may 26
IRANexecutions
2 Prisoners Hanged in Southern Iran
2 prisoners were reportedly hanged in Shiraz (Fars province, southern Iran) on
Tuesday May 24.
According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, one of the prisoners,
identified as "Hadi Shekasteh", was hanged at Adel
May 25
INDONESIA:
Child Rapists Face Death Sentence Now As President Approves New Law
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has approved a law prescribing the death
penalty as the maximum sentence for child rapists, after several brutal gang
rapes sparked public outrage in the country.
May 25
GLOBAL:
Why Pointing a Finger at Countries With the Death Penalty for Drugs Is Not
Enough
The death penalty for drug offences has received much attention recently. Mass
executions last year in Indonesia, and the announcements of further killings,
have garnered world
May 24
INDONESIA:
8 drug suspects handed over to prosecutors
The National Narcotics Agency ( BNN ) on Monday handed over 8 drug suspects,
who had allegedly attempted to traffic almost 100 kilograms of crystal
methamphetamine into the country from China, to the Semarang Prosecutor's
May 24
GAZA:
Hamas announces public executions that will 'take Gaza past Saudi Arabia'
The Palestinian militant group Hamas is to carry out a string of public
executions in the Gaza strip, the patch of territory it controls.
The executions were announced by Hamas's attorney general in
May 22
PHILIPPINES:
Lacson wants death penalty for 'habitual' public fund stealers
Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson thinks if the death penalty will be reimposed,
those found guilty of plunder or even the crime of graft, especially if is a
"habit," should be subject to capital punishment.
May 22
IRAN:
23 executions in 2 days Iranian Resistance calls for saving the lives of
10 young prisoners facing the gallows
At a time when 23 prisoners were executed on May 17 and 18 in the prisons of
Urumieh, Tabriz, Yazd, Yasouj, Sari and Mashhad across Iran, another 10 young
May 20
INDONESIA:
Selangor police seize 600,000 Eramin 5 pills worth RM9 mln
Selangor police seized 600,000 Eramin 5 pills worth RM9 million and arrested a
local man in Teluk Gong, Klang on Wednesday.
Head of the Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department ACP Amran Ramli
May 20
SINGAPOREexecution
Singapore Executes Malaysian Convict Hours After Last Appeal
A Malaysian man convicted of murder in Singapore was executed Friday hours
after the city-state's highest court rejected a last-minute appeal, police
said.
The Court of Appeal found no merit in
May 19
ISRAEL:
Death penalty for terrorists deal infuriates former AGFormer Attorney
General Yehuda Weinstein says capital punishment 'not ethical,' calls on
current AG to threaten to resign in protest.
Former Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has roundly condemned the reported
May 19
IRAN:
13 executions in a single day
Javad Larijani, the regime's head of human rights, acknowledges a "torrent of
executions" and justifies torture and brutal punishments under the pretense of
Qisas describing them as "holy verdicts".
The mullahs' antihuman regime hanged 13
May 19
UNITED NATIONS:
UN's rights chief urges firms to follow Pfizer's lead on death penalty
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein praised Pfizer on
Thursday for banning sales of its chemicals that have been used for lethal
injections in some U.S. states, and
May 18
INDONESIA:
Human Rights Watchdog Calls for End to Capital Punishment
As preparations for the third round of executions continue on Nusakambangan
Island near Cilacap, Central Java, human rights activists and legal academics
have criticized Indonesia's continued use of capital
May 18
LEBANON:
106 handed down death penalty in Lebanon over Arsal clashes
A Lebanese military judge has sentenced 106 men to death over the 2014 clashes
between the army and terrorists in the country's northeast near the border with
conflict-ridden Syria.
A judicial source said
May 17
SINGAPORE:
HRW: Grant clemency to death row inmate in Singapore
Singapore President Tony Tan should urgently grant clemency to death row
prisoner Kho Jabing, who is due to be executed on May 20, Human Rights Watch
has said.
Jabing was convicted of the murder of Cao Ruyin in
May 17
JAPAN:
After hanging, ex-citizen judge calls death penalty 'murder'
Toshiyasu Yonezawa says he committed "murder" when he was performing his civic
duty.
