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Singapore executes man after rejecting mental disability appeal

Singapore executes man after rejecting mental disability appeal

SINGAPORE – A Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking was executed in Singapore on Wednesday despite appeals for clemency because he had an intellectual disability, his family said. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, has been on death row for more than a decade for smuggling 1.5 ounces of heroin into Singapore, which has some of the toughest … Read more

Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges, rights group says

Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges, rights group says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and spent six years on death row, a rights group reported. Homosexuality is illegal in Iran, considered one of the most repressive places in the world for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. According to a report … Read more