Iwao Hakamada, left, is helped by a supporter as he goes for a walk in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, central Japan. (Picture credit: AP) Iwao Hakamata, world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, was acquitted on Thursday, five decades after being wrongfully convicted of murdering four of a family in 1968, reported CNN.The 88-year-old spent 46 years behind…
NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Jammu and Kashmir government wouldn’t have approved the execution of Afzal Guru, adding that he did not believe in capital punishment. Abdullah was the chief minister of the undivided J&K in 2013 and was informed just 12 hours before the hanging. “J&K government had nothing to…
NEW DELHI: Asha Devi, the mother of Nirbhaya, expressed her outrage over the rape and murder of a female resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. She described the incident as “the most unfortunate thing that has happened” and criticized the political blame game surrounding the case, urging the focus to…
NEW DELHI: Iraqi authorities have carried out the execution of at least 11 individuals convicted of “terrorism” this week, as reported by security and health sources on Wednesday. Amnesty International has criticized the process, highlighting what it calls an “alarming lack of transparency.”Under Iraqi law, capital punishment is applicable for terrorism and murder offenses, with…
