Capital Punishment

The government argues that capital punishment has been an effective deterrent for drug crimes. But is there any solid evidence for the claim?

My brother is at risk of imminent execution, but I won’t stop campaigning until his conviction is quashed.

The 11 inmates are the first of more than 1,000 that have applied for reviews since the abolition of the mandatory death sentence in July.

In recent years, campaigns to save prisoners on death row have become more audacious in criticizing the country's authoritarian party-state.

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

The plight of Tangaraju Suppiah has attracted vocal international support, but a shift in policy from the city-state is unlikely.

While the government has stopped short of full abolition, the decision could save the lives of some of the 1,300 people currently on death row.

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.

Kalwant Singh and Norasharee bin Gous are scheduled to be executed tomorrow, part of a "new wave” of hangings in the city-state.

While falling short of a total ban on capital punishment, the move is a rare sign of progress for Southeast Asia.

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

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