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Army officer hanged for murder of Bangladesh’s founding president

April 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former army officer convicted of killing Bangladesh’s independence leader in 1975 has been executed. Abdul Majed was hanged in the capital Dhaka after his appeal for presidential clemency was rejected this week. He was […]

Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner

December 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Japan has hanged a Chinese man for the high-profile and brutal murder of a family of four, the first execution of a foreigner in 10 years. The man, Wei Wei, carried out the murders in […]

Rodney Reed: Texas court halts execution in high-profile case

November 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in Texas has halted the execution of Rodney Reed, convicted for murder, in a case that has attracted huge public attention in the US. Reed has been 21 years on death row for […]

Gary Ray Bowles: Florida executes killer who preyed on gay men

August 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A serial killer who preyed on gay men along the US east coast has been executed in Florida. Gary Ray Bowles was executed by lethal injection after the Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal. Bowles […]

US Supreme Court rules inmate has ‘no right to painless death’

April 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row in Missouri has no right to a “painless death”. The ruling clears the way for the execution of Russell Bucklew, who asked […]

Billie Wayne Coble: Two men arrested at Texas execution

March 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two men have been released on bail after allegedly throwing fists and swearing during an execution in Texas. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, was put to death by lethal injection nearly 30 years after murdering his […]

US court stays Muslim inmate’s execution over denial of imam request

February 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

A federal appeals court has blocked the execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama after the state refused to allow his imam to be present at his death. Domineque Ray, convicted of murdering a 15-year-old […]

Iran executes businessman dubbed ‘Sultan of Bitumen’

December 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A prominent Iranian businessman, known as the “Sultan of Bitumen”, has been executed for bribery and corruption. Hamidreza Baqeri Darmani was found guilty of forging documents to secure state-backed loans. He then used front companies […]

Chinese nanny Mo Huanjing executed for arson killings

September 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Chinese nanny has been executed after deliberately starting a fire that killed a mother and her three children in the eastern city of Hangzhou. Mo Huanjing, 35, was sentenced to death for arson in […]

Death row inmate in great pain after gory and torturous botched execution

February 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

By Sunita Patel-Carstairs, News Reporter A death row inmate was left with a dozen puncture wounds after he was repeatedly jabbed in the legs, ankles and groin during what his lawyer described as a “torturous […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]