Tag: death penalty
More than 100 sentenced to death in Yangon since Myanmar coup
Of the 101 people documented by RFA’s Myanmar Service, 50 were convicted in secretive military tribunals
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp status
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and laws prohibiting it can carry a potential death sentence
Taiwan retains capital punishment, undermines claim to be bastion of rights
Despite its frequent use against dissidents during decades of martial law, most polls show Taiwanese still support the death penalty
Japan executes three prisoners in first hangings since 2019
Worldwide, at least 483 people were executed last year in 18 countries, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International
North Korea trying to hide executions from world: rights group
North Korean escapees said executions were carried out at closely monitored sites with authorities ensuring no information gets out
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao backtracks stand on death penalty revival
"Right now, I’m just holding it. I’m not pushing right now because of the situation of this country,” said Manny Pacquiao
Singapore court delays execution of Malaysian disabled person due to COVID-19
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 33, was scheduled to be executed by hanging in Singapore’s Changi prison on Wednesday
Bangladesh sentences five militants to death for killing US blogger
They belonged to an al Qaeda-inspired domestic militant group
Philippine church leaders counter attempts to campaign for revival of death...
Revival of the death penalty ‘will not resolve the faults’ in the country’s justice system
Choose life: Reflections on the reimposition of the death penalty
Legalizing the death penalty in the Philippines one more time is not a sign of progression, but retrogression