April 26
INDIA:
India's Criminal Justice System Cannot Be Trusted With the Death
PenaltyIndian criminal justice system is plagued with an antiquated and
untrained structure, and reinforced with laws that are over 2-centuries old.
The Central government recently announced the
April 26
LEBANON:
Beirut judge calls for death penalty for man who murdered ex-wife
Beirut's First Investigative Judge Ghassan Oueidat issued an indictment
Wednesday for a man who allegedly killed his ex-wife, fled to Syria, and later
came back and handed himself in, the state-run
April 25
ALGERIA:
Death penalty for alleged Mossad spy sentenced in Algeria
7 individuals accused of spying on behalf of the Mossad, Israel's secret spy
agency, were sentenced on Monday by a criminal court in Algeria, with 1 of the
accused given the death penalty, local media
April 24
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Executed in Northwestern Iran
4 prisoners were executed at Urmia Central Prison on murder charges.
According to a close source, on the morning of Monday, April 23, 4 prisoners
were executed at Urmia Central Prison.
The prisoners, who were
April 23
INDIA:
Amid belligerent demands for capital punishment for rapists, on Sunday the
President signed an ordinance that introduces the death penalty for those
convicted of raping girls below the age of 12. But this clamour for introducing
the most stringent punishment has
April 22
SAUDI ARABIA:
Number of Beheadings in Saudi Arabia Rises by 70%
Amid mounting criticism of Saudi Arabia over its human rights record, a new
report by a nonprofit organization shows that the number of beheadings in the
kingdom during the 1st quarter of 2018 rose by over 70 %
April 21
INDIA:
Death penalty for rapists of children below 12 years
The Centre on Saturday approved the ordinance to award death sentence to the
rapists of children below the age of 12.
Following a meeting of the Union Cabinet here, the government cleared the
amendment in the
April 20
UNITED KINGDOM:
Bishop Lang welcomes worldwide decline of death sentences and executions
The lead Bishop for international affairs has welcomed the decline of the death
penalty across the world and called on Catholics to help "make this the
generation that ends capital
April 19
MALAYSIA:
Security personnel sentenced to death for trafficking in 1.4kg ganja
A security personnel was sentenced to death by the High Court today for
trafficking in1.4kg of ganja 4 years ago.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh ruled that the defence
had
April 18
IRAQ4 new death sentences against women
Iraqi court sentences 4 foreign women to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced 4 foreign women to death and 3 to life in
prison for joining the extremist militant group Islamic State (IS), the Iraqi
judiciary
April 17
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Appeal court upholds death penalty of boy's killerAbu Dhabi appellate court
convicts boy's uncle of raping and killing him; case will now go to apex court
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the death sentence
awarded to a
April 16
PAKISTAN:
PHC admits appeals in Mashal lynching case
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday admitted for hearing appeals
challenging the verdict of an anti-terrorism court in Mashal Khan lynching
case.
A 2-judge bench of the high court issued notices to all parties
April 16
INDIA:
Kashmir bar association seeks death penalty for accused, calls for transferring
Kathua case to High Court
Qayoom said atmosphere is not “conducive” in Kathua for holding trial in the
case.
Saying death sentence should be awarded to the guilty by court in Kathua
April 15
NIGERIA:
Amnesty International urges Nigerian govt to issue moratorium against
executions
Amnesty International advises Lagos govt against executing death row inmates
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to issue a legally
binding official
April 14
PAKISTAN:
Amnesty slams Pakistan military courts over death penalties
Amnesty International has slammed Pakistan's military courts for violating UN
principles and international fair trial standards in imposing death sentences.
Amnesty International's report -- Death
April 13
GLOBAL:
Global executions on the decline, says Amnesty InternationalAmnesty
International's latest annual report has found fewer executions were carried
around the world out in 2017 than the year prior. The number of people
sentenced to death went down as well.
Last year
April 13
TUNISIA:
Amnesty: Tunisia not doing enough to abolish death penalty
Tunisia has failed to take steps to abolish its law on the death penalty,
Amnesty International said in its latest report.
