[Link] Richard Branson Wants Singapore To Spare a Prisoner's Life. We Asked Him Why.

Read: 23/1/2022 www.vice.com

In an interview with VICE World News, the billionaire anti-death penalty activist highlighted the case of an intellectually disabled man sitting on death row. It was through international headlines that Richard Branson learned about an especially disturbing death penalty case unfolding in Singapore.

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[Link] Homeless Man Sentenced to 7 Weeks in Jail for Not Staying at Home

Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com

Singaporean national Rozman Abdul Rahman was arrested in March last year for breaking a rule requiring him to stay at home after he returned to Singapore from Batam, Indonesia.

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[Link] Intellectually Disabled Man Spared Imminent Execution After Catching COVID

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

In a twist few saw coming, Singapore’s highest court has delayed the execution of an intellectually disabled man convicted of drug trafficking after he was found to have tested positive for COVID-19.

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[Link] Man Jailed for ‘Depraved’ Sexual Torture of Girlfriend While Cousin Watched

Read: 5/10/2021 www.vice.com

The 32-year-old man had assaulted his girlfriend and forcibly inserted a marker and a battery into the woman’s body, a Singapore court heard.

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