Japan hangs 3 in first use of capital punishment in 2 years

1 week, 4 days ago

Singapore steps up executions and pressure on anti-death penalty groups

Singapore has executed nine people so far this year and dozens more are on death row for drug trafficking offences. ‘Losing another son, he couldn’t accept it’ Like almost all of Singapore’s prisoners on death row, Masoud was convicted for drug offences. Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau said the fact that Masoud’s execution was carried out in advance of the upcoming …

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3 weeks ago

Executions in Saudi Arabia hit their highest-ever level with more than 300 in 2024 as number of prisoners killed surges at 'rocket speed' under MBS

Daily Mail

Saudi Arabia has put over 300 people to death in 2024, according to an AFP tally, after four executions announced on Tuesday brought the kingdom's total to a level far outstripping the highest known annual figures. Human rights activists had previously warned Saudi Arabia could exceed 300 executions this year, with one execution being recorded almost every day. Saudi Crown …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Singapore hangs 4th person in three weeks

Raw Story

Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, despite appeals from Tehran to "reconsider" his execution. Calling him "an Iranian citizen", Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi also appealed to his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday to halt the execution. "Araghchi expressed Iran's respect for Singapore's legal framework but appealed …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Japan prosecutor bows in apology to former death row inmate

Raw Story

A senior Japanese public prosecutor on Wednesday bowed in apology to Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner whose conviction was quashed this year. "We feel terribly remorseful that Mr Iwao Hakamada was put into legally unstable conditions for a significantly long period of time, forcing you and Hideko to face hard times that are barely possible to put …

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1 month ago

Singapore hangs drug trafficker, third such execution in a week

Al Jazeera

Southeast Asian city-state is among a handful of countries that impose the death penalty for drug offences. Rosman Abdullah, 55, was executed for trafficking 57.43 grams of heroin into the Southeast Asian city-state, Singapore’s drug enforcement agency said on Friday. Rosman’s hanging at Singapore’s Changi Prison comes exactly a week after the execution of a 39-year-old Malaysian and a 53-year-old …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Saudi Arabia executes over 100 foreigners this year so far: Report

Hindustan Times

Saudi Arabia executed more than 100 foreign nationals this year, AFP reported. Over 100 foreigners have been killed by Saudi Arabia this year, marking an unprecedented increase in the number of executions. Saudi Arabia has never executed 100 foreigners in a year," said Taha al-Hajji, Berlin-based European-Saudi Organisation for Human Rights legal director, told AFP. 274 executions in Saudi Arabia …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Saudi Arabia executes over 100 foreigners in 2024, 21 from Pakistan

Firstpost

Saudi Arabia has faced persistent criticism over its use of the death penalty, which human rights groups have condemned as excessive and out of step with efforts to soften its forbidding image and welcome international tourists and investors. Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Iran hangs 26-year-old ‘talented student’ for second time on murder charges: NGO

Live Mint

Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said. Ahmad Alizadeh was arrested in October 2018 on a murder charge, which he denied, and was sentenced to death, Norway-based Iran Human Rights, which tracks executions in Iran, said in a statement. "Ahmad Alizadeh, a talented …

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Iran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases

Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian man convicted of raping dozens of women over the past two decades has been executed in public, the country’s state media reported on Wednesday. The state-owned IRAN newspaper said Mohammad Ali Salamat was hanged after Iran’s Supreme Court confirmed his death sentence earlier in October. He was arrested in January in what was the biggest …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three sentenced to death for raping, killing 8-yr-old girl in Mangaluru

New Indian Express

MANGALURU: Three migrant workers have been sentenced to death for gangraping and murdering an eight-year-old girl from Jharkhand here on November 21, 2021. Special public prosecutor K Badrinath Nayari told reporters here on Friday that on November 21, 2021, the accused took the girl, who was playing with her brother, to a remote area after giving her sweets and raped …

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2 months ago

Hope Springs Eternal: Sister's Journey to Anew Chapter in Life After Death Row Acquittal

Associated Press

The sister of the longest death row inmate in Japan sees hope in his acquittal. Hideko Hakamada, 91, has been working tirelessly to free her brother, Iwao Hakamada, from death row for nearly half a century. Despite facing countless challenges and setbacks, she never gave up hope. The recent acquittal is a testament to her unwavering determination and the power …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Inmate who killed Japanese psychic found dead in Hawaii prison cell

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan prosecutors won't appeal Hakamada death row acquittal: media

