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June 29
INDIA:
HC commutes death sentence of man, guilty of killing 5 persons
The Delhi High Court today commuted to life term, the capital punishment
awarded to a 31- year-old man in a c
June 28
CHINA:
13 Chinese sentenced to death for drugs offences as thousands look on in public
trial8 executed immediately after open hearing in a stadium in notorious
drug producing area of Guangdong province
3 courts in southern China's Guangdong province sentenced 13 people t
June 27
JAPAN:
Triple murder, 90, dies of suffocation as oldest prisoner on Japan's death row
A 90-year-old triple murderer, reportedly the oldest prisoner on death row, has
choked to death on his own vomit at a prison in Fukuoka Prefecture, the
government said Monday.
Takeshige Ha
June 26
NEW ZEALAND:
Drug Foundation head slams Harawira's execution policy
New Zealand Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell has slammed Hone
Harawira for floating the death penalty as a policy idea to combat
methamphetamine.
The Mana party leader told The AM Show on Monday
June 24
NEW ZEALAND:
Execute Chinese drug dealers - Harawira
Mana leader Hone Harawira has called for capital punishment for Chinese people
who import methamphetamine into New Zealand.
Appearing on The Nation on Saturday, the former MP said it's time to take the
fight against meth
June 23
CHINA:
Chinese courts call for death penalty for researchers who commit fraud
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth - a life for a lab book?
In the past few months, China has announced two new crackdowns on research
misconduct - one of which could lead to executions for scient
June 22
NIGERIA:
Evans may get death penalty or life imprisonment as Ambode signs bill to law
The Lagos state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law, the state
kidnapping prohibition bill, 2016 which prescribes Life Imprisonment or death
penalty for the offence of Kidnapp
June 21
EGYPT:
Cancel Alexandria Death PenaltyRisk of Imminent Execution After Flawed
Trial
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should cancel a death sentence
confirmed by the country's highest appeals court on April 25, 2017, Human
Rights Watch said today. The sentence fol
June 20
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Filipina on death row in Al Ain sparedFilipina maid has been acquitted from
the murder charge, sentenced to 5 years
The Filipina domestic worker sentenced to death in Al Ain for killing her
employer has been saved from death row, a Philippine envoy
June 19
SUDAN:
Sudanese human rights defenders face death sentence
Sudan's authorities are under pressure to release prominent human rights
defenders facing the death penalty or life imprisonment for allegedly inciting
an uprising against the state.
Ibrahim Adam Mudawi and his collea
June 18
BARBADOS:
Tough task to end hanging
THE MAN LEADING the charge to have the mandatory death penalty removed from
Barbados' statute books isn't expecting it to happen without plenty of
resistance.
In fact, he isn't sure it could happen at all, but he will give it a try.
Atto
June 17
PHILIPPINES/MALAYSIA:
Philippines to appeal Malaysia death sentence on 9 FilipinosThe 9 Filipinos
face Malaysia's death row over the Sabah standoff that killed at least 70
people in 2013
The Philippines will appeal the death sentence imposed by the Malaysian Court
of Ap
June 16
RUSSIA:
Kremlin does not discuss cancellation of freeze on capital punishment
The Kremlin does not discuss the possibility Russia might lift the freeze on
the capital punishment, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in
reply to a question from TASS.
"No, there a
June 15
PHILIPPINES/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Parents of Filipina on UAE death row hope for acquittal
Their dreams for a good life dashed, the parents of Jennifer Dalquez, the
Filipina on death row in the United Arab Emirates, are just hoping their
daughter returns alive and able to star
June 14
MALAYSIA:
5 charged with murder of navy cadet, another for abetting
No plea was recorded from them by the magistrate as offences that carry the
death penalty have to be tried before a High Court judge.
5 National Defence University (UPNM) students were charged with the murder
June 13
CZECH REPUBLIC:
Poll: Opposition to death penalty rising among Czechs
Some 38 % of Czechs are against the capital punishment, the biggest proportion
over the past 25 years, according to a poll conducted by the CVVM polling
institute in May and released on Monday.
