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The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of 2 death row convicts - Vikram Singh and Jasvir Singh, who were sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old boy after demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father.The bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Amitava
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President Joko WidodoIndonesian President Joko Widodo has defended tough new penalties such as chemical castration and the death penalty for tackling sex crimes. He said there would be "no compromise" for child sex offenders.Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his government's
Source: New Zealand War Graves ProjectAn Otago soldier executed for mutiny is to be remembered this year at the Shot at Dawn Memorial in England.Jack Braithwaite, of Dunedin, volunteered for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in May 1915.He served in Egypt and was later
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Hamas militants grab a Palestinian suspected of collaborating withIsrael before being executed in Gaza City in August 2014.Hamas-run court says 54-year-old man will be hanged for allegedly providing Jewish state with information since
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A Muslim woman is caned in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, for breaking sharia law.Seven men and six women were publicly caned in the front yard of the Al Ikhlas Mosque in Gampong Keuramat, Kuta Alam subdistrict of Banda Aceh on
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"Overwhelming evidence that the death penalty doesn’t prevent violent crime"“There are many law enforcement professionals who agree with me there’s no public safety benefit to the death penalty” Frm Lincoln Police Chief, Allen Curtis“The process drags on for decades, and the victims
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"In Japan, anyone can be held by police for 23 days without being charged."TOKYO — Japan is known for being one of the countries with the lowest crime rate in the world. Numerous reasons are given for this
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is presently in Goa in course of attending the BRICS- BIMSTEC Outreach Summit, today called on Sri Lankan President Maithiripala Sirisena.On the occasion, matters relating to operating direct flights between the two countries and hosting the stalled 19th16
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California: "People should vote "yes" on Prop. 62 and "no" on Prop. 66."California voters should pass Proposition 62 and abolish the death penalty in the state. But at the very least, they should reject Proposition 66, which seeks to
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Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollarsinto the effort to end executions in California.As voters weigh two dueling death penalty measures on the Nov. 8 ballot, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are
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Death Chamber, Nevada State Prison, Carson CityCARSON CITY - Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday he will not propose either a new method of capital punishment or abolishing the death penalty to the Nevada Legislature when it convenes in February.Executions by lethal injection cannot proceed in
Medieval and barbaric punishments: Public flogging in Karaj, Iran, May 2015"The Iranian regime’s advocates in the West are not only negotiating and dealing with a country that is ranked highest in the world when it comes to carrying out executions, but
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Belarus President Alexander LukashenkoA box of clothes arrives on a doorstep in a European country just over 1,620km (1,000 miles) from the UK.It contains the belongings of a man executed by the state.They will not know when it happened or where his body is buried - they simply
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In a concerning statistical jump, in less than 3 weeks, more than 56 prisoners with different charges were hanged in 10 different cities of Iran.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in 17 days, 56 executions were registered in Shahrood, Gorgan, Uremia, Minab17
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Oregon Governor Kate BrownThe governor plans to continue a state moratorium on capital punishment as long as she remains in office, a spokesman said Monday morning. "Gov. Kate Brown has made clear her personal opposition to the death penalty and support of the current moratorium on Oregon17
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Khulna district jail, where the execution was carried out.Asadul Islam alias Arif, a leader of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who was convicted of killing 2 Jhalakati judges in 2005, was hanged tonight at Khulna district jail."The sentence was executed at 10:30pm on17
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Himan OuraminejadHRANA News Agency – The danger of execution threatens Himan Ouraminejad, juvenile offender in Sanandaj prison.After the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, the verdict has been sent to the executive branch in the prison. His death sentence has been confirmed in the Supreme17
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Damien EcholsDamien Echols acknowledges the anniversary of his execution date the way others celebrate a birthday.It's been more than 20 years since Echols was sentenced to die on May 5, 1994, for murdering three 8-year-old boys in 1993 in West Memphis, Ark., a crime for which he has maintained17
