, a drop of 4.7% and 13.4% respectively.
JANUARY 5, 2021Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: DEATH SENTENCE ISSUED DESPITE PALESTINE’S 2018 ACCESSION TO ICCPR SECOND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL
The Northern Gaza Court of First Instance on 4 January 2021 issued a death sentence by hanging against F. N. (32), from Jabalia refugee camp, who was convicted of premeditated murder of his aunt.
JANUARY 5, 2021ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-CHAIRMAN OF HUARONG ASSET MANAGEMENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
The former chairman of China’s Huarong Asset Management Co was sentenced to death, a court in the northern city of Tianjin said on 5 January 2021, in one of the country’s highest profile corruption cases.
JANUARY 4, 2021Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDR CONGO: PRESIDENT PARDONS TWO KILLERS OF LAURENT-DESIRE KABILA
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s office said that he has pardoned two men convicted over the assassination of former ruler Laurent-Desire Kabila, the father of his political rival Joseph Kabila, AFP reported on 2 January 2021.
JANUARY 4, 2021NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KADUNA GOV EL-RUFAI PARDONS 12 PRISONERS, COMMUTES A DEATH SENTENCE
Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State has granted pardon to 12 prisoners in the state to mark the beginning of 2021.
JANUARY 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed at Zahedan Central Prison on January 3.
Their names were Elias Ghalandarzehi, Hassan Dehvari (Hasan Dahvari), and Omid Mahmoudzehi.