Vida Mehrannia
Fifth woman to be executed in 2022
Karim Bagheri, the football player, saved 2 men
Three members of the same family were awarded the death penalty by an Additional District and Sessions Court in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) on 20 May 2022, for murdering their sister.
While not ruling out a return to the death penalty, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says imposing a life sentence will be more effective in the drive towards eradicating crimes and criminality in the society.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on 24 May 2022 announced he is making moves to abolish the death penalty in the country.
The main accused in the Nithari killings, Surinder Koli, on 19 May 2022 was awarded the death penalty by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad.
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
