According to the latest data published by Project 39A in its Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report, in 2024 sessions courts imposed 139 death sentences, higher than the yearly average since 2016.
Read everythingThree 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.
Read everythingThe 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.
Read everythingMalaysia’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.
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