Tag: death penalty
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
Malaysia to abolish mandatory death penalty
Further study would be conducted on what sentences could be substituted for the death penalty
Man sentenced to death for Indian holy city bombings
Nearly 500 people are on death row in India, and capital sentences for murder and terrorism convictions are common, but executions are rare
Amnesty International highlights ‘worrying rise’ in global executions
At least 579 executions were carried out across 18 countries in 2021 -- a 20 percent increase on 2020
Singapore executes mentally disabled man despite outcry
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state
Singaporeans hold vigil for Malaysians facing execution
The demonstrators held electric candles, torches, and signs reading "Abolish the death penalty" and "End oppression, not life"
Four sentenced to hang in Bangladesh over celebrated writer’s murder
The men brutally maimed award-winning author and language professor Humayun Azad outside a book fair in 2004
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