Oct. 11
MALAYSIA:
Scrap death penalty on drugs to start ball rolling, Amnesty tells Putrajaya
Malaysia should abolish the mandatory death penalty for drug cases at the next
Parliament sitting as a pledge to improve human rights here, Amnesty
International (AI) said today after the go
Oct. 11
EGYPT:
Egypt sentences 8 defendants to death over violence-related charges
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced 8 defendants to death over storming a
police station in a city just south of Cairo in 2013.
The ruling by the Cairo Criminal Court also sentenced 50 others to l
Oct. 9
PAKISTAN:
'In Pakistan, death penalty is for the poor'
When my son Khizar was born, I held his small head in my hand and fell in love.
Like all mothers, I dreamed that Khizar would grow up strong, live a good life
with a wife and children, and be surrounded by love.
He did
Oct. 9
MALAYSIA:
In Malaysia's high court, pathologist testifies Kim Jong Nam was killed by
weapon of mass destruction
On Wednesday, pathologist Mohd Shah Mahmood testified before Malaysia's high
court in the trial of Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, who stand accused of
killing Ki
Oct. 8
IRAQ:
At least 100 European Isis fighters 'to be prosecuted in Iraq, with most facing
death penalty'Fate of militants' families remains uncertain
At least 100 European Isis fighters will be prosecuted in Iraq, with most to
face the death penalty, the country's ambassador
Oct. 7
JAPAN:
European envoys call on Japan to abolish death penalty
3 European ambassadors to Japan on Friday called on Tokyo to abolish the
practice of capital punishment prior to next week's World and European Day
against the Death Penalty.
"As friends, we should share our exper
Oct. 6
UGANDA:
EU delegation visits Luzira death-row inmates, promises to support them
The European Union Ambassador designate to Uganda H. E Attilio PACIFICI has
promised to do whatever is possible to support inmates on death row in Uganda.
The commitment was made during a solidarity
Oct. 6
VIETNAM:
Former energy exec appeals death penalty after massive graft trial in Vietnam
A former chairman of state fuel giant PetroVietnam has appealed against the
death penalty he received last week from a court in Hanoi for his role in the
infamous multi-million-dollar graft
Oct. 4
SOUTH KOREA:
South Korean student once lined up for death penalty now acquitted after cop
lied
A South Korean student, once in line for an automatic death sentence for drug
trafficking, has seen a reversal in fortunes after he was acquitted today. The
ruling occurred after t
Oct. 1
MALAYSIA:
The 2 women 'pawns' facing death penalty over assassination of Kim Jong-un's
brother
2 young Asian women are expected to plead not guilty to one of the most
audacious crimes of the year on Monday, when they stand trial in a Malaysian
court for the murder of the half
Oct. 3
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabia Death toll reaches 100 as authorities carry out execution spree
The Saudi Arabian authorities executed a man today, bringing the total number
of people put to death so far in 2017 to 100, with 60 people executed in the
past 3 months alone, said Amnes
Oct. 2
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Pakistani 'drug trafficker' among 6 beheaded in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabia government on Monday executed 6 people, including a Pakistani
citizen, convicted of drug trafficking and homicide, the highest number of
executions in a single day this ye
Sept. 30
IRAN:
74-year-old Iranian, who hosted 'half-naked parties', sentenced to deathThe
chief prosecutor said the man led "a corruption gang" which held parties with
drugs and alcohol, and where women were "sexually harassed".
Iran has sentenced a 74-year-old man to death fo
Sept. 29
LEBANON:
Lebanon's Military Tribunal Sentences Terrorist Ahmad Assir to Death
The Permanent Military Tribunal, chaired by Major General Hussein Abdullah, on
Thursday sentenced in absentia death penalty against the terrorist Ahmad
al-Assir in the Abra incidents' case.
The Mi
Sept. 28
IRANexecution
1 Prisoner Hanged In Northwestern Iran
A prisoner was executed at Urmia Central Prison (Darya) northwestern Iran.
According to a close source, on the morning of Tuesday September 26, the
execution sentence of a prisoner who was charged with murder was carri
Sept. 27
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Death penalty sought as UK journalist denies murdering his wife in
DubaiBritish journalist Francis Matthew appeared in court in Dubai
Prosecutors in Dubai are seeking the death penalty for a British journalist
accused of murdering his wife.
