Former North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho appears to have been executed last year, a Japanese newspaper reported on 4 January 2023.

A Zambian appeals court has upheld a death penalty imposed on a woman of Ndola who burnt her former boyfriend with petrol resulting in his death a few days later after he ended their relationship, Zambia Daily Mail reported on 17 January 2023.

Already 31 executions in the first 2 weeks of the year

Already 30 executions since the beginning of the year

An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on 16 January 2023 sentenced four persons to death by hanging for murder and other related offences.

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.

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.

Javad Rouhi, Kimia Javadi and Mehdi Mohammadifar