In Yemen, where Islamic law guides the legal system, the decision to pardon a murderer lies solely with the victim’s family. If the family demands Qisas, the court has to carry out the execution, even ...

Despite the temporary reprieve, the victim’s family has made it clear that they are unwilling to accept any settlement or ...

The Kerala-born nurse, who is facing the death sentence in Yemen, has only one option left—clemency from the victim's family.

Nimisha Priya's execution has been postponed, prompting her victim's brother to demand retribution. The execution was ...

Priya’s execution had been scheduled for July 16, but was postponed by the government in Yemen amid intensified efforts from ...

Nimisha Priya was to be executed on Wednesday, but following the lengthy period of multipronged negotiations, her execution ...

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad said he successfully deferred the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, following intense ...

The two Islamic laws are being discussed widely as tension mounts over Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya's fate. Whether the crime ...

Yemeni authorities have postponed the execution of Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala who was sentenced to death for killing ...

The execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, government ...

Rooted in the concept of 'an eye for an eye, under Yemen’s legal system, the victim’s family is allowed to seek retributive ...

Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen, scheduled for July 16, was halted on Tuesday. Priya (37), hails from ...