Fra
Sept. 26
INDONESIA:
Indonesia Rejects UN Recommendation to Abolish Death Penalty
Indonesia on Thursday (21/09) accepted 167 of the 225 recommendations it
received from international delegations during the 27th session of the United
Nations Universal Periodic Review, or UPR, earlier in
Sept. 25
SUDAN:
Sudanese student sentenced to death for alleged murder of policeman
A Sudanese court sentenced a university student to death by hanging on Sunday
for the alleged killing a policeman during protests last year, triggering
protests after the verdict.
Last August, Khar
Sept. 24
BARBADOS:
A GUY'S VIEWDo not insult our intelligence
This newspaper's edition of September 20, 2017, reported that the National
Human Rights Officer for Barbados and the Organisation of East Caribbean States
posited that there is a need for research into the death penalt
Sept. 23
IRANexecutions
8 People Hanged in Various Iranian Prisons
A total of 8 prisoners were reported hanged in various Iranian prisoners.
Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the state-run media, have
not announced these 8 executions.
According to close so
Sept. 22
IRANexecutions
A man and a Woman Executed on Murder ChargesA man and a woman were executed
in 2 different Iranian prisons on murder charges.
A man was reportedly hanged at Mashhad Central Prison on murder charges, and a
woman was reportedly hanged at Zanjan Centr
Sept. 21
IRAN:
Iranian Resistance Call to Save 25 Youth Prisoners at Death RowSome of the
convicts were less than 18 years old when committing the attributed crime
The Iranian Resistance calls on international authorities, especially the High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the
Sept. 20
INDIA:
Death penalty in hooch deaths in UP
Cases of hooch deaths could now attract death penalty in Uttar Pradesh. UP
cabinet on Tuesday decided to amend the excise act providing for death penalty
or life imprisonment in cases of hooch deaths in the state.
The decision w
Sept. 19
PAKISTAN:
In Pakistan, a Text Message Can Lead to a Death SentenceOfficials Lean on
Abusive Blasphemy Law to Punish Free Speech
In Pakistan, a poem sent over WhatsApp can prove deadly.
On September 14, a court in Gujrat district, Punjab province sentenced to death
Nade
Sept. 18
VIETNAM:
Vietnam suspends prison staff in wake of death row breakoutThe 2 inmates
spent months digging their way out with the guards apparently oblivious.
The Ministry of Public Security has suspended 13 guards and supervisors at a
prison in Hanoi for letting 2 inmates
Sept. 17
JAPAN:
Death-row inmate jailed for killing 4 people in 2002 dies of illness
A death-row inmate convicted of killing 4 people in 2002 has died of illness at
a Tokyo detention center, the Justice Ministry said Sunday.
Tetsuo Odajima, 74, was pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m. Sat
Sept. 16
EGYPT:
Egypt court sentences 7 IS affiliates to death
An Egyptian court on Saturday has sentenced 7 members of the Islamic State (IS)
to death over charges of murder and violence, official news agency MENA
reported.
The defendants were accused of joining IS military traini
Sept. 15
IRANexecutions
Unidentified Man Hanged in Public in Front of Crowd of People
A prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Eslamabad-e Gharb (Kermanshah
province) on murder charges. Photos published from the public execution shows
children among the crowd of people who
Sept. 14
VIETNAM:
Vietnam seeks death penalty for embezzlement by ex-chairman of state energy
firm
Prosecutors in Vietnam on Thursday said they were seeking the death sentence in
an embezzlement case against a former chairman of state energy firm
PetroVietnam, as the communist count
Sept. 13
INDONESIA:
Drug dealer sentenced to death in Medan
The Medan District Court has declared Irwantoni, 38, guilty and sentenced him
to death for his involvement in the delivery of 270 kilograms of sabu-sabu
(crystal methamphetamine) from China.
The sentence was in accordance w
Sept. 13
TANZANIA:
I cannot 'execute' convicted murderers - Tanzania's president declares
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has stated clearly that he cannot assent to
an execution of the death penalty which is legal in the East African country.
He said on Monday during the swearing i
Sept. 12
FRANCE:
France's final guillotine: 40 years since the end of the death penalty
On September 10, 1977, 40 years ago this week, France conducted its last
execution. 4 years later capital punishment was abolished, thus ending the
reign of the guillotine.
The man who was execut
Sept. 11
MALAWI:
International community rattled by Malawi muslims' call to kill gays
The international community is abuzz with reports that the Muslim Association
has proposed the death penalty for homosexuals in Malawi.
