Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP)

With less than 10 hours left before Lingkesvaran's scheduled hanging in Singapore, his mother is pleading with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to grant him a respite order.

You can read her letter at tinyurl.com/lingkesletter

Singapore hanged more people this year than it has in decades The tally is now 17. Three people were marched up the Changi prison gallows in one week in November alone.

#Singapore executed 17 people in 2025 – the most since 2003. The Age covers CPJP's commemoration of Australian man Van Nguyen's execution 20 years ago this month, featuring Hon. Justice Lex Lasry AM's call for int'l pressure on Singapore to end capital punishment. Grateful for his ongoing advocacy.

20 years ago today, Australian man Van Nguyen was executed in Singapore. He was 25.

Two decades on, Singapore's mandatory death penalty continues - 2025 is the deadliest year since 2003. Our latest newsletter examines Van's legacy and the constitutional challenge happening now.

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CPJP was honoured to welcome the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP to our event last week - just announced as Australia's Special Envoy for Int'l Human Rights. His message: "We can't be complacent... We must continue to pursue all avenues available to achieve the universal abolition of the death penalty."

The UN General Assembly's Third Committee adopted resolution A/C.3/80/L.30 (docs.un.org/en/A/C.3/80/...) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran by 79 votes in favour, 28 against, and 63 abstentions.

CPJP Gala Dinner Auction by Capital Punishment Justice Project Help Capital Punishment Justice Project meet their fundraising goal by sharing this campaign.

Our gala dinner silent auction is open online - no ticket needed! Bid on signed albums, artwork, a professional photo shoot & wine. Huge thanks to our generous donors! Closes 9pm TOMORROW (Wed Nov 19). All funds raised support CPJP's lifesaving work. cpjp.betterworld.org/auctions/cpj...

Just a handful of tickets remain for this in-person event in #Brisbane on Tuesday evening. Get your tickets via the link below!

Between two worlds - death row families in Singapore Kirsten Han, advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, will talk about the effect of capital punishment on the families of those sentenced in Singapore.

Join us at this in-person event in #Brisbane (Tues 11 Nov, 5:30-7:30 pm) hosted by @jwmf.bsky.social to hear about the human cost of the death penalty in #Singapore, where 14 people have been executed in 2025, most for drug-related offences.
🎟️ $55 ($45 students): events.humanitix.com/between-two-...

Transnational repression - when States intimidate, harass or harm individuals outside their borders – isn’t new, but the term is gaining recognition.

Between two worlds - death row families in Singapore Kirsten Han, advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, will talk about the effect of capital punishment on the families of those sentenced in Singapore.

Join us at this in-person event in #Brisbane (Tues 11 Nov, 5:30-7:30 pm) hosted by @jwmf.bsky.social to hear about the human cost of the death penalty in #Singapore, where 14 people have been executed in 2025, most for drug-related offences.
🎟️ $55 ($45 students): events.humanitix.com/between-two-...

(3/3) The death penalty for drug offences is no deterrent. Singapore would be better off without it: www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/10/13/i...

(2/3) His open letter to Singapore’s President and Home Affairs Minister raises all the right questions: “What does this serve? What do the authorities actually want to achieve?” Hamzah deserves clemency.

If disruption is the goal, why execute me? A final letter from death row Scheduled for execution on 15 October 2025, Hamzah bin Ibrahim accepts responsibility but questions the justice of his sentence. He cooperated with authorities, received a Certificate of Substantive A...

(1/3) Hamzah bin Ibrahim is scheduled to be hanged in Singapore tomorrow for a non-violent drug offence, despite giving substantive assistance to investigating authorities: www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/10/13/i...

If disruption is the goal, why execute me? A final letter from death row Scheduled for execution on 15 October 2025, Hamzah bin Ibrahim accepts responsibility but questions the justice of his sentence. He cooperated with authorities, received a Certificate of Substantive A...

Tomorrow, the Govt of Singapore plans to execute Hamzah bin Ibrahim for drug trafficking, despite his full cooperation with authorities. From death row, Hamzah raises troubling questions about what Singapore seeks to achieve.
His questions demand answers.
www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/10/13/i...

The number of executions speak volumes of the crime against humanity taking place in Iran
#StopExecutionsInIran @drmaisato.bsky.social @dpruoxford.bsky.social

Cross-Border Defense — World Day Against the Death Penalty Cross-Border Defense: World Day Against the Death Penalty — RSVP Date: 14 October 2025 (Tuesday Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (KL Time) Venue: Co-Labs Co-Working KL Sentral | Hybrid (Zoom) This event, org...

