Abdoljalil Dorakzehi, Nematollah Shahnavazi, Nasir Shahbakhsh, ... Ghaljayi and two unidentified men

A bill seeking to abolish the death penalty for harbouring hijackers and for publicly stripping a woman of her clothes was passed on July 18, 2025 by the Senate amidst voices of dissent from both sides of the aisle.

Death Penalty Information Center analysis

Against Black Americans, Women, and People of Faith

Gujrat district and sessions judge awarded the death sentence to a murder accused and also imposed a fine of Rs0.5 million.

An 80-year-old woman who had been sentenced to death in Sri Lanka by the Hambantota High Court for a 1993 murder was acquitted and released by the Court of Appeal on July 18, 2025 bringing an end to a 32-year legal battle.