Tag: death penalty
Philippines’ anti-death penalty lobby lacks numbers, says prison ministry official
At present, there are six pending measures in Congress that seek to restore capital punishment in the country
Video: ‘The death penalty is inadmissible’ – Pope Francis
Pope Francis said that “the death penalty is morally inadmissible as it destroys the most important gift we have received: life.”
Philippine women’s group calls for justice for four activists executed in...
The death sentences are the first known judicial executions in Myanmar since 1988, according to Amnesty International
Southeast Asian MPs condemn ‘barbaric’ executions of political prisoners in Myanmar
State-run New Light of Myanmar said "the punishment has been carried out under the prison's procedures," without elaborating
Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March
The spate of hangings has prompted growing calls for Singapore to abolish the death penalty
Singapore conducts two more executions: activists
The latest executions come after the hanging of a mentally disabled man in April sparked widespread international outrage
Malaysian to be hanged in Singapore after court dismisses appeal
A judge can commute the sentence to life in prison if the offender acted only as a courier and cooperated with authorities
Singapore to conduct another execution for drug trafficking, say activists
Singapore has faced mounting calls to abolish the death penalty, but continues to insist that it has helped keep the city-state safe
Cardinal Bo appeals to Myanmar’s military not to execute political opponents,...
“If the regime goes through with this, it marks a new low for this already brutal, barbaric, inhumane and criminal junta,” said Cardinal Bo
Pakistan court upholds death sentence for two Christians
In prison since 2011, the brothers were first arrested for allegedly publishing blasphemous materials on the internet
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