Tag: capital punishment
China executed a man who drove his car into a crowd last year | News in brief
China has executed a man who drove his car into a crowd in the city of Zhuhai in November. China’s state news channel CCTV reports on the matter. 62 years…
Iranian media: Popular pop singer sentenced to death for blasphemy | News in brief
According to the Etemad magazine, which reports on the matter, the decision is not yet legally binding, and it can still be appealed. Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced a popular…
Saudi Arabia executed six Iranian prisoners | News in brief
Saudi Arabia has executed six Iranian citizens convicted of drug trafficking, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency Spa reported on Wednesday. According to the statement of the Ministry of Interior of…
Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty | News in brief
19:36•Updated 19:45 Located in southern Africa, Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty in its legal system. The president of the country Emmerson Mnangagwa this week passed a parliamentary-backed amendment to…
In China, a man who drove a car into a crowd is sentenced to death | News in brief
62-year-old Fan Weiqiu carried out a drive-by at a sports center in Zhuhai city on November 11. 35 people died in the attack. 15:04•Updated 15:06 In China, a man who…
Biden’s “Christmas gift” to death row inmates: 37 prisoners’ sentences were commuted to life | News
Among those pardoned are, among others, nine people who have killed other prisoners in prison. 18:52•Updated 19:17 In the United States, the president Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of…
The state of Indiana plans to execute the first person in 15 years | News in brief
Joseph Corcoran, 49, convicted of murdering four people in 1997, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in a prison in Indiana local time on Wednesday. In the US,…
In Singapore, the third drug dealer was executed within a week | News in brief
Singapore has some of the strictest anti-narcotics laws in the world. Singapore, located in Southeast Asia, has hanged a 55-year-old man who was convicted of drug trafficking on Friday, the…
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year | News in brief
According to human rights organizations, Saudi Arabia has executed a record number of foreigners. Among the executed foreigners are citizens of Asian and African countries. Saudi Arabia has executed at…
Former head of China’s central bank sentenced to death | News in brief
Fan Yifei is the highest-ranking executive in China’s financial sector who has been arrested during an anti-corruption program launched by President Xi Jinping. Former Vice Governor of the People’s Bank…