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BANGLADESH: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE IN CHITTAGONG

04 March 2021

A Chittagong court on 3 March 2021 sentenced four people to death in a case filed for killing a woman after rape in 2016.

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USA - Oklahoma. Supporters of Jones submitted more 6.2 million signatures (including HoC’s)

04 March 2021

supporting his petition for clemency

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USA - Nearly 1 Million Dollar for Each Federal Execution

03 March 2021

financial records recently obtained by the ACLU

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IRAN - Behnam Mahjoubi, sentenced to 2 years, died from lack of medical treatment

03 March 2021

Mahjoubi was a Gonabadi sufi dervish

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APPEAL OF REPRIEVE, IHR AND HOC TO THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT NOT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN

02 January 2021

The Organizations are deeply concerned by the Italian Government’s recent pledge to provide counter-narcotics support to the Government of Iran given the high risk that this support will result in death sentences being handed down to alleged drug offenders.

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