The 27-year-old's "victim" was Sumitoshi Tsuda, himself a convicted killer who
fatally stabbed 3 people in Kawasaki,
May 16
AFGHANISTAN:
The Taliban Is Publicly Executing Women Again
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they would shoot women for so-called "moral
crimes" in front of stadium crowds. Activists fear that the terrorist group is
going back to the bad old days of public executions.
The
May 16
JAMAICA:
The death penalty is not the answer
National Security Minister Robert Montague recently said that his ministry is
taking steps "to determine if there are any legal impediments to the resumption
of hanging in Jamaica". He further stated that persons who intend to
May 16
INDIA:
7 given death penalty in 2012 'witch' lynching case
7 persons, including a woman, were today sentenced to death and 6 others to
life imprisonment by a court in Ghatal for the 2012 lynching of 3 women of a
single family on suspicion of their being witches at a village in
May 16
SINGAPORE
Grant Clemency to Death Row Inmate Sentencing of Kho Jabing Violated Fair
Trial Rights
Singapore President Tony Tan should urgently grant clemency to death row
prisoner Kho Jabing, who is due to be executed on May 20, Human Rights Watch
said today. Jabing was
May 15
SINGAPORE:
Imminent executions in Singapore and Indonesia must be halted
We the undersigned, human rights organizations, and concerned human rights
defenders condemn the imminent executions of Kho Jabing in Singapore and at
least 15 individuals which apparently includes, 4
May 15
UNITED KINGDOM/TRINIDAD:
UK judges to rule on death penalties for 'intellectually disabled'
Case of 2 Trinidadians on death row may set global precedent that could prevent
the execution of people with extremely low IQs
The fate of 2 Trinidadian prisoners, both of whom have
May 14
SINGAPORE:
JOINT STATEMENT ON IMMINENT EXECUTION OF KHO JABING
We, the undersigned, are troubled by the imminent execution of Jabing Kho in
Singapore, despite strong concerns over the development of his case. We believe
there are strong grounds for President Tony Tan of the
May 13
SINGAPOREimpending execution
Kho Jabing to be hanged next FridayFamily of Sarawakian convicted of murder
in Singapore told to make arrangements for his body to be flown back to Miri
after execution.
Sarawakian Kho Jabing is set to be executed by Singapore's prison
May 12
IRAN:
Teenager tortured into confessing is days away from execution in Iran
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday
of a teenager who was just 15 years old at the time of his arrest, said Amnesty
International.
Alireza Tajiki, now 19
May 12
PAKISTAN:
Army Chief awards death penalty to 5 terrorists including Sabeen Mahmud's
killer, IBA student Saad Aziz
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday signed the death warrants
of 5 hardcore terrorists, including the killers of Sabeen Mahmud.
An ISPR
May 11
PAKISTAN:
SC stays execution of 3 convicted by military courts
The Supreme Court stayed on Tuesday execution of 3 convicts handed down death
sentences by military courts and ordered office of the Attorney General to
respond to allegations mentioned in a petition.
The order
May 11
INDIA:
Outfit seeks death penalty in Santhal woman's murder case
All India Manji Pangana Mahal (AIMPM), a national Santhal tribe outfit, here
today staged a sit-in protest demanding death penalty for the killer of a B.Ed
student who was shot dead outside her college last week.
May 11
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA:
UN wants death penalty off the books
Several countries at the United Nations (UN) have recommended that the
government of Antigua & Barbuda establish a formal moratorium on capital
punishment.
The recommendations, which came from among approximately 44
May 10
TAIWANexecution
Taiwan executes subway killer
Taiwan on Tuesday executed a former college student who killed 4 people in a
random stabbing spree on a subway 2 years ago, in an attack which horrified the
generally peaceful island.
Cheng Chieh, 23, was anaesthetised then
May 10
PAKSITANexecution
Death row convict hanged in Sahiwal
A death row prisoner involved in murder case was executed in the Central Jail
Sahiwal on early Tuesday morning, Dunya News reported.
According to details, prisoner Mansha had killed a man in 2001 during a robbery
May 10
IRELAND:
10 amazing Irish men and women who cheated the hangman
Ireland had a bitter history of the death penalty under the British. Famous
rebels like Henry Joy McCracken, Robert Emmet and Padraig Pearse were put to
death as a warning to other Irish people considering
May 9
BELARUSexecution
Statement by the Spokesperson on the execution of Syarhey Iwanow and of the
confirmation of the death sentence against Sergei Khmelevsky
Despite the many calls made by the European Union, another execution has been
carried out in Belarus. The case of
May 9
INDONESIA:
Bali 9 lawyer calls for death penalty discussion a year on from executions
The Indonesian lawyer for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran says it is time for
activists fighting to end the death penalty in the country to engage with the
Islamic community about the cause.
