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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Iran Confirms Death Penalty In Officer's Killing At Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer during nationwide protests last year, the judiciary said.
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Crimes Against Women More Painful When Politicised: Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid the outrage over the Kathua and Unnao incidents, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lamented on Saturday that crimes against women were getting politicised based on the identity of the perpetrators.
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Mohamed Morsi Faces Death Penalty in Spy, Jailbreak Trials
Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, already jailed for 20 years for inciting violence against protesters, faces the death penalty Saturday for espionage and jailbreak nearly two years after his overthrow.
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Read: Ordinance vs Verma commission recommendations
The government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms for crimes against women, including the death penalty for extreme cases of sexual assault. The ordinance incorporates some but not all of the recommendations of the Justice Verma commission, a panel of three legal experts, appointed by the government in the wake of fierce...
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Jammu school girls protest against Delhi gang-rape incident
A large number of school girls on Thursday took out a protest march in the city demanding death penalty for perpetrators of the Delhi gang-rape incident.
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Bangalore protests against death for Rajiv killers
Reacting strongly to the death penalty being awarded to three convicts for involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, over 400 protesters gathered at Town Hall and shouted slogans.
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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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Iran Confirms Death Penalty In Officer's Killing At Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer during nationwide protests last year, the judiciary said.
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Crimes Against Women More Painful When Politicised: Nirmala Sitharaman
Amid the outrage over the Kathua and Unnao incidents, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lamented on Saturday that crimes against women were getting politicised based on the identity of the perpetrators.
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Mohamed Morsi Faces Death Penalty in Spy, Jailbreak Trials
Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, already jailed for 20 years for inciting violence against protesters, faces the death penalty Saturday for espionage and jailbreak nearly two years after his overthrow.
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Read: Ordinance vs Verma commission recommendations
The government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms for crimes against women, including the death penalty for extreme cases of sexual assault. The ordinance incorporates some but not all of the recommendations of the Justice Verma commission, a panel of three legal experts, appointed by the government in the wake of fierce...
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Jammu school girls protest against Delhi gang-rape incident
A large number of school girls on Thursday took out a protest march in the city demanding death penalty for perpetrators of the Delhi gang-rape incident.
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Bangalore protests against death for Rajiv killers
Reacting strongly to the death penalty being awarded to three convicts for involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, over 400 protesters gathered at Town Hall and shouted slogans.
