Akmal Shaikh by Paul Newbery

Akmal Shaikh

Date of Birth: 5 April 1956
Nationality: British
Arrested: September 2008
Location: Urumqi, China
Legal status: Executed 10.30am Tues 29 Dec


  1. Investigation – Chinese Style

    The documentary, “Interviews before Execution” showed a deeply disturbing system, but it is the closest thing to investigation there is in China.

    20 March 2012

  2. Two Years On: Akmal Shaikh

    The Chinese government never wanted anyone to know about Akmal Shaikh. They wanted him to remain one of the nameless thousands executed each year for crimes ranging from corruption to destroying cultural artefacts.

    05 January 2012

  3. Watch: Row over Akmal Shaikh's execution

    Minister of State Ivan Lewis and psychologist Dr. Schaapveld speaks to Channel 4 about the execution of mentally ill Londoner Akmal Shaikh.

    29 January 2010

  4. Watch: China’s decision to execute Akmal Shaikh has provoked a storm of criticism from politicians and campaigners in Britain

    Sally Rowen speaks to BBC News about the execution of Akmal Shaikh

    29 January 2010

  5. Akmal Shaikh must not be forgotten

    The execution of fifty three year old Akmal Shaikh has touched the lives of many in the United Kingdom

    12 January 2010

  6. Disturbing revelations from China about Akmal Shaikh's execution

    China's Supreme Court ignored advice from their own panel of experts in executing Akmal Shaikh; new letter from Akmal to Reprieve reveals major flaws in trial

    10 January 2010

  7. Akmal Shaikh: Briton executed by China thought he was a July 7 bomber, says daughter

    by Rebecca Lefort, The Telegrapgh, 02/01/2010

    04 January 2010

  8. Family of executed Akmal Shaikh calls for an inquest

    by BBC News, 03/01/2010

    04 January 2010

  9. The desolate tomb of executed Briton Akmal Shaikh

    by Peter Simpson, The Daily Mail, 31/12/09

    04 January 2010

  10. Akmal Shaikh's family request a coroner's inquest

    The family of Akmal Shaikh have today written to the British Government urging them to order an immediate inquest into his death in China.

    03 January 2010

  11. Gordon Brown leads furious outcry as China executes British drugs mule by lethal injection

    by Peter Simpson and David Williams, The Daily Mail, 30/12/09

    30 December 2009

  12. Akmal Shaikh: China warns Britain as row over executed Briton intensifies

    by David Eimer, The Telegraph, 29/12/09

    29 December 2009

  13. Watch: Prime Minister is appalled by China's decision to execute Akmal Shaikh

    Last minute plea by Prime Minister to save Akmals life turned down

    29 December 2009

  14. Watch: Akmal Shaikh's family travel to China to plea for mercy

    Family of mentally ill man Akmal Shaikh travel to China to plead for his life to be spared.

    29 December 2009

  15. China has made a mockery of justice

    The case made by China in the execution of Akmal Shaikh undermines its claim to have a rational drugs policy

    29 December 2009

  16. Watch: China has carried out execution of Briton Akmal Shaikh by lethal injection

    Sophie Walker speaks to Sky News about the execution of Akmal Shaikh

    29 December 2009

  17. Watch: China defends decision to execute Akmal Shaikh

    Marc Callcutt speaks to Sky News about the execution of Akmal Shaikh

    29 December 2009

  18. Watch: Mentally Ill Briton executed in China

    Sophie Walker speaks to Sky News about the execution of Akmal Shaikh

    29 December 2009

  19. AKMAL SHAIKH EXECUTED this morning at 2.30am GMT; Reprieve appalled at the failure to allow the most basic due process in the face of overwhelming and unrebutted evidence of his mental illness

    Akmal Shaikh’s execution was carried out this morning at 2.30am GMT. Reprieve is appalled that no mercy was shown to a man who was clearly mentally ill.

    29 December 2009

  20. Akmal Shaikh's execution looms

    Over the past several days, most of Britain has been feet-up-before-the-fire, enjoying the Christmas holiday. Not so the family of Akmal Shaikh, the British prisoner who is set to die in China at 2.30am GMT on Tuesday.

    29 December 2009

  21. NEW EVIDENCE emerges in the Akmal Shaikh case showing his illness; Reprieve makes new application to the Chinese authorities

    As the hours count down to his execution, witnesses have surfaced in Poland attesting to Akmal Shaikh's mental illness, and his obsession with recording the song that will usher in world peace.

    29 December 2009

  22. British woman offers her savings for a reprieve for Akmal Shaikh; British government place new evidence developed today before Chinese authorities

    Akmal Shaikh’s execution is set for 10.30am on Tuesday morning, Urumqi time (2.30am GMT). It is now less than nine hours away.