However,
June 12
TANZANIA:
Ethics - Abolish Capital Punishment
Disregarding or snubbing this echo of death penalty in the house is not the
best alternative. Instead of closing our eyes to, or taking no notice of , MP
Ally Mohamed Keissy (Nkasi North - CCM) called for the application of the dea
June 11
EGYPT:
Cancel Military Court Death SentencesConvicted Civilians Alleged Torture,
Forcible Disappearances
The case of 8 men who could face imminent execution following a military trial
shows why Egyptian authorities should place a moratorium on the death penalty,
Human Rig
June 10
MALAYSIA:
Kenyan woman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia
A Kenyan woman was sentenced to death by a Malaysian court after she was found
guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine 4 years ago.
According to Malaysian Daily Express, Rose Achieng Ojala had stuffed
June 9
RUSSIA:
Stay of execution? Russian MP proposes 'delayed death penalty' for convicted
terrorists
The head of the State Duma Committee for Security has proposed allowing Russian
courts to sentence convicted terrorists to death under condition that the
execution of the sentence
June 8
ALGERIA:
Algerians Call for Reinstating Death Penalty for Child Killers
Algerians have been under shock since the brutal killing of a 10-year-old boy
in a town in al-Oued province this week.
A farmer found the body of Bilal buried in an isolated place a week after his
disappea
June 7
BARBADOS:
Be decisive on capital crimes
IN 1993 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled in the famous case of
Pratt and Morgan that it is inhuman and degrading to keep a condemned prisoner
on death row for more than 5 years after his conviction and therefore contrary
June 6
SUDAN:
Prominent Sudan rights activist accused of 'espionage'Khartoum accuses
Mudawi Ibrahim Adam of 'spying' and 'tarnishing Sudan's reputation'
A prominent Sudanese human rights advocate could face the death penalty after
being accused Monday by the Sudanese authorities
June 5
BANGLADESH:
Oishee's death penalty commuted to life term
The High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded to Oishee Rahman
to life term imprisonment for killing her parents in 2013, reports UNB.
An HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice M Jahangir
June 4
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
For Indians on death row in the UAE, reprieve comes from an NRI entrepreneur
10 Indians, convicted of killing a Pakistani man over a bootlegging feud in Abu
Dhabi, were absolved of the death penalty in May 2017 after an amount of Rs 60
lakh was paid as bl
June 3
CHINA:
The 'living dead': prisoners executed for their organs then sold to foreigners
for transplants
An organ transplant can be the difference between life and death for many
people.
For those in need of one, the wait for a call from hospital to say a match is
available i
June 2
PAKISTAN:
Death for blasphemy?
The contemporary time we live in is full of horrendous and heartrending news.
Not a single day passes without such horrific news of killing and bloodshed in
the name of God, and in the name of his prophets who were the messengers of
peace, brot
June 1
NIGERIA:
Kidnapping rages on despite death penalty
Hundreds of Nigerians are still being abducted for ransom even though many
states have made kidnapping a capital offence.
Daily Trust investigations show that about 630 people were reportedly abducted
from May 2016 to May, 2017
May 31
INDIA:
Tumakuru: Court awards death penalty to man who beheaded wife
Through a verdict delivered on Tuesday May 30, the 4th additional district and
sessions court at Madhugiri in the district awarded death sentence to a man who
had killed his wife. The convict had stabbed his
May 30
BANGLADESH:
2 get death penalty for killing ASI Humayun
A speedy trial tribunal of Dhaka on Tuesday sentenced 2 people, including a
woman, to death for killing an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Shah Ali Police
Station in 2013.
Judge Abdur Rahman of speedy trial tribunal-4 h
May 29
MALI:
Unmarried couple stoned to death in Mali for 'violating Islamic law'The man
and woman were put in 2 holes dug by ringleaders before 4 people attacked them,
local official says
An unmarried couple have been stoned to death in public in north-east Mali, in
the first s
May 28
UNITED KINGDOM:
Ukip's Paul Nuttall 'willing to serve as executioner' if death penalty restored
Ukip leader Paul Nuttall says he would have no problem being involved in
executing those who kill children or British soldiers.
The MEP is a supporter of capital punishment and said
May 27
VIETNAM:
Man indicted for murder of Vietnamese girl
Prosecutors indicted a man Friday for murdering a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl
who attended an elementary school east of Tokyo where he was head of the
parents' association.
