24 October 2018 :
A prisoner was hanged on 22 October 2018 at Ardebil Prison, northwest Iran. Found guilty of murder, Meysam Saber, 27, has been on the death row since August 2015.
Reports indicate at least 45 inmates of Ardebil prison, most of whom under the age of 30, are presently on death row. One of them is blind and four were juveniles at the time of arrest.
The Osaka District Court on April 15, 2024 dismissed a lawsuit by death row inmates that claimed same-day notifications of executions violate the Constitution — the first ruling of its kind.
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A Nigerian court on March 26, 2024 sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling.
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