Dec. 16
BAHRAIN:
Rights groups condemn death penalty sentence of Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Ali
Moosa
The undersigned organisations condemn the practice of capital punishment in
Bahrain and urge the Government of Bahrain to commute any and all death
sentences issued by its courts.
Dec. 14
MALDIVES:
Maldives prosecutors file final appeal in death sentence over lawyer's murder
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed the final appeal of the death sentence handed to
Ahmed Murrath over the murder of prominent lawyer Ahmed Najeeb.
Regulations on death penalty that came into
Dec. 14
BANGLADESH:
Amnesty criticises use of death penalty in Bangladesh
Amnesty International has condemned what it said was "relentless use of the
death penalty as the highest form of punishment in Bangladesh".
In a statement yesterday, it noted that since November 2015 alone, at
Dec. 14
IRAN:
At Least 7 Prisoners Set to be Executed Wednesday
According to confirmed reports, at least 7 prisoners in Karaj's Rajai Shahr
Prison have been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their
executions. Close sources to IHR say the prisoners are accused of
Dec. 13
MALDIVES:
Maldives re-introducing death penalty 'biggest mistake', says UN rapporteur
One of the biggest mistakes Maldives can make is to re-introduce the death
penalty, a Maldives-born top official at the United Nations said Saturday.
Dr Ahmed Shaheed on Twitter labelled the
Dec. 12
MALAYSIA:
The inevitability of errorThe writer says the decision by the Government to
abolish the mandatory death sentence for drugs offences is a clear recognition
that the mandatory death regime does not act as a deterrent.
Many have forgotten the wrongful conviction
Dec. 11
INDONESIA:
Leading Human Rights Activists Argue End to Death Penalty
Human rights activists have joined forces to condemn the use of the death
penalty in Indonesia for major crimes, such as drug trafficking.
"We keep wondering what makes death penalty so popular here. What
Dec. 11
UNITED NATIONS:
UN expert warns UN drug agency over executions
A UN human rights expert has warned the UN's drugs agency that it is not doing
enough to prevent a global surge in the death penalty for drugs offences.
In a letter dated 7 December, Dainius Puras - the UN Special
Dec. 10
ST KITTS-NEVIS:
Consensus needed before changes to law on death penalty, says St Kitts-Nevis AG
Capital punishment remains on the books in St Kitts and Nevis and any change in
the policy must be preceded by a robust and comprehensive debate, attorney
general, Vincent Byron,
Dec. 9
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia praised for scrapping death penalty
The United Nations' top human rights official praised Mongolia on Wednesday for
abolishing the death penalty.
A new criminal code eliminating executions was passed by the State Great Hural,
the parliament, last week
Dec. 9
BANGLADESH:
Supreme Court commutes 'top terrorist' Joseph???s death penalty to life in jail
The Supreme Court has reduced the death sentence of Tofayel Ahmed Joseph, a
'top-listed terrorist' of the 1990s, to life imprisonment.
The Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice
Dec. 9
INDONESIA:
Jokowi's human rights promotion disappoints: Survey
The President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration has failed to deliver on its
campaign promise of human rights protection in its first year, a study has
revealed.
The Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace
Dec. 8
IRANexecutions
3 Men and 1 Woman Hanged in 1 Day
On Sunday December 6, 3 men with alleged murder charges were reportedly hanged
to death at Zahedan Central Prison and also 1 woman was reportedly hanged in
Ghazvin Central Prison for allegedly murdering her husband.
Dec. 8
GUYANA:
Why does the EU want us to get rid of capital punishment so badly?
Dear Editor,
There are few things that rattle my feathers, shock me or make me mad. But when
I read the Chronicle of December 3 that the "EU pledges cash if Guyana
abolishes death penalty," I was
Dec. 7
PAKISTAN:
SC stays execution of 2 convicts, summons military courts' record Lawyer
says decisions of military courts can't be implemented on past crimes
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a stay of the execution of 2 terrorists
convicted by military courts.
A 2 member
Dec. 7
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi executes man convicted of killing wife
Saudi Arabia on Monday executed a man convicted of killing his wife, adding to
a toll which rights group Amnesty International says is the kingdom's highest
in 2 decades.
