By Haeril Halim/AFP • Apr 23, 2021
Indonesia has sentenced scores of prisoners to death over Zoom and other video apps during the pandemic, turning to virtual court hearings as Covid-19 restrictions shut down most in-person trials

By Amy Dodds • Oct 17, 2018
Bills to abolish the death penalty and the Sedition Act, two of Malaysia's archaic colonial-era laws, are expected to be tabled at the current sitting of parliament, which commenced this week in Kuala Lumpur. Human rights activists have welcomed the move but remain wary of sudden political u-turns

By Paul Millar • Aug 30, 2018
Almost a decade since the last execution in Thailand, a 26-year-old man was killed by lethal injection. And though no one is saying why the nation has suddenly reversed its position on capital punishment, rumours that it is connected to the royal succession are difficult to ignore

By Logan Connor • Jan 11, 2017
Those convicted of corruption in Thailand involving more than one billion baht could face the death penalty under a new proposal