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Vietnam
The death penalty can be imposed in Vietnam in case of 29 crimes, among them crimes against the national security, murder, drug offences and cases of white-collar crime such as fraud and embezzlement.
In the year 2008 at least 65 people were executed according to Amnesty International, the actual number is feared much higher.
Starting July 2011 death sentences will be executed by lethal injection. Presently they are executed by a firing squad and frequently take place in public according to reports.
Family members of the inmates concerned are not informed in advance, but requested only two to three days after the execution to collect the belongings of the inmate.
Become involved
If you would love to do something against the death penalty but you just don’t have the time to become an active member of an organization and pen friendships have never been just the thing for you?
There are many different ways one can become involved. We’ve collected a few ideas what can be done on these pages.