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The execution of an inmate on Thursday by Taiwan, marking the first death penalty carried out by the island’s authorities in five years, has sparked condemnation from rights groups.. Death row ...
The EU's diplomatic service said in reaction to Huang's execution that it "calls on Taiwan to apply and maintain a de facto moratorium, and to pursue a consistent policy towards the full abolition ...
A sign at Taoyuan Airport warning that drug trafficking is punishable by death. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Taiwan.The list of capital offences, for which the death penalty can be imposed includes murder, treason, drug trafficking, piracy, terrorism, and especially serious cases of robbery, rape, and kidnapping, as well as military offences, such as desertion during war time.
The official ISIS media wing released a sickening new execution video on Tuesday proving the group's immense brutality and hatred. The 7-minute-long video highlights 3 sets of executions .
This order was effective within the territory of Taiwan Province (including Island of Taiwan and Penghu). [3] The provincial martial law order was then superseded by an amendment of the "Declaration of Nationwide Martial Law", which was enacted by the central government after the amendment received a retroactive consent by the Legislative Yuan ...
The incident is considered to be one of the most important events in Taiwan's modern history and was a critical impetus for the Taiwan independence movement. [ 7 ] In 1945, following the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II , the Allies handed administrative control of Taiwan over to China, thus ending 50 years of Japanese colonial rule .
Extrajudicial executions and killings are not included. In general, executions carried out in the territory of a sovereign state when it was a colony or before the sovereign state gained independence are not included. The colours on the map correspond to and have the same meanings as the colours in the charts.
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's government raised its travel warning for China on Thursday, telling its citizens not to go unless absolutely necessary, following a threat from Beijing last week to ...