Quarrel between the families of victim and of executed inmate
A Muslim woman was sentenced to death in Pakistan on 19 January 2022 after being convicted of sending a blasphemous text message and caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp, a court said.
The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has upheld the death sentence for an Emirati man convicted of the premeditated murder of his father.
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on 17 January 2022 sentenced a 36-year-old former soldier, Olasoji Damilola and 32-year-old Benson Koiki to death by hanging for armed robbery.
A Chinese court has sentenced 2 people to death for attempting to smuggle 400 kilograms of methamphetamine by sea from Southeast Asia to Taiwan, state media reported on 12 January 2022.
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
