Lives of Singaporeans through the eyes of Singaporeans
On 11 June 2022, Singapore embassies across the world received an open letter signed by over 160 Singaporeans based overseas calling for the end of the death penalty. The initiative…
Veteran anti-death penalty activist Kokila Annamalai recently penned down her thoughts about why our country is still partaking in such a barbaric act. This is despite the fact “that a…
[Contributed by Zen] On July 6, Luke Levy, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in geography from the National University of Singapore (NUS), pulled out a note from his graduation…
Zaid Malek from Malaysian NGO Lawyers for Liberty has been an advocate for Malaysians on death row in Singapore. On 4 July 2022, he was in Singapore to provide assistance…
Just yesterday (28 Apr), a death row prisoner due to be hanged this week for drug trafficking won a last-minute reprieve from Singapore’s Supreme Court. Datchinamurthy Kataiah (Datch), 36, was…
Over 400 Singaporeans turned up at Speakers’ Corner at Hong Lim Park on Sunday (April 3) to protest against the death penalty. This comes after Abdul Kahar Othman was executed…
Singapore has always been known for taking drug-related crimes very seriously. However, the drastic difference in their treatment of drug offenses and other offenses leaves a lot to be questioned….
Many Singaporeans are now questioning the death penalty. This follows news about Nagaenthran Dharmalingan who is on the death row for his attempts to smuggle 43g of heroin into Singapore….
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was given the death penalty for attempting to smuggle 43g (1.5 oz) of heroin into Singapore from Malaysia in 2009. He was 21 at that time, and he…