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MHA poll shows more people in Singapore agree with implementing death penalty for the most serious crimes

September 20, 2024
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POFMA correction order issued to activist group Transformative Justice Collective over claims about death row prisoner

August 10, 2024
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PAP mouthpiece’s article against anti-death penalty activists slammed as “low-quality drivel”

July 18, 2024
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Yong Vui Kong lives on, 15 years after last-minute appeal saved him from the gallows

May 29, 2024
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Last Christmas for Pannir Selvam, death row inmate for drug trafficking

December 28, 2023
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Families of executed prisoners call for moratorium and review of death penalty

October 11, 2023
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Tan Kin Lian says ‘we should have the mercy’ for some offenders on death row tricked into conveying drugs

August 28, 2023
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Amnesty International calls Singapore’s recent drug executions “unlawful”

July 31, 2023
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Singapore issues yet another execution notice amid two hangings this week

July 29, 2023
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In profile: Saridewi Djamani, the first woman since 2004 to be judicially executed for drug offence in Singapore

July 28, 2023
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‘The death penalty is not a deterrent’ — Richard Branson weighs in on executions in Singapore this week

July 28, 2023
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2 people to be executed for drug offences in Singapore, including 1st woman in 20 years — Transformative Justice Collective

July 25, 2023
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OPINION | How do you say sorry to a corpse after sending the wrong people to the gallows?

April 29, 2023
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Tangaraju Suppiah executed after family’s appeals for mercy failed

April 26, 2023
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‘In the coming days, Singapore may kill an innocent man’ — Richard Branson on upcoming execution of Tangaraju Suppiah

April 25, 2023
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Australian MP is concerned that Tangaraju Suppiah’s impending execution violates international law standards

April 23, 2023
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Even those who agree with the death penalty should worry about Tangaraju Suppiah’s looming execution: Activist

April 23, 2023
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Activists set to hand-deliver clemency appeals to Istana, urging President Halimah to spare Tangaraju’s life

April 22, 2023
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Tangaraju Suppiah set to be executed next week over 1kg of cannabis that he never touched

April 20, 2023
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Netizens ‘disappointed’ that Richard Branson declined MHA’s ‘death penalty debate’ but ‘he has a (good) point’ for declining

November 1, 2022
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Death penalty for Singaporean heroin trafficker who claimed he was just safekeeping cannabis for a man he met once

October 29, 2022
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‘We’re here (in SG), we’ll debate you on national TV, and pay for your transport & meals to come meet us’ — local activists tell K Shanmugam

October 24, 2022
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‘People are struggling with cost of living and you’re offering to pay this billionaire to debate with you?’ — Netizens react to MHA’s debate challenge to Richard Branson

October 24, 2022
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Police sued by anti-death penalty activist for overreach

October 18, 2022
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Richard Branson asks ‘What’s the matter with Singapore?’ on World Day Against the Death Penalty

October 12, 2022
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Lawyer M. Ravi: ‘I feel vindicated’ by ICJ statement calling to halt executions and cease punitive cost orders against death-row lawyers

August 13, 2022
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M Ravi requests for stay order on execution of death row inmate, says latter’s testimony crucial in his own investigation

July 22, 2022
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Unpopular Opinion: Many netizens sympathetic towards death row inmates, but say criminals should not be treated as heroes

July 8, 2022
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‘He will be executed tomorrow morning’ — Court of Appeal dismisses M’sian Kalwant Singh’s bid for stay of execution

July 6, 2022
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Singapore Government urged to halt execution of M’sian Kalwant Singh scheduled for hanging on July 7

July 1, 2022
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Lawyer MRavi ordered to pay additional $20,000 to AGC: Crowdfunding continues

June 27, 2022
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M Ravi: Heavy price to pay for trying to save lives in Singapore 

June 7, 2022
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Crowdfunding launched for Nagaenthran’s lawyers M Ravi & Violet Netto: $8,427 raised so far

May 30, 2022
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Netizens & SG authorities double down on defending Nagaenthran’s execution for drug convictions

April 28, 2022
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Stay of execution granted to Datchinamurthy Kataiah, who was scheduled to be hanged tomorrow Apr 29

April 28, 2022
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“The 80% of us are happy with the strict laws” — Netizen on CNB seizing over 2kg of heroin hidden in locked riser

April 28, 2022
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Old videos of Lee Kuan Yew on the death penalty go viral

April 28, 2022
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What’s Lawrence Wong’s niche to capture the hearts & minds of the people? Is he happy with the status quo of the death penalty?

April 27, 2022
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Richard Branson, for the third time, urges President Halimah to pardon Nagaenthran, calls death penalty a ‘horrible blotch’ on Singapore’s reputation

April 26, 2022
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UN Human Rights office urges gov’t to halt the imminent execution of Nagaenthran & Datchinamurthy; notes ‘alarming acceleration in execution notices’ in SG

April 26, 2022
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Paul Tambyah, Alfian Sa’at, among those slated to speak at vigil for Nagaenthran & Datchinamurthy, who are scheduled for execution later this week

April 25, 2022
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Candlelight vigil for Nagaenthran on April 25, two days before his scheduled execution

April 23, 2022
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Sacrilege in school, Death Penalty in Singapore & Whisperer Signals for China

April 5, 2022
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Abolish Death Penalty Protest: Over 400 Singaporeans & PRs showed up in solidarity

April 4, 2022
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Netizens divided on impending execution of drug trafficker Nagaenthran

March 31, 2022
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Nagaenthran’s execution put off again as apex court reserves judgment

March 2, 2022
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More cases like Nagaenthran’s? Two more due to hang said to suffer from low IQ

February 16, 2022
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Nagaenthran’s case: Appeal against death sentence adjourned, calls to spare his life continue

January 25, 2022
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Nagaenthran’s fate to be decided by Court of Appeal in 4 days, Nov 30

November 26, 2021
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Malaysian King appealed to President Halimah Yacob for clemency in Nagaenthran’s case

November 25, 2021