Hawas al-Shammry, a Saudi, was
Dec. 5
THAILAND:
Australian man Antonio Bagnato arrested following murder of ex-Hells Angel in
Thailand
A key Australian suspect in the murder of former Sydney Hells Angel bikie and
underworld figure Wayne Schneider will be extradited from Cambodia to Thailand
where he could face a
Dec. 4
MONGOLIA:
Historic vote abolishes death penalty
Mongolia's parliament became the latest to consign the death penalty to the
history books, in a major victory for human rights in the country, said Amnesty
International today. On Thursday, lawmakers voted in favour of a new
Dec. 4
SINGAPORE:
Kovan murders: Iskandar Rahmat found guilty of murder, sentenced to death
Former cop Iskandar Rahmat was sentenced to death today (Dec 4) for committing
the Kovan double murder that shocked the nation more than 2 years ago.
Iskandar, 36, was convicted under Section
Dec. 3
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia uses terrorism as an excuse for human rights abusesThe kingdom
is ramping up executions of Shias, with the tacit approval of the United States
Reports emerged last week that Saudi Arabia intends to imminently execute more
than 50 people on a
Dec. 3
INDONESIA:
Police seize 219 kilograms of marijuana, arrest 1 suspect
Jakarta Police have seized 219 kilograms of marijuana from Aceh that were
intended to be distributed in the capital city for consumption during New
Year's Eve parties.
"We seized the 219 kilograms of
Dec. 2
PAKISTANexecutions
Pakistan hangs 4 suspected Taliban members over school massacre
Pakistani security officials say authorities have hanged 4 militants who were
sentenced to death over a Taliban attack on an army-run school last year that
killed more than 150 people, mostly
Dec. 2
GLOBAL:
Global cities light up at night to highlight the campaign to end the death
penalty
The Colosseum in Rome and thousands of monuments around the world were
illuminated at dusk on Monday as symbols of the campaign to stop the death
penalty.
Cities for Life Day is held
Dec. 1
INDONESIA:
Medan Prosecutors Seek Death for Drug Dealers
Prosecutors plan to appeal for the death sentence after North Sumatra's Medan
district court sentenced four drug dealers to 20 years in prison on Monday.
Abdul Jabar, 40; Abdullah Ibrahim, 38; Sukri Ismail, 38; and
Nov. 29
SUDAN:
Minnawi in Geneva!
Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM -MM) leader, Mini Minnawi denounced the death
penalty to 18 of its members and warned Khartoum against carrying it out.
The defendants were arrested following the capture of Baashim area, north-west
of Mellit in North
Nov. 30
IRAN:
FACING EXECUTION AFTER HASTY, UNFAIR TRIAL
Shahram Ahmadi, a Sunni Muslim man from Iran’s Kurdish minority, is at imminent
risk of execution.
He was sentenced to death for “enmity against God” after a grossly unfair
trial, and his death
sentence has been upheld by the
Nov. 30
PAKISTAN:
In pictures: Artworks by death row inmates, underprivileged kids seek to build
bridges in PakistanA travelling art exhibition aims to understand
difference and diversity, and to broaden the boundaries of what society has
labeled as art.
A 1st-of-its-kind project
Nov. 30
BANGLADESH:
HC urged to uphold death penalty of 152 BDR mutiny convicts
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam today prayed to the High Court to uphold the
lower court verdict that sentenced 152 convicts for killing 74 people including
57 army officials in the 2009 Pilkhana mutiny.
Nov. 27
Court reserves decision on formation of JIT in Musharraf treason case
A special court in Islamabad on Saturday reserved its decision regarding
formation of joint investigation team and timeframe of probe in the treason
case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf,
Nov. 26
PHILIPPINES:
'Weekly' executions under Duterte - Dino
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will reimpose the death penalty and implement
it weekly if he is elected president, erstwhile PDP-Laban presidential bet
Martin Di???o said Wednesday.
Di???o, the current chairman of
Nov. 26
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh Executions Over War Crimes Trigger Mixed Reactions
Sunday's executions in Bangladesh of two opposition leaders, accused of
committing crimes during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan,
have sparked mixed reactions in the country and
Nov. 25
INDONESIA:
Luhut Backtracks on Death Penalty Moratorium
A senior Indonesian official reported earlier this month as saying there would
be a moratorium on the death penalty has denied making any such statement.
Luhut Pandjaitan, the chief security minister, told reporters at
Nov. 24
SOUTH AFRICA:
MPLs debate death penalty referendum
KwaZulu-Natal Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC Willies Mchunu on
Tuesday dismissed calls for the death penalty to be reinstated.
