Last-minute miracle: How Indian nurse's execution in Yemen was halted at eleventh hour

Jul 15, 2025 | 16:35 IST

Under Sharia law, the only way to stop the execution now is securing a pardon from the victim’s family. Nimisha Priya’s family and supporters have already paid some ‘diyah’, or blood money, to the victim’s family. Last-ditch efforts are currently underway to save her life. Will they succeed?

In a race against time the execution of Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, was postponed by Yemeni authorities on Tuesday (July 15). Her execution, which was scheduled for Wednesday (July 16), has now been kept in abeyance until further orders.

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Last-minute miracle: How Indian nurse's execution in Yemen was halted at eleventh hour

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