Since the early 1990s, no death sentences have been carried out in Tunisia but
the
April 12
GUINEA:
"How I brought people together and called for Guinea to abolish the death
penalty"
Souleymane Sow, 43, is a man with a mission. He has been volunteering with
Amnesty International since he was a student. Inspired to make a difference, he
returned to Guinea, set
April 12
PAKISTAN:
'President rejected 513 mercy petitions in 5 years'
Pakistan is among the 5 most prolific executioners in the world with 487
executions in the last 3 years, while the president has rejected 513 mercy
petitions in the last 5 years, a report launched on Wednesday has
April 11
EGYPT:
Egypt military court refers 36 defendants to Mufti for death penalty
A military court has referred 36 defendants accused of taking part in deadly
church bombings to Egypt's top religious authority for consideration of the
death penalty, state television reported on
April 9
PAKISTAN:
Mashal lynching: Court orders transfer of appeals to Peshawar
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday ordered transfer of appeals challenging
the anti-terrorism court's verdict in Mashal Khan lynching case from its
regional bench in Abbottabad to the principal seat
April 8
BANGLADESH:
Absconding man gets death penalty for labour leader Aminul murder
1 person has been sentenced to death in connection with the murder of garment
workers' leader Aminul Islam.
The convict Mustafizur Rahman, 23, from Kadirpara Purbapara in Magura's Sreepur
April 7
SOUTH AFRICA:
'Never again,' Mabuza pledges at commemoration of Mahlangu's hanging
The death penalty will "never ever happen again" in South Africa.
Deputy President David Mabuza made this vow minutes after he emerged from the
formerly notorious Pretoria Central Prison.
April 6
MALAWI:
Mutharika calls for dialogue on death penalty implementation: President urges
Malawi police to go deeper in probing albino killers
President Peter Mutharika has called for a "honest national dialogue" if the
country should resume capital punishment in response to
April 5
VIETNAM:
6 activists could face death penalty in Vietnam
A court in Hanoi on Thursday opened the trial of 6 activists accused of
attempting to overthrow the government as communist authorities stepped up
their crackdown on dissent.
Prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van
April 4
IRAN:
Juvenile Offender, Mohammad Kalhor, in Imminent Danger of Execution
Mohammad Kalhor's Lawyer, Mohammad Aqakhani, declared that his client who is
sentenced to death for murdering his teacher at the age of 15, might be
executed soon.
According to a close source,
April 3
NIGERIA:
Hate speech and its death penalty palava!One local champion representing
one local area of Niger State has opened wide his mouth and talked of opening
up another barbaric chapter in the story of our nationhood. Adolph Hitler did
it. Idi Amin did it. Sadam Hussein
April 2
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia wants to reintroduce capital punishment
President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga intends to initiate draft amendments to
the Criminal Code of Mongolia reinstating the capital punishment, Montsame
state news agency reported.
The President seeks to
April 1
NIGERIA:
Court sentences traditional ruler to death by hangingThe traditional ruler
was found guilty of the conspiracy to commit murder, the substantial offence of
murder and conspiracy to commit attempted murder.
One of the highest ranking chiefs of Uvwie Kingdom in
March 31
BAHRAIN:
Torture investigator orders new Bahrain death penalty hearing
Acting on recommendations from UK-trained torture investigators, Bahrain's
Attorney General has requested that the country's highest court reconsider the
death sentences handed to 2 men convicted on the
March 30
ZIMBABWE:
Veritas calls for abolition of death penalty
Legislative watchdog, Veritas, has called for the enactment of a legislation to
abolish the death penalty, adding it was not only cruel, but futile for the
courts to continue sending people to the gallows.
The calls
March 29
ZIMBABWE:
Group Blasts 'Cruel' Judges Over Death Sentences
A leading watchdog on parliamentary and judicial issues has scorned "cruel"
local judges who continue to pass death sentences while ignoring signs that the
government is keen on totally abandoning capital punishment.
March 28
SAUDI ARABIA:
UN experts urge Saudi regime to halt execution of 15 Shia Muslims for alleged
charges
UN experts showed their concern over the imminent execution threat of the Shia
detainee Abbas Al Hassan after allegedly being charged of spying for Iran,
financing
March 27
GREAT BRITAIN:
A brief history of capital punishment in BritainBetween the late 17th and
early 19th century, Britain's 'Bloody Code' made more than 200 crimes - many of
them trivial - punishable by death. Writing for History Extra, criminologist
and historian Lizzie Seal
March 26
SAUDI ARABIA:
Abdullah al-Zaher Spends Another Birthday on Death Row in Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher turns 22 today - his 7th birthday spent in prison, and
his 4th birthday spent on death row after he was arrested in 2012 because of
his participation in a peaceful
March 25
SIERRA LEONE:
Inside Sierra Leone's maximum security prison for womenThe Freetown Female
Correctional Centre houses about 90 women and their children.