Mchunu, who was responding to demands in the provincial legislature by the
National
SAUDI ARABIA:
POET FACES DEATH FOR APOSTASY IN SAUDI ARABIA
Ashraf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist, has been sentenced by a court in
Saudi Arabia to death
for the “crime” of apostasy. He was denied access to a lawyer throughout his
detention and trial. He
is a prisoner of
Nov. 24
GUYANA:
EU team to lobby gov't, judiciary on abolishing death penalty
A team from the European Union (EU) Delegation in Guyana will tomorrow be
meeting with government and the judiciary to discuss Guyana's need to join with
other countries worldwide in abolishing the death
Nov. 23
PHILIPPINES:
Manila seeks death for foreign 'drug lords'
A powerful committee in the House of Representatives has approved a bill
imposing the death penalty on foreign "drug lords" arrested in the country to
stem the alarming increase in the number of illegal drug users
Nov. 23
INDIA:
5 get death penalty for rape and murder of Odisha minor
A local court in Odisha's Keonjhar district today pronounced death sentence to
5 accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Beklundi village in the
district in 2012.
Pronouncing the quantum of sentence,
Nov. 22
TRINIDAD:
Religion is the problem
What if a church group started murdering homosexuals, adulterers, and atheists?
Nearly everyone would say that these church members were not true Christians.
Yet the killers could readily cite Biblical authority to justify their
executions:
Nov. 21
BELARUSnew death sentence
Belarusian Man Sentenced To Death On Murder Charges
Belarusian court has sentenced a man to death for 2 fatal robberies, the 2nd
death sentence this year to be handed down in the only country in Europe that
still uses it.
Judges in the court in
Nov. 20
BANGLADESH:
Call For Bangladesh To Halt Imminent War Crimes Executions
The Bangladeshi government should halt the imminent executions of 2 men
convicted of war crimes, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. The authorities
should immediately suspend the death sentences of Ali Ahsan
Nov. 20
BELARUS:
Statement by the Spokesperson on a death sentence in Belarus
"A death sentence was handed down on 20 November to Ivan Kulesh by the Hrodna
Regional Court of the Republic of Belarus. The European Union expects that Mr
Kulesh's right to appeal will be fully guaranteed.
Nov. 19
PAKISTAN:
Pakistani PM urges president not to pardon 4 sentenced to death over Peshawar
school attack
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked the country's president to
reject a petition for pardon for 4 suspected militants sentenced to death over
the Peshawar school
Nov. 19
RUSSIA:
Take no prisoners: Head of Russian region urges tougher stance in war against
terror
The head of the Russian republic of Ingushetia told reporters a public debate
would be unnecessary if special services were simply allowed to kill terrorists
on the spot.
"Upper
Nov. 19
KENYA:
Students aim to use Innocence Project to help young KenyanBen-Hadad Kimani
was convicted of murder, but many believe he is innocent
When Griffith College dean of law and founding director of the Irish Innocence
Project David Langwallner was teaching Liz Harpur
Nov. 18
NIGERIA:
Ekiti Assembly to Pass Law Prescribing Death Penalty for Kidnappers
Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have moved to pass a bill to make
kidnappers die by hanging in the state.
Expressing serious views over the twin menace of kidnapping and terrorism in
Nov. 18
JAPAN:
Survey offers insights into Japan's death-row inmates' thoughts, feelings and
fears
For death-row inmates in Japan, contact with the outside world through visits
and the exchange of letters makes life worth living, if only for another day,
as they reflect on their
Nov. 18
KENYA:
Kenya officially throws out 'Stone The Gays' billBill proposed lifetime
imprisonment or death by stoning for both gay Kenyan and foreign people
Kenya's parliament has officially thrown out a proposal that would have
punished homosexuality with death by stoning.
Nov. 17
PAKISTAN:
Over 300 executed in Pakistan since December
The government of Pakistan has executed at least 300 people in the past 11
months, it's emerged.
In a rare admission, an anonymous Interior Ministry official said yesterday
that Pakistan's total for hangings "now stands at
Nov. 16
INDONESIA:
Police arrest 8 for selling illegal guns
The Jakarta Police have arrested 8 men suspected of selling illegal firearms in
areas across the city.Jakarta
Police general crime director Sr. Comr. Krishna Murti said that officers had
arrested the 8 in 5 separate spots
Nov. 16
EGYPT:
Egypt sentenced nearly 600 to death last year
The Egyptian government has sentenced nearly 600 people to death in the last
year, with the vast majority of death sentences handed down in relation to
political protest, human rights organization Reprieve has found.