May 9
IRANexecution
1 Prisoner Hanged Publicly In Western Iran
1 prisoner was hanged publicly in the "Azadi" (Liberty) Square of Kermanshah,
western Iran. The public execution was carried out in front of hundreds of
people Sunday morning May 8.
According to the Iranian state-run
May 8
PAKISTAN:
Capital punishment to 2 postponed for 10 Days
The death penalty awarded to two persons in famous murder cases has been
postponed in Central Jail Mirpur for 10 days on the appeal of the families of
convicts forforgiveness.
According to Jail authorities, the schedule
May 8
AFGHANISTANexecutions
6 Taliban inmates on death row hanged: Afghan govt
6 Afghan Taliban inmates on death row were hanged on Sunday, government sources
said, in the first set of executions approved by President Ashraf Ghani since
he came to power in 2014.
"In
May 7
JAMAICA:
Human rights groups urge Jamaica to shelve idea to resume hanging
Forget the death penalty and instead focus on fast tracking critical reforms in
the justice and law enforcement systems.
That's the advice 2 human rights groups - Stand Up for Jamaica (SUFJ) and
May 6
UGANDA:
Murder Cases Dominate Supreme Court Session
Murder cases have dominated the list of cases listed for criminal session
before the Supreme Court starting May 9.
According to the cause list dated April 28, the court deputy registrar has
listed 12 murder cases involving 17
May 5
PAKISTAN:
Convicted kidnapper: Man sentenced to death
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to a man
for kidnapping a jeweller, and taking ransom before releasing him.
Special Judge ATC-II Asif Majeed Awan convicted Amir alias "Teddy" for
May 4
INDONESIA:
Indonesia is preparing to execute prisoners, police official confirms
Spokesman says firing squad has been in training, risking backlash from foreign
governments with citizens on death row
Indonesia is preparing to execute several prisoners, a police official
May 4
JAMAICA:
An eye for an eye?
The majority of nations that execute citizens do so based upon the premise that
death is the most powerful deterrent, deserved retribution, and that no mercy
should be shown to the merciless. It is against this background that advocates
of capital
May 3
PAKISTAN:
Pak army courts sentence 11 Taliban militants to death The 11 belonged to
the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan which is waging a bloody insurgency against the
military and the government.
Pakistan military courts have sentenced 11 Taliban militants to death for
May 3
IRELAND:
1916 court martials and executions: Sean MacDiarmadaProclamation likely a
factor in death sentence
Sean MacDiarmada's court martial was one of the lengthiest of those carried out
involving the leaders of the Rising.
In addition to the charge of staging an armed
May 2
PHILIPPINES:
Miriam wants death penalty re-imposed
Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor-Santiago now wants the death penalty
re-imposed following rampant criminality in the streets and thievery in
government.
She bared her change of mind on capital punishment during a
May 2
SAUDI ARABIA:
Women more resistant to beheading: Saudi ExecutionerMost of those going to
execution appear to be in trance; The executioner denied reports that those
sentenced to death are drugged just before their execution.
Convicted women sentenced to death in Saudi
May 1
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Alarm over requests for blood money
Lawyers and legal advocates are appalled by families who exploit the killing of
a relative to demand huge sums of blood money from the perpetrator's family.
Although blood money, or diyya, is set at Dh200,000, some
April 30
INDONESIA:
Indonesia prepares to execute up to 13 prisoners, including many foreigners
Exactly a year after Indonesia sent the 'Bali 9' drug convicts to the firing
squad inviting harsh censure from the world for the mass killing, Jakarta has
said it's preparing to execute up
April 29
IRANexecutions
At Least 4 Prisoners Were Executed For Drug Offences
2 of the 4 prisoners who were transferred to solitary confinement on Wednesday
27. April were hanged yesterday morning in the Central Prison of Karaj (west of
Tehran). According to close sources these
April 28
AUSTRALIA:
17 Australians on or facing death row a year after Bali 9 deaths Figures
show Australian federal police provided information for 'potential death
penalty situations' 74 times in past year
In the year since Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran faced an Indonesian
April 28
PAKISTANexecutions
2 death row convicts hanged in HaripurThe dead bodies of the prisoners were
handed to their heirs after execution.
