Aug. 10
PAKISTAN:
Insanity executed
Our fear of mentally disabled criminal offenders is reflected in court
decisions, statutes and lawyering decisions that punish defendants for raising
mental status defences
The relationship between mental disability and the death penalty has
Aug. 9
PAKISTAN:
Revisiting the death penalty
If you ask anyone in Pakistan to tell you about the country's criminal justice
system, it is likely you will be told a tale that is both horrific and
depressing. You will hear about a police force that is poorly trained and
ill-equipped,
Aug. 8
IRANimpending juvenile execution
Juvenile offender due to be executed within days in Iran - Amnesty
The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the implementation of a death
sentence for juvenile offender Salar Shadizadi, Amnesty International said on
Friday.
The
Aug. 7
PAKISTAN:
Hanging people for a living; Rs500 a head
His job is to kill people - Rs500 a head - and he gets paid by the government.
After the moratorium on death penalty was lifted in December last year, Sabir
Masih has become a busy man. 1 of the only 2 hangmen in Punjab - he
Aug. 6
LIBYA:
How Libya became the International Criminal Court's latest failure
Since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011, Libya's government and institutions
have struggled to hold the country together. The justice system, in particular,
has become a symbol of all that's wrong with
Aug. 6
SUDAN:
'I'm Born Again': Sudan Frees Pastors Facing Death PenaltyThe good news
behind judge's guilty verdict.
2 jailed South Sudanese pastors have been set free after a judge found them
guilty, but ruled that they already served their sentences.
Yat Michael and Peter
Aug. 6
INDIA:
History revisitedBhagat Singh and Godse: How India's stand on death penalty
changed between 2 killings
After the British executed Bhagat Singh and his comrades, the nation resolved
to do away with capital punishment. The mood changed on January 30, 1948 - the
day
Aug. 5
CANADA:
Town mayor wants death penalty to become election issue
The mayor of Louiseville QC, a small town just west of Trois-Rivieres would
like to see the return of the death penalty to the Canadian justice system, and
he would like to hear about the candidate's opinion on the
Aug. 5
PAKISTANexecutions
2 more murder convicts hanged in Punjab
Authorities on Tuesday sent 2 more death row prisoners to gallows in Sialkot
and Gujrat cities of Punjab.
According to Samaa correspondent, a murderer Laghir Maseeh was hanged in
Sialkot District Jail this
Aug. 5
INDONESIA/SAUDI ARABIA:
Jakarta saves 12 citizens from Saudi death penalty
Indonesia said it has secured the release of 12 citizens from death row in
Saudi Arabia this year.
The number of Indonesians freed from death row in Saudi Arabia since 2011 is
68, the Foreign
Aug. 5
IRAN:
UN High Commissioner alarmed at execution sentence in Iran
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on
Wednesday expressed alarm at the imposition of the death penalty on Mohammad
Ali Taheri, the founder of a spiritual movement, writer
Aug. 4
PAKISTANjuvenile execution
Pakistan hangs 'teen' killer Shafqat Hussain
Pakistan executed a convicted child killer Tuesday, brushing aside a storm of
protests from rights groups that his confession had been extracted by torture
and he was a minor at the time of the crime.
Aug. 4
SUDAN:
2 Sudanese pastors could face the death penalty in final hearing
The Republic of Sudan's government is expected to hold a final hearing for 2
Christian pastors Aug. 5, media reports indicate. The case, which might result
in death sentences for the pair, is the latest in
LIBYA:
DEATH SENTENCES FOR AL-GADDAFI OFFICIALS
A Libyan court has sentenced to death nine men, all former members of Colonel
Muammar al-Gaddafi’s
regime, including his son Saif al-Islam and head of Military Intelligence
Abdallah al-Senussi. The
men’s trial was seriously flawed.
Click
Aug. 3
EGYPT:
Lawyers for Ibrahim Halawa are warning he could receive the death penalty if
he's not released from jail in Egypt.
The Dublin-born teenager, who's been in prison in Cairo since his arrest 2
years ago, was told yesterday his trial had been adjourned again until October.
Aug. 3
BANGLADESH:
Child rape: SC commutes death of child convict
The Supreme Court today commuted death penalty of a child convict to
imprisonment until death over rape and murder of a child in Manikganj.
