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A Chinese court has sentenced 16 members of the notorious Ming crime family to death for running sprawling cyber scam operations from Myanmar’s Kokang region, near the Chinese border. The …

TEHRAN, IRAN — The Supreme Court of Iran has confirmed the death sentence of political prisoner Babak Shahbazi, who is currently held in Tehran’s Greater Prison. Shahbazi was convicted of …

Mohammad Darvish Narouei, 22, and Yasin Kebdani, 21—two Baloch men arrested during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement—have been sentenced to death by the Zahedan Revolutionary Court. Alongside them, Benyamin Kouhkan, …

Two suspended police officers in Hanoi have been sentenced to death for their roles in a major cross-border drug trafficking ring involving nearly 140 kilograms of narcotics. Ha Minh Duc, …

LAGOS — A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square has sentenced Andrew Nice Ominikoron, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, to death by hanging for the murder …

Two men from Gia Lai Province, Nguyen Tien Quang (26) and Vo Phi Son (31), have been sentenced to death by a Ho Chi Minh City court for trafficking over …

Nine individuals, including Tran Hoang Tin, 39, were sentenced to death on Saturday by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court for their roles in a major drug trafficking operation …

ABUJA, NIGERIA — The widower of renowned Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu has been sentenced to death by hanging for his role in her death three years ago. Peter Nwachukwu, …

Jos, Nigeria — Thomas Danboyi and Pam Lang have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Plateau State High Court for their involvement in the 2010 murder of Chung …

In the ongoing crackdown on protesters in Iran, Pejman Soltani, a key figure arrested during the nationwide uprising of 2022, has been sentenced to death by the Juvenile Criminal Court …