2 death row convicts were hanged in the Central Jail Haripur on early Thursday
morning, Dunya News reported. The dead bodies of the
April 27
PERU:
Peruvian bishops: death penalty 'unacceptable'
The Catholic bishops of Peru have released a statement in opposition to the
death penalty, urging all Christians to work for its abolition.
"Today the death penalty is unacceptable," the bishops argue. They go on to
state
April 27
INDONESIA:
Bali 9 member Michael Czugaj moved to remote jail after found with traces of
drugWe speak to 2 prisoners inside Bali's Kerobokan jail about the legacy
of executed Australian Myuran Sukumaran.
Bali 9 member Michael Czugaj is among 66 prisoners who have been
April 26
PAKISTAN:
Grant Clemency to Abdul Basit (UA 96/16)
A Pakistani man convicted and sentenced to death for murder in 2009, Abdul
Basit, is at risk of execution. His execution has been stayed 3 times, all at
the last minute, in July, September and November 2015. He became
April 26
MAURITANIA:
UN rights office deplores death sentence against Mauritanian blogger
The United Nations human rights office today deplored the confirmation of the
death sentence for apostasy against a Mauritanian blogger, Mohammad Ould
M'Kaitir, by the appellate court on 21
April 25
IRANexecutions
3 Prisoners Hanged in Northern Iran
According to a report by the press department of the Judiciary in Gilan, 3
prisoners were hanged at Lakan Rasht Prison on Saturday April 16.
2 of the prisoners, identified as D.A (51 years old) and F.V. (31 years old),
April 25
TAIWAN:
Taiwan not about to replace death penalty with life imprisonment: Ma
President Ma Ying-jeou said Monday that although some countries in the world
have replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment without parole, Taiwan
is not thinking of following suit.
The
april 24
EGYPT:
Egypt military court postpones verdict on 28 Morsi supporters for 3rd time
In February, the court sentenced eight of the 28 defendants to a preliminary
death sentence but did not issue sentences for the remaining 20 defendants
An Egyptian military court postponed on
April 23
IRANexecution
Iran regime hangs prisoner in southern port city
The mullahs' regime has hanged a prisoner in the port city of Bandar Abbas,
southern Iran.
The 31-year-old prisoner, identified only by the initials H. M., was hanged on
Wednesday, April 20, in Bandar Abbas
April 22
SOUTH AFRICA:
Death penalty bunk
Glen Henick makes a strange case for reintroducing the death penalty (SA needs
deterrent to rein in shockingly high murder rate, April 19). While he does not
actually appear to accept the effectiveness of the death penalty as a
deterrent,
April 21
BANGLADESH:
Youth gets death penalty for friend's murder
A court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a young man to death for the 2011
murder of his friend in the Lalkhan Bazar area of the port city.
Jahed Mahmud, 26, a resident of Baghmoniram area of the city, is said to
April 21
SAUDI ARABIA:
President Obama Can Help Save Saudi Youth Facing BeheadingHe can save lives
and help ease religious tensions in the region.
One concrete outcome that President Obama could pursue on his visit to Saudi
Arabia is saving the lives of three Shia youth
April 20
INDIA:
6-yr-old's rapist, killer sentenced to death
The Lucknow bench of high court awarded death penalty to a 25-year-old man for
raping a 6-year-old girl and strangulating her to death in a sugarcane field.
"In such a case, leniency by court will send out wrong message. The
April 20
ISRAEL/GAZA:
EU Condemns Death Sentences in Gaza for Suspected Collaborators With Israel
The European Union released a statement earlier today in which it condemned the
military courts in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip for sentencing to death 5
convicts accused of
April 19
IRAN:
If All Cultures Are Equally Valid, Can Iran Kill Gay People? Gay Air
France attendants want to be excused from working flights to Iran, because Iran
applies the death penalty to gay people. It's yet another exposure of
multiculturalism's contradictions.
Air France
April 18
INDONESIA:
Indonesian President Defends Death Penalty for Drug Crimes
Indonesia's president is defending his country's use of the death penalty for
drug offenses, arguing that drug abuse constitutes an emergency.
