Children Facing Death Penalty in Iran: Amnesty
Scores of youths in Iran are languishing on death row for crimes committed under the age of 18, said Amnesty International in a new report published Tuesday. The report, according…
Saudi Arabia Put 157 People to Death in 2015
Top United Nations (UN) officials have expressed dismay over Saturday’s executions by Saudi Arabia of 47 people, including the cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, and called on the country’s authorities…
What Is the Mystery in the Death of Subhas Chandra Bose?
Nripendra Misra, the principal secretary to India’s Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, today officially handed over the first set of files related to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to…
UN Demands Death Penalty Moratorium in Pakistan
The top United Nations (UN) human rights official has urged the Government of Pakistan to reinstate its moratorium on the death penalty amid a sharp uptick in the number of…
Delhi Rapist: Girl Was Responsible for Her Death
By Rakesh Raman Mukesh Singh, one of the convicted men in the 2012 gang rape in a moving bus in Delhi, has blamed the 23-year-old victim for her death. Recounting…
What Did ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller Say Before Her Death?
ISIS claimed Kayla Mueller died during Jordanian airstrike on a Syrian storage facility where she was being held prisoner. By Rakesh Raman As soon as the White House confirmed the…