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Japan death row inmate’s sister still fighting, even after release

TOKYO – Hideko Hakamada campaigned for almost six decades to get her little brother, the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, cleared. But at 92...

Fry and fly

“Poor’ men (though moneyed now) fry; rich men fly (even get re-elected)” The brilliant John Henry Osmena, in opposing the imposition of the death penalty,...

‘No plan to revive death penalty’

MALACAÑANG on Wednesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not made any decision on whether to revive the death penalty amid renewed public calls...

Man convicted of rape executed

WASHINGTON, DC – A 53-year-old man convicted of the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by lethal injection in the...

FPRRD’s trial and the billions of pesos lost in corruption

"I now lean towards the restoration of the death penalty if only to instill in the hearts of these corrupt people the fear of...

Hanoi abolishes death penalty for spying

HANOI – Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the government, state media said Wednesday. The...

US carries out first firing squad execution since 2010

A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents was put to death by firing squad on Friday in the first such execution...

PDP-Laban bets back death penalty bid amid kidnapping issue

Following the recent kidnapping of a 14-year-old Chinese student in Taguig City—where the perpetrators severed the victim’s finger—Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, seeking re-election, vowed...

Over 80% support death penalty in Japan: gov’t survey

Over 80 percent of people in Japan support the death penalty, saying the existence of the system is "unavoidable," according to the latest government...

Iran executed 975 in ‘horrifying’ 2024 escalation, say rights groups

PARIS – Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups...

CHR rejects bill imposing death penalty on corrupt officials

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday expressed strong objection to a bill pushing for the death penalty by firing squad of public...

Bill proposes death by firing squad for corrupt gov’t officials

Zamboanga City Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso sought the imposition of the death penalty by firing squad for government officials convicted of "corruption and other...

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

Washington, United States—US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of...

Peru’s leader urges death penalty for child rapists

Lima, Peru - Peru's President Dina Boluarte called Tuesday for the death penalty to be reintroduced for child rapists following the murder of a 12-year-old...
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