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 ...

The Indian government has advised that only the family of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen, should negotiate with the victim's family for a pardon.

The court advised the petitioner to seek government assistance for negotiating a settlement with the victim's family. Nimisha ...

Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen has been postponed post intervention by religious leaders. Priya, who hails from ...

The Supreme Court has advised a private organisation seeking to negotiate the release of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, to approach the Central government for travel permission.

Nimisha Priya’s execution in Yemen has been postponed, but her fate remains uncertain as the victim’s family refuses all ...

India's Grand Mufti Sheikh Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar intervened to postpone the execution of Nimisha Priya, a nurse ...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday expressed relief and optimism over the postponement of the execution of ...

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

The life of Kerala-based nurse Nimisha Priya - who was facing execution in Yemen - has been temporarily spared thanks to the ...

Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, moved to Yemen in 2008 to earn a living and support her family. She started by working in ...