03 February 2020 :
According to Iran HRM, a prisoner, identified as Peyman Sheikhi, was hanged in the prison of Raja’i Shahr on January 27. The man was charged with murder.
(Source: Iran HRM)
03 February 2020 :
According to Iran HRM, a prisoner, identified as Peyman Sheikhi, was hanged in the prison of Raja’i Shahr on January 27. The man was charged with murder.
The Kumamoto District Court on January 28, 2026 rejected a retrial request from the family of a man with leprosy who was executed more than 60 years ago for a 1952 murder despite long claiming his innocence.
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