The number of female prisoners in Sierra Leone has doubled in the last 3 years.
There are only 2 separate detention
March 24
LEBANON:
'Barbie doll' plane bomb terrorists could face death sentences in Lebanon
2 Australian citizens in custody in Sydney are among 5 men facing the death
penalty in Lebanon for their part in a planned airplane bombing last year.
Senior Lebanon military court judge
March 23
JAPANfilm review:
The Third Murder: One of the most polarising films of the yearReview: Many
are left cold by the strange marriage of brutality and wistfulness
Film Title: The Third Murder
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose,
March 22
JAPAN:
Death penalty for ex-caregiver for killing elderly
A court in Japan has sentenced a former care worker to death for killing 3
elderly residents at a nursing home in Kawasaki, near Tokyo.
Yokohama District Court on Thursday found 25-year-old Hayato Imai guilty of
March 21
IRAN:
Iran's Abuse of the Death Penalty Remains Largely Unchanged
On Monday, the Associated Press reported upon the death sentence that had been
handed down for a member of the Sufi religious minority who was responsible for
the deaths of 3 policemen during a large protest
March 20
INDONESIA:
Duo escape gallows but get 20 years, 10 lashes
The Federal Court yesterday set aside the death sentence imposed on 2
27-year-old men for drug trafficking and amended the charge against them to 1
of drug possession.
The 5-member bench chaired by Chief Justice of
March 19
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi Arabia beheads Indonesian worker despite Jokowi's pleas for clemency
Saudi Arabia has beheaded an Indonesian migrant worker for murder despite
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's repeated pleas that the man be granted
clemency.
M. Zaini Misrin
March 18
THAILAND:
Johor-born 'Mr T' could face death penalty in Thai court
A Johor-born man, famously known by the Malaysian media as "Mr T" or the
"Malaysian Iceman", could be staring at the death penalty over his alleged role
in an attempt to smuggle 282kg of crystal
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IRAN:
Faith Healer's Death Sentence Replaced By 5-Year Prison
After almost 8 years of legal battle, the outspoken faith healer Mohammad Ali
Taheri has been sentenced to 5 years.
Taheri, charged with "corruption on
March 7
BELARUS:
Rights Group Says Belarus Executed Convicted Killer Last October
A Minsk-based human rights group says that more than 4 months ago Belarusian
authorities executed a man who had been convicted of killing his own children.
The Vyasna (Spring) human rights center quoted
March 6
IRAQ:
Iraq orders execution of foreign women for IS involvement
Iraq is issuing death penalty and life sentences against foreign women found
guilty of involvement with the Islamic State - and hundreds await trials.
Iraq has detained hundreds of foreign women allegedly
March 5
MEXICO:
Why were 16 Irish men hanged in Mexico in 1847?The 'San Patricios' serving
in the US army experienced racism, and opted to desert to the Mexicans
Just after dawn on September 10th, 1847, the residents of San Angel, a village
on the outskirts of Mexico City, awoke
March 3
IRAN:
Teenager At The Verge of Execution
A teenager who has committed murder is at the verge of execution, his lawyer
has warned.
"My client was 15 when the murder happened," Kalhori's attorney, Hassan
Aghakhani, told New York based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
March 2
BELGIUM:
UN: Belgium mobilized again against death penalty
Belgium will host next year (February 2019) the 7th world congress against the
death penalty, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN adoption of a
protocol aiming the abolition of the death penalty,
March 1
UNITED KINGDOM/USA:
Britain Presses U.S. to Avoid Death Penalty for ISIS Suspects
The British government wants the Trump administration to provide assurances
that American prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against 2 British
Islamic State suspects who were recently
Feb. 28
PAKISTAN:
Malayalam film's cast, crew sentenced to death under Pakistan's blasphemy laws
In a shocking development, the entire cast including the 'wink girl' Priya
Prakash Varrier and Muslim co-stars like Roshan Abdul Rahoof as well as the
production team headed by Muslim
Feb. 27
YEMEN:
Houthis Sentence Baha'i Man to DeathDrop Charges, End Persecution of
Religious Minority
Houthi authorities should drop all charges against a Baha'i man who was
sentenced to death on January 2, 2018 because of his religious beliefs, Human
Rights Watch said today.
