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World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of democracy activists

Asia Pacific Jul 26, 2022

World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of democracy activists

Sentenced to death in closed-door trials in January and April, the four men had been accused of helping militias to fight the army that seized power in a coup last year.

Two Britons and one Moroccan sentenced to death by court of Russian proxy in Ukraine

World Jun 10, 2022

Two Britons and one Moroccan sentenced to death by court of Russian proxy in Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said that, under the Geneva Conventions, prisoners of war were entitled to combatant immunity.

Myanmar junta says it will carry out first judicial executions in decades

Asia Pacific Jun 4, 2022

Myanmar junta says it will carry out first judicial executions in decades

Myanmar's junta will execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism.

Death row inmate seeks retrial over mass murder at Sagamihara care home

National / Crime & Legal Apr 29, 2022

Death row inmate seeks retrial over mass murder at Sagamihara care home

The death sentence for a former caretaker at the facility for people with mental disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture was finalized in March 2020.

Inside the mind of a mass murderer: Japan's killers increasingly seek notoriety

National / Crime & Legal | Longform Apr 25, 2022

Inside the mind of a mass murderer: Japan's killers increasingly seek notoriety

by Rob Gilhooly

Violent offenders in Japan are increasingly seeking the notoriety that comes with being sentenced to death for their crimes.

Son of killer in Wakayama curry poisoning case tells his story

National / Crime & Legal Jan 17, 2022

Son of killer in Wakayama curry poisoning case tells his story

Unconvinced of her guilt, the son of 60-year-old death row inmate Masumi Hayashi continues to talk about his mother and push for a retrial.

Asia regional rights bastion Taiwan clings to capital punishment

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jan 4, 2022

Asia regional rights bastion Taiwan clings to capital punishment

Execution on the island is carried out by gunshot and without advance notice once all appeals are exhausted.

Japan hangs three death-row inmates in first executions since 2019

National Dec 21, 2021

Japan hangs three death-row inmates in first executions since 2019

The executions were the first since Dec. 26, 2019, when a Chinese man on death row for the 2003 slaying of a family of four in Fukuoka Prefecture was put to death.

Lawsuit seeks to halt execution of death row inmates in Japan without advance notice

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Nov 20, 2021

Lawsuit seeks to halt execution of death row inmates in Japan without advance notice

by Philip Brasor

Prisoners in Japan are currently informed of their impending executions one or two hours before they are carried out.

Japanese death row inmates sue over last-minute notice

National / Crime & Legal Nov 6, 2021

Japanese death row inmates sue over last-minute notice

Two death row inmates are suing Japan's government over a system notifying prisoners of their execution just hours beforehand, arguing it causes psychological distress.

Death row inmates sue over Japan's 'inhumane' same-day notification policy

National Nov 5, 2021

Death row inmates sue over Japan's 'inhumane' same-day notification policy

Those awaiting execution in the country are usually not informed of the date of their punishment until the day itself.

Death penalty sought for former nurse over murders of three patients

National / Crime & Legal Oct 22, 2021

Death penalty sought for former nurse over murders of three patients

The woman stands accused of killing the patients by putting a disinfectant into their intravenous drips at a Yokohama hospital in 2016.

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