NOTE
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INDONESIA:
Indonesia will not abolish death penalty, Wiranto says
Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has
stressed that the government would not consider abolishing the death penalty,
and
Aug. 2
TURKEY:
A step back from the death penaltyTentatively, cautiously, we can say that
Turkey is dropping talk of reinstating capital punishment
There are very few aspects of the 15 July coup attempt in Turkey that did not
cause alarm abroad, but one that resonated more than
Aug. 1
SCOTLAND/PAKISTAN:
Scottish lawyer fight for the rights of the innocents on death row in Pakistan
Becoming interested in Pakistan as a student, lawyer Isabel Buchanan moved to
the country those condemned to death row.
When Isabel Buchanan was a student in Glasgow, she had a
Aug. 1
UNITED KINGDOM/SAUDI ARABIA:
Ministers urged to correct claims over Saudi juveniles executions
International human rights organization Reprieve is urging the UK Government to
correct inaccurate statements it has made about three juveniles facing
beheading in Saudi Arabia.
July 31
UNITED NATIONS:
UN chief bucks capital punishment
The United Nations human rights chief is opposing the imposition of capital
punishment in all circumstances, saying death penalty is "not an effective
deterrent" to crime and does not protect people from drug abuse.
UN High
July 30
CHINA:
Corruption and the Death Penalty in China
On Monday, July 4, 2016, Ling Jihua was sentenced to life imprisonment by the
No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin after a closed-door trial. He was
convicted of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and
July 29
INDONESIA:
After executions, Indonesia says it will review death penaltyThe
government's statement comes just hours after it executed 4 drug convicts
including 3 foreigners
It looks as if international and local pressure on the Indonesian government to
abolish the death
July 29
INDIA:
Govt not in favour of abolishing death penalty: Kiren Rijiju
Government today said in Rajya Sabha that it is "not in favour" of abolishing
the capital punishment considering the "prevailing circumstances" in the
country.
"The prevailing circumstances in which we are
July 28
INDONESIAexecutions
Indonesia executes 4 drug traffickers
The Indonesian government on Friday said it had executed 4 drug traffickers,
giving a reprieve of uncertain duration to 10 others it had said would also be
put to death.
Deputy Attorney-General Noor Rachmad said 1
July 28
INDONESIAimpending executions
Jokowi called on to stop imminent executions
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should commute the death sentences of at least
14 people who face imminent executions for drug trafficking, the Human Rights
Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
The
July 28
BOTSWANA:
Death row inmates make one last plea
2 convicted hit men on death row have made one last plea to the Court of Appeal
(CoA) bench in an attempt to have their lives spared. On Monday the duo, Daniel
Semi and Gaolatlhe Thusang, made a brief final appearance before the
July 27
INDONESIA:
Injustice victims may be executed
Indonesia is running a serious risk of executing innocent persons if it insists
on going ahead with the executions of 14 death row convicts, expected on
Friday.
The convicts, who have received official notification letters of
July 27
PHILIPPINES:
Solons file 1st house bill seeking to restore death penalty
Members of the House of Representatives will deliberate on the re-imposition of
the death penalty on its 2nd day of regular session for the 17th Congress on
Tuesday.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and
July 26
INDONESIA:
Indonesian woman appeals for clemency
A last-minute clemency appeal has been launched for an Indonesian woman
believed to be facing the firing squad in the country's next round of
executions, feared to be imminent.
The woman, known as MU or Merry Utami, was a poor
July 25
INDIA:
Majority of 1st time offenders get death sentence - Survey report
Death Penalty India recently conducted a survey which revealed that 60% of the
criminals belong to uneducated poor families who have been given death
sentence.
There 241 criminals out of 385 who
July 24
PHILIPPINES:
Mistaken executions seen with death penalty revival
Owing to an error-prone judiciary, many convicts would be wrongfully executed
once Congress revives the death penalty, a pro-life lawmaker warned on Sunday.
