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  • India opposes UN draft resolution calling for moratorium on death penalty

    India opposes UN draft resolution calling for moratorium on death penalty

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 19, 2016 · 07:31 pm
  • Why one person alone cannot (and must not) confirm a death penalty, even if it's the President

    Why one person alone cannot (and must not) confirm a death penalty, even if it's the President

    Gopalkrishna Gandhi
    · Nov 13, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • Mumbai acid attack: Ankur Panwar sentenced to death for murdering Preeti Rathi in 2013

    Mumbai acid attack: Ankur Panwar sentenced to death for murdering Preeti Rathi in 2013

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 08, 2016 · 03:25 pm
  • The stark difference in the Godhra and Gulberg sentences shows why the death penalty should go

    The stark difference in the Godhra and Gulberg sentences shows why the death penalty should go

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 17, 2016 · 09:35 pm
  • As the world moves away from the death penalty, why is India tightening the noose?

    As the world moves away from the death penalty, why is India tightening the noose?

    Sanhita Ambast
    · Jun 07, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • Chemical castration or death penalty for child sex offenders in Indonesia

    Chemical castration or death penalty for child sex offenders in Indonesia

    Scroll Staff
    · May 26, 2016 · 06:10 pm
  • India imposed 75 death sentences in 2015, finds Amnesty International report

    India imposed 75 death sentences in 2015, finds Amnesty International report

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 06, 2016 · 10:30 am
  • An assassin's hanging: Why Pakistan needs to kill the death penalty

    An assassin's hanging: Why Pakistan needs to kill the death penalty

    Rafia Zakaria
    · Mar 03, 2016 · 06:30 am
  • Pope Francis wants a worldwide ban on the death penalty

    Pope Francis wants a worldwide ban on the death penalty

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 22, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • Saudi Arabia executes 47 for terrorism, including prominent Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr

    Saudi Arabia executes 47 for terrorism, including prominent Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 02, 2016 · 09:22 am
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