The 46-year-old suspect, Yasumasa Shibuya, was also
May 26
CHINAexecution
Former Chinese official executed following supreme court's approval
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) announced Friday that Zhao Liping, a
former senior political advisor in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region, had been executed after the SPC
May 25
IRAN:
Execution of man arrested at 16 exposes Iran's disregard for child rights
Iran has demonstrated its utter disregard for children's rights by executing a
man arrested for a crime committed while he was 16 years old in a brazen
violation of international human rights law, s
May 25
SUDAN:
Urgent Action
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER FACING DEATH PENALTY
Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam is now facing 6 charges 2 of which may result in the
death penalty or life imprisonment if he is convicted. Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam
was arrested on 7 December 2016 and is being detained for hi
May 24
PAKISTANexecutions
Pak hangs 2 terrorists involved in Peshawar school massacre
Pakistan today hanged 2 hard core Taliban terrorists convicted by the military
courts of their involvement in the 2014 Peshawar school massacre which left
over 150 people dead, mostly students.
May 23
GAZA:
EU condemns latest Hamas death sentencesEU, Norway condemn 3 death
sentences against killers of senior Hamas terrorist Mazen Faqha.
The European Union (EU) Heads of Mission and the Head of Mission of Norway in
Jerusalem and Ramallah on Monday condemned the 3 death sen
May 22
CHINA:
6 Japanese being held in China over 'illegal activities'
Chinese authorities have put 6 Japanese men into detention since March, Chief
Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga confirmed Monday amid growing speculation they
are being held for suspected espionage.
"We were notif
May 21
GAZA:
peedy Trials Achieve Neither Justice Nor Rule of Law
Al-Maydan Military Court in Gaza issued today, 21 May 2017, death sentences
against 3 Palestinians charged with collaboration with foreign entities, murder
and engagement in the murder of Mazen Foqaha', 1 of Hamas leader
May 20
SOMALIA:
Somalia military court executes Al-Shabaab militant
Somalia's military court on Thursday executed Al-Shabaab militant who was found
guilty for carrying out a terror attack in Waberi district in November last
year.
The car bomb attack, which was carried out on Nove
May 19
SINGAPORE:
2 Penang men charged with drug trafficking, face death penalty
2 men were charged with 5 counts of drug trafficking in 2 separate cases at the
magistrate's court here today.
Unemployed Tan Swee Hin, 51, was charged for trafficking 13.9kg of heroin, 20kg
of metham
May 18
UNITED KINGDOM:
Tory aide: 'I was hired as an execution consultant to teach US prison staff how
to hang people'Tony Homewood, Conservative election agent for Wakefield
candidate Antony Calvert, revealed he was an "execution consultant" and had
been "instrumental" in the hangi
May 17
BANGLADESH:
6 get death penalty for killing city AL leader, his driver
A court here on Tuesday sentenced 6 people to death and 2 others to life term
imprisonment for killing an Awami League leader and his driver in 2011.
The condemned convicts are-Raihan Khokon, Mohammad Hira
May 16
GAZA:
Trial of 'Israeli agent' in Gaza beginsHamas claims man accused of killing
senior terrorist commander worked for the Shin Bet.
The military court in Gaza began hearing the case against Ashraf Abu Laila, the
man accused of carrying out the assassination of Hamas milita
May 15
INDIA:
Should the 'collective conscience' override the spirit of the Constitution? The
principle of justice demands that law cannot rely on or be influenced by any
delusionary sense or mood of the people
There are times when the actions of human beings are so grotesque and so
May 14
BANGLADESH:
Top court adjourns hearing on review pleas of war criminal Sayedee and
government
The Appellate Division has started hearing 2 review petitions filed over war
crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee's verdict, which commuted his death
sentence to prison until death.
May 13
INDIA:
Thane: 2 get death for 2012 gangrape and murderPolice officers recall how
probe into case began with just an unidentified body.
The death penalty Thursday awarded by a Thane sessions court to 2 persons for
raping 2 women and killing 1 of them has marked the end of a
May 12
GAZA:
Hamas sentences drug dealers to death by firing squadThe accused were
convicted earlier this year of smuggling tramadol, marijuana, and opium from
Egypt via tunnels.
A military court in the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday sentenced 2 Palestinian
men, identified by
May 11
AFRICA:
Numbers of Africans Sentenced to Die Soars
More than 1,000 Nigerians languish on death row.
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa sentenced at least 1 083 people to death in
2016 - more than double the 443 people condemned to die in 2015, according to a
recent report by int
May 10
GLOBAL:
Links Between Islamism and Executions
People have, it seems, often been arrested or detained on the basis of a rumor;
then convicted without trial, counsel or often even the chance to mount a
defense.
