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Reporting on Singapore's Death Penalty

There is a dearth of in-depth, critical reporting on the use of the death penalty from the local mainstream media. Most of the coverage of death row prisoners' stories and the effects of capital punishment comes from international media outlets. This page links to media coverage, as well as significant statements from local and international organisations.

The details about the death penalty Singapore doesn’t want to talk about | CoconutsSingapore has sent 10 people to the gallows in the past seven months. At least.

Singapore: Halt executions and cease punitive cost orders against death-row lawyersSingapore's authorities must immediately halt any impending executions, and cease using punitive cost orders against lawyers representing death-row inmates, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today. On 5 August 2022, Singapore executed two persons, Abdul Rahim Shapiee and Ong Seow

Singapore's death penalty: Is there room for compassion?Some believe the no-tolerance approach to drug trafficking makes Singapore safer, but a recent wave of executions has others calling for compassion.

New hangings take Singapore execution toll to 10 in 4 monthsThe city state has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists the death penalty remains, but UN says it is not an effective deterrent.

Singapore: IBAHRI condemns rise in executions and calls for halt in enforcementThe IBAHRI condemns the increasing number of executions in Singapore, with 10 death row inmates having been executed since 30 March 2022, following a two-year hiatus.

High Court strikes out lawsuit by 24 death row inmates who claim access to lawyers is obstructedSINGAPORE: A High Court judge on Wednesday (Aug 3) struck out a lawsuit filed by 24 death row inmates who claimed that their access to lawyers for appeals and reviews of their cases were obstructed. In a civil claim filed against the Attorney-General on Monday, the inmates argued that the power of the cour

Pace of Executions in Singapore Stirs Debate Over Death Penalty for Drug CrimesThe Southeast Asian city-state has hanged eight prisoners since March, drawing criticism from international human-rights groups.

Singapore court gives same-day deadline to lawyerless inmates after invoking 'abuse of process' on suit | MalaysiaNowThis left them with just hours to work through complex legal terminology and procedures to support their suit.

Singapore executes another ethnic Malay involved in racial bias suit | MalaysiaNowThis comes less than a week after fellow plaintiff Nazeri Lajim was hanged under controversial circumstances.

Singapore: UN experts call for immediate moratorium on executions for drug offencesGENEVA (29 July 2022) – UN experts* today condemned the execution of Nazeri Bin Lajim, a 64-year-old Malay Singaporean national convicted of drug offenses and urged the Government of Singapore to halt plans to execute individuals on death row for drugrelated charges. There has been a sharp rise in execution notices issued in Singapore this year.

Singapore’s hanging spate to continue as official vows no let-up in tough lawsConvicted drug trafficker Nazeri Lajim was hanged on Friday, the fifth execution in the city state since March.

Singapore carries out fifth execution since MarchNazeri bin Lajim was hanged early on Friday morning for drug offences, the latest in a ‘relentless wave’ of executions.

Singapore wants to kill, but it doesn’t want anyone talking about it2022 is shaping up to be a brutal year in Singapore as the authorities ramp up the speed of executions. Four men have already been hanged this year for drug offences — if not for last-ditch court a…

‘I’d Rather My Brother Die of a Heart Attack’: A Family’s Last Days With a Death Row InmateCome Friday, Nazeri bin Lajim will be hanged by the Singaporean government. VICE World News met with his family as they navigated his final days.

As Malaysia Softens Death Penalty Stance, Singapore Sentences More to Be Hanged“I'm hopeful that change will happen. What I worry about is how many more lives will it take for it to happen?”

Singapore Just Hung Its First Death Row Inmate in 2 Years, With More Set to FollowThe execution comes a day after a Singapore court upheld the death sentence of another inmate said to have “borderline intellectual functioning.”

Singapore executes intellectually disabled man despite outcryThe execution has brought unwanted attention to Singapore’s harsh drug laws and its use of capital punishment for nonviolent offenses.

Singapore court orders temporary reprieve for mentally disabled man on death rowThe decision is a small but significant victory for anti-death penalty advocates in the city-state known for its exceptionally harsh laws against drug trafficking.

Singapore is set to execute a mentally disabled man for trafficking 1.5 ounces of heroinA last-ditch effort is underway to challenge the capital punishment and help the man’s family travel to the city-state amid pandemic restrictions.

Last-ditch bid to spare mentally impaired man from hanging in Singapore“He doesn’t get what’s happening,” say lawyers for the convicted drug trafficker, who will be the first executed prisoner since 2019.

Singapore executions under scrutiny as more hanged for drugsQuestions being asked over speed of executions, legal representation, and the ethnicities of the condemned.

Groups converge at Parliament as pressure mounts against execution of mentally disabled Malaysian in Singapore | MalaysiaNowThey also raise concerns over the 2009 arrest of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, citing his complaint that he had been threatened by a third party who handed him the drugs, as well as assaulted by officers.

TJC on the Death Penalty

Loved ones of people on death row in solidarity with Nagaenthran and his familyOver 200 loved ones of prisoners on death row appeal to President Halimah Yacob to pardon Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam and abolish the death penalty.

Prison withholds letters sent to death row inmateDeath row inmates live extremely isolated lives, cut off from society. The knowledge that they are in prison awaiting execution only adds to the stress and anxiety. They should not be arbitrarily d…

Investigating the presence of structural biases in the criminal punishment systemSeventeen ethnic Malay individuals facing the death penalty in Singapore have brought a judicial review to the Singapore courts on the basis that the Attorney General’s Chambers has acted arbitrari…

Respect prisoners’ right to privacy and fair trialsThe Transformative Justice Collective is shocked to see confirmation that private correspondence belonging to 13 death row inmates, including (in some cases) privileged communications with lawyers,…

Singapore escapes a wrongful executionOn 19 October 2020, Gobi Avedian’s death sentence was set aside by the Court of Appeal. Kirsten Han takes a look at the Court of Appeal’s grounds of decision.

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