The anti-Jihad Website Jihad Watch quoted local media which q
Sept. 10
PAKISTAN:
Christian teen accused of burning Koran face death sentence and mob violence
A Pakistani Christian teen who was arrested on Aug. 12 on blasphemy charges
after being accused of burning pages of the Koran now faces a possible death
sentence if he is convicted or mob
Sept. 9
ICELAND:
Iceland gripped as infamous 1828 murders head for 'retrial'Deaths of 2 men
to be re-examined under modern court rules.
It was on 14 March, 1828 when residents on Iceland's remote farm of Stapakot
were awoken by a maid from a neighbouring property, who burst in t
Sept. 8
SINGAPORE:
Singapore decried for 'harassment' of anti-death penalty activists
Singapore should end harassment of peaceful activists, Human Rights Watch has
said, after participants at a candlelight vigil for a man being executed for
drug trafficking were stopped from leaving
Sept. 7
INDIA:
Indian court pronounces death penalty to 2, lifer to 2 in 1993 Mumbai blasts
case
A court in India's western state of Maharashtra Thursday pronounced death
sentences to 2 people and life imprisonment to two others in 1993 Mumbai serial
blasts case that killed 257 pe
Sept. 6
PHILIPPINES:
House seeks replacement of Revised Penal Code
The House of Representatives justice committee has batted for the measure
overhauling the country's 85-year old Revised Penal Code, renaming penalties,
adjusting fines, requiring joint civil and criminal proceedings, i
Sept. 5
BANGLADESH:
Dandupalya gang's death penalty commuted to life
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday commuted death penalty to life
imprisonment to 4 Dandupalya gang members.
A division bench comprising Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice John Michael
Cunha passed an order comm
Sept. 4
IRANexecutions
Iran hangs 4, 2 were flogged before being executed
2 prisoners were hanged on Sunday, September 3, 2017, in central prison of
Tabriz, northwestern Iran. The victims identified as Darush Rashidi and Kazem
Shiri had been sentenced to death and 100 lashes for r
Sept. 3
SAUDI ARABIA:
Set to execute 14 dissenters, Saudi Arabia defends its judicial
systemRights group says convictions handed down by a 'secretive'
counterterrorism court using 'confessions extracted through torture'
Saudi Arabia's government, facing mounting criticism for th
Sept. 2
INDIA:
HC issues notice to Union law secretary on PIL
The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Union law secretary and the
secretary of the social justice and empowerment ministry on a PIL, urging for a
section of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act), providing for
Sept. 1
IRANexecutions
Man Charged With Rape Hanged in Rajai Shahr PrisonPrison authorities in
Rajai Shahr break routine and execute a prisoner on a Monday rather than the
usual Wednesday.
A 29-year-old man who was sentenced to death for the charge of rape was
reportedly han
August 31
IRANexecutions
At Least 2 Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges
At least 2 prisoners were reportedly hanged at Ardabil Central Prison on drug
related charges.
According to close sources, the executions of "Fardin Hosseini" and "Massoud
Vaizadeh" were carried out on the morni
August 30
SOUTH AFRICA:
Remains of 10 hanged PAC members to be exhumed
The remains of 10 of the Pan Africanist Congress's armed wing Poqo who were
hanged from 1963 to 1967, will be exhumed on Thursday.
The National Prosecution Authority said the exhumations form part of the
Gallows
August 29
EGYPT:
Court postpones verdict in the Al-Fatah Mosque case
The Cairo Criminal Court postponed Monday the verdict of 493 defendants in the
Al-Fatah Mosque case to 15 September, state media reported.
The defendants include several high-profile Muslim Brotherhood youth cadres
August 29
IRAN:
Iran Sentences Prisoner Mohammad Ali Taheri to Death
The Iranian regime's judiciary has sentenced to death political prisoner
Mohammad Ali Taheri, his attorney told news agencies on Sunday.
Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei told The Associated Press that the court has
sent
August 27
INDIA:
With Justice Dipak Misra at the helm, a series of high-impact cases await
resolutionA look at the career highlights of India's new Chief Justice and
what lies ahead for him
When Justice Dipak Misra takes office as the 45th Chief Justice of India on
Monday, his
August 26
JAPAN:
Japanese man sentenced to death over murders in Manila
A 43-year-old Japanese man accused of murdering 2 compatriots in Manila in 2014
and 2015 for insurance payouts was sentenced to death Friday in a district
court in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.