As Amnesty International points out, "In many countries where peop
May 9
TURKEY:
Turkey Reinstating Death Penalty Would Mean End of EU Accession Talks -
Juncker-If Turkey goes through with reintroduction of death the penalty, it
will mean the end of the country's talks on the accession to the European
Union, European Commission President Jean-Clau
May 8
SINGAPORE:
Singapore to enforce death penalty for nuclear terrorism acts
A person who commits a fatal act of terrorism using radioactive material or
nuclear explosive devices will face the mandatory death penalty under new laws
passed in Parliament on Monday (May 8).
The legis
May 7
INDONESIA:
Calls for Indonesia to Abolish Death Penalty
Indonesia expressed its commitment to address challenges that hamper its
efforts to improve and protect human rights at home, during the 27th session of
the United Nations Universal Period Review in Geneva, Switzerland, on Fr
May 6
GAMBIA:
Does Gambia Need The Death Penalty?
Justice Hassan Babucarr Jallow, is back as the Chief Justice of The Republic of
The Gambia. It was he who, as Attorney General and Minister of Justice back in
the 1980s abolished the death penalty in The Gambia. I am sure he is poised
May 5
GERMANY:
Germany rules out Turkish death penalty referendum
The German government says it won't allow Turks living in Germany to vote in a
possible referendum on reviving the death penalty in Turkey. President Erdogan
is contemplating reviving capital punishment.
Government sp
May 4
IRANexecutions
Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison: 8 Prisoners Including Women Hanged in 1 Day
On Wednesday May 3, 8 prisoners, including 2 unidentified women, were
reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to close sources, the majority of these prisoners were exe
May 3
IRANexecution
Prisoner Hanged on Murder Charges
On Sunday April 30, a prisoner was reportedly executed at Hamadan Central
Prison on murder charges, and another prisoner was returned to his cell after
his execution was temporarily halted.
Close sources have identified the p
May 2
CHINA:
Supervising an Execution in China
A prosecutor offers a look into executions carried out in China.
"When he looked at me, I could see fear, uncertainty and hope in his eyes. The
emotions flashed by so quickly, I would have missed it if I had not been paying
attention."
May 1
SOUTH KOREA:
Hong says will execute criminals on death row
South Korean presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo of the conservative Liberty
Korea Party said he would revive capital punishment if elected, saying
criminals are "going on the rampage."
"Because we no longer carry out
April 30
QATAR:
Killer who murdered British teacher in Qatar and burned her body in the desert
loses his appeal against his death sentence
The killer of Lauren Patterson, 24, has lost his appeal against his death
sentence. Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah al-Jabr was convicted of the murde
April 29
INDIA:
Kerala's curative plea seeking death penalty in Soumya murder case rejected by
SC
An apex court Bench comprising of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, PC Pant and UU Lalit
commuted the death sentence of the man, Govindachamy.
The Supreme Court rejected Kerala's curative petitio
April 28
TURKEY:
Death penalty described as red line for Turkey
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz says that for some European Union
member states the last threshold to end membership talks with Turkey would be
reinstatement of the death penalty by Ankara.
Kurz said at a meeting
April 28
VIETNAM:
8 sentenced to death in major Vietnam drug trialThe trans-national ring is
believed to have trafficked nearly half a ton of heroin over a decade.
8 Vietnamese men were sentenced to death on Thursday for dealing heroin, but
their female ringleader was spared b
April 27
ZAMBIA:
Zambia has 168 men and 2 women on death row
Yesterda's He was speaking in Kabwe today when he addressed hundreds of
prisoners at Mukobeko maximum security prison
The Zambia Correctional Services says it has 170 inmates on death row. The 170
comprises 168 males at Muk
April 26
PHILIPPINES:
Drilon: no resurrection of death penalty at the Senate
The bill seeking to revive the death penalty is already "dead in the Senate."
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said this Wednesday as the chamber is
expected to tackle the proposal when the session resu
April 25
MALAYSIA:
Give judges discretion in death penalty
At present a mandatory death sentence is imposed in Malaysia for convictions of
murder, certain firearm offences, kidnapping, drug trafficking and treason.
The mandatory death sentence in our penal system doesn't allow a judge
April 23
IRAN:
Iranian MPs to decide on limiting capital punishment
Iranian parliament's judiciary commission has agreed with a proposal on the
abolition of death penalty for a group of convicts of drug-related crimes.
