USA - California. Outgoing governor Brown reopens the case of Kevin Cooper

27 December 2018 :

Outgoing Governor Jerry Brown has issued an executive order granting limited DNA testing to Kevin Cooper. Cooper, now 60, Black, has long maintained his innocence of a 1985 murder of four, and substantial evidence points to other individuals as the killers.

 
(Source: DPIC, 24/12/2018)

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MALAYSIA: KING PARDONS 3 INDONESIANS WHO HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

09 August 2019

Three Indonesian citizens returned to their homeland on 7 August 2019 after they were granted pardons by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).

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INDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF NINE-MONTH-OLD

09 August 2019

A court in Telangana on 8 August 2019 sentenced a man to death for sexual assault and killing of a nine-month-old girl child.

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NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 2 TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY

09 August 2019

Two men have been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for robbery and illegal possession of firearms, the Leadership reported on 8 August 2019.

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IRAN: 5 PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER CHARGES

08 August 2019

Mohammadreza Shokri, Yousef Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam and 2 others were hanged for murder charges at Rajai-Shahr prison on 7 August 2019.

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KENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING

08 August 2019

Two people who robbed and consequently kidnapped a neuro surgeon with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital have been sentenced to death by an Iten court, KNA reported on 29 July 2019.

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NIGERIA: NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KANO

08 August 2019

A notorious criminal and serial killer, Umar Yakubu, has been sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court, The Daily Post reported on 31 July 2019.

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URGENT APPEAL FOR HENRY SIRECI FOR 42 YEARS ON DEATH ROW IN THE UNITED STATES

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