Presidin
August 25
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
General Public give views on 'Death Penalty'
Members of the general public in Lae City have given their views about imposing
death penalty on child rapists and murderers.
This follows the call made by the father of Rose Kimberley, a 7-year-old
schoolgirl
August 23
VIETNAM:
Gang of 4 sentenced to death in Vietnam for heroin smuggling
Vietnam has eased its drug laws but smugglers still face capital punishment.
A court in Hanoi sentenced four men to death on Monday for smuggling more than
20 kilograms of heroin in less than a year, Viet
August 23
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh HC endorses death penalty of 3 army officers, 12 others
Bangladesh's High Court on Tuesday upheld a trial court verdict sentencing to
death 15 people including 3 army officers and a gangster, who had fled to India
after the gruesome killing of 7 peop
August 22
INDONESIA:
Rights group asks Indonesia to abolish death sentenceJakarta-based group
says judicial system is vulnerable to mistakes after top court overturned death
penalty for young man
A human rights organization demanded on Tuesday that Indonesia abolishes
capital pu
August 22
IRAN:
Trial of Stockholm academic facing death penalty in Iran begins
The trial of a Stockholm academic who is detained in Iran on what Amnesty
International calls 'extremely vague grounds' and could face the death penalty
is set to get under way.
Researcher Ahmadreza Dj
August 21
THAILAND:
Myanmar men given death penalty for killing 2 British backpackers in Thailand
appeal against sentenceBar workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun were found
guilty of murdering David Miller, 24, and raping and killing Hannah Witheridge,
23, in September 2014.
2 Mya
August 20
IRANexecutions
3 Prisoners Hanged in QomThey were sentenced to death about 21 years ago
based on the Judge's opinion rather than actual documented evidence.
3 prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom Central Prison on murder charges. The
case files for these prisone
August 19
MALAYSIA:
Malaysia postpones execution of Filipino on death row
The scheduled execution of a Filipino convicted of murder in Malaysia was
postponed after the governor of Sabah heeded appeals from the Philippine
government, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.
E
August 18
INDIA:
Andhra serial killer who hammered four to death in Nellore last year to be
hangedVenkatesh had been nabbed by the Nellore district police in July last
year.
A notorious serial killer in Andhra Pradesh was sentenced to death by a Nellore
court on Thursday, afte
Aug. 17
MALAYSIA:
An end to mandatory death penalty?
Under Malaysian law, capital punishment (the death penalty) is mandatory for
the crime of murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and several other offences.
Since 1992, at least 651 convicted persons (Malaysians) have been given the
Aug. 16
JAMAICA:
Reactivate death penalty
THE EDITOR, Sir:
In light of the string of shootings and wanton murders across Jamaica, I again
appeal to the better senses of our legislators. The death penalty is vital to
the survival of law if we must survive and have law and order prev
August 15
BELARUS:
Urgent Action
BELARUS SENTENCES 2 MEN TO DEATH
Ihar Hershankou and Siamion Berazhnoy were convicted and sentenced to death by
the Mahiliou Regional Court, in eastern Belarus, on 21 July 2017. Theirs are
the 2nd and 3rd death sentences imposed in Belarus in 2017.
August 14
SAUDI ARABIA:
Death sentences of Shiites point to limits of Saudi reforms
Saudi Arabia's new crown prince hopes to transform the kingdom and modernize
society, but the planned execution of 14 Shiite protesters charged with
violence against security forces suggests the govern
August 13
INDIA:
Supreme Court stays execution of man on death row
The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a man sentenced to death in a
case related to election rivalry in which 6 persons were murdered after
panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh in 2003.
A bench comprising Justi
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August 2
TRINIDAD:
41 murderers lose Privy Council appeal
The Privy Council has dismissed an appeal from a group of 41 convicted
murderers, who were challenging a decision to commute their mandatory death
August 1
MALDIVES:
Maldives' dark side: Death penalty threatens trouble in paradise
The Maldives, famed for its crystalline waters and long tongues of white sand,
lies at the centre of the Indian Ocean.
