Singapore death penalty

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

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

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.

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

Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam has been on death row since 2010 for drug smuggling. Activists say his execution would be “incredibly excessive.”

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

But for those opposing the death penalty in Singapore, the decision marks just one tiny step toward abolition.

Boo Junfeng discusses his latest film, which takes on the issue of capital punishment in Singapore, in an exclusive interview.