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Leroy Kirkegard, the warden of Montana State Prison, exits the executioner'sentrance in the rundown trailer that serves as the state's execution chamberin this photo taken Oct. 4, 2016. (Photo: Bill Graveland/Canadian Press)DEER LODGE, Mont. — A Canadian on death row in Montana has been living on16
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The Supreme Court usually makes the right call on cases of alleged blasphemy. It has never upheld a death sentence for blasphemy before because the evidence is at best circumstantial and the accusations usually proved tied to personal hatred or an attempt to steal property from the accused.Will15
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Florida's death chamberFlorida’s top court struck down part of the state’s capital-punishment law by ruling that only a unanimous jury may recommend a death sentence, bringing the state in line with most of the country.Dozens of the state’s death row inmates may be eligible for resentencing under14
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Gallows trap door, Tokyo Detention CenterThe Japan Federation of Bar Associations' recent call to abolish capital punishment should serve as a catalyst for informed and broad public discussions. Both the Justice Ministry and the lawyer group have an important role to play in making necessary
Britain’s secretive work at a death-row jail in Bahrain is being challenged by international human rights group Reprieve.The UK Foreign Office paid almost a million pounds last year to NI-CO Ltd, a company owned by the Northern Irish government, for projects with Bahrain which included training18
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Public execution in Saudi Arabia (file photo)RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a member of the royal family for murder, in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud.Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to
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Austin MyersShould he be put to death? The actual killer got a life sentenceAustin Myers became the youngest inmate on Ohio's death row 2 years ago after a judge sentenced him to the ultimate punishment for the 2014 murder of Warren County U.S. Navy recruit Justin Back.Now the 21-year-old Leggi
Glen Bates and his daughter GlenaraCINCINNATI -- Glen Bates was sentenced to death Monday morning, 19 months after his two-year-old daughter was beaten and tortured to death.Hamilton County Judge Megan Shanahan handed down the sentence to the 34-year-old. After a seven-day trial, the jury
Screenshot from "Apprentice" by Jufeng Boo (2016)A recent survey on Singapore's opinion of the death penalty revealed a crushing amount of support for capital punishment. Conducted by government feedback agency Reach, the survey found that a staggering 80 % of Singapore residents supported the17
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Students at Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College for Girls were also reportedly told men should beat their wives.A school for Muslim girls in England has been ordered to close after a former student revealed some of the homophobic and sexist lessons students were being taught.Aliyah Saleem told17
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The bottom line on the death penalty deserves to be at the top of any discussion of the death penalty, so here it is:To support the death penalty, you must be willing to take the chance that the state will execute an innocent person.The development of DNA technology proved how often the
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(file photo)Demak, Central Java. A migrant worker returning to Indonesia is among five drug smugglers nabbed in a crystal methamphetamine raid in the Demak district of Central Java, police said on Saturday (15/10).The migrant worker, identified by the initials YT, had previously worked in Malaysia16
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Iran: Barbaric and medieval punishmentsDespite statements from some Iranian officials doubting the value of capital punishment, no action has been taken to end or reduce the high number of executions in the country, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi told the International Campaign for Human Rights14
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After hearing more information from the state and the anonymous supplier, a conservative panel of judges said Missouri's execution drug supplier doesn't have to be revealed.A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that the supplier of Missouri's execution drugs can remain secret - a reversal of14
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Death row: Be more transparent, Pardons Board, Prisons toldAmnesty International-Malaysia (AI-M) has urged for better transparency from the Pardons Board and the Prisons Department when it comes to the death penalty.Speaking to FMT, AI-M Executive Director Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu elaborated on13
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Zeinab SekaanvandA female prisoner in Iran who was arrested as a juvenile is facing execution after a forced ‘confession’, and could be hanged as early as today, according to reports.Zeinab Sekaanvand was 17 when she was arrested in 2012. She was reportedly beaten for nearly three weeks before