Uae Death Row

The 45-year-old Indian recently freed from death row in the UAE after an NRI businessman paid "blood money" arrived on Wednesday and said his release was a "second life" for him.

Lewis Hamilton, who won the Bahrain Grand Prix last month, confirmed in a press conference in the UAE capital Saturday that he has received the letter and won't let it go unnoticed.

Seventeen people from Punjab and Haryana, who were on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), landed at Delhi airport today after they were freed by a court.

Seventeen Indians, 16 of them from Punjab, who were on a death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2010 on charges of murdering a Pakistani national, have been freed by a Sharjah court and will return home today.

The 17 Indians on death row in UAE for killing a Pakistani may soon see freedom as arbitrating members of the Indian community have reached a preliminary understanding with victim's family over payment of Pakistani Rupees 8 crore as blood money.

Seventeen Indians on death row for the murder of a Pakistani national in Sharjah have been granted over a month's time by a UAE appeals court to reach a blood money settlement with the victim's family.Following stalled negotiations over blood money, the Sharjah Court of Appeal adjourned the case again and the next hearing is scheduled to be held on...

A proposal to settle the case involving 17 Indians, who have appealed the death penalty for killing a Pakistani in Sharjah has been refused, according to the lawyer representing the defendants.Bindu Suresh Chettur said the family of the Pakistani man told the court that they were ready to accept compensation including blood money but we refused bec...

The president of FINA said Sunday that "overexertion" led to the death of U.S. national team swimmer Fran Crippen at a race in the United Arab Emirates and that swimming's governing body has launched an investigation into the tragedy.The 26-year-old Crippen died Saturday while competing in the FINA Open Water 10-kilometer World Cup at Fujairah, eas...

Seeking justice, 17 Indian youth on the death row in UAE have alleged before human rights activists from India that they are being tortured.

The issue of 17 Indians awarded death sentence by a court in Sharjah was raised in Lok Sabha today, with a Congress member demanding the matter be taken up at the diplomatic level.

Relatives of 16 youths from Punjab sentenced to death in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani man performed prayers at the Golden Temple here on Monday.

An appeal was on Thursday filed on behalf of the 17 Indians who were recently found guilty by a Sharjah court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots. The appeal was filed in a Sharjah Court of Appeals, India's Consul-General Sanjay Verma has said.

An appeal is likely to be filed on Wednesday in UAE on behalf of 17 Indians facing death sentence there for killing a Pakistani.

The Punjab government on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make an appeal to the highest Constitutional Authority in UAE to pardon 17 Indians who have been sentenced to death on the charges of killing a Pakistani.

Desperate families of 17 Indians on a death row in the UAE ask for the government's help for the safe release of their loved ones.

The 45-year-old Indian recently freed from death row in the UAE after an NRI businessman paid "blood money" arrived on Wednesday and said his release was a "second life" for him.

Lewis Hamilton, who won the Bahrain Grand Prix last month, confirmed in a press conference in the UAE capital Saturday that he has received the letter and won't let it go unnoticed.

Seventeen people from Punjab and Haryana, who were on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), landed at Delhi airport today after they were freed by a court.

Seventeen Indians, 16 of them from Punjab, who were on a death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2010 on charges of murdering a Pakistani national, have been freed by a Sharjah court and will return home today.

The 17 Indians on death row in UAE for killing a Pakistani may soon see freedom as arbitrating members of the Indian community have reached a preliminary understanding with victim's family over payment of Pakistani Rupees 8 crore as blood money.

Seventeen Indians on death row for the murder of a Pakistani national in Sharjah have been granted over a month's time by a UAE appeals court to reach a blood money settlement with the victim's family.Following stalled negotiations over blood money, the Sharjah Court of Appeal adjourned the case again and the next hearing is scheduled to be held on...

A proposal to settle the case involving 17 Indians, who have appealed the death penalty for killing a Pakistani in Sharjah has been refused, according to the lawyer representing the defendants.Bindu Suresh Chettur said the family of the Pakistani man told the court that they were ready to accept compensation including blood money but we refused bec...

The president of FINA said Sunday that "overexertion" led to the death of U.S. national team swimmer Fran Crippen at a race in the United Arab Emirates and that swimming's governing body has launched an investigation into the tragedy.The 26-year-old Crippen died Saturday while competing in the FINA Open Water 10-kilometer World Cup at Fujairah, eas...

Seeking justice, 17 Indian youth on the death row in UAE have alleged before human rights activists from India that they are being tortured.

The issue of 17 Indians awarded death sentence by a court in Sharjah was raised in Lok Sabha today, with a Congress member demanding the matter be taken up at the diplomatic level.

Relatives of 16 youths from Punjab sentenced to death in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani man performed prayers at the Golden Temple here on Monday.

An appeal was on Thursday filed on behalf of the 17 Indians who were recently found guilty by a Sharjah court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots. The appeal was filed in a Sharjah Court of Appeals, India's Consul-General Sanjay Verma has said.

An appeal is likely to be filed on Wednesday in UAE on behalf of 17 Indians facing death sentence there for killing a Pakistani.

The Punjab government on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make an appeal to the highest Constitutional Authority in UAE to pardon 17 Indians who have been sentenced to death on the charges of killing a Pakistani.

Desperate families of 17 Indians on a death row in the UAE ask for the government's help for the safe release of their loved ones.