Tag: death penalty
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
Singapore’s death row sister
For four decades, Sister Fernandez has taken the last walk with 18 Singaporean men sentenced to death by hanging
Death keeps its sting in the court of Malaysian public opinion
Govt faces a struggle to repeal capital punishment, despite its increasing unpopularity for some crimes
Bangladesh sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack
Convicted men belong to a group that seeks to establish sharia rule in the predominantly Muslim country
Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager in harassment case
The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death for the murder of a teenage girl who refused...
Amnesty alleges beatings in Malaysian death penalty cases
Malaysia has the death penalty for 33 crimes, and executions are mandatory for some including murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking
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