news - 01 July 2026 - BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH: 3 POLICE OFFICERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING PROTESTERS IN 2024 UPRISING

A special tribunal in Bangladesh on June 28, 2026 gave the death sentence in absentia to three police officers, including the former police chief of the capital Dhaka, in connection with the killing of protesters during a 2024 uprising that led to the collapse of the government.

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news - 30 June 2026 - MOROCCO

MOROCCO TO HOST 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY

Morocco has announced that it will host the 10th International Conference on the Abolition of the Death Penalty

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news - 30 June 2026 - IRAN

IRAN - Mohammad Ali Haji-Hassani and Mahmoud Ghaem executed in Yasui on June 22

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SAUDI ARABIA: THREE SOMALI NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING

30 June 2026

Saudi Arabia on June 28, 2026 executed three Somali nationals convicted of smuggling hashish into the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said

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USA - Alabama. Jason Osborn’s conviction and death sentence reversed

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USA - NLADA to Honor 33 Firms with the 2026 Beacon of Justice Award

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USA - Florida. Former prison warden urges corrections workers to not participate in executions

29 June 2026

Ron McAndrew is the former warden of Florida's death row

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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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