Indonesia has extremely strict drug laws and more than 130
April 18
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO:
Wishful AG thinking about prison security
So long as hanging remains the ultimate penalty provided for murder, "Death
Row" must retain for convicts a chilling association with incarceration without
end.
For long, however, no convicted Trinidad and Tobago
April 17
INDIA:
Lawyer appointed for Yug killer
Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Saturday appointed Rajnish Vyas as counsel
for defending Rajesh Dhanalal Daware (19), prime accused in Yug Chandak murder
case. The court has kept the final hearing of the sensational murder case from
April 16
VIETNAM:
Pinay meted death in Vietnam
A court in Vietnam has sentenced another Filipino to death after she was found
guilty of smuggling nearly 1.5 kilograms of cocaine into the communist country
in 2013.
The state newspaper Thanh Nien News reported that Donna Buena
April 14
INDONESIA:
3rd round of executions to go ahead despite delays: AGO
The government has not yet finalized the date for the impending execution of
death-row convicts despite the attorney general's plan to conduct a third round
of executions at the beginning of 2016.
The
April 14
PAKISTANexecution
Murder convict hanged in Haripur jail
A death row prisoner, convicted of murder, was executed in Haripur central jail
on Thursday morning, ARY News reported.
The execution of Imtiaz took place in Haripur jail for committing murder of a
man over a
April 14
MALAYSIA:
Morais' autopsy findings a 'certainty'
The pathologist that performed the autopsy on deputy public prosecutor Datuk
Anthony Kevin Morais defended her findings, telling the High Court that it was
beyond reasonable doubt.
Forensic expert Nurliza Abdullah, 51, said
April 14
NIGERIA:
Amnesty International says Nigeria had zero executions in 2015 but Kaduna state
begs to differ
Last week, Amnesty International released its annual report on death sentences
and executions in 2015. The report takes a look at countries all over the world
that still
April 13
IRAN:
Iran regime is world record holder on execution of juveniles - NCRI
The mullahs' regime in Iran is the "world record holder" on execution of
juveniles, Shahin Gobadi of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National
Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has told the
April 13
CHINA:
Communist Party Honcho Turns Godfather of Meth Gets Death SentenceHe was a
Chinese Communist Party branch secretary with a dark side - and he's been
sentenced to death. But the country???s drug problem is still widespread.
Cai Dongjia appeared before a judge in
April 12
PAKISTANexecutions
2 murder convicts hanged
A murder convict was hanged at the Faisalabad Central Jail on Tuesday. A
spokesperson for the Prisons Department said Adeel Shahzad, a resident of Raza
Abad, had killed his aunt Zahida Naseem and her 3 children on February 18,
April 12
TAIWAN:
Death row inmate asks for release ahead of his retrial
Relatives and supporters of Cheng Hsing-tse yesterday rally outside the
Taichung Branch of the Taiwan High Court during a pre-trial hearing for retrial
of the death row inmate.
After new evidence cast doubt on
April 11
UNITED NATIONS:
Rights groups set 'priorities' for next UN chiefRights groups say the next
leader must strike a new deal for refugees and end the death penalty. This
week, 8 candidates for the top job will outline their vision for the role at
the UN General Assembly.
April 11
BANGLADESH:
Nizami's review plea hearing defers till May 3
The Supreme Court today deferred till May 3 the hearing on the review petition
filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
The four-member bench of Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra
Kumar
April 9
IRAN:
Stop the execution of Amanj Veisee - a juvenile offender in Iran
At his retrial in December Juvenile offender Amanj Veisee was resentenced to
death for the murder of his cousin - despite an official forensic report
concluding that he had not attained 'mental growth
April 8
BANGLADESH:
UN rights office expresses concern about death sentences in Bangladesh
The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern about the latest
death sentences handed down against 2 leaders of an opposition party by the
Bangladesh International Crimes
April 8
NIGERIA:
Nigeria plans stoppage of execution of criminals
Nigeria is to work with Amnesty International to stop the execution of
convicted criminals.