A 4-member bench of appellate division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar
August 2
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
UAE to try 41 on 'terror' chargesEmiratis among 41 to be tried in Federal
Supreme Court on charges of setting up terrorist group
The Public Prosecution has referred 41 men of various nationalities, including
Emiratis, to the Federal Supreme Court on
August 1
LIBYA:
Illegitimate Show Trial Sentences Gaddafi's Son to Death
In 2007, candidate Obama said (t)he president does not have the power under
the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation
that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat
July 31
INDIA:
Yakub Memon's hanging sparks debate over death penalty
The execution of Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon on Thursday sparked a debate
over death penalty with prominent opposition leaders joining activists in
calling for a ban and the government saying it cannot afford
July 31
INDONESIA:
Legal options to save Mary Jane Veloso's life 'very narrow'Speed up
investigation to clear name of Catholic woman on death row in Indonesia,
advocates say
Lawyers for Mary Jane Veloso, the Philippines woman facing execution in
Indonesia, say a stronger push
July 31
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh upholds opposition leader's death sentence
The Daily Star has talked to people from separate quarters of life after the
Supreme Court upheld the war criminal's death penalty yesterday and found
similar opinion.
He is the 2nd former Minister of
July 30
NORTH KOREAexecution
Hyon Yong Chol disparaged Kim Jong Un prior to execution, analyst
saysHyon's execution is part of Kim???s larger strategy of reducing a
bloated military elite, a South Korean analyst said Wednesday.
Former North Korean Defense Minister Hyon Yong
July 30
INDIAexecution
Yakub Memon's execution: Death penalty no answer to terror
As the Supreme Court's verdict ended Yakub Memon's final hope to stop his
hanging, a majority of voices opined that death penalty was not the answer to
terrorism, and underlined that he was not the main
July 30
ZIMBABWE:
Amendments to the Criminal Law CodeThe GLA Bill proposes wide-ranging
amendments to the Code, many of them minor, some of them far-reaching, most of
them technically complex. In this Bill Watch we shall explain the more
important of these amendments.
In fact
July 29
IRANexecutions
Iranian Authorities Hang 14 Prisoners to Death, 3 of the Executions Carried Out
in PublicIn the past 1 days Iranian authorities have reportedly hanged 14
prisoners to death, 3 of the executions were carried out in public.
Based on official and
July 29
PAKISTANexecutions
8 more murder convicts hanged in Pakistan
8 more death row prisoners, who were convicted for murders, were sent to
gallows in different prisons of Punjab on Wednesday.
According to Samaa correspondent, three murder convicts were hanged in district
jail
July 29
QATAR:
Qatar said to consider tougher penalties on drug dealing
Qatar is considering a crackdown on drug dealers who sell to adolescents,
according to local press.
The Gulf state wants to impose harsher punishments on dealers to curb drug use
among school and college
July 28
UGANDA:
The Pope and the death penalty
His Holiness Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Uganda in November 2015. One
thing most Ugandans do not know about him is that he supports the abolition of
the death penalty.
On March 20, 2015, His Holiness wrote a letter to the
July 28
PAKISTANexecutions
2 more murder convicts hanged across jails in Punjab
2 more convicts of murder were hanged at jails across Punjab on Tuesday
morning.
Akhtar and Karim were hanged at Attock District Jail and Multan Central Jail.
Karim was sentenced to death for murder
July 28
KUWAIT:
Kuwait court sentences 4 Egyptians to death
A court in Kuwait has sentenced 4 Egyptians to death over the killing of a
Pakistani guard at a construction site.
The Egyptian nationals were sentenced on Tuesday. They were charged with murder
using a hammer.
The 4 men
July 27
UNITED KINGDOM/INDONESIA:
Lindsay Sandiford: David Cameron's death row dilemma
Trade and counter-terrorism co-operation are officially at the top of David
Cameron's agenda on a two-day visit to Indonesia as part of a tour of South
East Asia.
But there's 1 issue the prime
July 27
VIETNAM:
6 arrested in Hanoi with 120 kg of heroin in gas cylinders
Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security have arrested 6 people for
allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 120 kilograms of heroin in used gas
cylinders to China.
