04 September 2007 :
Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso granted general pardons on the occasion of Congo's National Day. The sentences of 17 people on death row were commuted to life terms. According to human rights body Amnesty International, there have been no penal executions in Congo since 1982 although the death penalty is still in force in the Congolese penal code.
A military criminal court in the town of al-Rai in Aleppo’s countryside on May 22, 2024 issued a death sentence against the suspects involved in the assassination of activist Mohammed Abdul Latif (Abu Ghannoum) and his pregnant wife, about a year and a half ago in the city of al-Bab, eastern Aleppo.
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Bahrain has unconditionally released more than 1,500 prisoners, including political detainees, in the biggest royal pardon since the 2011 Arab spring uprising, The Guardian reported on April 9, 2024.
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