Data
Nov. 14
IRAN:
"Pope Francis should call for a moratorium on Iranian death penalty"A day
before the Pope is due to meet Hassan Rohani, human rights organisations are
circulating facts and figures about the excessive use of the death penalty
It is a "deadly injustice". The
Nov. 14
BANGLADESH:
Shudhangshu Murder Coffin procession demands death penalty for killers
With the coffin of slain Shudhangshu Boshak, agitating locals brought out a
procession in Pabna town yesterday demanding death penalty for his killers.
The demonstrators started marching
Nov. 13
AUSTRALIA:
Readers disagree with death penalty for terrorists
After Moggill MP Dr Christian Rowan said he believed terrorists should face the
death penalty, Sunshine Coast Daily readers have voiced their opinions on the
issue.
A poll on the Daily website had 52% of people in
Nov. 13
BANGLADESH:
A case for clemency
If ever there was an appropriate case for judicial leniency or presidential
clemency it is in the tragic case of Oishee, recently convicted of murdering
her parents and sentenced to death as a result.
We are not questioning the verdict nor the
Nov. 12
BANGLADESH:
Oishee Rahman given death sentence for murder of parents
The verdict delivered by Judge Sayed Ahmed of Dhaka's Third Speedy Trial
Tribunal found the teenage girl's friend Mizanur Rahman Rony guilty of abetment
and handed him a sentence of 2 years' rigorous
Nov. 9
BAHAMAS:
DNA: A Tragic National Milestone
With less than 2 months left in the year, the Bahamas has surpassed the highest
number of murders ever recorded in our nation's history. As the country marks
this tragic milestone we are reminded of the hundreds of young men and women
Nov. 9
CHINA:
Chinese state firm boss accused of stashing tonne of stolen gold, silver at his
home has death sentence overturned
The former head of a state-owned gold and silver refinery in China, who
allegedly had more than a tonne of stolen precious metals stashed at his home,
has
Nov. 8
GLOBAL:
Women Around the World Are Being Stoned to Death; Under Islamic Penal Code
Stoning [Rajm in Arabic] to death is a barbaric act from a primitive societies
in the world,women have become victims of honor killing in the world.
Recently, an Afghan woman, identified as
Nov. 7
SINGAPORE:
Murderer granted stay of execution on 11th-hour motion
Yesterday, a 5-judge Court of Appeal allowed the 11th-hour motion to give his
newly appointed lawyer more time to prepare his case. Kho, a 31-year-old from
Sarawak, had been due to go to the gallows today for the
Nov. 6
MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE:
Death penalty? Allow vigilantes instead
Why waste taxpayers' money in executions when citizens can do the job
themselves (and take greater pleasure in personally exacting revenge too)?
Sarawakian Kho Jabing, 31, was to have been executed in Singapore today
Nov. 6
EGYPT:
Exiled Morsi aide takes on Egypt diplomat over mass death sentences
An Egyptian political activist sentenced to death clashed with a member of
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's delegation to London on Thursday during a
televised talk show.
Sondos Asem, former
Nov. 5
BAHAMAS:
Death Penalty To Be Sought For Killers Of US Sailor
3 men could be sentenced to death if a Supreme Court judge grants a request for
the imposition of that penalty for the May 2013 murder of Kyle Bruner, an
American sailor who was shot just feet away from the Paradise
Nov. 5
INDIA:
When India's 'Jack the Ripper' terrorised Mumbai
Nearly 50 years after Raman Raghav terrorised Mumbai (then Bombay) by murdering
41 people, there's renewed interest in the serial killer - a film made for
television in 1991 had its first public screening a fortnight ago
Nov. 4
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia Is Set to Crucify Pro-democracy Teenage Protester
Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr, a 17 year old Saudi Arabian, was arrested in
February 2012, and is slated to be executed by crucifixion at the hands of the
Saudi Arabian government, who disregarded any
Nov. 4
IRAQ:
Iraq hands 2 Saudis death, 3 on the list
Iraq's Central Criminal Court has sentenced 2 Saudis to death by hanging after
finding them guilty on terrorism charges, with 3 others likely to share the
same fate, according to a report in a local publication on Tuesday.
