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Dhaka (Bangladesh), 12 Oct (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Monirul Alam).- The Bangladesh government on Monday approved an amendment to a draft law incorporating the provision of the death sentence for rape amid countrywide protests against sexual assaults on women. Law minister Anisul Haque told EFE that the proposal would come into effect after the government formulated an ordinance on Tuesday.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS AGAINST RAPE IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH
A German court sentences a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including AFP journalist Deyda Hydara. Bai Lowe,48, has been convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the "Junglers". IMAGES
People hold banners and wreaths and chant slogans in a protest to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. More than 1,130 people died in the catastrophe, spotlighting the global fashion industry's reliance on developing world labour working in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. IMAGES
Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma says sending him to prison would be "the same as sentencing [him] to death" as a deadline approached for him to surrender to authorities. SOUNDBITE
Sana'a, Jun 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yahya Arhab) Three men were executed on Wednesday with assault rifle bursts by the Houthi rebels in Sana'a in the first public application of the death penalty since 2018 in the capital of Yemen, under the control of the Shiite movement.FOOTAGE OF THE EXECUTION IN SANA'A, YEMEN.