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NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 4 TO DEATH BY HANGING IN OSUN 17 January 2023 An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on 16 January 2023 sentenced four persons to death by hanging for murder and other related offences. Read everything

SOMALIA: SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CIVILIAN KILLING

16 January 2023

A Somali soldier - Qasim Duale Abdi - was sentenced to death on 15 January 2023 for killing a civilian after refusing to pay him extortion, an army officer said.

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SAUDI ARABIA: PROSECUTORS SEEK DEATH PENALTY FOR ACADEMIC OVER SOCIAL MEDIA USE

16 January 2023

A prominent law professor in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty for alleged crimes including having a Twitter account and using WhatsApp to share news considered “hostile” to the kingdom, according to court documents seen by the Guardian.

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IRAN - Iran executions: the role of the ‘revolutionary courts’ in breaching human rights

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IRAN - Three More Protesters Sentenced To Death

15 January 2023

Javad Rouhi, Kimia Javadi and Mehdi Mohammadifar

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IRAN - Maher Eyluli and Ali Abbaszadeh executed in Shiraz on January 12

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IRAN - 74 women killed during nationwide uprising of women

15 January 2023 Read everything

SOMALIA: EX-ARMY OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROLE IN MOGADISHU BOMBINGS

14 January 2023

The Court of the Armed Forces of Somalia has sentenced to death a former army official – Sharif Mohamed Barkhadle Ayanle for his role in Mogadishu blasts, Shabelle Media reported on 12 January 2023.

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