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UN says Myanmar sentenced 7 students to death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 04:20 PM

The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139, according to the United Nations. Read more »

Japanese death row inmates sue over 'cruel' hanging

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 02:26 PM

Three death row prisoners filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government, arguing that execution by hanging is cruel and should be abolished. Read more »

Saudi's executions in 2022 now double last year: tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 05:27 PM

Saudi Arabia has executed twice as many people in 2022 as it did last year, according to an AFP tally, highlighting a rise in capital punishment that is condemned by rights groups. Read more »

Kuwait executes seven people, first since 2017

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 05:02 PM

Kuwait put 7 people to death for murder, as the first executions since 2017 went ahead despite appeals from a prominent rights group. Read more »

Pope again raises voice against death penalty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 05:55 AM

Among the latest countries to end capital punishment are Equatorial Guinea, Malawi, Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone. Read more »

Paghingi ng executive clemency para kay Veloso, ikinatuwa ng pamilya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 07:39 PM

Ikinagalak ng pamilya Veloso ang paghingi ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa Indonesia ng executive clemency para kay Mary Jane Veloso. Read more »

China upholds death sentence for US citizen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 08:34 PM

A Chinese court on Thursday upheld the death penalty for a US citizen over the murder of his girlfriend. Read more »

ASEAN warns Myanmar against more executions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 11:46 PM

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are discussing how to address the growing crisis in Myanmar at talks in Phnom Penh. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 29, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:49 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Alabama executes man despite objections of victim's family

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 02:33 PM

A man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend was executed in the US state of Alabama on Thursday despite objections from the victim's family. Read more »

Japan executes Akihabara rampage convict

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 26 04:38 PM

Japan executed a man on Tuesday over a 2008 rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in which seven people were killed and 10 others injured, the justice minister said, marking the country's first hanging since last December. Read more »

Singapore executes 5th drug trafficker since March

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 01:17 PM

Singapore hanged a convicted drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March. Read more »

US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 04:19 PM

Nikolas Cruz took an AR-15 assault rifle at his former high school in Parkland, Florida in 2018 and killed 17 students and staff members. Read more »

Dela Rosa seeks to revive death penalty, mandatory ROTC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 11:17 AM

Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa said Monday he has filed bills to revive the death penalty and mandatory ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps). Read more »

PNP official backs death penalty for large-scale drug dealers

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 06:16 PM

A police official backed Sen. Ronald dela Rosa’s renewed push to impose death penalty for large-scale illegal drug traffickers. Read more »

UK PM 'appalled' by fighters' death sentences in Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 09:36 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "appalled" at death sentences handed to two British fighters captured by Russian troops in Ukraine, Downing Street said Friday as London pressed the case with Kyiv. Read more »

Malaysia says intends to axe mandatory death penalty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 03:56 PM

Malaysia's government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty, with campaigners welcoming the move. Read more »

Dela Rosa, Go to refile death penalty bill

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 04:06 PM

Dela Rosa and Go will pursue their vow to curb illegal drugs by refiling death penalty bills in the 19th Congress. Read more »

Myanmar junta to carry out executions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 08:00 PM

Myanmar's junta will execute a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country's first judicial executions since 1990, a spokesman told AFP on Friday. Read more »

Amnesty urges Saudi to halt execution of 2 men

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 12:03 AM

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of two Bahraini men accused of terrorism-related crimes, as use of the death penalty spikes in the conservative kingdom. Read more »