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Singapore death penalty

January 24, 2023
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."

November 01, 2022
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."

July 06, 2022
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.

April 29, 2022
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.

April 27, 2022
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.

March 31, 2022
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.”

November 06, 2021
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.”

November 25, 2020
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.

September 17, 2020
Singaporean Earns Temporary Reprieve in Capital Drug Case
By Sebastian Strangio
But for those opposing the death penalty in Singapore, the decision marks just one tiny step toward abolition.

November 15, 2016
'Apprentice': Filmmaker Explores Capital Punishment in Singapore
By Vishal Arora
Boo Junfeng discusses his latest film, which takes on the issue of capital punishment in Singapore, in an exclusive interview.
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