Egypt 1 sentenced to death for ordinary crimes

09 September 2018 :

April 2018: the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced one person to death for murder, which occurred in a fight following a traffic dispute.

 
https://eipr.org/en/press/2018/05/april-sees-15-cases-referred-mufti-and-various-preliminary-and-final-verdicts-death

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KENYA: ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE CONVICT LOSES HIS BID TO OVERTURN DEATH SENTENCE

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A man sentenced to death for robbery with violence on June 16, 2026 lost his bid to overturn his conviction and sentence after the High Court in Nyandarua dismissed his petition.

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NIGERIA: SOKOTO COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM, ARMS TRAFFICKING

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A Sokoto State High Court on June 24, 2026 sentenced three men, including a Nigerien national, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism and arms trafficking offences.

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IRAN - 126th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign

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IRAN - Hossein Kashani Hanged in Kerman on June 15

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IRAN - Fayeq Ahmadi executed in Sari on June 21

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SAUDI ARABIA: ALMOST 100 PEOPLE EXECUTED SO FAR THIS YEAR AS DOZENS MORE REMAIN ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES

23 June 2026

Saudi Arabian authorities have executed nearly 100 people so far this year, including at least 61 for drug-related offences, the latest of which was on 18 June.

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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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