Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge
Mr. Al Ghamdi was arrested by the Saudi security services on 11 June 2022 and charged with criminal offences for opinions he expressed on social media platforms X and YouTube.…
The evil intention of the Indian agency to get death penalty for Yasin Malik
Yasin Malik, file photo The Indian Investigation Agency approached the High Court to get the death penalty for Yasin Malik. According to Kashmir Media Service, the Indian investigation agency has…
Indian agency’s approach to Delhi High Court to get death penalty for Yasin Malik
Yasin Malik has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a false case: Photo: File New Delhi: The Indian agency approached the Delhi High Court to get the death penalty for…
Death penalty for the criminal who killed a 6-year-old girl after raping her
An Indian court sentenced a man to death for the murder of a 6-year-old girl. According to Indian media, the District and Sessions Court of Gujarat sentenced a 34-year-old man…
Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty
More than 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, High Commissioner Türk said, making the country “one of the world’s highest executors”, with at least 209 people…
Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty
They strongly condemned the execution this week of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic cannabis from Malaysia to the country in 2013. Fair trial concerns Mr.…
Malaysia passes law to abolish death penalty
The approved amendments will apply to 34 crimes currently punishable by death, including murder and drug trafficking. A law to abolish the death penalty and limit life imprisonment to 30…
UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty
The biennial panel’s theme is human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to limiting the practice to only the most serious crimes.…