They cut the bottom of the cylinders
July 27
IRAN:
A Death Sentence Issued after Consent of the Complainants
The images below are evidences that show the procedure of issuing an execution
sentence for Ehsan Shah Qasemi, who has been charged with murder of a Nahi e
Monkar, (Vice Preventer), and has been sentenced to
IRAN:
JUVENILE OFFENDER NEAR TO EXECUTION
Juvenile offender Salar Shadizadi is at imminent risk of execution for a murder
allegedly committed
when he was 15 years old. He is scheduled to be executed on 1 August.
Click here to view the full Urgent Action in Word or PDF format, including
July 26
PAKISTAN:
Pak court stays hanging of 'mentally-ill' prisoner
A Pakistani court has stayed the execution of a former policeman, convicted for
killing his colleague, as it sought a report from jail authorities over his
family's claims that he is mentally-ill.
The district and
July 26
INDIA:
Must teach lesson to those who stand with enemies of humanity': Ramdev
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday said that along with hanging the traitors, it
is equally important to teach a lesson to the supporters of those who are
against humanity and nation.
Hanging
July 25
INDIA:
Legal eagles want life to replace death
The Supreme Court has in the past admitted that its own death penalty
jurisprudence is arbitrary. The present law, laid down in 1980 in the Bacchan
Singh Vs State of Punjab, which established the 'rarest of the rare' doctrine
PAKISTAN:
EXECUTION DATE SET FOR MENTALLY ILL MAN
Khizar Hayat’s execution is scheduled for 28 July. He has suffered from a
mental disability since 2008 and has taken medication regularly since then.
International law prohibits the execution of those with mental and intellectual
July 24
INDIA:
Days from an execution, India faces questions over death penalty
India's Supreme Court said Friday that it would hear a last-ditch appeal by a
death-row prisoner whose case has renewed questions about capital punishment in
the world's 2nd-most populous nation.
The
July 24
INDIA:
After 13 years, Godhra carnage accused held in Madhya Pradesh
An accused in the 2002 Sabarmati Express train burning incident has been
arrested from Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh by the Godhra Local Crime Branch (LCB).
Hussain Suleman Mohan (35) was arrested by LCB from
July 23
INDIA:
Yakub Memon being hanged because he's a Muslim: Asaduddin OwaisiOwaisi said
killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Beant
Singh are not being executed because of political pressure.
Raising questions over 1993 Mumbai serial blasts
July 23
PAKISTAN:
Executing the mentally ill
Since Pakistan abandoned its moratorium on the death penalty in December, the
state has embarked upon a relentless spree to execute hordes of prisoners who
have been languishing for decades in death row cells all across the country.
July 23
ZIMBABWE:
Amnesty International urges Zim to follow trend and abolish the death penalty
Zimbabwe on Wednesday marked a decade without executions of prisoners on death
row, something Amnesty International (AI) described as a milestone towards
protection of the right to life
July 22
ZIMBABWE:
End the death penalty after 10-year execution hiatus
A 10-year hiatus in executions is a milestone for the protection of the right
to life and the eventual abolition of the death penalty in Zimbabwe, said
Amnesty International as the country marked a decade without
July 22
ZAMBIA:
UN rights experts hail Zambia's move away from death penalty, but warn of
areas of concern in Africa
2 United Nations human rights experts welcomed a recent decision by the
President of Zambia, Edgar Lungui, to commute the death sentences of 332
individuals to life
July 21
ZAMBIA:
Lungu Congratulated for Death Penalty Amnesties
The following statement was circulated today by Zambians Against
Tribalism,Violence and Apathy (ZATVA):
We have learnt with excitement over the decision by President Edgar Lungu to
commute death sentences of 332 to life
July 21
INDIA:
No relief for death row-turned-life convicts: Centre
The Centre today contended in the Supreme Court that state governments had no
power to reduce the jail terms of convicts whose death penalty had been
commuted to life sentence.
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar made
July 20
MALAYSIA:
Scrap metal collector charged with murder
A scrap metal collector could face death penalty for slashing another man in
Brickfields.
R. Prabakaran, 23, was charged with murder at the magistrate's court here this
morning. He allegedly killed F. Logeswaran, 25, between
July 20
INDIA:
Death penalty cannot be arbitrarily imposed: Expert
Of the over 1600 convicts awarded the death penalty in the last 15 years, the
Supreme Court confirmed the sentence in only 5% of cases while rest were either
commuted to life or acquitted.
A recent study by the
July 19
BRITAIN/IRAN:
Vigil marks 10th anniversary of Iran hanging 2 gay teens
A vigil took place in London today to mark the 10th anniversary of the hanging
of 1 Iranian gay teenagers.