Feb. 25
IRAQ:
Iraqi court sentences 15 Turkish women to death over joining IS group
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced on Sunday 15 Turkish women to death on
charges of joining the Islamic State (IS) group, judicial sources were quoted
as saying.
All the 15 Turkish women have
Feb. 24
PHILIPPINES:
Philippine Catholics protest drug killings, death penalty
Around a thousand Catholics in the Philippines marched in Manila on Saturday to
protest President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs and his efforts to
reinstate the death penalty. The protests come a
Feb. 23
SOUTH SUDANnew death sentence
South Sudan court sentences former SANDF colonel to death
A South Sudan court on Friday sentenced a South African ex-colonel to be
executed by hanging, a Reuters witness said, after he was convicted of
conspiracy and attempting to overthrow
Feb. 22
GAMBIA:
Statement by the Human Rights Commissioner on suspension of the death penalty
in the Gambia
Dr. Barbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and
Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement
today (20
Feb. 21
EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
Obiang Restores Death Penalty in Bid to Save Unpopular Regime
The Central African Equatorial Guinea, under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo, is reviving the odious death penalty against 147 opposition activists
accused of "rebellion, attacks on
Feb. 20
MYANMAR:
'Death to rapists' campaign is a response to rampant victim-blaming
Taxi driver Myo Zaw Oo is on trial in Yangon after confessing to the rape and
murder of civil servant Shwe Yee Win on Jan. 20. Photo: Yangon Police
The release last week of national statistics on
Feb. 17
EUROPEAN UNION/CARIBBEAN:
EU join forces to end death penalty
The European Union wants to see the death penalty abolished in Barbados and the
rest of the Eastern Caribbean.
It is therefore putting its money behind the work of civil society
organisations in the region that
Feb. 15
EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
147 activists face death penalty in E Guinea: lawyer
Equatorial Guinea's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty in the trial
of 147 opposition activists accused of "rebellion," their lawyer said on
Wednesday.
The activists, including senior
Feb. 14
AUSTRALIA:
How the hanging of Queensland's doomed lovers changed our history
A doomed love affair that ended with twin hangings and burials in unmarked
graves charts the horrid, bloody story to end capital punishment in the British
Commonwealth.
The fatal relationship began
Feb. 13
IRAN:
Iran Executions: Another Juvenile Offender on Death Row
Pouria Tabaei, who is sentenced to death on the charge of murdering his
step-father, is scheduled to be executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to a close source, Pouria Tabaei who was only 16 at the time of
Feb. 13
BANGLADESH:
4 transport workers to die for rape and murder of law student RupaAnother
sentenced to 7yrs imprisonment
4 transport workers were awarded death penalty in a case filed for raping and
killing law student Rupa Khatun in a moving bus in Tangail.
The death row
Feb. 11
INDIA:
Seminar on capital punishment held in Srinagar
People from every nook and corner of the valley, hailing from different walks
of life participated in a daylong seminar organized by Awami Ittihaad Party
(AIP) in Srinagar on Saturday. Breaking all traditions the seminar
Feb. 10
NIGERIA:
170 Imo indigenes on death row
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has disclosed that 170 indigenes of the
state in prison custody are on death row.
He added that he would put some factors into consideration, including the
culture of the people of the state
Feb. 9
JAMAICA:
Government senator wants hanging resumed
Government Senator Matthew Samuda is calling for the resumption of hanging amid
Jamaica's rising homicide rate.
He made the call during his contribution to the State of the Nation debate in
the Senate this afternoon.
Feb. 8
INDIA:
Karnataka to go the MP way? Considers death penalty for rapists of minor
girls"From molestation to rape, there has been an increase in crimes
against children," said Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy to TNM.
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet in December 2017 unanimously
Feb. 6
SOMALIA:
Somali Military Court Sentences Al-Shabab Members for Role in Deadly Blast
A military court in Mogadishu on Tuesday sentenced Al-Shabab member to a death
penalty for Mogadishu truck bomb, the court chairman Hassan Nuur Shuute
announced.
