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Francis Clifford Smith: Longest-Serving US Prisoner, Spared Execution Eight Times, Dies At 101
Francis Clifford Smith, the US's longest-serving inmate who survived eight scheduled executions and was served eight last meals, has died at 101 in Connecticut.
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Jordan Hangs 6 Over "Terrorism", Ending 9-Year Death Penalty Pause
A government spokesperson said more than 100 people remain on death row in Jordan and that executions would proceed "one by one".
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After 20 Years On Death Row In Saudi Prison, Kerala Man Abdul Raheem Returns Home
Following years of legal and diplomatic efforts, Saudi authorities granted him a pardon and released him.
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After Decade On Death Row In Indonesia, British Grandmother To Return Home
Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a seriously ill grandmother on death row for more than a decade on drug charges, a minister said.
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As India Sticks To Death By Hanging, A Look At Execution Methods Across The World
The Supreme Court is listening to a proposal to give convicts on death row an option of choosing lethal injection as an alternative to death by hanging as a mode of execution.
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Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya, On Death Row In Yemen, To Be Executed On July 16
Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse who is on death row after being convicted for the murder of a Yemeni national, will be executed next week on July 16.
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Delhi High Court Directs Legal Aid To Indians On Death Row In Indonesia
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to ensure three Indian nationals on death row in the foreign country were given adequate legal aid to pursue remedies.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether a writ petition could seek the review of its confirmation of death penalty in light of the 2022 verdict asking mitigating circumstances in such cases to be factored in.
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Kim Kardashian Sued For Defamation After Death Row Mix-Up
The complainant, Ivan A Cantu, filed the lawsuit in LA, claiming that Kim Kardashian's post had caused him severe emotional distress.
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Indian-Origin Malaysian On Death Row Granted Stay Of Execution Order Under New Law
An Indian-origin Malaysian has been granted a stay of execution under a new law that provides clarity on when the death sentence may be carried out after all avenues of appeal have been exhausted.
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"Please Save Her, Time Running Out": Mother Of Kerala Nurse Sentenced To Death In Yemen
The mother of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, has made an impassioned appeal for assistance to save her daughter's life.
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What Option Does Kerala Nurse On Death Row In Yemen Have? Lawyer Tells NDTV
Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse sentenced to death for the murder of a Yemeni national, still has legal options to save her life if the victim's family pardons her and accepts blood money, said Subhas Chandran, her family's lawyer.
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Joe Biden Commutes Death Sentences Of 37 Federal Inmates Ahead Of Christmas
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
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Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.
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Francis Clifford Smith: Longest-Serving US Prisoner, Spared Execution Eight Times, Dies At 101
Francis Clifford Smith, the US's longest-serving inmate who survived eight scheduled executions and was served eight last meals, has died at 101 in Connecticut.
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Jordan Hangs 6 Over "Terrorism", Ending 9-Year Death Penalty Pause
A government spokesperson said more than 100 people remain on death row in Jordan and that executions would proceed "one by one".
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After 20 Years On Death Row In Saudi Prison, Kerala Man Abdul Raheem Returns Home
Following years of legal and diplomatic efforts, Saudi authorities granted him a pardon and released him.
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After Decade On Death Row In Indonesia, British Grandmother To Return Home
Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a seriously ill grandmother on death row for more than a decade on drug charges, a minister said.
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As India Sticks To Death By Hanging, A Look At Execution Methods Across The World
The Supreme Court is listening to a proposal to give convicts on death row an option of choosing lethal injection as an alternative to death by hanging as a mode of execution.
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Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya, On Death Row In Yemen, To Be Executed On July 16
Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse who is on death row after being convicted for the murder of a Yemeni national, will be executed next week on July 16.
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Delhi High Court Directs Legal Aid To Indians On Death Row In Indonesia
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to ensure three Indian nationals on death row in the foreign country were given adequate legal aid to pursue remedies.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether a writ petition could seek the review of its confirmation of death penalty in light of the 2022 verdict asking mitigating circumstances in such cases to be factored in.
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Japan's Longest Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4 Million
A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.
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Kim Kardashian Sued For Defamation After Death Row Mix-Up
The complainant, Ivan A Cantu, filed the lawsuit in LA, claiming that Kim Kardashian's post had caused him severe emotional distress.
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Indian-Origin Malaysian On Death Row Granted Stay Of Execution Order Under New Law
An Indian-origin Malaysian has been granted a stay of execution under a new law that provides clarity on when the death sentence may be carried out after all avenues of appeal have been exhausted.
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"Please Save Her, Time Running Out": Mother Of Kerala Nurse Sentenced To Death In Yemen
The mother of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, has made an impassioned appeal for assistance to save her daughter's life.
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What Option Does Kerala Nurse On Death Row In Yemen Have? Lawyer Tells NDTV
Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse sentenced to death for the murder of a Yemeni national, still has legal options to save her life if the victim's family pardons her and accepts blood money, said Subhas Chandran, her family's lawyer.
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Joe Biden Commutes Death Sentences Of 37 Federal Inmates Ahead Of Christmas
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
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Japan's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Now A Free Man
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, closing a nearly six decades-long chapter.
