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Pakistan: Too Many Executions?

The execution of Shafqat Hussain, for killing a child in 2004, has reignited the conversation surrounding the death penalty in Pakistan.

The execution of Shafqat Hussain, for killing a child in 2004, has reignited the conversation we hear surrounding the death penalty in Pakistan. His lawyers say he was 14 when found guilty and his confession was extracted by torture, but officials say there is no proof he was a minor when convicted.

Also, we hear the conversation surrounding India blocking free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them. And, what is going on in Puerto Rico? The government has confirmed that it failed to make a debt payment at the weekend, in the latest sign of the economic crisis in the US territory. How is everyday life being affected?

(Photo: Makhni Begum holds a photograph of her son Shafqat Hussain in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Credit: AP)

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Tue 4 Aug 2015 14:05GMT

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