The court also sentenced 2
Feb. 5
BOTSWANA:
Rising murder cases scornful of death penalty
Cases of murder in Botswana are escalating despite the intervention of law
mechanisms in the form of the death penalty.
Botswana is the only country in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
that still upholds
Feb. 4
IRAN:
Refugees protest Iran capital punishment at UNCHR in Erbil
In an act of solidarity, Iranian refugees gathered in front of UNHCR
headquarters in the Kurdistan Region's capital of Erbil on Saturday to condemn
capital punishments handed out by the Islamic Republic's
Feb. 3
JAPAN:
Gallows finally loom for Japan's killer cult leadersAum Shinrikyo's
leader is at last facing capital punishment, but the motive for the 1995
gas attack on Tokyo's subway remains obscure
Kazumasu Takahashi, an assistant stationmaster on the Chiyoda subway line
in
Feb. 2
CHINA:
Child trafficker kingpin gets death penalty
The head of a criminal gang that abducted and trafficked children was sentenced
to death with a 2-year reprieve in Guangdong's southwestern coastal city of
Maoming.
The verdict on the gang leader, surnamed Zhang, was handed
Jan. 31
BELARUS:
5 death sentences given in Belarus in 2017
Belarusian courts handed down 5 death sentences and 3 life sentences in 2017,
Belarusian Supreme Court First Deputy Chairman Valery Kalinkovich said.
"5 [people] received death sentences and 3 people received life
Jan. 30
INDONESIA:
Nigerian gets death penalty for trafficking drugs
A Nigerian man was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday after
being found guilty of trafficking 220 grammes of Syabu.
Judicial Commissioner Dean Wayne Daly made the ruling on Jonas Chihurumnanya
Jan. 30
UGANDA:
Museveni and the death penalty
President Yoweri Museveni has repeated his determination to sign death warrants
for those who commit offences like murder. He says it is his way of dealing
with the rampant killings happening in the country.
While addressing the 20th
January 29
ISRAEL:
Knesset Considers Changing Law to Apply Death Penalty to Convicted Terrorists
Israel has confronted terrorist attacks for many decades, but in all of those
years, the Knesset and the public have not seriously considered whether the
justice system should sentence
Jan. 28
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Nigerian drug convicts executed in Saudi Arabia
2 Nigerians convicted of drug offenses in Saudi Arabia have been executed, the
Vanguard reports on Saturday, quoting prison sources in the kingdom.Local news
reports suggest that since Ibrahim Ciroma
Jan. 27
EGYPT:
U.N. experts call for Egypt to halt executions
Egypt must stop executions until it has reviewed all death sentences and retry
any convictions that are found to rest on unfair trials, 5 independent U.N.
human rights experts said on Friday.
Egypt's mission to the
Jan. 26
SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi prosecutor builds case against Al Qaida men on trialProsecutor says
men pretending to surrender to authorities in order to gather intelligence
about their security
2 Yemeni Al Qaida militants are standing trial in Riyadh for allegedly planning
a
Jan. 26
PAKISTAN:
Public hanging of child rapists & murderers considered as Pakistan mourns 7yo
victim
A Pakistani Senate committee has proposed to publicly hang those who sexually
abuse or murder children. The measure is a response to the gruesome case of a
Pakistani 7-year-old
Jan. 25
LEBANON:
Military Tribunal issues death penalty over soldiers deaths
The Military Tribunal Wednesday issued the death penalty for 2 men found guilty
of involvement in the beheading of 2 Lebanese soldiers.
Bilal Mikati was given the death penalty for the execution of soldier
Jan. 24
VIETNAM:
Court in Vietnam starts 2nd embezzlement trial of executive
The embezzlement trial began Wednesday for a former executive at Vietnam's
state oil giant who Germany said was kidnapped from there by Vietnamese agents
last year.
Trinh Xuan Thanh was the former
Jan. 22
UGANDA:
Museveni's Death Row Vow Misguided - Rights Body
Amnesty International, an international human rights body, has warned that
President Museveni's vow to hung condemned prisoners is a threat to Uganda's
"decades of progress".
While officiating at the pass out ceremony
Jan. 21
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Fresh hearing after druggie's death penalty is commutedHe was found guilty
of possessing, trafficking and using drugs.