Holiday firms offering trips to the Maldives have been urged by human rights
July 31
MALAYSIA:
Property agent sent to the gallows for drug trafficking
A woman could not hold back her tears at the High Court here today when her son
Hari Singh Kanda was sentenced to the gallows for trafficking 32.3 gramme of
heroin and 18.1 gramme of monoacetylmorphine last yea
July 30
ZIMBABWE:
Our hope is on Mnangagwa
I remember it was in 2013 in Bulawayo in Cowdray Part Surbub at Mukitika
Primary School on a Sunday. The COPAC had announced that they will hold a
public hearing on the proposed Zimbabwe Constitution. Although the meeting was
supposed to
July 29
THE MALDIVES:
Branson urges Maldives boycott if government resumes executions for the 1st
time in 60 years
Sir Richard Branson has described the reported decision by Maldivian President
Abdulla Yameen to revive executions as "an awful political move that will send
the count
July 28
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan Abducts Own Citizens, Muzzles Rights Watchdog - U.N.
Pakistan must address a catalog of human rights failings including
state-sponsored abductions and a death penalty that amounts to torture, but its
national watchdog is muzzled, the U.N. Human Rights Commi
July 27
JAPAN:
Death penalty to stand for woman convicted of murdering 2 men
The death sentence given to a woman convicted of murdering 2 men in the western
Japan prefecture of Tottori in 2009 is set to be finalized after the Supreme
Court upheld lower court rulings Thursday.
The t
July 27
PHILIPPINES:
Death penalty dropped from list of urgent bills
The death penalty bill is conspicuously absent from the list of 35 measures the
Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to prioritize in the second
regular session of the 17th Congress.
Leaders of th
July 26
SAUDI ARABIA:
Amnesty: Saudi should stop 'bloody execution spree'Rights groups urge
kingdom to halt executions of 14 men, reporting that at least 66 have been
beheaded so far this year.
Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia to abandon what it termed a
"bloody ex
July 26
BARBADOS:
Condemned men freed
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Tuesday quashed the
convictions of the 2 Barbadian men, who were sentenced to death for the 2006
murder of Damien Alleyne.
The CCJ, which is Barbados' highest court, ruled that Vincent Edwards
July 25
INDIA:
No pardons please: Disposing mercy petitions has been President Mukherjee's
foremost legacy
In a recent interview, when asked what his legacy would be, President Pranab
Mukherjee quoted Prospero from The Tempest and said that he would "leave not a
rack behind". His r
Urgent Action
14 SAUDI ARABIAN MEN AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXECUTION
Fourteen Saudi Arabian men are at imminent risk of execution after their
families learned on 23 July
that the Supreme Court has ratified their death sentences. On 1 June 2016, the
men were sentenced to
death penalty after a
July 24
JAPAN:
Ministry moves away from deferring executions of convicts seeking retrial
Under certain circumstances, executions are carried out quietly even if a death
row convict is in the process of appealing for a retrial. Will the recent
executions of 2 male death row convicts b
July 23
INDIA:
Chamarajanagara: Man who killed 5 awarded death sentence
The chief district and sessions court here, through a verdict delivered on
Saturday July 22, awarded death penalty to Muugeshan (49) for killing 5 persons
at Harale village in Kollegal taluk of the district. The
July 22
BELARUS:
EU Criticizes Belarusian Death Sentences, Says Should Be Abolished
The European Union on July 21 criticized the two latest death sentences handed
down in Belarus, saying that they "violate the right to life."
Belarus's Mahilyow Regional Court sentenced Ihar Hershan
July 21
INDONESIA:
Capital punishment an effective way to combat drug dealers: Tito
National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Thursday that the example of
the Philippines illustrated that capital punishment was an effective way to
combat drug dealers.
He said capital punis
July 21
TEXAS:
District attorney to pursue death penalty against 4 suspects
After a review of 58 pending capital murder cases, officials with the Harris
County District Attorney's Office told KPRC they have decided to seek the death
penalty against 4 defendants in 6 cases.
Many of
July 20
THE MALDIVESimpending execution
Stop imminent executions in the Maldives
The Maldives may be best known as an idyllic holiday destination, but reports
suggest that the President of the Maldives has approved plans for authorities
to carry out the 1st execution in over half
July 19
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Saudi Authorities Execute 2 Men Convicted of Murder
2 Saudi men were executed on Tuesday for killing 2 people in the southwestern
city of Abha, the interior ministry said in a statement published by the
official news agency SPA.
