October 15
IRANexecution
Man Hanged in Southern Iran for Rape Charges
IA man was hanged for rape charges at Bandar Abbas prison Saturday.
According to Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a man hanged on Saturday,
October 12, at the Iranian southern city of Bandar Abbas. He was ar
October 14
ST. KITTS:
Leanna’s Convicted Killers Could Face Death Penalty
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) wants the death penalty for 2
convicted Killers of 17-year-old Leanna ‘Tiney’ Napoleon in the May/June 2017
homicide; 1 of whom is the teen’s brother.
According to th
Oct. 13
EGYPT:
Egypt sentences 6 to death over attack on Haram hotel
The Giza Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced 6 out of 26 defendants to the
death penalty over a 2016 terrorist attack on a hotel in Giza.
The court also sentenced 8 defendants to 25 years in prison, while 12 othe
Oct. 12
IRAN:
On World Day Against the Death Penalty, Iran Is Moving in the Wrong Direction
Thursday marked the 17th annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, and thus
it provided another opportunity for human rights advocates to highlight Iran’s
status as the world’s second most p
Oct. 11
BELARUS:
Yet again: EU calls on Belarus to abolish death penalty
On October 10, the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, Federica
Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and
Marija Pejcinovic Buric, Secretary General of the Coun
Oct. 11
GHANA:
Re-consider constitutional review on abolishing death penalty-High Commissioner
Mr Andrew Barnes, the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana has called on
government to reconsider the recommendations made by the Constitutional Review
Committee in 2010 to abolish the dea
Oct. 10
GLOBAL:
Death Penalty Day: EU/Council of Europe joint statementJoint Declaration by
the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on behalf of
the European Union and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the
occasion of the European and World Day a
Oct. 10
SINGAPORE:
Plea of a Malaysian on Singapore’s death row to the republic’s president
Currently, I have requested my lawyer to write to the Attorney-General’s office
to help me secure a Certificate of Substantive Assistance under Section 33(b)
of the Misuse of Drug Act (Cap 18
Oct. 9
INDIA:
SC confirms death penalty awarded to 'tantrik' couple
The Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty awarded to a 'tantrik' couple
from Chhattisgarh, for killing a 2-year-old boy as a human sacrifice perform
during a religious ritual.
A bench of Justices R F Nariman, R
Oct. 8
GLOBAL:
All children are of worth
On Thursday, the 17th World Day Against the Death Penalty will be dedicated to
children whose parents have been sentenced to death or executed. The theme this
year is: Children: unseen victims of the death penalty.
The World Coalition Against
Oct. 7
EUROPE:
The Dark Life of a Medieval Executioner – A Cut Away from the Rest
It is no surprise that the medieval period was filled with all kinds of
undesirable jobs. There were leech collectors, cesspool cleaners, serfs, and
gong farmers, to name a few. But one vocation that was
Oct. 6
BOSNIA:
Constitutional Court of BiH abolished Death Sentence
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) abolished death sentence
in Republika Srpska (RS) entity! Considering the appeal of the Bosniak Club to
the RS Council for the Constitutional Review of Article 11 pa
Oct. 5
BOSNIA:
Court Orders Bosnian Serb Entity to Outlaw Death Penalty
Bosnia's Constitutional Court has given the Serb-led entity, Republika Srpska,
a deadline to remove mention of the death penalty from its laws and
constitution – although the ruling is largely symbolic, as the en
Oct. 4
IRANexecutions
Iranian authorities execute 6 prisoners, including 1 in public
Iranian authorities executed 4 prisoners on Wednesday, October 2, at Raja’i
Shahr Prison in the city of Karaj, near the capital, Tehran.
2 of the victimes identified as Hossein Roshan and Mohse
Oct. 3
IRAN:
Death decrees finalized for 2 women in Khoy and Isfahan
Death decrees were finalized for 2 women in the cities of Khoy and Isfahan
while two women were executed in late September in the cities of Sanandaj and
Tehran.
The death decree for Zahra Derakhshan was recently uph
Oct. 2
INDIA:
Mumbai: Prosecution seeks death for 29-year-old in physiotherapist rape, murder
case
Special Public Prosecutor Raja Thakare submitted before the court that the
manner in which the crime was committed showed the “total depravity” of
Debashish Dhara, who was found guilt
Oct. 1
GLOBAL:
How states are trying to slowly kill off the death penalty
Switzerland and other countries last week managed to push through a resolution
against the death penalty at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Over the
past decade the small alpine nation has strongly o
Sept. 30
CHINA:
Fears for Yang Hengjun's health amid reports he is being shackled in Chinese
detention
There are fears Australian writer Yang Hengjun is being shackled with chains to
his legs and hands during interrogations at a Beijing detention centre.