Raw Story

Japanese prosecutors have decided not to appeal against last month's acquittal of the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, local media reported Tuesday. Japanese media, including broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News, reported that prosecutors had decided not to appeal against the latest ruling, paving the way for it to be finalized. Hakamada is the fifth death row inmate granted …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder

Associated Press

TOKYO — A Japanese court found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty on Thursday after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing a decision that made him the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. Iwao Hakamada’s acquittal by the Shizuoka District Court makes him the fifth death row inmate to be found not guilty in a retrial in postwar Japan, …

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3 months ago

Japan asks China to ensure safety of its citizens after a Japanese schoolboy was fatally stabbed

The Independent

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3 months ago

Deadly attacks on Japanese in China inflame tenuous relations between the two nations

LA Times

A Chinese woman offers a prayer in front of a Japanese school where a Japanese boy was stabbed to death in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen last week. “We strongly demand that the Chinese side explain the facts,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said last week, according to Japanese media. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described both knife attacks …

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3 months ago

At least six killed in Japan after floods hit quake-stricken Noto Peninsula

Al Jazeera

Record rain inundated the area, which was still rebuilding following January’s 7.5 magnitude quake. At least six people have been confirmed dead on Japan’s Noto Peninsula after floods struck an area still recovering from a major earthquake nine months ago. Heavy rain pounded the area over the weekend, with more than 540 millimetres of rain recorded in the city of …

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3 months ago

10-year-old Japanese boy dies after being stabbed near his school in China

The Hindu

A 10-year-old Japanese student who was stabbed near his school in southern China has died, officials in Tokyo said Thursday, asking Beijing to provide details of the stabbing and take preventive measures. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa expressed condolences and noted that the attack occurred despite Tokyo's requests for caution and enhanced safety as China marks a key anniversary of …

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3 months ago

A Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died, Japanese officials say

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo service commemorates 700 Chinese murdered following 1923 Kanto quake

China Daily

Hiroshi Tanaka, co-representative of the Liaison Committee on Alien Rights Law, speaks at a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept 1, remembering the Chinese victims who were killed by the Japanese military, police, and militaristic mobs following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan. Naoyuki Maniwa, a member of the Koto City Assembly, criticized Japanese politicians who claimed there was …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo service commemorates 700 Chinese murdered following 1923 Kanto quake

China Daily

Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the Upper House, gives a speech at a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept 1. The event marked the 101st anniversary of the Chinese victims who were killed following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan. A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Sunday, marking …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo service commemorates 700 Chinese murdered following 1923 Kanto quake

China Daily

Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the Upper House, gives a speech at a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept 1. The event marked the 101st anniversary of the Chinese victims who were killed following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan. A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Sunday, marking …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran publicly hangs a man convicted of murder

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities in central Iran on Monday publicly hanged a man who was convicted in the shooting death of a lawyer, the country’s official judicial news agency said. It was the first public hanging of the year in Iran, according to the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights, which tracks executions in the country. Iran typically carries out …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights office decries ‘alarmingly high’ number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week

Associated Press

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week, with the rights chief decrying “an alarmingly high number” of executions in such a short period of time. “Imposing the death penalty for offenses not involving intentional killing is incompatible with international human rights norms and standards,” …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Okinawa demands measures to prevent crimes committed by US soldiers

China Daily

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa accepts a protest letter from Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. JIANG XUEQING / CHINA DAILY Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki submitted a letter of protest to Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa in Tokyo on Wednesday, requesting measures to prevent heinous crimes by US military personnel from happening again in the prefecture. …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

United States and Iran help China push global executions to 10-year high

Raw Story

The number of executions worldwide hit a nearly 10-year high in 2023 thanks to a surge in state killings by Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United States. A new global report published by Amnesty International documents that the death penalty was imposed on 1,153 people last year, though the total is believed to be significantly higher due to the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Executions across the world reach highest number since 2015

The Independent

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says

Associated Press

LONDON — The number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday. The group said the spike in recorded executions was primarily driven by Iran, where authorities executed at least 853 people last year, compared to …

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7 months ago

Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO

The Hindu

Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further intensified its use of capital punishment, an NGO said. Parvin Mousavi, 53, a mother of two grown-up children, was hanged in Urmia prison in northwestern Iran along with five men convicted …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s prisons are now ‘sites of mass killings’ as executions soar, says Amnesty

The Telegraph

Iran’s prisons have been “transformed into sites of mass killings”, with the number of executions hitting an eight-year high in 2023, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Some 853 people were executed last year – including five boys under 18 – nearly double the number of total executions in 2021, showing that the death penalty is being “weaponised” …

