news - 17 July 2025 - INDIA

INDIA: SC ACQUITS MAN ON DEATH ROW, ISSUES NATIONWIDE GUIDELINES ON DNA EVIDENCE HANDLING

The Supreme Court of India on July 15, 2025 acquitted a man on death row in a murder case, outlining the gaps in forensic evidence and issued countrywide directions on handling of DNA samples.

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news - 17 July 2025 - IRAN

IRAN - Ghasem Azizi executed in Birjand on July 14

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news - 17 July 2025 - IRAN

IRAN - Mohammad Javad Kazemi executed in Arak on July 14

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IRAN - 3 political prisoners sentenced to death

17 July 2025

Massoud Jamei, Alireza Mardasi and Farshad Etemadifar

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IRAN - Kianush Khosravi Siahbidi executed in Kermanshah on July 15

17 July 2025

704 executions in Iran since the beginning of 2025 (at least)

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YEMEN POSTPONES EXECUTION OF INDIAN NURSE ON DEATH ROW

16 July 2025

Authorities in Yemen have postponed the execution of an Indian nurse who is on death row after being found guilty of murder, Indian foreign ministry sources say.

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USA - Florida. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, Black, was executed on July 15

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO SAVE THE LIVES OF POLITICAL PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW

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