A family friend has raised c
Sept. 29
PAKISTAN:
2 sentenced to death in child kidnap, murder case
An antiterrorism court on Saturday awarded death sentence to 2 men for
kidnapping and killing a child over non-payment of ransom.
4 accused — Abdul Ghaffar Brohi, Abdullah Magsi, Ali Magsi alias Ali Dino and
Zah
Sept. 28
PAKISTAN:
Pakistani court overturns blasphemy conviction of Muslim man
Pakistan's Supreme Court acquitted a man Wednesday who was sentenced to death
for blasphemy in 2002, saying there was a lack of evidence against him.
Wajih-ul-Hassan was exonerated Sept. 25, with the c
Sept. 27
GHANA:
Waiting To Die: 180 On Death Row, No Executions Since 1993
Some 180 condemned prisoners are languishing on death row at the Nsawam Medium
Security Prison because successive Presidents had, since 1993, refused to sign
their death warrants.
The condemned prisoners include
Sept. 26
IRANexecutions, including female
Leila Zarafshan 95th woman to be executed in Iran under Rouhani
In the morning of Thursday, September 26, 2019, Leila Zarafshan was hanged in
the Central Prison of Sanandaj.
Leila Zarafshan is the last woman who became the victim of the
Sept. 25
PHILIPPINES:
CHR: Not all crime victims seek revenge via death penalty
Not all victims of heinous or drug-related crimes are out for revenge by
seeking the death penalty for those who have wronged them, the Commission on
Human Rights (CHR) said.
CHR Commissioner Karen Dum
Sept. 24
PAKISTAN:
Hospital employee gets death sentence for murdering colleague
A model court on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a fellow employee
at a private hospital in Gulshan-e-Hadeed 2 years ago. The Malir district’s
additional sessions judge awarded capital punish
Sept. 23
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh trying to bring back founder’s killerAfter 35 years of the
murder, Bangladesh’s Apex court served capital punishment against 12 convicts
A top Bangladeshi official claimed that a Canadian court’s verdict has cleared
the way of dialogue between the
Sept. 22
CANADA:
T.W. Paterson column: McLean brothers’ murderous rampage ended quietly
“Shoot! you son of a ——-, shoot! I’m not afraid of an ounce of lead.”—condemned
murderer Allen McLean.
For those who are familiar with provincial criminal history, this summer’s
murderous but, ha
Sept. 21
GREAT BRITAIN:
An A-Z guide to the history of executionsFor centuries, capital punishment
was part of everyday life, as shown by this alphabetical guide to a very
British way of death. Writing for BBC History Revealed, historian Gavin
Mortimer explores…
A … is for ASPH
Sept. 20
SUDAN:
Sudan's sovereign council decides to drop death penalty against 8 militants
Sudan's Sovereign Council on Thursday decided to drop the death penalty against
8 members of an armed group in Darfur.
"The council decided to drop the death penalty against 8 members of Su
Sept. 18
INDIA:
Odisha: Death penalty for Salipur rape & murder accused
A POCSO court today awarded death penalty to accused youth convicted in 2018
Salipur minor girl rape and murder case.
Yesterday, the special POCSO Court, Cuttack, had convicted accused Mohammed
Mustaque under s
Sept. 18
SOUTH AFRICA:
Online petition calling for death penalty surges to over 580k in 2 weeks
SIGNATURES on an online petition calling for the reinstatement of the death
penalty now number nearly 600 000, despite Justice and Correctional Services
Minister Ronald Lamola describing t
Sept. 17
JAMAICA:
Jamaican senator suggests resumption of death penalty by hanging, but is
quickly shot down
A Government senator has nudged the Andrew Holness administration to make
changes to the law that will allow Jamaica to resume hanging, but that
suggestion was quickly sho
Sept. 16
JAMAICA:
Fix law to resume hanging – Sinclair
A Government senator has nudged the Andrew Holness administration to make
changes to the law that will allow Jamaica to resume hanging, but that
suggestion was quickly shot down by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
Though the dea
Sept. 15
IRAQ:
They Left to Join ISIS. Now Europe Is Leaving Their Citizens to Die in
Iraq.A Belgian fighter captured in Syria was transported to Iraq to face
trial. He's now on death row.
