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Five sentenced to death in Bangladesh for gang rape

October 15, 2020 11:30 PM

It was the first conviction since the government this week introduced the death penalty for rape.
www.straitstimes.comDEATH PENALTY/CAPITAL PUNISHMENTBANGLADESHRAPEstraitstimes.com

Kindergarten teacher in China sentenced to death for poisoning kids

September 30, 2020 5:00 AM

BEIJING • A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead.
www.straitstimes.comPOISONINGDEATH PENALTY/CAPITAL PUNISHMENTCHINATEACHERSstraitstimes.com

China teacher handed death sentence for poisoning children

September 29, 2020 3:31 PM

BEIJING (AFP) - A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead.
www.straitstimes.comPOISONINGDEATH PENALTY/CAPITAL PUNISHMENTCHINACRIMEstraitstimes.com

US man to face death penalty trial in Vietnam over attempt to overthrow the state

June 11, 2019 11:57 AM

HANOI (AFP) - A Vietnamese-American man charged with "attempting to overthrow the state" will go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City on June 24, his family said, and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
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2 maids on Saudi death row return to Jakarta

April 25, 2019 5:00 AM

JAKARTA • Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practising witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home yesterday after their sentences were commuted, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said.
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Ahead of LGBT+ crackdown, fleeing Bruneians fear for friends back home

April 02, 2019 4:30 PM

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - As a transgender woman growing up in Brunei, Zoe saw the country's slide towards conservatism from an early age, so plans to introduce strict new Islamic laws this week came as no surprise.
www.straitstimes.comBRUNEISYARIAH LAWDEATH PENALTY/CAPITAL PUNISHMENTHOMOSEXUALITY/LGBTstraitstimes.com

Taiwan moots death penalty for drink drivers

March 29, 2019 5:00 AM

TAIPEI • Taiwan plans to ramp up punishments for those who cause a fatal accident while drink driving, including the death penalty for the most egregious cases, sparking an outcry from abolition and rights groups.
www.straitstimes.comTAIWANDEATH PENALTY/CAPITAL PUNISHMENTDRINK DRIVINGstraitstimes.com

Taiwan mulls death penalty for drunk driving

March 28, 2019 5:03 PM

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan plans to ramp up punishments for those who cause a fatal accident while drunk driving, including the death penalty for the most egregious cases, sparking an outcry from abolition and rights groups.
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