The Attorney General of Nigeria, Mr. Abubakar Malami, said the country would be
pleased to support any bill from Amnesty
April 8
IRAN:
Iranian man facing imminent execution denied the right to appeal
The scheduled execution of a 36-year-old man convicted on drug offences
tomorrow, Saturday 9 April, demonstrates the Iranian authorities' utter
disregard for the right to life and their determination to
April 7
NORTH KOREA:
N. Korea is one of 11 nations with record of executions for past 5 yrs
The nongovernmental human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has listed
North Korea as 1 of 11 countries that have carried out executions for the past
5 years, a U.S. media report said
April 7
NIGERIA:
AI Calls for Abolition of Death Sentence in Nigeria
Amnesty International (AI) has called for the abolition of death sentence in
Nigeria and all over the world, saying that there has been a 50 % increase in
the number of executions globally.
The Director of AI in
April 6
IRAN:
Amnesty: Iran regime executed nearly 1000 people in 2015
Iran's regime executed close to a thousand people, including juvenile
offenders, in 2015 and largely fueled the "dramatic global rise" in the number
of executions recorded last year which saw more people put to
April 6
GLOBAL:
Countries that execute on wrong side of history
Aftab Bahadur was 15 years old when a Pakistani court found him guilty of
killing 3 people and sentenced him to death.
His sentence followed a farcical trial. Bahadur had always maintained his
innocence and said he was
April 6
GLOBAL:
The Use of the Death Penalty Is at Its Highest in 25 Years, a New Report Says
More people were executed worldwide in 2015 than at any point in the last 25
years, according to a new report by global human rights group Amnesty
International released on Wednesday.
At
April 5
INDONESIA:
2 charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs
A woman and a man were jointly charged in a magistrates' court here yesterday
for trafficking in dangerous drugs last month.
No plea was taken from the Cynthia Chin, 26, and Taing Haw Kwong, 47, who
appeared before
April 5
MALAYSIA:
Kevin Morais murder trial to commence tomorrow
The trial of 7 men, including a doctor, charged with murdering and abetting in
the murder of deputy public prosecutor Anthony Kevin Morais will begin
tomorrow.
Deputy public prosecutor Abdul Razak Musa when contacted
April 4
INDIA:
Nirbhaya case: SC begins hearing on death convicts' plea
Almost 2 years after staying execution of death sentence of 4 convicts in the
December, 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case, the Supreme Court on Monday began
final hearing on their appeal challenging their
April 4
BANGLADESH:
Nizami's hearing not this week
Condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami's petition seeking review of his
death penalty has been lined up for hearing at the Appellate Division next week
following a time petition by the defence.
A 3-member bench of the Appellate
April 3
IRAN:
Another Juvenile Offender in Sanandaj Prison Sentenced to Death
With issuing of another death sentence for a juvenile offender in Sanandaj
Prison, the number of prisoners who are sentenced to death for an offence they
have committed while being a juvenile, has rose to
April 2
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia 'on course to double number of beheadings this year'
This would be more than double the 158 executions carried out by the Kingdom
last year.This would be more than double the 158 executions carried out by the
Kingdom last year.
Saudi Arabia has
April 1
TAIWAN:
Murder of child fuels death penalty debate in Taiwan Executing criminals
is not the answer, says Holy See representative
The apparent random beheading of a 4-year-old girl in Taipei by a stranger has
reignited the debate over Taiwan's use of the death penalty.
April 1
IRAN:
Arjang Davoudi's Death Sentence Reduced to 5 Years Imprisonment
Arjang Davoudi, political prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison says; his death
sentence has been reduced to 5 years imprisonment in exile. He should be ready
by 14th June to be exiled to Zabul prison.
According
March 31
PAKISTANexecutions
2 convicted by military courts hanged in Kohat
2 'terrorists' convicted by military courts for involvement in attacks on
security officials and civilians were executed at a jail in Kohat on Wednesday,
a military sourced confirmed.
Chief of Army Staff
March 31
GLOBAL:
The 13 countries where being an atheist is punishable by death
Around the world, a number of countries continue to criminalize atheists and
humanists, with 13 having laws which enable them to impose the death penalty.
It's often said that the world is becoming an
March 30
PAKISTAN:
Muslim mob demands death penalty for blasphemy
This report from Al-Jazeera is clear as a bell as to what millions of Muslims
in Pakistan want: Death to blasphemers of Islam.
Note what the Islamic religious leader interviewed made clear.
No one who will not support
March 30
PAKISTAN:
PHC stays execution of 'terrorist'
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday stayed the execution of a convicted
terrorist that was scheduled to take place in Kohat prison today (Wednesday).
A military court had awarded death sentence to Fateh Khan after terrorism
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