There was no other way out. After months under siege in the Syrian city of
Raqqa, the B
Sept. 14
JAPAN:
Pope may meet Japanese man seeking retrial over death sentence
Arrangements are being made for a meeting between Pope Francis and Iwao
Hakamada, who is seeking a retrial for his conviction in a 1966 quadruple
homicide, during the pontiff’s visit to Japan in late Novembe
Sept. 13
UGANDA:
Museveni orders death penalty for convicted murderers in Uganda after brutal
killing of nephew
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda wants the death penalty activated in cases
of crime following the killing of his nephew
There is a proposition from the Ugandan p
Sept. 12
SCOTLAND:
Over 41 % of Scots would like return of death penalty
A poll for the Times has found that 1.8 million Scots would support the
reintroduction of death penalties for murderers.
According to a YouGov poll for The Times questioning 1,059 Scots, 41 % of the
population,
Sept. 11
IRANexecution
Prisoner Hanged in Borujerd CityThe execution has not been announced by the
Iranian authorities or media so far.
A prisoner was executed almost a month ago at a prison in Lorestan province,
Iran. The execution has not been announced by the Iranian author
Sept. 10
INDIA:
Odisha man gets death sentence for rape & murder
A POCSO court in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district today awarded death penalty to
a person for raping and murdering a minor girl, last year.
The convict has been identified as Kalia Manna alias Laba.
According to repor
Sept. 9
SOUTH AFRICA:
Death penalty no deterrent to crime, says expert
Bringing back the death penalty would be the same as recreating past injustices
and targeting predominantly poor people.
This is according to rape and violence law expert Lisa Vetten, who told the
Pretoria News t
Sept. 8
IRAN:
38 People Executed in August 2019The actual number of executions may be
even higher than reported.
At least 38 people were executed in August 2019 in Iran. In sum, between
January 1 and August 31, 2019, at least 185 people have been executed in the
country. The num
Sept. 7
IRELAND:
Irish Legal Heritage: The Manchester Martyrs
On 18 September 1867, Police Sergeant Charles Brett was shot dead while
transporting prisoners, including 2 members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
(IRB), from Manchester police court to Bell Vue Gaol.
Thomas Kelly
Sept. 6
IRAN:
Juvenile Offender Mehdi Khazaeian in Imminent Danger of ExecutionBased on
his identity documents, Mehdi was born on November 20, 1999. The alleged murder
took place when he was 16 years old, in Gorgan on March 13, 2016.
Unofficial sources have informed Mehdi Khaz
Sept. 5
SOUTH AFRICA:
The death of capital punishment in SA
The Constitutional Court abolished the death sentence in 1995, with a unanimous
landmark judgment penned by then-ConCourt president Arthur Chaskalson.
Everyone has the right to life.
That’s the full text of chapter 2, sect
Sept. 4
SRI LANKA:
3 sentenced to death for hacking to death another at Egoda Uyana
The Panadura high court today sentenced to death 3 persons found guilty of
hacking to death another at the Egoda Uyana junction in Moratuwa on February 1,
2009.
While 7 suspects were accused of thi
Sept. 3
SOUTH AFRICA:
South Africans are calling for the death penalty to be reinstated – here’s what
government says
Over 300,000 South Africans have signed a petition calling for the death
penalty to be reinstated, in the wake of several high profile murders and acts
of violenc
Sept. 2
PHILIPPINES:
Eileen Sarmenta's mom now for life imprisonment over death penalty
The mother of Eileen Sarmenta on Monday said she now prefers life imprisonment
over death penalty for heinous criminals.
Maria Clara Sarmenta, in a previous news report, said she supports the revi
September 1
INDIA:
Delhi Police urges court to prosecute Tharoor for murder of Sunanda Pushkar
The former Union minister, who is currently on bail in the case, was
charged by Delhi Police under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code
Delhi Police on Saturday urged a cit
August 31
CHINAexecution
Former Didi driver executed for rape, murder
Zhong Yuan, a Didi driver who raped and killed a 19-year-old female passenger
in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, last year, was executed by a court on Friday
after China's top court approved his death penalty.
The
August 29
THAILAND:
Myanmar workers facing death penalty for British tourist murders to seek Thai
pardon
2 migrant workers from Myanmar will seek a royal pardon from Thailand’s king
after its Supreme Court on Thursday upheld their death sentences for the murder
of 2 British backpack
August 28
BELARUS:
Belarusian authorities consider death penalty moratorium
The Belarusian authorities, together with representatives of the Council of
Europe, plan to develop a road map of this process.