"We're afraid the rate of wrongful executions could
July 23
IRAQ:
Stalled death sentences spur debate in Iraq
The Karrada blast, which killed about 300 Iraqis on July 3, brought attention
to the thorny issue of the convicted terrorists who have spent years on death
row awaiting execution. Amid popular discontent, the Iraqi government
July 22
TURKEY:
Turkey rebuffs EU on death penalty, as Erdogan calls for 'new blood' in army
Turkey rebuffed the European Union on Friday over the death penalty, while
President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to restructure the military and give it "fresh
blood", signalling the scope of a
July 22
SINGAPORE:
Geylang murder suspect is charged in death of coffeeshop helper
A 64-year-old man was charged on Friday (Jul 22) with the murder of 52-year-old
Goh Eng Thiam, who was found dead in Geylang 2 weeks ago.
Toh Sia Guan was accused of killing Goh between 7.30am and
July 21
IRANexecutions
10 Prisoners Executed at Rajai Shahr Prison in 1 DayThe execution spree of
the Iranian authorities continues with 10 executions carried out on Wednesday
July 20 at Rajai Shahr Prison. About 38 executions have been reported in Iran
in the past week.
A
July 21
TURKEY:
Experts: Restoring death penalty in Turkey would be risky
Rights groups and legal experts said Wednesday that Turkey would be abandoning
international rights conventions, and reverting to relics of military
dictatorships if it reinstates the death penalty, which was
July 20
GLOBAL:
Death penalty executions at a 25 year high, Amnesty reports
The number of people executed around the world has reached a sobering new
record. New figures released by Amnesty International show a 50 % rise in
executions in 2015.
More than 1634 people were condemned to
July 19
BANGLADESH:
3 get death penalty for 1971 war crimes
A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced 3 members of a militia group to
death for their role in killings and other serious crimes committed during the
country's independence war against Pakistan 35 years ago.
5 other
July 19
VIETNAM:
Court upholds death sentence for accomplice in Binh Phuoc massacre
The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal against the death sentence by a man
who, together with an accomplice, killed 6 members of a family in the southern
province of Binh Phuoc last year.
July 18
IRAN:
10 Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison Scheduled for Execution
About 10 prisoners in Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison (Alborz Province, northern
Iran) were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their
executions scheduled for Wednesday July 20. According to close
July 18
IRANexecutions
16 prisoners including a woman hanged in 1 day, 2 in public 30 prisoners
executed in less than a week in cities across the country
In a new wave of executions, the Iranian regime executed 30 prisoners in
various cities from July 11 to 17. 16 were
July 17
EGYPT:
Egypt court hands death sentences to 6 Brotherhood members over 2013
violenceThe 9 Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced in absentia meaning
that if they turn themselves into the authorities a retrial will be granted
A Cairo criminal court handed death and
July 17
PAKISTAN:
Isabel Buchanan: 'In Pakistan, law was literally a matter of life and
death'The Scottish lawyer talks about her book recalling her time as a
23-year-old working on death-row cases in Pakistan
Pakistan has around 8,000 people on death row. What kinds of crimes
July 16
NIGERIA:
Lawyers advocate capital punishment for kidnappingThe lawyers decried the
increasing cases of kidnapping cases in the country, saying that death sentence
would serve as a deterrent to those who want to venture into the crime
Some Abuja-based lawyers have called
July 15
LEBANON:
Lebanon charges 3 over suicide bombings
Lebanon's military prosecutor has charged 3 people, including 1 Syrians, with
links to the Islamic State group and involvement in suicide bombings in a
village on the Syrian border.
A judicial source told AFP on Thursday that
July 15
RUSSIA:
Politician demands terrorists get death penalty in the wake of Nice attack
Leader of the Just Russia political party Sergey Mironov has reiterated the
need to impose capital punishment on terrorists and their accomplices in the
wake of the truck rampage in Nice.
July 14
GHANA:
2 death sentences in TamaleGhana is considered to be a democratic country
that leads in human rights but unfortunately the entrenched clause in the
constitution that allows the death penalty has become rampant, a human rights
activist says.
The Tamale High Court
July 14
IRAQ:
Iraqi President approves decision to carry out death penalty
Iraqi President Fuad Masoum has approved a decision to carry out death
sentences for a number of prisoners convicted of serious terrorism offenses
which "claimed the lives of innocent citizens," according to a
July 13
IRANexecutions
Iran regime hangs nine collectively
Iran's fundamentalist regime hanged 9 prisoners collectively on Wednesday in
Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.