10 years ago, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni were hanged publicly in the city
of Mashhad.
July 18
IRAN:
Imprisoned Founder of Spiritual Group Awaits Clarification on His
SentenceMay Still Face Death Penalty for Peaceful Practice of Beliefs
Uncertainty surrounds the sentence of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the imprisoned
founder of a spiritual healing and cultural group. The
July 17
ZAMBIA:
Human Rights Commission comments on Commutation of Death Sentences and HH
Attack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR DEATH ROW INMATES BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT
OF ZAMBIA MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU
The Human Rights Commission is delighted at the
July 16
CHINA:
Sick man sentenced to death for injuring 20 in NE China
A very ill man in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province received death
penalty for injuring 20 people with a knife, a statement issued by a local
court said on Thursday.
Li Huaqiang, who suffers myasthenia
July 16
TAIWAN:
Taiwan prosecutors seeking death penalty for suspect in schoolgirl stabbing
Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for Kung Chung-an, whom they
have indicted for the murder of an 8-year-old girl. The Shilin District
Prosecutors Office said Kung should be
July 15
INDIA:
Yakub Memon and 23 other mercy pleas rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee
The 1993 Bombay serial blasts convict Yakub Abdul Razak Memon is likely to
be hanged on July 30 depending on his curative petition in the Supreme Court.
Earlier in April 2014, President
July 15
ISRAEL:
Netanyahu Buries Death Penalty Law
Slated to go before Ministerial Committee Sunday, death penalty for terrorists
bill indefinitely frozen by PM's technical maneuver.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has significantly slowed the advancement of a
controversial bill on
July 14
PHILIPPINES/MALAYSIA:
PH seeks pardon for Filipino couple sentenced to death for drug trafficking in
Sabah
The Philippine government has continued to ask for pardon for the Filipino
couple sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Sabah in 2006.
In a news release, the
July 14
BAHAMAS:
A Life in Crime
For the past 6 month Dr Mike Neville, a renowned and experienced forensic
psychiatrist, has been examining the root causes of serious crime, a current
scourge on society in the Bahamas.
He set out to inform an evidence-based national debate on how
July 12
EGYPT:
Egypt court postpones Morsi espionage trial
A criminal court in the Egyptian capital of Cairo has postponed the trial of
Egypt's 1st elected President Mohamed Morsi on charges of alleged spying and
leaking classified documents to Qatar to July 21, judicial sources
July 12
BANGLADESH:
BDR carnage case appeals verdict date likely to be fixed by September
With the majority of the hearings complete, the High Court is likely to fix by
September a date to deliver verdict in the BDR carnage case, the biggest ever
criminal case in Bangladesh's history
July 11
SINGAPORE:
Alleged drug kingpin nabbed during CNB
5 suspected drug offenders, including the alleged leader of a drug syndicate,
were arrested yesterday in an operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
CNB officers also seized 2.31kg of heroin with an estimated street
July 10
INDIA:
India's Use of the Death Penalty Rises
New figures on the use of the death penalty in India show the punishment is
being awarded more often than at the start of the century and give a
state-by-state breakdown of where it was used most by courts in that time.
More
July 10
PAKISTAN:
Death-row prisoner rescued after paying ransom
After 3 years on death row in Central Jail Adyala, Rawalpindi, Sajid Masih's
death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was released 15 years
later in early July, 2015, after human activist who had been visiting
July 10
GLOBAL:
A global view of America's relationship with capital punishment
China. Iran. Saudi Arabia. Iraq. The United States of America.
What you just read is, according to Amnesty International, a list of the
countries that executed the largest numbers of prisoners in 2014.
July 9
ISRAEL:
The death penalty is making a comeback in IsraelBy sentencing Palestinians
convicted of murder to death, the Israeli Right will only bring the mutual
cruelty between Jews and Palestinians to another level.
No one really wants to look back and learn anything from
July 9
NORTH KOREA:
Seoul: North Korean leader has so far executed 70 officials.
Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has executed 70 officials since taking
power in late 2011 in a reign of terror that far exceeds the bloodshed of his
dictator father's early rule, South Korean
July 8
INDONESIA:
Family of 3 in Aceh facing death penalty for smuggling meth from Malaysia
A husband and wife, as well as their son and a business partner, are currently
on trial in Aceh for smuggling 14.4 kg of methamphetamines from Malaysia into
Indonesia.