4 people last year, and already 2 this year, were shot in the name of the state
August 27
IRANfemale execution
94th woman executed in Iran under Rouhani
On Sunday morning, August 25, 2019, a woman was executed in Mashhad Central
Prison. This is the 94th woman executed during 6 years of Hassan Rouhani’s
presidency.
The Iranian regime has executed at least
August 26
INDIA:
Death sentence can’t be imposed except in rarest of rare cases: SCIn one of
the case before the Supreme Court bench, the petitioner-convict was given a
death sentence imposed under Section 302 IPC by the trial court for killing a
minor girl after raping her.
De
August 25
GREECE:
August 25, 1972: The Last Execution in Greece Before Abolition of Death Penalty
On this day in 1972, 27-year-old Cretan electrician Vassilis Lymberis was
executed by a firing squad for murdering his mother-in-law, his wife, and his 2
children by burning down the fam
August 25
GREECE:
August 25, 1972: The Last Execution in Greece Before Abolition of Death Penalty
On this day in 1972, 27-year-old Cretan electrician Vassilis Lymberis was
executed by a firing squad for murdering his mother-in-law, his wife, and his 2
children by burning down the fa
August 24
CANADA:
New exhibit explores history of the death penalty in Quebec
A new exhibit in Quebec City aims to educate people about the history of the
death penalty in Quebec. An immersive experience at the Morrin Centre
transports visitors back in time and into the middle of a r
August 23
INDONESIA:
Australian convicted of cooking up his own cocaine could now face death penalty
in BaliRyan Willaims was already jailed for 5 years. But a bizarre legal
loophole could see him face the death penalty.
An Australian man sentenced to a shock 5 years in a Bali jai
August 22
SRI LANKA:
EU repeats opposition to Sri Lanka resuming executions
The European Union has said it is opposed to Sri Lanka reviving executions of
convicts and called on the government to maintain its moratorium on
implementing the death penalty.
The EU’s position was convey
August 21
UGANDA:
Uganda abolishes mandatory death penalty
Parliament in Uganda has passed a law that abolishes the mandatory death
penalty for certain crimes, amending four different laws that had earlier
prescribed capital punishment, including the Anti-Terrorism Act.
If approved by
August 20
SRI LANKA:
SC informs Parliament petitions on death penalty rejected
The Supreme Court (SC) has informed Parliament that 3 petitions submitted
against the implementation of the death penalty have been rejected.
Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri informed Parliament today abo
August 19
SINGAPORE:
Notes from inside death row in Singapore
I was sentenced to death on May 2, 2017. The judge said that even though my
involvement was just as a courier, he has no any other choice because the DPP
of Singapore did not want to issue the certificate of co-operation.
I
August 18
NIGERIA:
Islamic cleric advocates death penalty for corrupt practices, kidnapping
An Ibadan-based Islamic cleric, Alhaji Abubakar Umar-Erubu, has advocated death
penalty for anyone found culpable of corrupt practices and kidnapping in the
country.
The cleric said that the
August 17
MEXICO:
Mexico does not want El Paso shooter executed
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that Mexico does not want the
El Paso shooter who killed 22 people, including eight Mexicans, to be executed,
and may seek to extradite him from the United States.
The c
August 16
KENYA:
Life and Times of Kenya's Last Hangman
His name was Kirugumi wa Wanjuki, not known to many but those who are keen on
history, and those who were unlucky enough to go through his hands.
He lived in a cold village at the foot of the Aberdares, a poor and desolate
man
Aug. 15
IRAN:
Iranian Regime Continues to Use the Death Penalty
The Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty as a punishment is something that
concerns human rights organisations all over the world. Despite constant calls
for the Iranian regime to stop resorting to the use of execu
August 14
IRAQ:
Captured ISIS commander admits beheading 3 Kurds: ministry
Iraqi forces on Monday night announced the capture of an Islamic State (ISIS)
commander and 6 other militants in southwest Kirkuk province who are alleged to
have committed "heinous crimes" against civilians
August 13
JAPAN:
Hanged spree killer still provoking human rights debate
Half a century since his arrest in 1969, and 22 years since his execution,
Norio Nagayama, a repentant juvenile spree killer who became a prolific writer
behind bars, is still provoking debate on issues surroundi
August 12
IRAN:
Campaign Pressuring Tehran to Release 8 Environmentalists
Social media users have interacted regarding the issue of 8 environmentalists
facing security charges in Iran, 1 week after they started a hunger strike. 2
hashtags were launched to pressure Iran to release th
August 11
MALAYSIA:
SPAN wants stiffer jail terms, fines over death penalty for water
pollutersSPAN chairman Charles Santiago says no death penalty has been
imposed because no deaths have occurred as a result of water contamination.
