1. Japan: Acquittal of man who spent 45 years on death row pivotal moment ...
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Responding to the acquittal of Japanese man Iwao Hakamada, who spent nearly five decades on death row, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “We are overjoyed by the court’s decision to exonerate Iwao Hakamada. After enduring almost half a century of wrongful imprisonment and a further 10 years waiting for his retrial, this […]
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2. Hakamada Iwao - Amnesty International
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We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
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3. He Was the World's Longest-Held Death-Row Inmate ... - The Atlantic
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Each day for 50 years, the Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada woke up unsure whether it would be his last.
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4. World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan - BBC
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After almost half a century on death row Iwao Hakamada, 88, has been acquitted of murder.
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5. Japanese man who spent 46 years on death row cleared of murders
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Iwao Hakamada found not guilty of 1966 murder of his boss and his family after a retrial was ordered a decade ago
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6. He's the world's longest-serving death row inmate. A court just exonerated ...
Sep 26, 2024 · A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted 88-year-old Hakamata, who was wrongfully sentenced to death in 1968 for murdering a family.
A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row in the 1960s.
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7. Iwao Hakamada: Japan's record-breaking death row prisoner
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Former boxer spent 46 years condemned to execution but his retrial could clear his name
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8. Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of ...
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A Japanese court has found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder.
9. After freeing a man who spent half a century on death row, will Japan ...
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Police fabricated key evidence that led to the conviction of Iwao Hakamada in 1968, but capital punishment still has popular support
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