Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Ghamdi, brother of a prominent preacher and government critic. 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 sentenced to death by the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh for … Read more
Representational photo 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 as Talal bin Ali bin Khanifis Al Hudhli, Majdi bin Muhammad bin Attian Al-Kaabi, and Rayed bin Amer bin Matar Al-Kaabi. … Read more
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 long time for the murder of a four-month-old child. Shahzadi’s father Shabbir here has appealed to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
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 Mohammed Al-Ghamdi was sentenced to death by the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh for his tweets criticising corruption and human rights violations. In … Read more
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has commuted the death sentences of 45 condemned prisoners to prison terms. He also granted pardon to 41 other inmates serving in different correctional centres across the state. Speaking at the 2024 Democracy Day held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, Mr Abiodun said the decision … Read more
SINGAPORE: A High Court judge on Monday (May 20) struck out an application that 36 death row inmates filed over a legal aid scheme’s policy not to provide assistance for post-appeal applications. In an application on May 9, the inmates said that the policy of the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO) was not … Read more
A special CBI court in Haryana’s Panchkula awarded the death sentence to four convicts in the 2016 Nuh gangrapes and double murder case on Saturday, officials said. On April 10, the court had found Hemat Chouhan, Ayan Chauhan, Vinay and Jai Bhagwan guilty of double murder, gangrape and dacoity which took place in Haryana’s Nuh … Read more
According to the documentary, Huang Yu, then a researcher at a top secret communication system development project, sent a note to “the website of a certain country’s spy agency” containing classified Chinese military codes. Huang was bitter after being removed from a unit that was working on the project due to poor work performance and … Read more
China has executed a couple guilty of throwing two toddlers out of a high-rise apartment window, according to local media reports. Zhang Bo, the father of the toddlers, and Ye Chengchen, his girlfriend, were sentenced to death by the Supreme Court for the premeditated murder of Zhang’s 2-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son. The two children … Read more