The National Water Services Commission (SPAN)
August 10
NIGERIA:
Ekiti court sentences 2 robbers to death by hanging
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti yesterday sentenced 2 people to
death hanging for robbery and illegal possession of firearms.
The convicts, Adewa Sunday and Adedayo Amos, robbed Mrs. Abosede Oyey
August 9
SUDAN:
Sudan junta drops death penalty against rebel leaders
Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has cancelled the death
penalty that was issued against Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North
(SPLM-N) leader Malik Agar, his deputy Yasir Arman, and 15 others
August 8
KENYA:
Addicts are patients, it's drug peddlers who are criminals Branding them
criminals makes rehabilitation efforts difficult, if not impossible
The society has a habit of treating drug addicts more like criminals than the
patients they really are. But leaders are
August 7
IRANexecutions
5 Prisoners Executed at 1 Prison in 1 Day3 of them were identified by IHR
sources as Mohammadreza Shokri, Yousef Zakeri and Hossein Panjeh-Maryam.
5 prisoners were hanged for murder charges at the Iranian city of Karaj’s
Rajai-Shahr prison Wednesday.
August 4
IRAN:
Jailed Iranian-Swedish Dual National Pressured To Accept New Charges
In a telephone conversation with his family, the Iranian-Swedish scientist and
disaster medicine expert, Dr. Ahmad Reza Jalali (Djalali) has revealed that he
has been under pressure to admit new cha
August 3
SRI LANKA:
Sri Lankan Prime Minister proposes to end death penalty
Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has introduced a bill to
abolish the death penalty in the lead up to the execution of 4 drug convicts.
The proposed bill would abolish the death sentence in t
August 2
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia executes its own citizens with impunity. It is abhorrent that the
UK will not label it a pariah stateThe next G20 summit is in Riyadh in
2020. The international community must end its indifference to Saudi’s flagrant
abuse of human rights and ref
August 1
UNITED KINGDOM:
Families of IS suspects fear death penalty risk from evidence given to US
Mother of captured Islamic State member calls for son and accomplice to be
tried in UK jurisdiction
A human rights group has warned the UK against providing evidence to the US in
July 31
BELARUS:
Belarus Condemns Second Man To Death This Year
A man was sentenced to death in Belarus for double murder on July 31, despite
repeated calls by the European Union for the abolition of capital punishment in
the only European country that still carries out executions
July 30
CANADA:
Canada should bring back the death penalty
The nationwide manhunt for 2 suspected murderers has gripped Canadians.
And while everyone is waiting to see how events will be brought to a
conclusion, there are also questions to be asked about what will happen if they
a
July 29
PAKISTAN:
SC forms larger bench to determine the span of life imprisonment sentence
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the formation of a larger bench to
determine the exact length for a life sentence.
A 3-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, took notice
July 28
SAUDI ARABIA:
Amnesty: Saudi cleric Ouda faces possible death penalty for peaceful activism
Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia to drop plans to seek the
execution of cleric Salman Al-Ouda and release him without condition.
In a press release issued yesterday,
July 27
INDIA:
90 % Indian states want to retain death penalty: Kishan ReddyIn August
2015, the Law Commission had recommended abolition of death penalties except in
cases of terrorism and waging war against India.
90 % of the states have supported retaining death penalty in th
July 26
BAHAMAS:
Former BCC president comes out against capital punishment
Former Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) President Bishop Simeon Hall said
yesterday that he is no longer a supporter of the death penalty.
“I am no longer a supporter of that kind of dealing with our crime
July 25
CANADA:
Ottawa says it opposes death penalty as other foreign fighters face capital
punishment in Iraq
Ottawa says it opposes the death penalty but is not committing to stop the
potential transfer of Canadian citizens from Syria to Iraq, where other foreign
nationals are fa
July 24
CHINA:
China's top court vows death penalty to child sex offenders of serious cases
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) announced Wednesday that criminals
committing sexual assault against children that are "extremely vile in nature"
and cause "extremely severe consequences"
July 23
NIGERIA:
Why rapists must be sentenced to death by hanging– FIDA
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), has called on Kaduna
State government to change the punishment for rape and defilement from 14 years
to death penalty by hanging.