An expat, who was convicted of dealing and consuming marijuana and other
psychotropic drugs, will have his case heard again by the
Jan. 20
MALAYSIA:
Minister's delay led to judge having no choice but to sentence A Sargunan, 4
others to death
All section 39B (drug trafficking) trials should be suspended until the amended
drugs law comes into force, says Charles Hector.
The Malaysians Against Death Penalty and
Jan 20
UGANDA:
President's misguided death penalty vow threatens a decade of progress
Responding to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's threat to "hang" death row
prisoners as a crime deterrent after more than a decade without an execution in
the country, Amnesty International's
Jan. 19
BAHAMAS:
Bethel Insists Death Penalty To Stay Despite Un Calls
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday informed the United Nations that The
Bahamas has no immediate intention of abolishing the death penalty despite
calls from scores of member states to formally end the
Jan. 16
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO:
T Death Penalty Conviction Being Reviewed in UK
5 British judges will this week consider whether a prisoner who may be mentally
ill should remain on death row after a Caribbean court convicted him of
murdering another inmate. Trinidad and Tobabgo, along
Jan. 15
TRINIDAD:
Trinidad waits on British judges' death row ruling as murders soarCase will
have repercussions for countries that still carry out executions and those that
recognise jurisdiction of privy council
5 British judges will this week consider whether a prisoner who
Jan. 14
IRANexecutions
Execution of 8 Prisoners During the Uprising in Order to Intensify the
Atmosphere of Intimidation
Simultaneous with the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people and in order to
intimidate the people, the mullahs' regime's executioners executed 8 young
Jan. 13
IRAN:
The Judiciary Must Provide Legal Aid To All Death Row Prisoners For Drug
Offences
According to Iranian media, the head of the country's Judiciary system has
ordered a Supreme Court's Uniform Procedure Decision come into effect. The
decision halts the execution of drug
Jan. 12
NORTH KOREA:
Korea refuses to abolish National Security Law, death penaltyLiberals decry
'archaic' law on punishing anti-state activities
The government refused to follow U.N. recommendations on the abolishment of one
of the most politically divisive legislations which
Jan. 11
ROMANIA:
PM Tudose: For some criminals even the death penalty is too gentle
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose said in a televised interview on Wednesday that he
thinks the death penalty would still be too gentle for some criminals, and that
he takes responsibility for his
Jan. 10
BRAZIL:
Support for Death Penalty at Record Levels Among Brazilians, Datafolha Finds
According to recent Datafolha research, support for the use of the death
penalty has grown significantly in the last nine years. The recent poll found
57% of those interviewed in favor of
Jan. 9
PHILIPPINES:
Pacquiao to resume death penalty hearing this month
The Senate will resume this month its hearings on the revival of the death
penalty through a subcommittee to be headed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Senate
President Aquilino Pimentel III said on Monday.
Pimentel
Jan. 8
PAKISTAN:
Extrajudicial killing: Sindh govt seeks presidential pardon for 5 Rangers
personnel
The provincial authorities have sent a petition to President Mamnoon Hussain,
seeking pardon for the 5 Rangers personnel who were convicted by the
Anti-Terrorism Court over charges
Jan. 7
ISRAEL:
Chief Rabbi speaks out against death penalty for terroristsRabbi Yitzhak
Yosef says death penalty to terrorists law is against halakha, would endanger
Jews.
The Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, on Saturday night
spoke out against the death
Jan. 5
PAKISTAN:
2 brothers get death penalty for killing student
A local court on Thursday convicted 2 brothers in a 9th grader murder case and
awarded them death sentence with Rs1 million fine to be paid to the deceased's
family.
Additional district and sessions judge Ijaz Ahmad
Jan. 4
INDIA:
Jigisha murder: HC commutes death penalty to 2 to life term
The Delhi High Court today commuted the death penalty awarded to 2 convicts in
the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case to life imprisonment.
A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta, however, upheld the life
Jan. 3
YEMEN:
Huthis must quash death sentence of Baha'i prisoner of conscience
Responding to the news that Huthi authorities sentenced 52-year-old Yemeni
prisoner of conscience Hamid Haydara to death for allegedly collaborating with
Israel and forging official documents, Philip
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