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Apr
2024
Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has condemned the death sentence of protest rapper Toomaj Salehi."Toomaj's death sentence signifies the death of our vibrant movement. Let us rally for the survival of the movement that defines our existence," she said in a message from Evin prison (pictured).Mohammadi's statement, posted on her official Instagram page, adds: "The
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Apr
2024
For the first time in at least five years, Supreme Court justices last week issued dissents from the Court’s denial of review in two capital cases on the same day. Both cases involved official misconduct. One alleged that Texas prosecutors illegally struck 13 women from Dillion Compton’s
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Apr
2024
Footballer Josh Cavallo has revealed he would not compete in the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia if selected, due to the country’s anti-gay laws.It is illegal to be gay in Saudi Arabia, punishable by the death penalty.“I honestly wouldn’t feel safe,” Cavallo told The Mirror.“There’s certain
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Apr
2024
An Iranian court has sentenced to death a popular rapper jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, local media reported Wednesday."Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption
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Apr
2024
PETALING JAYA: Amnesty International Malaysia has commended Malaysia for the abolition of the mandatory death penalty and for imposing a moratorium on the execution of the death sentence, which has led to an overall decrease in the use of the death penalty by the courts.However, the rights group
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Apr
2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A controversial bill that would allow the state to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape of a child passed the House of Representatives Monday, clearing the final legislative hurdle before becoming law in Tennessee.HB1663, by House Majority Leader William
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Apr
2024
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 21, 2024: At least two men including an Afghan national were executed for drug-related charges in Ghezelhesar Prison. At least two murder death row prisoners are at risk of execution.According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in
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Apr
2024
Machilakath Abdul Rahim, who killed a Saudi teenager in a 2006 accident, now looks set to be freed after friends and celebrities back his releaseAn Indian national convicted of killing the Saudi teenager he was paid to drive has escaped execution in the kingdom after Indians around the globe
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Apr
2024
Neelam sentenced to death for burying toddler alive after kidnapping her, in a rare and heinous crime. The court found her guilty of murder and destruction of evidence, causing outrage in society.LUDHIANA: Over two years after the brutal murder of a toddler, the woman who killed her was sentenced
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Apr
2024
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners, including some who were on death row, in an independence day amnesty on Thursday.Zimbabwe marked 44 years of independence from colonial rule, which ended in 1980 after a bloody
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Apr
2024
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - An Alabama House committee rejected a bill that would have impacted sentences for dozens of death row inmates.The proposal would have required courts to resentence people sentenced to death by a judge who overrode a jury’s recommendation of life in prison.That practice
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Apr
2024
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 15 2024: Marjan Hajizadeh and Esmail Hassaniani, a couple sentenced to death for drug-related charges in a joint case, were executed in Zanjan Central Prison. Marjan is reported to have been 16 at the time of arrest, which IHRNGO is working to confirm
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Apr
2024
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 24, 2024: State media reported the execution of Hadi Mirgozar for murder charges at an unspecified prison.According to Haft Sobh newspaper, a man was executed on 10 April. He was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for the murder of a woman named Elham
The death sentence handed down to protest rapper Toomaj Salehi has sparked a wave of grief and determination among his fans and fellow citizens, who view him as a powerful voice for their cause.Amir Raisian, his lawyer, said the verdict is riddled with "obvious legal contradictions" and
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Apr
2024
(NEW YORK) — The district attorney in Stanislaus County, California, has filed new paperwork in court opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team — the Los Angeles Innocence Project — for DNA testing in the murder case of Laci Peterson and Conner Peterson.In a more than 300-page filing on
The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed three more prisoners amid a significant rise in death penalties in the country.According to a report by the Haalvsh human rights organization, inmates convicted of drug-related crimes were executed in Taybad Prison, located in Razavi Khorasan
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 20, 2024: Fariborz Dadgar, a man on death row for drug-related charges, was executed in Ahvaz Sepidar Prison. His father was executed for the same charges at the prison 16 years ago.According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in
