TOKYO, Japan – A man who committed a crime as a minor three years ago has been sentenced to death by a Japanese court, making it the first capital punishment case since the country lowered the legal age of adulthood. Yuki Endo, who was 19 years old in 2021, was convicted of stabbing the parents … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday, marking a landmark judgment in the country’s history. Musharraf, who passed away in 2023, was sentenced to death in absentia by a special court in December 2019 for imposing a state of emergency in … Read more
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh – A sessions court in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, has handed down the death penalty to two men for their involvement in the 2005 Shramjivi Express train blast that resulted in the deaths of at least 14 individuals and left 62 others injured. The convicted individuals include one from Bangladesh and another from … Read more