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JANUARY 28, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MARYAM SANDA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 27 January 2020 sentenced to death Maryam Sanda for the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
- JANUARY 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Peyman Sheikhi hanged in the prison of Raja’i Shahr on January 27.
IRAN - Peyman Sheikhi hanged in the prison of Raja’i Shahr on January 27.
- JANUARY 27, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAB ANNOUNCES IT PUBBLICLY EXECUTED THREE SOLDIERS
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Islamic extremist group says it has publicly executed three men accused of working with Somali troops and Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF), Garowe Online reports.
JANUARY 27, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: HIGH COURT SCRAPS MAN'S DEATH SENTENCE OVER 2015 MURDERS OF FIVE
A high court scrapped on 27 January 2020 a lower court ruling that sentenced a man to death for killing five people on Awaji Island in 2015 and gave him life in prison instead after reviewing his mental state at the time.
- JANUARY 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 men, Kh. Gh. and A. Gh., hanged in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province on January 27
IRAN - 2 men, Kh. Gh. and A. Gh., hanged in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province on January 27
JANUARY 26, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: 15-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Sudanese cabinet expressed it unease following a court decision to execute a 15-year-old boy, local media reported.
- JANUARY 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 prisoners were executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on January 26
IRAN - 5 prisoners were executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on January 26
- JANUARY 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sobhan Karimi was hanged at the prison of Zanjan on January 26
IRAN - Sobhan Karimi was hanged at the prison of Zanjan on January 26
JANUARY 25, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING YOUTH
A court in Gaibandha on 16 January 2020 sentenced three people to death for their roles in killing a young man in 2015.
JANUARY 24, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN ADO-EKITI
Two middle-aged men, Ganiu Issah and Jamiu Idris, were sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery in a court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Lawyard.ng reported on 23 January 2020.
JANUARY 24, 2020IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CONDEMNED PRISONERS CANNOT FIGHT DEATH PENALTY ENDLESSLY (SUPREME COURT)
While hearing a plea to commute the death sentence of two convicts for killing a family of seven, the Supreme Court on 23 January 2020 underlined that the “finality” of death sentence is extremely important and said that condemned prisoners should not be
JANUARY 24, 2020PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Pennsylvania. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a fourth time against Robert Fisher.
USA - Pennsylvania. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a fourth time against Robert Fisher.