The Court of Cassation has upheld a June 2022 Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to death after he was convicted of murdering a 69-year-old relative in June 2021, The Jordan Times reported on July 5, 2023.

Close to 1,000 prisoners on death row or serving natural life jail terms will have to wait before filing applications to the Federal Court for a review of their sentences under a law passed by Parliament recently, Free Malaysia Today reported on July 4, 2023.

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The Dein of Agbor Kingdom in Delta State, Benjamin Keagborekuzi, on July 4, 2023 proposed the death penalty for any public officer in Nigeria, found guilty of embezzling and diverting public funds.

396 executions since the beginning of 2023

213 women executed since 2007