news - 08 May 2025 - BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF SENIOR LAWYER IN SYLHET

A Sylhet court on May 6, 2025 sentenced three individuals, including the son of the victim, to death for the brutal 2011 murder of veteran lawyer Shamsul Islam Chowdhury. Another accused in the case received a three-year prison sentence.

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news - 08 May 2025 - NIGERIA

NIGERIA: BRT DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BAMISE’S MURDER

Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court on May 2, 2025 sentenced Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola.

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news - 08 May 2025 - IRAN

IRAN - Mohsen Raeisi executed in Shiraz on May 4

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IRAN - Manouchehr Golabi executed in Bandar Abbas on May 6

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IRAN - Ruhollah Moradiani executed in Karaj on May 7

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IRAN - Mehdi Khani executed in Arak on May 6

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IRAN - Ammar Validi executed in Ahvaz on May 4

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