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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Qatar.The offences that primarily attract the death penalty are espionage [1] and other threats to national security. [2] Apostasy, same-sex intercourse, and blasphemy are considered capital offences, but there has been no recorded application of the death penalty over these charges.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Stoning is no longer a legal punishment in Qatar, and has never been used. [12] [20] [21] Apostasy is a crime punishable by the death penalty in Qatar. [22] Blasphemy is punishable by up to seven years in prison and proselytizing any religion other than Islam can be punished by up to 10 years in prison. [22]
[2] [3] Sexual acts between males and between females are illegal in Qatar, with punishment for both Muslims and non-Muslims of up to three years in prison. For Muslims duly convicted in the sharia courts, a judicial sentence of capital punishment for homosexuality is a possibility, though it has never been imposed.
In Turkey, capital punishment was fully abolished in 2004 for all crimes. [4] In 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his right-wing government coalition partners agreed to a proposal that could see the death penalty restored in Turkey against anyone sentenced for terrorism. [5]
Qatar's World Cup: An 'instrument of soft power' A century ago, Qatar was a British protectorate home to 20,000 people. It was a desert where nothing could grow and nobody wanted to go.
The company, Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services, for whom the eight Indians worked, described itself as a "local business partner" of Qatar's governmental agencies including defence. [2] In 2020, Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fincantieri — an Italian shipbuilding firm — to build submarines.
A general view inside the stadium prior to the World Cup opening match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.