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Singapore Just Hung Its First Death Row Inmate in 2 Years, With More Set to Follow
The execution comes a day after a Singapore court upheld the death sentence of another inmate said to have “borderline intellectual functioning.”
26-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Death Over WhatsApp Messages
The Pakistani woman told the court she believes she was entrapped into a religious discussion on WhatsApp after rejecting a man’s advances.
‘You’ll Regret This For the Rest of Your Life’: Yakuza Boss Told Judge After Death Sentence
The Japanese gang leader remained defiant following his sentencing.
Man Who Killed Mother Then Fried Her Organs Is Sentenced to Death
The courts called the “diabolical” act of killing, chopping and cooking one’s own mother the “rarest of rare” cases.
North Korea Reportedly Has Over 300 Public Execution Sites
A human rights group in South Korea found that offences ranging from stealing a cow to watching a South Korean TV show has got citizens killed.
Japan's 'Black Widow' Gets Death by Hanging for Murdering Her Lovers
Chisako Kakehi has reportedly been romantically linked to ten men who have later died, and has amassed $8.8 million in the last decade.
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Journalist Turned al Shabaab Commander Sentenced to Death in Somalia for Murdering Reporters
Hassan Hanafi, a 30-year-old former media officer for the militant group, was sentenced on Thursday for the murder of six journalists in the East African country.
This Is What It's Like to Be a Gay Refugee in Germany
For many refugees, coming out as a homosexual is out of the question, because they are still targets of the same people they feared at home.
My Experience Using Hook-Up Apps in Qatar, Where Gay Sex Is Punishable by Death
Despite the pall of death, I logged in, and within about a minute, I started hearing those familiar little moist-sounding electronic pops.
Saudi Arabia’s Art Scene Is Horrified by the Death Sentence Given to Poet Ashraf Fayadh
News of his upcoming execution has made international headlines, but the harsh court ruling just underscores how hard it is to be an artist in Saudi Arabia.
Do Prosecutors Care More About Convictions Than Executing the Right Person?
In 2001, 20-year-old Marlon Howell was found guilty in a racially-charged murder trial that shook New Albany, Mississippi. Fourteen years later, he continues to maintain his innocence.