Japanexecutes a foreigner for the first time since the disclosure of details of its sentences began in 2007. He was a Chinese man convicted of killing a family of four. (Reuters)(BBC News)
In Ivory Coast, former rebel leader, prime minister and presidential candidate for next year's general election, Guillaume Soro, could face prison for life over an alleged coup plot that involved amassing weapons, says the country's public prosecutor. (Reuters)
A court in Morocco sentences a man to four years in prison for insulting the king. Authorities also arrest a Twitter user for criticizing the long prison terms given to those who protest. (Reuters)
Chief Minister of Uttar PradeshYogi Adityanath threatens to confiscate property from more than 200 people, mostly Muslims, allegedly to pay for damages caused by protesters. The northern Indianstate has seen the most violence from the protests, with 18 out of the 25 killings happening there. (Al Jazeera)