news - 28 May 2026 - VIETNAM

VIETNAM: FACTORY WORKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COFFEE SHOP OWNER DURING ROBBERY

Tran Van Quy, from Cai Doi Vam Commune, southern Ca Mau Province, was sentenced to death for murder at a first-instance trial held by the Tay Ninh People’s Court on May 27, 2026.

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news - 28 May 2026 - IRAN

IRAN - Toomaj Salehi: death sentence of Ekbatan Protesters is Against Humanity

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news - 28 May 2026 - IRAN

IRAN - Majid Shirzadi executed at Hamedan on April 28

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IRAN - Milad Heydari executed at Marvdasht on May 11

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TANZANIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MOTHER

27 May 2026

The High Court in Kagera on May 27, 2026 sentenced Adolf Daudi, a resident of Nyamilanda Village in Muleba District, to death by hanging after convicting him of murdering his mother.

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IRAN - Saman Ebrahimi and Ali Shahbazi executed in Kermanshah on May 25

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IRAN - Yahya Sobhani executed in Sari on May 3

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO AVOID THE ERASING EVIDENCE OF 1980S EXECUTIONS BY DESTROYING BEHESHT-E-ZAHRA SECTION 41 IN IRAN

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