A Lahore sessions court has handed down death penalty to a man for raping and killing a three-old-boy in 2017, The Dawn reported on 4 February 2022.

A Minna High Court has sentenced 11 persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the murder of seven villagers over a land dispute in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.

Ruling with far-reaching implications

A Malaysian who rode his motorcycle into Singapore to deliver a bag containing more than 900g of a powdery substance was sentenced to death on 4 February 2022 for drug trafficking.

Saudi Arabia on 2 February 2022 freed Dawoud Al-Marhoon who had previously been sentenced to death for protesting while he was a minor.

Two Egyptian brothers have been sentenced to death for killing their father after learning about him raping their sister (his daughter), Gulf News reported on 5 February 2022 citing local news.

Three locals and a China national were sentenced to death by the Sibu High Court on 4 February 2022 after they were found guilty of two drug trafficking charges.

A Bangladeshi court on 31 January 2022 handed down the death penalty to two policemen and life term to seven other officers on charges of killing an ex-army major in a “pre-planned” attack in Cox’s Bazar, a sea-side resort town, in 2020.