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Asia Death Penalty

The death penalty is a cruel, futile and dangerous punishment, and the Asian region is home to some of the world's leading executioners. This blog provides information about the death penalty in Asia, supporting the campaign to end executions in the region.
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Nov 19, 2009
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China: Lethal injection site completed

Nov 7, 2009
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Oct 17, 2009
On 30 July 2009 Amnesty International (AI) issued an urgent appeal on behalf of Mongolian man facing execution for murder. It is extremely rare for details of capital cases in Mongolia to be made public, which greatly limits the ability of independent...


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