# singapore death penalty

Yuan Yi Zhu (@yuanyi_z) on X » You can reasonably say many things about Singapore's death penalty laws, but I don't think 'unlawful' is one of them. Twitter.com

Singapore executes man for helping buy 2 pounds of cannabis » Singapore has executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency and protests that he was convicted on weak evidence. Apnews.com

Singapore to resume executions after 6-month break » KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the island-state, in a resumption of executions after a half-year pause, activists said Thursday. Apnews.com

Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin » Singapore has conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking. Apnews.com

Worldwide Wednesday International Roundup: China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Vietnam » China   On August 4, a South Korean national convicted of drug-trafficking was executed in China, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Local and International Groups Express Solidarity for the Families of Executed Prisoners in Singapore » We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the shameful execution of a Nigerian national, Chijioke Stephen Obioha, and a Malaysian national, Devendran a/l Supramaniam in Singapore on 18 November 2016, which runs counter to global trends towards abolition of capital punishment. Around the same time, at the 50th and 51st meeting of the UN General Assembly's Third Committee’s 71st session proceedings, the Singapore representative introduced amendments, undermining the spirit of the draft resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, supported by states such as Syria, Egypt and Bangladesh. Hrw.org

A Singaporean man was given the death penalty after he was found with 2 pounds of cannabis » Omar Yacob Bamadhaj, 41, was sentenced to death in February, and a court dismissed his appeal on Tuesday, local news reported. Businessinsider.com

United Nations Geneva (@UNGeneva) on X » "We deplore the multiple executions carried out in #Kuwait and #Singapore and oppose the #DeathPenalty under all circumstances. We urge Kuwait and Singapore to join 170+ States that have so far abolished or introduced a moratorium on the death penalty." - @UNHumanRights Twitter.com