Death Row

Kulbhushan Jadhav: 5 Facts On The Indian On Death Row In Pakistan

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday July 20, 2019

Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday in a big win for India. Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence "should remain suspended until Pakistan effectively reviews and reconsiders the conviction and sentence," said the UN court, agreeing with India's stand that Pakistan ha...

World Court Decision Soon On Kulbhushan Jadhav, On Death Row In Pakistan: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: India's appeal against former Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence in Pakistan on charges of "espionage and terrorism" will be decided by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) shortly. India has challenged the "farcical trial" that Kulbhushan Jadhav was put through on the basis of what it claims was an extracte...

Pakistan's Asia Bibi Left For Canada. Others Remain On Death Row For Blasphemy

World News | Pamela Constable, The Washington Post | Sunday May 19, 2019

One prisoner is an illiterate Christian street cleaner who got into an argument with a Muslim friend while they were out drinking. Another is a US-trained university professor whose liberal Facebook posts upset Islamist student activists.

Death Row Convict Was 12-Years-Old When Crime Committed, Top Court Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

A death row convict in jail for 24 years for killing seven people, including two kids, should not have been given death penalty as he was a 12-year-old at the time of the crime, according to a report filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Asia Bibi, Christian Woman Cleared Of Blasphemy, Leaves Pakistan: Reports

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2019

A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row over false blasphemy charges, Asia Bibi, has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.

"I Couldn't Sleep At Night": California Governor Halts Death Penalty

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 14, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday halted the death penalty, saying he was deeply troubled by the possibility of executing an innocent person even though California voters have repeatedly backed capital punishment.

Pak Wants To Declare "Inadmissable" Indian Claim For Kulbhushan Jadhav At UN Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 22, 2019

Pakistan on Thursday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to "dismiss or declare inadmissible" India's claim for relief to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on a death row in the country.

"Death Row Convicts Should Be Allowed To Meet Families," Says Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 14, 2018

The Supreme Court Thursday said death-row convicts should be entitled to meet family members, lawyers and mental health professionals so that their rights are adequately protected at all stages.

"Making Court A Joke?" Top Court On Plea Over Nirbhaya Case Death Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 13, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions for immediate execution of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.

Court Seeks Police Response On 1984 Riot Convict's Plea Against Death Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 11, 2018

The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the police on a plea by convict Yashpal Singh challenging the death sentence awarded to him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

US Electrocutes Convicted Man On Death Row For 36 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 7, 2018

Tennessee on Thursday electrocuted a convicted murder who had been on death row for 36 years, in a case that renewed debate on use of the death penalty so long after a crime.

He Was To Be Hanged For Murder, Rape. He Now Gets Life Term For Killing

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2018

A man, who was on death row after being convicted by high court of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Rajasthan over five years ago, has got a reduced sentence of life term from the Supreme Court which acquitted him of the charge of sexually assaulting the minor.

Pak Christian Woman, Spared Death In Blasphemy Case, Freed From Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 8, 2018

Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said Thursday.

Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 7, 2018

One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.

"Help Us Exit From Pakistan": Asia Bibi's Husband Asks Trump For Refuge

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 4, 2018

The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted after spending eight years on death row on charges of blasphemy has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for refuge, citing danger to family members' lives.