Accoding to Detik,
July 8
ENGLAND:
'Fund me to fight the death penalty in US'
A young lawyer who dreams of abolishing the death penalty has secured a
scholarship in the US - but needs strangers' help to get her there.
Samantha Chammings, who has been offered a rare chance to study a legal masters
at
July 7
ALBANIA:
Tahiri comments the chance to restore death penalty in Albania
Minister Tahiri has praised calls to restore the death penalty, after the
execution of 2 Czech tourists. Through a detailed post on the social network
Facebook, Tahiri writes that he has proposed 2 new
July 7
CHINA:
Chinese court upholds death penalty for 5 people in plot to kill miners and
claim compensationSchemers were able to claim $300,000 in compensation due
to lax safety regulation
A court in eastern China upheld death sentences for 5 people who conspired to
kill
July 7
INDIA:
1993 blasts accused Yakub Memon could be hanged this month, moves curative
petition
As per legal process, a curative petition can only be filed when the petitioner
establishes that there was a genuine violation of principles of natural justice
in his case, and when
July 6
BANGLADESH:
SC asks SQ Chy's lawyer to end argument tomorrow
The Supreme Court today asked a counsel for war criminal Salauddin Quader
Chowdhury to complete their argument by tomorrow on the appeal against his
death sentence.
While hearing the appeal for the 12th day, a
July 6
ETHIOPIA:
UN calls for 'immediate release' of British activist jailed in Ethiopia
United Nations (UN) has called for the immediate release of an
Ethiopian-British citizen being held on death row in Ethiopia for more than a
year, a case which campaigners have claimed exposes
July 5
AFGHANISTAN:
Farkhunda mob killing: Family's lawyer calls Afghan court corrupt for death
sentence U-turnAttorney Kimberley Motley has claimed the family of a
27-year old woman beaten to death in March knew nothing about a 'secret'
hearing to overturn the death sentences of
July 4
GUYANA:
Guyana should abolish the death penalty
Dear Editor,
The European Union welcomes Suriname's recent ratification of a new penal code
which includes abolition of the death penalty. By taking this positive step
Suriname has joined the ever-increasing number of
July 2
IRAN:
Iran executes hundreds in brutal crane hangings at mega-prison outside Tehran
At least 1,900 people have been executed in Iran since President Hassan Rouhani
took office in June 2013, an NGO has warned.
Iran has one of the highest rates of executions in the world and
July 1
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi sentenced to death over multiple murderMan who strangled, stabbed
wife, four children suffered from mental health problems
A court in Saudi Arabia has condemned a Saudi national to death for killing his
wife and 4 children in 2013.
The multiple
June 30
PAKISTAN:
Court announces death penalty of convict in murder case
Session court in Lahore on Tuesday has sentenced a suspect to death penalty
while another one has to bear life imprisonment for killing as many as 2 people
during dacoity bid, Dunya News reported.
As per
June 29
CHINA:
Lawmakers Considering Harsher Punishment for Human Trafficker
China's top lawmakers are considering tougher punishments for all parties
involved in human trafficking, including those who buy abducted children.
The 9th draft amendment to the Criminal Law was submitted
June 27
SUDAN:
Prosecution Rests in Trial of Christian Pastors in Sudan
The Sudanese government rested its case Thursday in the trial of Pastors Yat
Michael Ruot and Peter Yein Reith. The 2 Christian pastors from South Sudan
face potential death sentences after being arrested in
June 26
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia says it will support human rights as long as they can still kill
gay peopleMiddle Eastern country faced criticism for acts of torture
against LGBTI people
Saudi Arabia convicts homosexuality with anything from whipping to a death
sentence.
June 25
BELARUS:
5th argument against death penalty
The film from the series 6 Arguments against Death Penalty tells about
inhuman treatment of relatives of executed in Belarus.