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2024
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 20, 2024: Seven men including six Baluch and a Kurd were executed for drug-related charges. Five were executed in Kerman Central Prison and two in Chahar Bahar Prison.According to Haalvsh, five men were executed for drug-related charges in Kerman Central Prison
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Apr
2024
9 prisoners of drug charges executed in the central prisons of Kerman, Chabahar and GhezelHesarAccording to the Iranian Human Rights Society website, on Sunday, April 21st, 2024, 9 prisoners including, Baloch and Kurdish drug suspects were executed in the central prisons of Kerman, Chah bahar
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Apr
2024
The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of a man convicted of killing a delivery driver who stopped at an ATM. Justices granted the Alabama attorney general's request to authorize an execution date for Keith Edmund Gavin. Governor Kay Ivey will set the day of the
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 18, 2024: Afshin Bagh Shirin, a man on death row for drug-related charges, was executed in Urmia Central Prison.According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Urmia Central Prison on 13 April. His identity has been established as
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Apr
2024
KOTA BARU: A total of 54 prisoners escaped death by hanging, after the Federal Court, sitting at the High Court here today, commuted their sentences to imprisonment between 30 and 38 years.A three-judge panel led by the Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, in a unanimous decision waived the
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Apr
2024
KOTA BHARU: A former excavator driver escaped the death penalty after the Federal Court commuted his sentence to 38 years in prison and 12 lashes for killing a woman 16 years ago.The case was one of 28 cases reviewed during the Federal Court of Malaysia Conference at the Kota Bharu High Court
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Apr
2024
A court ruling in Taiwan could lead to abolishing capital punishment on the island. Given strong public support for the death penalty, how will the court reconcile constitutional human rights with Taiwanese society?Taiwan's Constitutional Court on Tuesday debated the island's death penalty and
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Apr
2024
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized Iraqi authorities for carrying out the death sentences of 13 men on the same day, saying the prisoners were denied fair trial, and expressed concern that many others had been executed in secret.A total of 13 prisoners were
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Apr
2024
The 39-year-old, who claimed she was under the influence of a 'voo-doo spell', will stand trial for first degree murder with a weapon starting May 7 Florida prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a mother who forced her young daughters to drink bleach before choking one to
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Apr
2024
Kansas - A judge has denied a request by death-row inmates Jonathan and Reginald Carr to be resentenced in a December 2000 crime spree that included five murders.The Carr brothers filed motions in November requesting a new hearing to determine whether the evidence supports the death penalty
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Apr
2024
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 20, 2024: Valiollah Bakhtavar, an Afghan national on death row for murder, was executed in Tabriz Central Prison. "He worked at a fruit stall and had got into an altercation with his boss because he didn’t pay him, leading to the murder."According to information
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Taiwan's constitutional court will convene a highly anticipated debate on Tuesday about whether the current death penalty system is constitutional, addressing an issue that has been contentious in Taiwan for decades.The debate, scheduled for Tuesday, will see attorneys
After the deadly terrorist attack at Moscow's Crocus City Hall, some Russian politicians are debating trying the suspects to Belarus, which still has death penalty. But it's not that simple.The terror attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall has ignited debate about the reintroduction of the death
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Apr
2024
Saudi Arabia executes man for murdering Otaibah tribe womanRIYADH: Saudi Arabia has executed a native citizen. The Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia has announced that the execution of a man named Basil Bin Suhail has been carried out. Basil was executed for killing a woman by hitting
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Apr
2024
There’s an effort underway, in the current legislative session in Baton Rouge, to reverse course on the controversial execution method with Senate Bill 430.When Louisiana legislators approved the use of nitrogen gas asphyxiation as an execution method during a second special legislative session
The Islamic Republic has executed eight more prisoners over the past few days amid a significant spike in death penalties.On April 14, 2024, Hamedan Prison executed Arsalan Hashemi, a man convicted of drug offenses, according to human rights group HRANA.Hashemi had been sentenced to death in
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Apr
2024
On Tuesday, April 16, the driver identified as having deliberately run over 23-year-old doctoral student Badr Bouljoihel received the death penalty. In 2019, the accused was convicted for similar offenses, where the manslaughter was deemed involuntary.The criminal chamber of first instance of the