With the clock ticking down to July 16, the family of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who faces execution in Yemen, has made a last-ditch offer of $1 million (₹8.6 crore) in ‘blood money’ (diya) to the family of the Yemeni man she was convicted of killing. The negotiations are being led in Sana’a by Samuel Read More…
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Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya Faces Possible Execution in Yemen on July 16; MEA Yet to Confirm, Supreme Court Hearing on July 14
The life of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse on death row in Yemen, hangs in the balance as her execution is reportedly scheduled for July 16, according to her husband, Tomy Thomas. Speaking to The New Indian Express, he revealed that Nimisha shared the news via WhatsApp from Sana’a Central Prison after being personally informed Read More…
Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya Faces Execution in Yemen on July 16; ₹8.57 Crore Demanded for Clemency
New Delhi: Indian nurse Nimisha Priya is set to be executed in Yemen on July 16, following her conviction in the 2017 murder of Yemeni national Talal. The Yemeni Public Prosecutor has issued the execution order, which has now been delivered to prison authorities in Sana’a and shared with the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Read More…
Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya’s Life Hangs in Balance as Yemen Confirms Death Sentence; India Intensifies Efforts for Pardon
In a deeply emotional and high-stakes case, Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse, faces execution in Yemen after the Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi approved her death sentence for the 2017 murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi. In 2014, Nimisha Priya moved to Yemen and partnered with Mahdi to run a medical clinic. Over time, she Read More…