3 of the executed prisoners were identified as Seyyed Mohammad Taheri, Amir
Khadem Rezaiyan
July 13
MALAYSIA:
Stop shifting the goal post on abolishing the death penalty
A parliamentary reply dated May 20 to my question on the breakdown of
nationalities on the death row in Malaysia and if the government is ready to
abolish the mandatory death penalty, stated that 1,042
July 12
IRAN:
A Prisoner Scheduled to Be Executed Within 3 Days
Mehdi Pakgoftar, from Ilam is scheduled to be executed on drug related charges
within 3 days. His elderly parents have sit in front of the Head of Judiciary's
Office since 2 months ago and insist on their son's
July 11
BOTSWANA:
Death row 'hit men' plead for justice 2 death row inmates have pleaded
with the Court of Appeal (CoA) to overturn their fate with their maker arguing
that they were never the masterminds behind the killing of an innocent old man
in 2008.
In an emotionally
July 10
CANADA:
Americans To Support Death Penalty: Poll
Canadians are more forward-thinking than Americans on a vast range of social
issues - with 1 surprising exception, a new poll suggests.
Abortion, pornography, and sex-same relationships are significantly more
accepted in Canada
July 8
PHILIPPINES:
Senators split on lowering age of criminal liability to 9
Is the Philippines ready to put to death a 9-year old?
Senator Paolo "Bam" Aquino IV posed this challenge to critics of the Juvenile
Justice and Welfare Act and those calling for the lowering of age of
July 8
IRAQexecutions
Isis has executed 5 Sunni tribesman and beheaded 6 of their own militants for
spyingThe extremists are becoming increasingly paranoid as the borders of
their self-proclaimed caliphate shrinks.
The Islamic State (Isis) militant group has executed 6 of
July 7
NIGERIA:
When Will NIgeria Abolish the Death Penalty?
Ugo Aliogo writes that there is a clarion call on Nigeria by Amnesty
International to abolish the death penalty.
Solomon Prosper was 25 years old, he was arrested for an alleged case of murder
of his cousin, a crime he
July 6
IRAN:
Shahram Ahmadi in Imminent Danger of Execution after Request for Retrial
Rejected
Shahram Ahmadi is in imminent danger of execution after his lawyer's request
for a retrial was rejected by Iranian authorities.
Iran's Supreme Court has reportedly rejected a request for
July 6
GHANA:
Human rights lawyer calls for death sentence to be expunged
A leading human rights activist explained that even though the basis for the
death sentence was for a culprit to receive equal measure of punishment of what
he meted out to a victim, many culprits are found
July 3
MALAWI:
Malawian president drafts new law to deal with Albino killersMalawi
President, Peter Mutharika, Friday announced that he will introduce a new law
to deal with "evil-minded" people involved in the killings of persons with
albinism in the country.
Muntharika
July 2
PHILIPPINES:
Manila lawmaker files bill reviving death penalty
A member of the House of Representatives from Metro Manila filed the first bill
for the revival of the controversial death penalty in support of the vow of
President Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte to stamp out corruption
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June 28
TANZANIA:
'Penalise Albino Killers' Dline Goes Here
The Tanzania Albino Society (TAS) has reiterated its call to the government to
execute the death penalty pronounced over 19 people who were found guilty of
murdering people
June 28
BOTSWANA:
Will Death Row Hit Men Escape The Hangman's Noose? Among cases to watch during
the July Court of Appeal (CoA) session are of death row inmates, Daniel Semi
(30) and Gaolatlhe Thusang (35) who are seeking to convince the bench to rescue
them from the noose.
The
June 27
LIBYA:
Kadhafi son's new lawyers urge ICC to drop case
New lawyers representing the son of slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi
announced Monday they will ask the International Criminal Court to quash the
case against him as he has now been tried and convicted by a Libyan
June 27
SUDAN:
'Death Penalty for Student a Crime' - Darfur Bar Association
In a statement on Friday, the Darfur Bar Association (DBA) strongly objected to
the death sentence handed-down by the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court on student
Mohamed Abdallah Baggari.
On 29 April last year,
June 26
BANGLADESH:
Youth to die for killing couple in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a youth to death for killing a couple in
the town in 2014.
