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Turkey may discuss death penalty after coup attemptTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a crowd chanting for the death penalty on Saturday that such demands may be discussed in parliament after a coup attempt by a faction in the military killed at least 161 people overnight. Look More… |
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Death penalty urged for defacing signsAn elected councillor has demanded the death penalty for those who plaster Bahrain’s road signs with illegal fly-posters, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To read further, please visit More… |
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Death penalty for journalists, Mursi verdict postponedAn Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for three journalists and three others charged with endangering national security by leaking state secrets and documents to Qatar. Jordanian national Alaa Omar Sablan and More… |
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Pope calls for abolition of death penaltyPope Francis on Sunday called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, saying the commandment "You shall not kill" was absolute and equally valid for the guilty as for the innocent. Using some of his strongest w More… |
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Saudi royal faces death penalty for murderA Saudi prince who murdered a fellow Saudi may be executed, a newspaper reported on Sunday, in a rare example of a member of the kingdom's ruling family facing the death penalty. The English-language Arab News did not name the More… |
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Bahrain's tough anti-terror laws backedTop Bahrain community figures yesterday backed urgently passed laws that could see people convicted of carrying out fatal bomb attacks given the death penalty, said a report. The punishment was included in two More… |
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Pakistan brings back death penaltyPakistan's new government, trying to appear determined to rein in escalating crime and militancy, has ended a ban on the death penalty, in a move condemned by international organizations as inhuman and retrograde. Up to 8,000 More… |
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Saudi, Iraq sign prisoners dealIraq has agreed to repatriate Saudi prisoners who fought alongside Islamist insurgents against US-led forces under a deal that signals further improvement of relations between the two major Arab countries. The prisoner exchange deal comes More… |
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Man gets death for killing Bahrain policemanA 21-year-old Bahraini has been sentenced to death for killing a policeman in Sitra area of the kingdom during the unrest. Ali Yousif Abdulwahab Al Taweel was convicted of the crime at the National Safety Court on Thursday. His acc More… |