Under the bill, the drug-related death penalty will be abolished
April 22
IRAN:
27 Kurds executed in Iran for political, security reasons in 2016, says rights
org
\The Kurdistan Human Rights Association said the government of Iran had
executed 30 people in 2016 for political and security reasons, 27 of them
Kurds.
The human rights group releas
April 21
PHILIPPINES:
Death penalty: No opting outIt never makes good sense to flaunt our
violation of international law. After all, when rapacious neighbors dig into
our pie and leave not even the crust to us, we seek relief by invoking our
rights under international law.
The P
April 20
VIETNAM:
Beware Vietnam's Death MachineA closer look at capital punishment in the
Southeast Asian state.
One Thursday in July 2013, Barack Obama and his Vietnamese counterpart, Truong
Tan Sang, sat down in the Oval Office to discuss Thomas Jefferson. Sang brought
to thi
April 19
TURKEY:
Turkey: death penalty incompatible with Council of EuropeAdoption would
push Ankara outside the institution
"Rejection of capital punishment is a basic principle of the Council of Europe
and its reintroduction would be simply incompatible with Turkey's continued
April 18
TRINIDAD:
The crucifixion and resurrection of Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago is in a state of crisis due to the increased intensity of
crime with little hope of a solution by those in authority who have been
appointed to protect us. In the face of rising crime they tend to shift
April 17
IRANexecutions
Execution of 2 Ill Prisoners in Tabriz and Intensified Deterioration of Prison
Conditions
The mullahs 'anti-human regime on April 12 hanged 27-year-old Rahman
Hosseinpour while suffering from mental illness in Tabriz prison. He was taking
daily 30 tranqui
April 16
MALAYSIA:
Hotel manager gets death sentence for drug trafficking
A hotel manager was sent to the gallows by the Magistrate's Court here today
after he found guilty of trafficking 82.38 gm of heroin last year.
Judicial Commissioner Muhammad Jamil Hussin passed the death senten
April 15
CANADA:
Canada should bring back death penalty
Every human living in and around Medicine Hat is an awesome person for making
this a great city in which to reside and live. But I think it's about time we
as humans start to talk about bringing back the death penalty.
There ha
April 14
TURKEY:
Turkey Will Try to Return the Death Penalty After the Referendum, Erdogan
Promised
The Turkish President Redzhep Tayip Erdogan said the government should propose
a bill to return the death penalty if the constitutional changes to move to a
presidential republic are ap
April 13
UNITED KINGDOM:
How abolishing the death penalty led to more convictionsThe lesson from
Victorian England is that juries convict more often when death is not an option
Though no one has been executed in Britain for over 50 years, until 1998
someone convicted of high treas
April 12
BANGLADESH:
They turned into animalsObserves HC about killers of Sylhet boy Rajon,
upholds death sentence of 4
The perpetrators had turned into a group of animal characters devoid of
humanity when they tortured Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon to death in Sylhet in
2015, sa
April 12
AFRICA:
Amnesty International: Death sentences on the rise in Africa
More than 1,000 death sentences were handed down in Africa in 2016. That's
according to the latest report by Amnesty International. Botswana was singled
out for resuming executions.
DW: Could you briefly t
April 11
BANGLADESH:
HC upholds death penalty for 4 in Rajon murder case
The High Court has maintained the maximum penalty a lower court had handed down
to 4 men for clubbing 13-year-old Rajon to death in Sylhet.
Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain's bench delive
April 11
IRANexecutions
Execution of a Prisoner After Heart Attack
In a heinous crime on April 5, 2017, a seriously ill prisoner was hanged in
Esfahan prison. Houshang Servati was executed while 2 days earlier, after his
transfer to solitary confinement, had suffered a heart attack.
April 10
TRINIDAD:
Sense of hoplessness
People in Port-of-Spain may be well dressed, smell good, and outwardly look
happy when in fact they are in serious pain experiencing a lot concerns,
including distress and a sense of hopelessness, says Anglican Bishop Claude
Berkley.