The death penalty awardee is Golam Mustafa Mithu, 25, son of Abu Zafar of
Chhoykhada village under Kotchandpur upazila
June 26
KENYA:
Kenyans to give views on death penalty from Monday
A debate seeking public views on the administration of capital punishment and
management of capital offences will kick off on Monday in Kisii County.
The power of mercy and advisory committee and national crime
June 25
PHILIPPINES:
Church, activists fear reimposition of death penalty Reintroduction will
see many innocent and poor people executed in the Philippines, they say
Church leaders and human rights advocates marked the anniversary of the
abolition of the death penalty in the
June 24
SRI LANKA:
Foreign Minister Calls on Leaders to Have Courage to Abolish Death Penalty
According to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera Legislators and jurors in
Asian states including Sri Lanka, where the death penalty is yet to be
abolished are unwilling to take the necessary
June 23
IRAN:
Iranian stars campaign to save lives of convicts on death row
Celebrities in Iran have joined a campaign to save the lives of convicts on
death row, encouraging forgiveness in a country that has one of the world's
highest records of executions.
Public figures including
June 23
INDIA:
Prez rejects mercy plea of 2 convicts of Jharkhand massacre
The mercy plea of 2 convicts, who killed 8 members of a family including a
physically disabled youth in Jharkhand nearly 9 years ago, has been rejected by
President Pranab Mukherjee.
The President has
June 23
CANADA:
Marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the death penalty
Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the House of Commons vote to abolish
the death penalty in Canada.
The final execution in Halifax took place in 1935. Daniel Sampson was arrested
and charged with the
June 22
TAIWAN:
Taiwan 'moving toward' abolishing death penalty
The Ministry of Justice yesterday responded to EU calls to abolish capital
punishment by saying that Taiwan's justice system is moving toward that goal in
the long term, adding that a high percentage of Taiwanese still
June 22
JAPAN:
Suspect in fatal stabbing spree hopes to get death penalty
A man stabbed 4 women, killing 1, at a shopping mall in this northern city June
21, and told police he hoped to be hanged for the crime.
The suspect, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, 33, was overpowered by a security guard
June 21
VATICAN CITY:
Death penalty fosters revenge, not justice, pope says
Use of the death penalty is an unacceptable practice that sows vengeance and
does not bring justice to the victims of crime, Pope Francis said.
No matter how serious the crime, to kill a convicted person is
June 21
BANGLADESH:
Man to die for killing wife for dowry in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for
dowry in Muktagachha upazila in 2012.
The death penalty awardee is Ashraful Islam, 28, son of Nowsher Ali of
Gandappur village in
June 20
PHILIPPINES:
Church: shun culture of death
The incoming Duterte administration has promised a bloodbath in the war on
drugs and criminality - but not if the Catholic Church can help it.
Led by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, the Church released yesterday an
"oratio
June 19
PHILIPPINES:
Alternative to death penalty proposed
A bill defining a new mode of life imprisonment for serious offenders will be
filed by Buhay party-list Rep. Jose "Lito" Atienza when the 17th Congress
opens.
Atienza said his proposal is an alternative to death by hanging
June 18
BANGLADESH:
Family meets Quasem at Kashimpur jail
Family members of condemned war crimes convict Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali met
with him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur this afternoon.
9 family members including his wife, son and daughter-in-law reached the jail
gate around
June 17
VIETNAM:
2 Lao men arrested for trafficking 35 kilos of opium into Vietnam
Vietnamese border guards and Laos authorities conducted a joint operation on
Wednesday and arrested 2 Lao men who were trafficking 35 kilograms of opium
into Vietnam.
Bua Thoong, 38, and Bua May, 35,
June 16
JAPAN:
Death penalty to stand for man over 2010 murder as minor
A death sentence given to a man convicted of murdering 2 women and seriously
injuring another man in 2010 when he was 18 is set to be finalized after the
Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court rulings.
June 16
PHILIPPINES:
'Alcatraz' for drug lords pushed
Of the country's 7,107 islands, 1 can have a special purpose.