Nov. 3
AFGHANISTANfemale stoned to death
Afghan woman stoned to death for 'adultery'
A young Afghan woman was stoned to death after being accused of adultery,
officials said Tuesday, a medieval punishment apparently recorded in a video
that harks back to the dark days of Taliban
Nov. 2
INDIA:
Maharashtra: Kolhapur serial rapist to be hanged, President Pranab Mukherjee
rejects mercy plea
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition of a serial rapist,
convicted for raping 4 minor girls and brutally killing 2 - aged 5 and 10
years. Kolhapur
Nov. 2
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan court orders blasphemy law reforms
The effectiveness of a Supreme Court of Pakistan ruling that blasphemy laws be
reformed to discourage false allegations hinges on the government's response to
the order, a leader of the International Christian Concern
Nov. 1
INDIA:
Death penalty for techie murderer in Mumbai The porter raped Esther Anuhya
before smashing her head with a stone and strangling her.
A Special women's court on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old porter to death for
raping and murdering a young woman techie from
Nov. 1
BANGLADESH:
SC to hear review pleas of Mojaheed, SQ Chy tomorrow
The Supreme Court is set to hold hearings tomorrow on the review petitions by 2
condemned war criminals--Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader
Chowdhury -- against its verdicts that upheld their death
Oct. 30
SINGAPORE:
Killer's final appeal turned down
Convicted killer Kho Jabing has failed in his final bid to be spared the
gallows, after his appeal for clemency was turned down by President Tony Tan
Keng Yam on the Cabinet's advice.
Kho, 31, was informed of the rejection last
Oct. 30
ENGLAND:
Recording of electric chair death features in Lincoln art exhibition
A recording of officials carrying out a man's death by electric chair is being
used to challenge feelings about the death penalty.
The Collection and Usher Gallery are showing Freedom Lies, which
Oct. 29
CHINA:
Chinese criminal law amendments to take effect November 1 as death penalty
scaled back
New amendments to the criminal law in China, which abolished the death penalty
for 9 crimes and criminalised behaviour such as spreading false rumours on the
internet, will take
Oct. 29
SINGAPORE:
Halt imminent execution of Malaysian national
The Singaporean authorities must immediately halt the imminent execution of
31-year-old Malaysian national Kho Jabing amid concerns his death sentence was
re-imposed at the last stage and on the basis of a disputed
Oct. 29
SAUDI ARABIA:
Death sentence for Saudi Shia cleric 'will spark unrest'
Sectarian tensions will boil over into anger if Sheikh Nimr's death sentence is
carried out, writes Daniel Wickham.
Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr has been a thorn in the side of the Saudi authorities
for
Oct. 28
SINGAPORE:
President rejects clemency plea of Malaysian in unique case
President Tony Tan has rejected the clemency appeal of Malaysian Kho Jabing to
be spared the death sentence.
The 31-year old from Sarawak, along with an accomplice, Galing Kujat, were
arrested in 2008 for
Oct. 28
AUSTRALIA:
Barrister named Vic Australian of the Year
The Bali 9 duo's lawyer Julian McMahon has been named Victorian Australian of
the Year.
Leading up to the execution of Bali 9 ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran
Sukumaran, their lawyer Julian McMahon solely focused on
Oct. 27
NIGERIA:
Lawyer advocates death sentence for corruption
A Rivers-based lawyer, Mr Abdulkareem Dauda, has said that an amendment to the
law governing corruption to impose death penalty on convicted corrupt
government officials and others was justifiable and desirable.
Dauda
Oct. 26
VIETNAM:
Last Minute Appeal in Disputed Death Penalty Case in Vietnam
A group of lawyers have petitioned President Truong Tan Sang for the reprieve
of a death row inmate, who was acquitted twice on appeal, but is now scheduled
to die on Sunday.
The lawyers said that Le Van
Oct. 25
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Supreme Court approves Sheikh Nimr death penalty
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has approved the death penalty for prominent Shia
cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, his brother says.
Mohammad al-Nimr, the prominent cleric's brother, said in a message on social
Oct. 24
INDIA:
Should discuss death penalty,timeframe for execution: Maharashtra CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said with around 300
persons on the death row, we must ponder whether the capital punishment should
be retained, and if yes, must determine a
Oct. 23
ENGLAND:
Muslim woman 'backs death penalty for homosexuality' on live radio
This was the moment a Muslim woman branded homosexuality an "abomination" and
appeared to back use of the death penalty to punish it.
