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- Middle East
Indian woman faces death sentence in UAE, family pleads for clemency
Abu Dhabi: Shahzadi Khan, a 33-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, is currently on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after being convicted of allegedly killing a child in…
- Kerala
Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for boyfriend’s murder
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in…
- India
RG Kar case: TMC attack victim’s parents for death penalty comments
Kolkata: The parents of the woman junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, who was raped and murdered within the hospital premises, faced the ire of senior Trinamool Congress leaders,…
- India
Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, MEA says extending all help
New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it is extending all possible help to explore relevant options in the case of an Indian nurse facing a death sentence in Yemen. Nimisha Priya, hailing…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Man sentenced to death for killing wife, son and unborn child
Hyderabad: A local court in Hyderabad on Friday, December 20 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife, son and unborn child in Narayanguda, in 2022. The convict, R Sai, conspired…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia executed 213 so far in 2024, highest in over 30 years
The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have executed at least 213 people since the beginning of 2024, according to Bristish-based rights group Reprieve. This is the highest number of executions carried…
- India
Kolkata court grants death sentence to man for rape-murder of 7-yr-old
Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in 2023, holding that it was a case of the rarest of…
- Middle East
Saudi retired teacher Al-Ghamdi’s death sentence replaced with 30 yr jail
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Court of Appeal has confirmed that detainee Mohammed Nasser Al-Ghamdi’s death sentence has been overturned and replaced with a 30-year prison term. Previously, 55-year-old Mohammed Al-Ghamdi was…
- Crime
Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of minor girl in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: A special court in Sangareddy has sentenced a 60-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. This marks the first death sentence in the district in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sentences 3 citizens to death for supporting terrorism
Saudi Arabia sentenced three citizens to death reportedly for treason and supporting terrorist entities. The verdict was held on Sunday, September 8, in the Riyadh region. The three citizens have been identified…
- India
UP man appeals to Prez, PM to save daughter facing death sentence in UAE
Banda: Shahzadi, a resident of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, may be hanged in the UAE any time after September 20. The 29-year-old woman has been in Abu Dhabi jail for a…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia overturns retired teacher’s death sentence over social media posts
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Court of Appeal has overturned the death sentence issued against a retired teacher, Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Ghamdi, for tweeting about human rights. On July 9, 2023, 55-year-old…
- India
Karnataka court awards death penalty to 2 in hate crime case
Vijayapura: In a landmark ruling, the District Sessions Court in Vijayapura has delivered a verdict of justice in a harrowing case of honour killing, sentencing two perpetrators to death by hanging, while…
- India
561 inmates on death row, highest in two decades: Report
New Delhi: A total of 561 prisoners are on death row in the country, the highest at the end of a calendar year in two decades — a rise of 45.71 per cent…
- India
Kerala: 15 PFI members sentenced to death for BJP leader’s murder
Fifteen people have been sentenced to death by a Kerala court in the murder case of a Bharatiya Janata Party OBC wing leader Ranjith Sreenivasan that took place in Allapuzha in December…