Calling
April 9
PAKISTAN:
Waiting for the hangmanAnd at least 8,000 prisoners in Pakistan are simply
waiting to die, whiling away an average of 11.41 years until they are either
acquitted or executed
434 people have been hanged since the moratorium on death penalty was lifted in
Pakis
April 8
INDONESIA:
2 Taiwanese arrested in Jakarta over drugs: CIB
Criminal Investigation Bureau officials and Indonesian police officers join
hands at a news conference at the Jakarta Police Narcotics Division in
Indonesia to signify their solidarity in a joint effort to fight illegal
April 7
EGYPT:
Rights group: 485 death penalties issued in Egypt
Some 485 Egyptians have been handed the death penalty between 30 June 2013 and
the end of December 2016, the Egyptian Observatory for Rights and Freedoms
revealed today.
In a report, the Swiss based organisation said th
April 6
GAZAexecutions
Hamas hangs 3 Gaza 'collaborators' with IsraelGaza's Hamas rulers hanged 3
men they accused of collaborating with Israel Thursday following calls for
revenge for the killing of 1 of their commanders last month, an AFP journalist
reported.
Hamas says tha
April 5
TRINIDAD:
Pritchard warns against death penalty quick fix
MARK PRITCHARD, Chairman of the United Kingdom All Party Parliamentary Group on
the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Trinidad warned against trying to get a
"quick fix" to the local criminal justice system and dealing
April 4
BAHAMAS:
Death Penalty Limitations
Re: 'Criminals Will Ravage Country Unless Death Penalty Enforced' (February 28)
It is absolutely mind-boggling that any reasonable person would tout
enforcement of the death penalty as a worthwhile solution to crime.
Leaving out well-meani
April 3
TANZANIA:
Bunge Committee Touts Review of Death Penalty
The Parliamentary Committee on Constitution and Legal Affairs has advised the
government to review death penalty laws to allow death row prisoners who have
been in prison for a long time to have their sentences commuted t
April 2
TRINIDAD:
Hanging in disbelief
The Privy Council decided in 1993 in the case of Pratt and Morgan that
execution could not lawfully take place more than 5 years after sentence. It
was recommended that a capital appeal should be heard within 12 months of
conviction and the entir
April 1
INDIA:
MP govt plans to introduce death penalty for rape of minor
An amendment to the criminal law providing death penalty for raping a minor
would be introduced in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly soon, the government said on
Friday.
"A bill providing death sentence for rape of
March 31
PAKISTAN:
Man facing death penalty acquitted after 8 years
The Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man, who was awarded death sentence
by a trial and a high court in a murder case, after 8 years in prison.
Abdul Baqi was convicted in the killing case of Muhammad Ali in Bal
March 30
THAILAND:
Village chief gets death for rape, killing girl
The Kalasin Provincial Court on Thursday morning sentenced to death a former
village chief for the rape and fatal assault of an 18-year-old student and
ordered he pay more than 2 million baht compensation to her family
March 29
BANGLADESH:
4 Lakshmipur men get death penalty in 2014 rape case
A Lakshmipur court has sentenced 4 men to death in a 2014 case of rape on a
housewife in the district.
District and Session Judge AKM Abul Kashem delivered the verdict with the
accused on the dock on Wednesday.
March 28
BANGLADESH:
Dhaka court awards death penalty to 5 for killing Bangladesh's award winning
journalist
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced 5 persons to death for killing award-winning
photojournalist Aftab Ahmed in 2013, a media report said.
The verdict was announced by Judge
March 27
INDIA:
December 16 gangrape case: Supreme Court reserves order on plea challenging
death penalty to convictsThe convicts in the case appealed against the
Judgement of Delhi High Court which considered the crime committed by them
'rarest of the rare' and awarded them the dea
March 26
YEMEN:
Rebel court sentences Yemen president to death
A rebel court in Yemen's insurgent-held capital has sentenced President
Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to death for high treason in absentia, the rebel news
agency has said.
Yemen on Sunday marked the 2nd anniversary of a Saudi-l
March 24
PAKISTAN:
LHC acquits 2 death row convicts
A Lahore High Court division bench on Wednesday acquitted 2 convicts condemned
to death in a murder case.
The division bench headed by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan acquitted the convicts,
Aneesur Rehman and Muhammad Naeem, while allowi
March 24
NIGERIA:
Cynthia Osokogu's Killers Get Death Penalty
A Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Thursday ordered the hanging of Okwumo
Nwabufo and Olisaeloka Ezike who were charged with the murder of a
post-graduate student of Nasarawa State University, Ms. Cynthia Osokogu.
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