Tag: death penalty

Organizers said about 400 people joined the demonstration at "Speakers' Corner," the only place in the city-state where protests are allowed

Death sentences are common in Bangladesh with more than 2,000 people currently on death row

Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state

The vice president said data from around the world show that reimposing the death penalty will not lower crime rates considerably

The city-state has some of the world's toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists capital punishment remains a deterrent against crime

Of the 101 people documented by RFA’s Myanmar Service, 50 were convicted in secretive military tribunals

Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and laws prohibiting it can carry a potential death sentence

Despite its frequent use against dissidents during decades of martial law, most polls show Taiwanese still support the death penalty

Worldwide, at least 483 people were executed last year in 18 countries, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International

North Korean escapees said executions were carried out at closely monitored sites with authorities ensuring no information gets out