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Four people including ex-MP Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy to be put to deathMyanmar’s junta has said it will execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the coun…
Read MoreCampaigners decry ‘broken system’ in Singapore that disproportionately punishes drug mules rather than those who coerce them into workA man with learning difficulties has been executed in Singapore for attempting to smuggle a small amount of heroin, de…
Read MoreHigh-profile death row case prompts some Singaporeans to call for executions to be halted though overall support for capital punishment remains high The news was delivered in just a few cold sentences. An appeal for clemency for Nagaenthran Dharmalinga…
Read MoreOutcry over drug smuggling case of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has IQ of 69 and could be executed in daysA man with learning disabilities who has spent more than a decade on death row could face execution within days after Singapore’s top court dis…
Read MoreCase of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning difficulties, among four to be heard next weekCourts in Singapore will next week consider arguments by four men who have spent more than a decade on death row, amid fears the city state may push ahea…
Read MoreRecord number of death sentences handed out over attacks in Gujarat city of Ahmedabad, which killed 56A court in India has sentenced to death a record 38 people for a deadly terror attack in the Indian city of Ahmedabad in 2008, in which up to 20 bombs…
Read MoreThe men convicted for drug offences could be executed on Wednesday as Singapore draws increasing scrutiny over its use of the death penaltySingapore has been urged to halt the scheduled execution of two men convicted of a drug trafficking offence, with…
Read MoreJustice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christian nation’Papua New Guinea has repealed the death penalty 30 years after reintroducing it, with prime minister James Marape saying it was “not…
Read MoreJustice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christian nation’Papua New Guinea has repealed the death penalty 30 years after reintroducing it, with prime minister James Marape saying it was “not…
Read MoreJapan has resisted calls for abolition of the capital punishment, and the latest executions are the first under the new prime minister, Fumio KishidaJapan has hanged three men in the country’s first executions for two years, media reports said on Tuesd…
Read MoreNagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has an IQ of 69, has been on death row since 2010Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA man with learning disabilities who is facing the death penalty in Singapore for smuggling a small amount of h…
Read MoreRights groups condemned decision to execute Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning disabilitiesSingapore’s high court has stayed the execution of a man convicted of smuggling heroin, following outrage among rights groups who said he had learning …
Read MoreLawyer for two prisoners criticises ‘inhumane’ practice of giving only a few hours warning of hangingTwo death row inmates in Japan are suing the government, claiming that the practice of not informing inmates of the time of their execution until only…
Read MoreNearly 140 parliamentarians warn trumped-up charges could result in death penalty for Jagtar Singh JohalNearly 140 MPs and peers have written to Dominic Raab urging him to do more to secure the release of a young Sikh man facing the death penalty in In…
Read MoreSupreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reformsIn a landmark decision, Pakistan’s supreme court ruled this week that prisoners with serious mental health problems cannot be executed for their crimes….
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