A French national facing a possible death penalty in Malaysia on eight drug-related charges was acquitted on February 3, 2026, freeing him after nearly two and a half years in detention.
Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has authorised the killing of 11 categories of people under a newly endorsed Taliban penal code
Government Releases List of Names and State TV Insults Those Killed
China has executed four members of the Bai family mafia, one of the notorious dynasties that ran scam centres in Myanmar, authorities said on February 2, 2026.
318 executions in the first 4 weeks of January
On charges of “espionage for Israel”
Pressure on Medical Staff and Lawyers, Continued Arrests
