カテゴリー: Capital punishment
Sentenced to death in China, American Mark Swidan hopes for a permanent reprieve but his fate may hinge on an easing of diplomatic tensionsWhen Chinese police raided the Guangzhou hotel room of Mark Swidan and arrested him on 13 November 2012, he was o…
Human rights experts say plight of Karm Gilespie raises concerns over whether the death penalty is being ‘weaponised’ for foreign political gainOn Saturday Chinese officials announced Australian man, Karm Gilespie, had been sentenced to death for attem…
Malaysian man receives sentence remotely for role in drug deal as city-state tries to stem coronavirusA man convicted of drug-trafficking offences has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call, the city-state’s first case where capital…
Rape and murder of woman in 2012 shocked India and brought protesters out on to the streetsA death warrant has been issued for the four men convicted of the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi, which galvanised protests across …