Sen. Vicente Sotto III said he would start his stint in the 17th Congress by
reviving his proposal to have an "Alcatraz-style" prison island for convicted
drug
June 15
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Dubai's Attorney General calls for death penalty for Obaida's killer
The Attorney General of Dubai has called for the death penalty against the
alleged killer of eight-year-old Obaida Al Aqrabawi, who was kidnapped,
strangled and then murdered last
June 15
PAKISTAN:
Shahid Hamid murder case: Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Altaf Hussain
and 3 other MQM leaders
An anti-terrorism court has issued non-bailable warrants for Muttahida Qaumi
Movement supremo Altaf Hussain and 3 other senior MQM leaders Nadeem Nusrat in
the
June 14
IRAN:
7 Sunni Prisoners Sentenced to Death by the Revolutionary Court
On May 25, 2016, the death sentences of 7 Sunni prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison
was notified to them. This verdict was issued by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary
Court headed by judge Moghiseh.
According to
June 14
INDONESIA:
Stall attendant faces death penalty for rape, murder
The trial of a general goods kiosk attendant accused of raping and killing a
9-year-old girl in October last year began at the West Jakarta District Court
on Monday.
The defendant, Agus Dermawan, alias Agus
June 13
KURDISTAN:
Death sentences, life imprisonment for Ainkawa suicide car bombers
The Erbil Criminal Court today handed down death sentences and life
imprisonment for those responsible for a suicide car bombing in Ainkawa in
April 2015 that killed 2 and wounded many others.
June 12
INDIA:
German Bakery blast: State to file appeal in Supreme Court against Baig's
acquittal
The state government is all set to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against
Bombay High Court's order acquitting the lone convict Mirza Himayat Baig in the
2010 German Bakery blast
June 11
BANGLADESH:
Death-row war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali to seek review of top court verdict
Convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will file a
petition for reviewing the Supreme Court's verdict upholding his death
sentence.
Mir Quasem's lawyers met
June 10
INDONESIA:
Gulberg massacre case: Court defers quantum of punishment till
MondayEarlier on Monday, prosecution had sought death penalty for all the
24 people convicted for the gruesome killings.
The special SIT court hearing the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre is expected
June 10
PHILIPPINES:
Duterte eyeing 50 executions every month - lawmaker
Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte wants 50 convicts executed every month by
hanging once Congress re-imposes the death penalty, representative-elect Danilo
Suarez of Quezon said yesterday.
"He feels that if
June 9
PHILIPPINES:
DUTERTE EYES 50 EXECUTIONS A MONTH Pro-death penalty bill could be passed
in 3 to 4 months
A bill calling for the revival of the death penalty may be passed by the House
of Representatives within the year, after President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, its
staunch
June 8
INDONESIA:
The Cogs of Indonesia's Death MachineIndonesia's executions for
drug-related crimes are based on political expedience, not necessity.
12 months following the Indonesian government's execution of 8 people, some of
whom were foreign citizens, all on charges of
June 8
MALAWI:
No death sentence for albino murderers - Mutharika
Coming hot on the heels of yet another angry outburst from Mulanje South
legislator Bon Winiko Kaalindo that he will walk naked if the people who are
murdering people with albinism are not given a death sentence when
June 7
PAKISTAN:
Hundreds hanged as Pakistan rushes to clear death-row backlog
Pakistan has executed more than 400 people since lifting its moratorium on the
death penalty 18 months ago, with a surge of hangings that has alarmed rights
groups.
At least 325 people were hanged last
June 7
BANGLADESH:
Death warrant read out to war criminal Mir Quasem Ali
Authorities at the Dhaka Central Jail- 2 in Gazipur's Kashimpur read it out to
the senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader.
"He said that he will file a plea for a review of the verdict after consulting
his lawyers and
June 6
INDONESIA:
Govt should use human trafficking angle in Rita's defense
The government should use the human-trafficking angle in its defense strategy
against the death penalty handed down by a Malaysian court to Rita Krisdianti,
an Indonesian migrant worker, even though it would
June 5
PHILIPPINES:
UK envoy to PH: No to death penalty
BRITISH Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmid said his government will not
extradite convicted Filipinos from the United Kingdom even under an existing
treaty if the Philippines revives the death penalty as espoused by
June 5
INDONESIA:
3 Arrested on Charges of Carrying 150 Kg of Hashish
Police have detained 3 people on charges of transporting 150 kilograms of
hashish from Aceh province to North Sumatra province.