In a shocking tirade on live radio, a caller named Zainab also
Oct. 22
SAUDI ARABIA:
72% of Saudi death sentences handed down for non-violent crimes - report
The vast majority of people facing execution in Saudi Arabia were convicted for
non-violent crimes including political protest and drugs offences, according to
new research from the human
Oct. 21
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi protester's crucifixion could happen 'at any moment'
The father of a Saudi man sentenced to crucifixion for alleged crimes in
connection with the Arab Spring protests when he was a teenager fears he will
only find out about his son's death when it is
Oct. 21
JAMAICA:
Privy Council shocker!UK Court made offer to sit in Jamaica
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had, 5 years ago, signalled its
willingness to travel to Jamaica to hear cases, the Jamaica Observer has
learnt.
The London-based court made the offer to then
Oct. 20
PHILIPPINES/GLOBAL:
Philippines joins call for worldwide abolition of death penalty
The Philippines has joined 18 other countries in calling for the worldwide
abolition of the death penalty.
According to statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday
Oct. 20
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi youth activist 'will not be beheaded and crucified', says Philip
HammondForeign Secretary tells Parliament he "expects" Saudi authorities
will not carry out sentence on Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, who was sentenced for
protests when he was 17
An activist
Oct. 19
IRAN:
UN rights experts condemn Iran execution of juvenile offenders
UN human rights experts on Friday condemned Iran's execution of a juvenile
offender convicted of murdering her husband whom she was forced to marry at the
age of 16. Fatemeh Salbehi was executed on Tuesday
Oct. 19
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan Isolates Asia Bibi after Security Fears
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman on death row for alleged blasphemy,
has been put in isolation over fears of attacks by vigilantes enraged over a
high-profile ruling in another blasphemy case that moderates
Oct. 18
GLOBAL:
Innocent people around the world are on death row after being tricked by
organised drug gangs.
Mary Jane Veloso is not alone as a victim of unscrupulous smuggling racketeers.
In recent times heartless and well-organised criminal groups have been
targeting vulnerable
Oct. 16
IRAN:
UN experts slam execution of minors in Iran
United Nations human rights experts expressed "outrage and profound sadness"
Friday at Iran's execution of 2 juvenile offenders, urging the country to "stop
killing children."
Fatemeh Salbehi was hanged on Tuesday after
Oct. 16
RUSSIA:
No plans to return death penalty for terrorism - Russian lawmaker
The State Duma is not considering overturning the death penalty moratorium, a
member of the Lower House law committee has said in a television interview. "At
the present moment the issue of introducing
Oct. 15
JAMAICA:
Kingston man, woman plead guilty to shopkeeper's murder
29-year-old Troy Smith of Arnett Gardens and 23-year-old Precious
Williams of a Kingston address, today pleaded guilty to murder.
Smith and Williams have been in custody since 2012 when they were charged with
the
Oct. 15
SAUDI ARABIA:
JUVENILE OFFENDERS RISK EXECUTION
Two Saudi Arabian Shi’a activists, arrested when they were under 18 years old,
risk being executed
as soon as the King ratifies their death sentences. They were moved to solitary
confinement on 5
October and have been held
Oct. 14
INDIA:
TN contractor sentenced to death for setting ablaze 3 workers
A local court today sentenced a contractor from Tamil Nadu to death for killing
6 of his workers by setting them on fire in their room here 6
years ago, holding that it would fall in the category of "rarest
Oct. 14
SAUDI ARABIA:
How the kingdom treats the people it is going to execute
Prisoners who have been sentenced to death can spend years kept in communal
cells alongside other inmates
Saudi Arabia’s justice system is notoriously brutal and the country has one of
the highest
Oct. 13
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO:
AG: We will apply hanging law
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi yesterday signaled Government’s intention to
introduce measures to apply the death penalty in relation to convicted
murderers.
During the Budget debate, as he gave an overview of plans for his
Oct. 13
MALAYSIA:
Prisoner trades execution appeal for witness statement on unsolved murders
The Court of Appeal was scheduled to hear an appeal against a death sentence
for a firearms offence yesterday, but the odd-job labourer withdrew his appeal
and instead requested that a
Oct. 9
BANGLADESH:
Mojaheed hopes 'justice' in verdict review: Family
Condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed hoped that he will get
"justice" after he seeks review of the Supreme Court ruling that upheld his
death penalty.
Tamanna-e-Jahan, wife of Mojaheed, told this to
Oct. 9
INDONESIA:
Groups want abolition of death penalty
In conjunction with the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty, local rights
groups have renewed their call for the government to abolish the death penalty,
especially for drug convicts, as the penalty has failed to offer any
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