Al Jazeera on MSN16d
Singapore hangs drug trafficker, third such execution in a week
Singapore has carried out its third hanging of a convicted drug trafficker in a week despite appeals for clemency from the ...
Singapore executes third drug trafficker in a week as UN renews calls to stop hangings
Rosman Abdullah’s execution was the eighth this year in the city state, seven for drug trafficking and one for murder.
Al-Monitor on MSN9d
Singapore hangs 4th person in three weeks
Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, ...
The Diplomat3d
In Singapore, the Hangman’s Noose is Growing Threadbare
The government argues that capital punishment has been an effective deterrent for drug crimes. But is there any solid ...
Singapore hangs fourth drug trafficker in less than a month
Tehran had urged the government to ‘reconsider’ the execution of Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad, a Singaporean-Iranian man.
Sydney Morning Herald5d
In 2005, an Australian citizen was hanged in Singapore. It could happen again
Lawyers Joseph Theseira (left) and Lex Lasry in Singapore in 2005, reading through some of the material belonging to Van Nguyen, which was delivered to them the day after his execution.Credit ...
pna8d
Despite Iran’s appeal, Singapore executes dual citizen
ISTANBUL – Singapore executed a 35-year-old dual citizen of the city-state and Iran on Friday for drug trafficking, despite ...
UCA News9d
Singapore hangs fourth person in three weeks
Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad, born to a Singaporean mother and an Iranian father, was convicted in 2013 for drug trafficking ...
KTEN10d
Singapore hangs 4th person in three weeks
After he was informed of his impending hanging, Masoud filed ... Balakrishnan on Thursday to halt the execution. "Araghchi expressed Iran's respect for Singapore's legal framework but appealed ...