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A special POCSO court in Kolkata on February 18, 2025 sentenced a man guilty of rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old child in north Kolkata to death by hanging.

Saudi authorities executed a Somali national convicted of drug smuggling and a Saudi citizen found guilty of murder, the Ministry of Interior announced on February 16, 2025.

A former senior legislator in eastern China's Jiangsu province was given a suspended death sentence for taking bribes, abusing his power and illegally trading landuse rights, a court in the central province of Hubei announced on February 17, 2025.

The High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced Mr. Eze Kingsley to death by hanging, for the murder of Wagbara David, The Sun reported on February 12, 2025.

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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Kenya has praised the formation of a Parliamentary Task Force to review the country’s death penalty laws, calling it a crucial step in justice reform, Capitalfm website reported on February 13, 2025.