The 1st convict was
July 18
SAUDI ARABIA:
Outrage Mounts as Saudi Arabia Plans Imminent Executions for 14 Accused
Pro-Democracy Protesters
As President Trump vows not to let human rights concerns interfere with U.S.
relations with Saudi Arabia, the country is set to execute 14 men, including
Mujtaba'
July 17
TURKEY:
Turkey's Move Toward The Death Penalty May Be A Move Away From The EU
Turkey's president again said he supports reinstating the death penalty, a move
that could further complicate the country's relationship with Europe.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked the annive
July 16
IRAN:
nian MPs approve generalities of bill to reduce death penalty for drug offences
The Iranian parliament approved general outlines of a bill to reduce death
penalty for drug offences in the country.
The bill was approved on July 16 by 182 MPS votes in favor of it, 36 aga
July 15
INDIA:
Awarded death penalty earlier, retrial finds 11 guilty again
11 people, sentenced to death last year for killing a woman in 2014, were again
found guilty today of the murder by a Nadia district court during their
retrial, held on the Calcutta High Court orders.
Addit
July 14
JAPAN:
Rights group slams Japan's latest executions as 'inhumane' as 2 murderers are
hangedThe deaths bring the total number since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
took power in 2012 to 19
Japan executed 2 convicted murderers on Thursday, the justice ministry said,
ignoring cal
July 13
RWANDA:
Petty Crime Suspects Summarily Executed
State security forces in Rwanda have summarily killed at least 37 suspected
petty offenders and forcibly disappeared 4 others since April 2016, Human
Rights Watch said in a report released today. Most victims were accused of
ste
July 13
JAPANexecutions
Japan executes 2 convicted murderers
Japan executed 2 convicted murderers on July 13, the justice ministry said,
ignoring calls from international rights groups to end capital punishment.
The hangings of Masakatsu Nishikawa and Koichi Sumida bring to 19 t
July 12
JAPAN70-year-old female could face death penalty
Japan: 70-year-old woman accused of multiple insurance murders admits to
killingA woman dubbed the 'Black Widow' who allegedly murdered multiple men
for insurance money could face death penalty and says 'give me the drug n
July 11
TUNISIA:
Democracy and Human Rights: Interview with Dr. Moncef Marzouki
Dr. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki served as the interim President of Tunisia between
2011 and 2014, following the Tunisian Revolution. He is best known for his role
in establishing the national Truth and Dignity
July 10
SINGAPORE:
Singapore sets execution of Malaysian man: Prabagaran Srivijayan
The family of Prabagaran Srivijayan, a Malaysian national, have been informed
that his execution has been scheduled in Singapore for 14 July 2017. Against
international law and standards, he was convic
July 9
EGYPT:
Ibrahim Halawa's trial in Egypt is further postponedDublin man who was
arrested in Cairo in 2013 faces potential death penalty over protests
There has been yet another postponement in the trial of Dubliner Ibrahim
Halawa, who has been in jail in Egypt for almost 4 ye
July 8
EGYPT:
The persistence of the death penalty in Egypt: why courts insist on 'an eye for
an eye'
Given the rise of death sentences issued by Egyptian courts over the past 4
years - typically for members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group and
criminals proven to have per
July 7
EGYPT:
Post-coup Egypt's penchant for capital punishmentSince bloody military coup
in mid-2013, Egyptian courts have sentenced hundreds of people to death
Hundreds of Egyptians have been sentenced to death since July 3, 2013, when
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's 1st freely elected
July 6
SOUTH AFRICA:
Crime Death Penalty Won't Return But There Are Alternatives
Late last week we reported that ANC Women's League is lobbying to bring back
the death penalty in South Africa.
The league expressed that it's necessary to reinstate the capital punishment
and combat
July 5
BELARUS:
Belarus Preserving Death Penalty at People's Will - President Lukashenko
The Belarusian president, at the same time, expressed confidence that his
country would gradually come to the solution of this issue.
"We are called to abolish the death penalty. We are hearing
July 4
MALAYSIA:
Family claims brothers' hanging botched, signs of strangulation
The family of brothers Rames Batumalai, 45, and Suthar Batumalai, 40, alleged
that Suthar's body was found to have strangulation marks around his neck area,
the neck was not broken (the neck is broken cle
July 3
TAIWAN:
Supreme Court upholds death for man convicted of double murder and rape
The father and husband of 2 women killed by Huang Lin-kai speaks to reporters
outside the Supreme Court in Taipei yesterday.
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence for Huang Lin-kai,
JULY 2
SOUTH AFRICA:
Some Members Of The ANC Women's League Want The Death Penalty BackSome
members of the league felt the death sentence should be returned because of the
high levels of violence against women.
Some members of the ANC Women's League are pushing for the return of
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