Entries tagged with “South Korea”
Jan 20, 2026
Former South Korean President Faces Possible Death Sentence as a Result of Insurrection Charges
If convicted, former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a possible death sentence, life imprisonment with labor, or life imprisonment without labor for his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. On January 13, 2026, special prosecutor Cho Eun-suk’s team recommended a death sentence for Mr. Yoon in the first insurrection trial of a South Korean head of state in three decades. Although the nation retains the death penalty, South Korea has not…
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Oct 12, 2023
Worldwide Wednesday International Roundup: China, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Vietnam
October 10, 2023 marked the 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty. Regarding this year’s theme,“The Death Penalty, an Irreversible Torture,” Raphaël Chenuil Hazan, executive director of France-based abolitionist group EPCM, said“Today, we no longer need to demonstrate to anyone that the death penalty is a sophisticated form of torture, both in the phase of sentencing or investigation (where physical and psychological torture is often used to obtain…
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Jun 07, 2023
Worldwide Wednesday’s International Roundup: Zimbabwe, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
On March 23, Zimbabwe’s parliament passed a new“Patriotic Bill” which carries the possibility of a death sentence for non-violent crimes in violation of the“most serious crimes” international legal standard. The law will punish citizens whose activities“willfully damage the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe,” including boycotts, sanctions, and any act considered“subversion” by the state. Depending on the offense, punishments include…