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9 months ago

Record number of people executed for drug offences in 2023

Al Jazeera

In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year. At least 467 people were executed for drug offences in 2023, a new record, according to Harm Reduction International, an NGO that has been tracking the use of the death penalty for drugs since 2007. “Singapore reversed the COVID-19 hiatus on executions, kicking …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023

Al Jazeera

Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. The report, released on Tuesday by Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty, suggests that the 43 percent spike in the use of capital punishment last year came in reaction to nationwide protests prompted by the death in police …

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10 months ago

Taliban Authorities Execute Two Convicted Murderers In Football Stadium

News 18

Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. Both men were executed by multiple gunshots to the back in Ghazni city after Supreme Court official Atiqullah Darwish read aloud a death warrant signed by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Relatives were also …

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11 months ago

Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

Associated Press

TOKYO — A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out an arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto that killed 36 people. The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable to face punishment for his crimes and announced the sentence of …

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11 months ago

Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

LA Times

Police gather outside a courthouse in Kyoto, Japan, ahead of sentencing for the man who committed a deadly arson attack on an animation studio in 2019. A court sentenced a man to death Thursday after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes in a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people. The …

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11 months ago

Iran executes 2022 protester for murder

Al Jazeera

Human rights advocates criticise Mohammad Ghobadlou’s conviction, saying he did not get a fair trial. “After being upheld by the Supreme Court, the death penalty against defendant Mohammad Ghobadlou has been implemented early this morning,” Mizan reported. ‘Unfair sham trials’ However, human rights group Amnesty International said the 22-year-old’s right to a fair trial was violated, and his bipolar condition …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Japanese prosecutors make their first arrest in the fundraising scandal sweeping the ruling party

Associated Press

TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors made their first arrest Sunday in connection with a major political slush fund scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s already unpopular government. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office said in a statement it apprehended former vice-education minister Yoshitaka Ikeda on suspicion of failing to report fundraising proceeds he received from his faction within the governing …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan earthquake death toll rises to 92; at least 242 people missing

The Hindu

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. Two elderly women were pulled from the rubble, but hopes of finding other survivors faded as thousands of rescuers raced against the clock four days after the 7.5-magnitude quake on New Year’s Day. Thousands …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Incredible before-and-after images illustrate how 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastated Japan - as race against time to find survivors buried alive for two days continues

Daily Mail

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan: 4 passengers stabbed on moving underground train in Tokyo, accused arrested

India TV News

Police arrested a woman who wielded a knife and injured four passengers inside a train that stopped at Tokyo's electronic town of Akihabara late Wednesday, Japanese media reported. Police rushed to the scene after a report that a woman was brandishing a knife while the train stopped at the Akihabara station, where four people were injured and taken to a …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan quake: Toll hits 48 as rescuers race to find survivors in isolated zones

Live Mint

The death toll has surged to 48 after the earthquake jolted Japan on New Year's Day. Meanwhile, rescuers are scrabbling to find quake survivors in isolated areas as quake toppled multiple buildings, roads caved in and power outages extended for hours. The earthquake comes at a sensitive time for Japan's nuclear industry, which has faced fierce opposition from some locals …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad

Al Jazeera

Three men and one woman accused of being ‘saboteurs’ were hanged for their ‘collaboration with the Zionist regime’. Iran has executed three men and one woman who were convicted for their alleged links to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, according to media affiliated with the judiciary. “Four members of a sabotage group related to the Zionist regime … were hanged this …

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1 year ago

A court in Japan convicts three former soldiers in groundbreaking sexual assault case

Associated Press

TOKYO — A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, a former service member, came forward demanding a reinvestigation and prompting a military-wide harassment probe. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters earlier Tuesday that such harassment cannot be tolerated as service members work together to strengthen Japan’s …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations chief said in a new report. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the U.N. General Assembly on the human rights situation in Iran that seven men were executed …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time

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1 year, 2 months ago

Families of the executed appeal to ‘heartless’ Singapore for change

Al Jazeera

Delivering a petition to the home affairs ministry, families call for s moratorium on executions and review of the death penalty. Singapore – Family members of prisoners on Singapore’s death row are calling on the government to bring an immediate moratorium on executions and implement a review of the city state’s use of the death penalty. Relatives of executed prisoners …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Singapore to hang woman on Friday — the first in 19 years

The Hindu

Singapore executed a man Wednesday for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman Friday — the first in 19 years — prompting renewed calls for a halt to capital punishment. Mohammed Aziz Hussain, 56, was hanged at Singapore’s Changi Prison and has been buried, said activist Kirsten Han of Transformative Justice Collective, which advocates for abolishing the death …

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