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Following Yet Another Execution, Singapore Shows It Is Out of Touch On Capital Punishment

Following Yet Another Execution, Singapore Shows It Is Out of Touch On Capital Punishment

By Aisyah Llewellyn
As its Southeast Asian neighbors take steps away from capital punishment, the Lion City is doubling down on a discredited anti-drug policy.

Singapore Executes Man Over Cannabis Trafficking Plot

Singapore Executes Man Over Cannabis Trafficking Plot

By Sebastian Strangio
The plight of Tangaraju Suppiah has attracted vocal international support, but a shift in policy from the city-state is unlikely.
Singapore to Resume Executions After 6-month Break

Singapore to Resume Executions After 6-month Break

By Associated Press
Critics say that Singapore's death penalty has mostly snared low-level mules and done little to stop drug traffickers and organized syndicates.

Singapore Court Suspends Death Row Lawyer For Five Years

Singapore Court Suspends Death Row Lawyer For Five Years

By Sebastian Strangio
M. Ravi has been barred from practicing law for five years for accusing the attorney-general of being "overzealous" in his prosecution of a death row client.

Kirsten Han on the Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty in Singapore

Kirsten Han on the Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty in Singapore

By Sebastian Strangio
"The more I learn about the death penalty... the more I am convinced that it’s a brutal injustice that has no place in any society."

Richard Branson Declines Singapore’s Invitation to Debate Death Penalty

Richard Branson Declines Singapore’s Invitation to Debate Death Penalty

By Sebastian Strangio
The 72-year-old, a longtime anti-death penalty campaigner, instead called for "a constructive, lasting dialogue involving multiple stakeholders."

Campaigners Urge Clemency Ahead of Singapore Drug Executions

Campaigners Urge Clemency Ahead of Singapore Drug Executions

By Sebastian Strangio
Kalwant Singh and Norasharee bin Gous are scheduled to be executed tomorrow, part of a "new wave” of hangings in the city-state.
Another Malaysian to be Hanged in Singapore Wins Reprieve

Another Malaysian to be Hanged in Singapore Wins Reprieve

By Associated Press
The reprieve came a day after the execution of another Malaysian man in a high-profile death row case.

Singapore Executes Malaysian Man in High-Profile Death Row Case

Singapore Executes Malaysian Man in High-Profile Death Row Case

By Sebastian Strangio
A Singaporean court rejected a raft of appeals claiming that Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam had an intellectual disability and was coerced into carrying drugs.

Singapore Executes Convicted Drug Trafficker After Two Year COVID-19 Hiatus

Singapore Executes Convicted Drug Trafficker After Two Year COVID-19 Hiatus

By Sebastian Strangio
The hanging of Abdul Kahar Othman has raised activists' concerns of an impending “surge in execution notices.”

Singapore Urged Not to Hang Disabled Malaysian in Drug Case

Singapore Urged Not to Hang Disabled Malaysian in Drug Case

By Eileen Ng
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam has been on death row since 2010 for drug smuggling. Activists say his execution would be “incredibly excessive.”
Explaining Southeast Asia’s Addiction to the Death Penalty

Explaining Southeast Asia’s Addiction to the Death Penalty

By Sebastian Strangio
The region remains a global outlier in terms of the use of capital punishment.

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