Hashish is an extract of cannabis/marijuana plant, containing concentrations of
the
June 4
JAMAICA:
Give ruthless killers their just reward
THE EDITOR, Sir:
On Sunday, May 29, 2016, Pastor Al Miller gave a spirited piece on the death
penalty titled 'Sovereignty, death penalty and justice', in which he took us on
a trip down memory lane.
Recently, the national
June 3
SINGAPORE:
111 drug offenders nabbed, 2kg cannabis seized in islandwide raids
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 111 suspected drug offenders and
seized drugs worth more than $88,000 in multiple operations throughout
Singapore.
A drug syndicate that distributes
June 3
KENYA:
Kenya to abolish death penalty
The death penalty in Kenya could be abolished by 2019.
Chief State Counsel Emily Chweya has said the government is set to undertake
public awareness on the need to abolish death penalty before implementation in
2019.
Chweya said this
June 3
IRANexecutions
Iran hangs man and woman in prison
Iran's fundamentalist regime has hanged a man and a woman in a prison in
Qazvin, north-west of Tehran.
The woman was not named, but the office of the regime's prosecutor-general in
Qazvin Province said that she had been
June 2
PHILIPPINES:
Int'l group of jurists tells Duterte, reinstating death penalty is a huge
setback
An international organization of judges has written an open letter addressed to
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to express their concern over his plan to
reinstate death penalty.
June 1
IRAN:
Man Charged with Corruption on Earth to Be Hanged in Public Tomorrow
An unidentified man charged with "Corruption on earth" is reportedly scheduld
to be executed in public in the city of Shiraz (Fars province, southern Iran)
early morning on Thursday June 2. The public
June 1
MALAYSIA:
Man Faces Death Penalty For Weed Charge in Malaysia
A federal contractor has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for allegedly
trafficking several dozens of pounds of cannabis.
Dickson Levy Maria George, 29, was handed down his sentence from High Court
Judge Datuk Dr
June 1
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia on course to execute more than 100 people in first 6 months of
2016 as use of death penalty rises
The rate of executions so far this year has been higher than 2015, which set a
21-year record
Saudi Arabia could be on course to put more than 100
May 31
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Family disowns Obaidah's killer, seeks death penalty for the accusedMan has
criminal record in his home country
The Jordanian national accused of killing 9-year-old Sharjah boy Obaidah has a
criminal record in his home country, reported Emarat Al
May 31
BANGLADESH:
Death penalty for killing Barguna minor Rabiul
A Barguna court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to the lone accused in the
minor Rabiul murder case.
The additional district and sessions judge, Mohammad Abu Taher, handed down the
verdict in presence of Miraz
May 30
GAZA:
In the Case of Gay Gaza Commander Executed for 'Moral Crimes,' New York Times
Editorialists Are MIA
A brief news article in the New York Times last week reported that Hamas has
called for resuming the death penalty in Gaza. According to the report, capital
punishment
may 30
SUDAN:
Sudan to charge detained Pastor with death penalty
A pastor could face the death penalty after his attorney told International
Christian Concern that the Sudanese government is planning to charge him with
espionage and other crimes against the state.
Last December,
May 29
SYRIA:
Inmates in Syria's Hama prison capture regime officialsPrison chief among
11 snatched by prisoners in Hama's central prison, after inmates handed death
penalty.
Prisoners inside Syria's Hama central prison have captured several government
officers, including a
May 28
IRANexecutions
Hangings continue in Iran this week
14prisoners were executed at prisons in the Iranian city of Karaj this week. 11
were executed on Wednesday 25 May in Gohardasht Prison; one of whom is believed
to have been a minor at the time of his alleged offence. A
May 27
MALAYSIA:
Penang police seize drugs worth RM30,000 in raid---ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid
said the police have detained 2 friends aged 18 and 16 suspected of being drug
dealers and seized drugs worth about RM30,000 during a press conference at the
northeast district police,
May 27
INDONESIA:
Indonesia cyanide death penalty 'possible'Despite assuring the Australian
Federal Police the death penalty would not be sought, Jakarta prosecutors are
publicly refusing to rule it out.
Jakarta prosecutors have refused to publicly rule out the death penalty in
May 26
SUDAN:
Sudan pastor faces death penalty
A Christian human rights group is concerned that a Sudanese pastor could soon
be facing the death penalty.
In December of last year, the African country of Sudan began a crackdown of
church leaders and pastors which included several
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