Three Uzbek nationals accused of killing Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates last year have been sentenced to death, Israeli sources in the Gulf state told Hebrew-language media on March 30, 2025.

The Nigerian Federal House of Representatives on March 27, 2025 reversed its decision on the second reading of two controversial bills: one aimed at stripping the Vice President, governors, and deputy governors of their immunity, and another advocating for the abolition of the death penalty.

Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has commuted the death sentences of five Indian nationals to 30 years in prison, finding them guilty on two counts of drug trafficking at a plantation in Rantau, Negeri Sembilan, seven years ago, Free Malaysia Today reported on March 20, 2025.

The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) has confirmed the payment of Sh129 million to Saudi Arabian authorities for the release of Kenyan Stephen Munyakho, also known as Abdulkarim, SyndiGate Media reported on March 28, 2025.

A court in Rawalpindi on March 22, 2025 awarded death penalty to five accused, along with life imprisonment and a cumulative sum of Rs6.5 million in fines in a blasphemy case registered against them by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

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