The UN Human Rights Committee repeatedly stated that the procedure of death
penalty in Belarus comes
June 24
INDIA:
Mumbai liquor tragedy: CM wants death penalty for Malwani hooch culprits
If the chief minister has his way, those responsible for the 104 deaths in the
Malwani hooch tragedy could pay for the crime with their own lives. In what
could be a strong deterrent for the
June 23
IRAQ:
Iraq Lawmakers Should Reject Proposal to Fast-Track Executions
Iraq parliamentarians should vote against a measure that calls for skipping
presidential ratification of death sentences, because it would expedite the
carrying out of executions, a human rights group said in
June 23
GAMBIA:
Gambia opposition attacks plan to expand death penalty
Opposition activists have vowed to fight plans announced by The Gambia to
expand the list of offences punishable by death to any crime deemed
sufficiently serious by parliament.
The west African nation currently
June 22
PHILIPPINES/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Emotional meeting between Baldoz, OFW with death sentenceOn appeal,
Dalquez' death sentence stems from a murder conviction handed down by the Al
Ain Court of First Instance last May 20
Of course, she cried when she recounted her ordeal,
June 22
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan considers blasphemy law overhaul
Pakistan is considering blasphemy law reforms.
The last time a lawmaker messed with the law, he was assassinated. In 2008,
Salman Taseer, the 26th governor of Punjab province, advocated for Asia Bibi's
release from jail.
June 22
ENGLAND:
Hangman's box used by Bradford-born executioner is focal point of new
exhibition
A hangman's box, used by Bradford-born executioner Albert Pierrepoint, is the
focal point of the latest exhibition at the Bradford Police Museum.
The box, which contains the
June 22
ENGLAND:
Hangman's box used by Bradford-born executioner is focal point of new
exhibition
A hangman's box, used by Bradford-born executioner Albert Pierrepoint, is the
focal point of the latest exhibition at the Bradford Police Museum.
The box, which contains the
June 21
PAKISTAN:
5 Britons set to be hanged as Pakistan starts executing thousands of prisoners
to reduce number on death row
5 British citizens are facing execution for drug offences in Pakistan amid a
surge of hangings in the country.
The existence of the 5, including 1
June 20
GLOBAL:
A history of unjust executionsEgypt's 1st democratically elected President,
Mohammed Morsi, was sentenced to death by Egyptian court on Tuesday.
History repeats itself, this is something everyone is aware of. But it seems
that sometimes we forget and are taken
June 20
EGYPT:
Death penalty divides Egyptians
Egyptian rights activists are demanding the abolition of the death penalty
following what they described as the expansion of death sentences in Egypt -
and as foreign countries and international human rights organizations such as
Human
June 19
NIGERIA:
Is Death Penalty The Best Way To Fight Corruption?
The current level of corruption in Nigeria is so high that it calls for drastic
solution. Some people believe that death penalty is a very suitable option for
combating corruption, which negatively affects the public
June 18
SAUDI ARABIA:
100 Beheadings, 6 Months: Why the Saudi Kingdom Is on an Execution Spree
The Saudis are on a beheading spree, executing 100 'criminals' in the 1st half
of the year. Blame a new king, a failed war, and a double jihadi threat for the
gruesome upswing.
The Saudi
June 18
SUDAN:
Lawyer for pastors on trial in Sudan says no new evidence against them
A lawyer defending the 2 South Sudanese pastors jailed in Khartoum said he does
not expect any new evidence to be presented against his clients when their
trial restarts tomorrow.
According to
June 18
CHINA:
Online petition seeking death penalty for child traffickers goes viral
It turns out that Chinese social media is not only for popularizing ridiculous
fitness challenges, but can also be used, from time to time, to draw attention
to more serious social issues. In the
June 17
BANGLADESH:
Hearing on SQ Chy's appeal adjourned till Sunday
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing until Sunday on the appeal
filed by condemned convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury challenging the death
penalty handed down to him for his war crimes.
The
June 17
EGYPT:
Morsi Death Penalty Upheld
An Egyptian court yesterday confirmed the death sentence against ousted
President Mohamed Morsi over mass jailbreak during the 2011 political turmoil,
state-run Nile TV reported.
Another 5 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group,
June 17
INDONESIA:
Bali drug accused De Malmanche escapes death penalty
Prosecutors say they will not be seeking the death penalty in the trial against
Antony De Malmanche, the Kiwi accused of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali.
3 News reported prosecutors would not be seeking the
June 16
CHINA:
Why Lawyers Are The Only Opposition To The Death Penalty In ChinaA murder
case in which a Chinese student poisoned and killed his roommate has brought
out the worst in the Chinese public, which is practically marching with
pitchforks for his execution. Attorneys,
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