news - 08 March 2021 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

USA - Pennsylvania. Christopher Williams Released From Prison After Being Cleared of Another Murder

In 1989 he was charged with 6 murders, none of which he committed

news - 08 March 2021 - PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN: MAN WHO RAPED FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL GETS DEATH SENTENCE

Rawalpindi Additional District and Sessions Judge Jehangir Gondal awarded a death sentence and imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on a man convicted of raping a five-year-old girl.

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news - 08 March 2021 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

DRC: TWO WHISTLEBLOWERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA

Two whistleblowers Gradi Koko Lobanga and Navy Malela were sentenced to death in absentia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in September 2020, the PPLAAF said on 4 March 2021.

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USA - Federal Executions Were Likely COVID Superspreader Events

08 March 2021

Associated Press Finds

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IRAN - Ebrahim Hassani executed at Shahr-e-Kurd Prison on March 7

08 March 2021

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IRAN - Unidentified man executed at Yasuj Prison on March 7

08 March 2021

For murder

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IRAN - Iran frees British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe

08 March 2021

Her British passport has not been returned to her

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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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