A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and ...

It was the first time there was talk of abolishing the death penalty. Together with several others, we formed the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP) in 2003. Our focus was to help ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a ...

The majority of Taiwanese oppose abolishing the death penalty and think such a decision should be made through a referendum, ...

TAIPEI--Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real “evil,” Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Monday after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for ...

Police said the heroin seized has a market value of about NT$20 million (US$620,000). Heroin is listed as a category one drug ...

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the death penalty but moved to limit its use, in a decision that strikes a balance between keeping the punishment’s deterrent effect ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) legislators held a press conference on Monday (Oct. 21) to call for referendums to be held simultaneously with elections and a referendum on the death penalty.

China on Friday outlined a list of behaviors that it defines as criminal acts related to supporting Taiwan's independence, saying punishments may go as far as the death penalty. Top legal bodies ...

China’s threat to impose the death penalty on Taiwan “separatists” is a dangerous and unacceptable escalation that threatens the peaceful dialogue required for the successful resolution of ...

Regardless of which candidate wins the White House, both Harris and Trump will continue long-standing U.S. policy toward ...

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the death penalty but moved to limit its use, in a decision that strikes a balance between keeping the punishment’s ...