Mrs. Zainab Atoba, Preside
July 22
JAPAN:
Death wish: Portrait of an arsonistFrom the ashes of the murderous Kyoto
Animation arson, troubling questions and frightening patterns emergeKyoto
police are piecing together the evidence behind Thursday’s deadly arson attack
that claimed 34 lives and injured d
July 21
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Hanged in One Day at 1 Prison
4 prisoners were hanged in 1 day at the Iranian city of Karaj’s Rajai-Shahr
prison.
According to IHR sources, on the morning of Wednesday, July 17, 4 prisoners
were executed at Rajai-Shahr prison.
One of them, A
July 20
MALAYSIA:
Human rights advocate applauds govt effort to end mandatory death sentences
The cabinet has drawn praise from a human rights advocate for its move to
handle the proposed abolition of the death penalty early by affirming in March
that it plans to do away with mandato
July 19
MOROCCO:
Moroccan court orders death penalty for jihadists who beheaded tourists3
men who killed Scandinavian women hiking in High Atlas face death sentence
A Moroccan court has condemned 3 Islamic State group supporters to death for
the murder of 2 Scandinavian women w
July 18
SRI LANKA:
EU reiterates call for moratorium on death penalty
The European Union has once again called on Sri Lanka to stop the
implementation of capital punishment. Ambassadors of EU countries in Sri Lanka
had reiterated their request when they met with a group of UNP parliam
July 17
ZAMBIA:
Lusaka woman gets death sentence for poisoning her 2 sons
The Lusaka High Court has sentenced to death by hanging a 29-year-old woman of
Lusaka for killing her children by administering Doom, a pesticide, to them.
This is in a matter where Miriam Mulenga on January
July 16
CZECH REPUBLIC/CHINA:
MOFA lauds Czech Republic's protection of 8 Taiwanese wanted by China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday lauded the Czech government's
decision to provide "subsidiary protection" to eight Taiwanese fraud suspects
detained in its capital Pragu
July 15
SAUDI ARABIA:
They were convicted of minor crimes as teens and now face beheading and
'crucifixion' in Saudi Arabia
When Ali al-Nimr was 17, he says he was suddenly rammed by a Saudi Arabian
government vehicle while riding his motorcycle through the eastern district of
Qati
July 14
CANADA/IRAN:
Canada refuses to help secure justice for murdered Toronto man
The man wanted for hacking a Toronto father to death last year with a machete
sits in an Iranian prison — but not for much longer.
Hair stylist Sepehr Yeganehfathollah, 26, fled back to his Iranian
July 13
IRANexecution
Man Hanged at Mahabad Prison
“In an extraordinary event, Veis’s execution was carried out at the prison’s
courtyard. Prisoners could see and hear everything,” the source told IHR.
A prisoner was hanged at Mahabad Prison’s courtyard this morning. Other
p
July 12
YEMEN:
UN 'alarmed' at death sentences given by Yemen rebel court
The United Nations said Friday it was "alarmed" at death sentences given by a
court run by Yemen's Huthi rebels to 30 academics, trade unionists and
preachers for alleged spying.
"The UN Human Rights Office ha
July 11
PAKISTAN:
Children on death row: Why Pakistan must stop hanging juvenile
offendersDespite the prohibition, cases of juvenile offenders' executions
are far from the exception.
The following is an excerpt from Justice Project Pakistan’s (JPP) book, The
Death Penalty in
July 10
LUXEMBOURG:
Asselborn pursues universal abolition of the death penalty
The Minister of Foreign Affairs maintains anti-death penalty stance in response
to Christian Social People's Party MP Laurent Mosar.
Foreign Affairs Minister Asselborn reaffirmed his ambition concerning th
July 9
NEW ZEALAND:
Give paedophiles 'involuntary euthanasia': Adviser for Hannah Tamaki's
Coalition NZ Party
A campaign manager for Hannah Tamaki's Coalition New Zealand Party has called
for the Government to introduce involuntary euthanasia for paedophiles who are
repeat offen
July 8
TUNISIA:
Gay Tunisian politician Mounir Baatour is running for President
A gay politician has announced he is running to become President of Tunisia,
where homosexuality is still illegal.
Mounir Baatour, the head of the country’s fringe Liberal Party and a well-known
campa
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