Capital punishment
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Singapore courts set to consider executions amid fears authorities want to clear backlog
Case of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning difficulties, among four to be heard next weekCourts in S…
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Indian court sentences 38 people to death over 2008 bombings
Record number of death sentences handed out over attacks in Gujarat city of Ahmedabad, which killed 56A court …
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Singapore urged to halt two executions over disability concerns
The men convicted for drug offences could be executed on Wednesday as Singapore draws increasing scrutiny over…
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Papua New Guinea repeals death penalty 30 years after reintroduction
Justice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christi…
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Papua New Guinea repeals death penalty 30 years after reintroduction
Justice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christi…
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Japan hangs three men on death row in first executions since 2019 – reports
Japan has resisted calls for abolition of the capital punishment, and the latest executions are the first unde…
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Singapore: indefinite stay of execution for man with learning disabilities after he gets Covid
Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has an IQ of 69, has been on death row since 2010Coronavirus – latest updatesS…
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Singapore court stays execution of man with learning disabilities
Rights groups condemned decision to execute Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning disabilitiesSingapore…
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Death row inmates sue over Japan’s brief notice of execution
Lawyer for two prisoners criticises ‘inhumane’ practice of giving only a few hours warning of hangingTwo death…
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British Sikh ‘tortured’ in India after arrest must be freed, say MPs
Nearly 140 parliamentarians warn trumped-up charges could result in death penalty for Jagtar Singh JohalNearly…
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Pakistan ends death penalty for prisoners with severe mental health problems
Supreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reformsIn a landm…
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China sentences top banker to death for corruption and bigamy
Former head of China Huarong Asset Management given no option for reprieveA Chinese court has sentenced a form…
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Japan’s ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death
Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, admitted killing nine people he befriended online after they expressed suicidal though…
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Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape after protests
Move comes after nationwide demonstrations sparked by series of sexual assaultsBangladesh will introduce the d…
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Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape after protests
Move comes after nationwide demonstrations sparked by series of sexual assaultsBangladesh will introduce the d…