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2012 Chhawala rape case: SC reserves order on capital punishment to 3 conv
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the order on the issue of capital punishment to three convicts, who were awarded the death penalty by a Delhi Court after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawala area in 2012.
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Russia's Medvedev says Moscow may revise moratorium on death penalty if ne
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow may revise the moratorium on the death penalty in the country in the event of arising necessity, as there are no more international restrictions on the matter after the suspension of Russia's membership in the Council of Europe, Russian Securit
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Centre making efforts to bring back Kerala nurse awarded death sentence in
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday that the Indian government is making every effort to bring back Kerala woman Nimisha Priya, who has been awarded a death sentence in Yemen, to India safely.
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Pakistan court hands death penalty to woman on blasphemy charges
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 20 (ANI): A Pakistan sessions court in Rawalpindi recently handed the death penalty to a Muslim woman on charges of blasphemy.
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Man serving life term in Pakistan for 'blasphemy' sentenced to death
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): A local court in Pakistan has upgraded the life imprisonment of a Christian man to the death penalty for committing blasphemy through sending a blasphemous text message from his phone, according to media reports.
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Japan executes three death row inmates, first under PM Kishida: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 21 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday executed three people who were on death row, marking the first time the death penalty was carried out under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Tripura police appeal to citizens to not share hate speeches, messages in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 5 (ANI): Tripura Police on Sunday appealed to the citizens of the state not to share and circulate any hate speeches or messages that might incite communal tensions after many social media posts demanded the death penalty for the Tripura State Rifles (TSR
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2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case: Bombay HC sentences 3 accused to life im
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 25 (ANI): The Bombay High court on Thursday set aside the sentence of death penalty of three accused and sent them to life imprisonment in connection with the 2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case.
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2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case: Bombay HC quashes death penalty of 3 acc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 25 (ANI): The Bombay High court on Thursday set aside the sentence of death penalty of three accused and sent them to life imprisonment in connection with the 2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case.
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Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in "clear contravention of international law".
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EU calls on Syria to abolish death penalty
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union on Saturday condemned the practice of death penalty in Syria and called on Damascus to abolish the punishment.
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Muslim woman charged of blasphemy sentenced to death in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): A Pakistani sessions court passed on a verdict of death penalty to a Muslim woman of blasphemy under the charge of Section 295-C of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
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