Register via the QR code or at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us - online & in-person (Kuala Lumpur) - to hear from 4 renowned capital defence lawyers on their efforts to provide legal representation to people on death row across the Asia-Pacific.
📍Co-Labs Coworking KL Sentral
💻 Zoom
Time: 7:30-8:30 PM (MYT) / 10:30-11:30 PM (AEDT)
@adpan.bsky.social

Submitting organisations: @adpan.bsky.social, @jwmf.bsky.social, @advhumanrights.bsky.social, Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty, Center for Prisoners' Rights, the Australian Civil Society Committe on UN Drug Policy and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. #NoDeathPenalty

Singapore’s 4th UPR: Urgent call for death penalty reform — Capital Punishment Justice Project Read our joint stakeholder submission, made with seven of our partners, to the fourth Universal Periodic Review of Singapore.

On World Day Against the Death Penalty, we submitted with 7 partners to the UN Universal Periodic Review on Singapore. Since March 2022: 37 executions (12 this year), nearly all for drug offences. Our submission highlights alarming practices & calls for a moratorium.
www.cpjp.org.au/news/upr-sin...

⏰ World Day Against the Death Penalty | TOMORROW Friday 10 October 6pm. Join us for this important panel discussion about Dr Ahmadreza Djalali's case - registrations close in the morning!
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📆 This Friday 10 Oct: World Day Against the Death Penalty. CPJP's Vice-Chair Sara Kowal joins experts examining Dr Ahmadreza Djalali's case – a Swedish-Iranian scholar wrongfully sentenced to death in #Iran.
6-8pm at Monash Caulfield or online.
#NoDeathPenalty
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/voices-tha...

#Iran: "The international community cannot remain silent in the face of such systematic violations of the right to life. States must take concrete diplomatic action to pressure Iran to halt this execution spree." Read the press release and full thread by @drmaisato.bsky.social via her post below.

1000 Executions in 2025; Record Number in 30+ Years 1000 Executions in 2025; Record Number in 30+ Years

It is horrifying that the Islamic Republic of Iran has recorded over 1000 executions in 2025. Compounding this, only 11% are reported by official sources, making this a minimum figure. At least 50% are for drug-related offences, contrary to international law and standards. iranhr.net/en/articles/...

Joint Press Conference ADPAN x Amnesty My x TJC YouTube video by Transformative Justice Collective

Join the press conference now! www.youtube.com/live/B-2zroh.... Calling on Singaporean authorities to immediately halt all executions & urging the Malaysian g'ment to take all steps to protect the rights of its nationals facing execution in Singapore. Joint statement: www.cpjp.org.au/news/joint-s...

Singapore: Call for death penalty moratorium renewed after first clemency since 1998 and third execution in three weeks — Capital Punishment Justice Project While welcoming the first clemency in Singapore in almost 30 thirty years, we join Amnesty International, ADPAN and HRI in renewing our call for an immediate moratorium on the death penalty.

#Singapore granted its first clemency since 1998 - right after executing 3 people in 3 weeks for drug-related offences, in violation of international law & standards. Our statement with @amnesty.org @adpan.bsky.social & @harmreductionintl.bsky.social welcomes clemency & calls for full abolition.

Thank you to everyone who's donated to CPJP! 💙 As a small NGO, we rely on amazing supporters like you. Your contributions don't just fund our work - they bring hope to people facing the #deathpenalty and their loved ones. There's still time to donate before the end of June! www.cpjp.org.au/donate

I guess there's no time like the present to listen to @calumstuart.bsky.social's podcast with Kitty Chopaka and Gloria Lai on cannabis in Thailand:

Part 1: currentsnewsletter.com/p/whats-the-...

Part 2: currentsnewsletter.com/p/whats-the-...

2025 World Drug Day — Capital Punishment Justice Project On World Drug Day 2025, 70 organisations call on the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to take urgent action to end unlawful use of the death penalty for ...

🚨On #WorldDrugDay, we join international organisations calling for urgent action to end the #deathpenalty for drug-related offences.
2024 saw 600+ drug-related executions – the deadliest year since 2015.
Read our joint statement 👇 #SupportDontPunish
www.cpjp.org.au/news/joint-s...

CPJP had an amazing opportunity recently to speak about our work with @calumstuart.bsky.social for his Currents podcast. You can hear part 1 of our discussion at currentsnewsletter.com/p/we-should-....

No Other Land See No Other Land, a documentary made by Palestinian and Israeli activists about the destruction of villages in the West Bank.

🎬 Thursday 10 July | Brisbane | 5:30-7:45 pm. Join
@jwmf.bsky.social for a film night raising funds to help Australian lawyers volunteer on capital defence cases worldwide. Get your tickets or make a donation at events.humanitix.com/no-other-lan....