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Vietnam Assembly debates ending death penalty for drug transport
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025
This offence, as part of a draft amendment to the Penal Code, is one of eight crimes for which the Government has proposed eliminating capital punishment and replacing it with life imprisonment without the possibility of sentence reduction.
16.5 per cent in Japan want death penalty abolished: Survey
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The share of people in Japan who believe that the death penalty system should be abolished stood at 16.5 %, a Cabinet Office survey showed Friday.
Supreme Court upholds death sentence against former deputy minister Banyin
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2024
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence issued against former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn by the lower courts for premeditated murder of a construction businessman back in 2015.
North Korean kids face death penalty for distributing K-dramas: Seoul envoy
FRIDAY, APRIL 05, 2024
South Korean Ambassador to the UN Hwang Joon-kook stated that children in North Korea face grave human rights abuses, including receiving the death penalty for distributing South Korean dramas, during a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
Family of death-row inmate hopeful as Malaysia overturns death penalty
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 05, 2023
For many years, Siti Zabidah Muhammad Rasyid hoped for a miracle that would bring her son Razali home from death row. Razali was sentenced to death over 23 years ago when he was arrested on drug charges after being caught with 851 grams (1.9 lbs) of cannabis.
People who launch lanterns into sky around airports risk death penalty: Loy Krathong warning
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2022
People celebrating Loy Krathong next week have been warned they could face the death penalty if they release airborne lanterns in safety zones.
Future leaders discuss human rights on the World Day against the Death Penalty
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022
Bangkok, October 25 – On the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, on October 10, 2022, the Delegation of the European Union to Thailand (EU), in collaboration with the Rights and Liberties Protection Department (RLPD) of the Ministry of Justice, organised a dedicated event for university students to enhance their knowledge on human rights and alternatives to capital punishment.
Thais warned not to take cannabis, hemp into I'nesia or they could face death penalty
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022
The Royal Thai Embassy in Jakarta warned Thais not to carry cannabis or hemp into Indonesia as they could face the death penalty.
Two Britons, Moroccan risk death penalty after guilty pleas in Donetsk court
THURSDAY, JUNE 09, 2022
Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine could face the death penalty after pleading guilty in a court of one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Russia's RIA news agency reported.
Dovumentary, panel discussion on Oct 10 to reinforce EU campaign to end death penalty
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2020