Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya - sentenced to death by Yemen for the murder of Talal Abdo Mehdi - must face 'Qisas', or 'God's law', and nothing else, his brother has insisted.

Indian officials and religious leaders are mediating with the family, hoping to achieve a pardon. Priya's final appeal was rejected in 2023, following her 2020 sentencing. The Indian government ...

A person convicted of murder in Yemen can be spared execution if all legal heirs of the victim agree to grant pardon, usually in exchange for blood money, according to Sharia law.

The brother of the Yemeni national who was allegedly killed by Nimisha Priya has opposed any pardon to the Kerala nurse in the case.

The eruption as seen from the Coast Guard helicopter during a surveillance flight.

Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, convicted of murdering her Yemeni business partner, was granted a last-minute reprieve from ...

The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, convicted of murdering a Yemeni national in 2017, has been postponed — but the victim’s family remains resolute in demanding capital punishment. Priya, a ...

Those closely associated with the case are of the view that this temporary postponement does not mean anything significant, and that the risk of Priya's execution in Yemen remains very high.

Nimisha's story is, sadly, one that epitomises the hopes and vulnerabilities of many Keralites who seek opportunity in ...

Dubai: Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala’s Palakkad district, moved to Yemen in 2008 with hopes of securing a better future for her family. Like many Indian healthcare workers abroad, she worked hard ...

Nimisha Priya's execution has been postponed, prompting her victim's brother to demand retribution. The execution was ...

Under Islamic law, a convict can escape punishment if the victim’s family agrees to diyat, a form of financial compensation.