    28 December 2009

  23. Mental Health Lawyers Association urgent appeal to the Chinese authorities to reconsider execution of Akmal Shaikh

    The Mental Health Lawyers Association has made an urgent appeal to the Chinese authorities to reassess the Supreme Court's decision to execute Akmal Shaikh without allowing him a full mental health assessment.

    28 December 2009

  24. Final hours for Briton on China's death row

    by Cliffor Coonan, 28/12/09, The Independent

    28 December 2009

  25. Watch: Final plea for Akmal Shaikh's life

    Please watch this video about the impending execution of Akmal Shaikh.

    28 December 2009

  26. Akmal Shaikh’s family arrive in China; mentally ill British national will not be told that he is to die until Monday morning; his execution is scheduled for 10:30am on Tues Dec 29

    Akmal Shaikh’s execution is set for 10.30am on Tuesday morning, Urumqi time (2.30am GMT). The Chinese authorities will not inform Akmal that he is to be executed until Monday morning, just 24 hours beforehand, on “humanitarian grounds”.

    27 December 2009

  27. Akmal Shaikh’s family go on a mercy mission to China; mentally ill British national set to die in Urumqi at 10am on December 29

    Two members of Akmal Shaikh’s family – his first cousins, Soohail Shaikh and Nasir Shaikh, both of London – leave this afternoon for Beijing and Urumqi on a mercy mission to plead for Akmal’s life.

    27 December 2009

  28. Officials to see condemned Briton Akmal Shaikh in China

    by BBC News, 26/12/09

    26 December 2009

  29. Akmal Shaikh's brother Akbar begs for compassion in an urgent letter to the Chinese Ambassador

    In what could be the last few days of his brother's life, Akbar Shaikh has made a desperate plea to the Chinese authorities to show compassion for the Shaikh family and halt Akmal's execution.

    25 December 2009

  30. Watch: Prime Ministers make another attempt to save Akmal Shaikh

    Sally Rowen speaks to the BBC about the case of Akmal Shaikh

    24 December 2009

  31. Appeals to China Intensify in Effort to Spare Briton

    by John F. Burns, The New York Times, 24/12/09

    24 December 2009

  32. Death row Briton's daughter says he is 'mentally ill'

    by BBC News, 23/12/09

    23 December 2009

  33. Urgent Action for Akmal Shaikh

    An urgent appeal for people to get involved in the campaign to save Akmal's life.

    23 December 2009

  34. Akmal Shaikh’s children Leilla Horsnell, Abdul Jabar Shaikh and Imran Shaikh plead for his life

    Akmal Shaikh’s children Leilla Horsnell, Abdul Jabar Shaikh and Imran Shaikh plead for his life

    22 December 2009

  35. China defends decision to execute drug-smuggling Briton Akmal Shaikh

    by Jane Macartney, The Times, 22/12/09

    22 December 2009

  36. Days left to save mentally ill Briton from execution

    by Paddy McGuffin, Morning Star, 22/12/09

    22 December 2009

  37. Chinese Supreme Court denies Akmal Shaikh’s appeal; mentally ill British national is set to die on December 29, first EU national to be executed in China in 50 years

    Chinese Supreme Court denies Akmal Shaikh’s appeal; mentally ill British national set to die on December 29; he would become the first EU national to be executed in China in 50 years

    21 December 2009

  38. Watch: Mentally vulnerable Akmal Shaikh sentenced to death for drug smuggling in China

    Clare Algar speaks to Sky News about the disturbing case of Akmal Shaikh.

    17 November 2009

  39. The Rabbit Song

    Singer David Knoplfer and former member of the band Dire Straits has been so moved by the case of Akmal Shaikh that he is dedicating the Rabbit Song every night on his forth-coming tour to the mentally ill Briton facing execution in China.

    29 October 2009

  40. Briton's song released in bid to avert execution

    by Clifford Connan, The Independent, 29/10/09

    29 October 2009

  41. Listen to Come Little Rabbit, written and sung by British bipolar sufferer Akmal Shaikh, now facing execution in China

    Akmal Shaikh believed this song would make him a pop star and bring peace to the world. He faces imminent execution after an unscrupulous gang exploited his delusions.

    28 October 2009

  42. Akmal Shaikh: China must show some mercy

    China's plans to execute a mentally ill Briton raise stark questions about the Chinese justice system

    27 October 2009

  43. Will the Chinese Court allow another mentally ill individual to be executed

    by Elizabeth Lynch, the Huffington Post, 26/10/09

    26 October 2009

  44. Mental illness – a death sentence in China

    by Jonathan Rayner, Law Society Gazette, 15/10/09

    19 October 2009

  45. Watch: Stephen Fry pleads for the life of fellow bipolar sufferer Akmal Shaikh

    In an urgent video appeal, Stephen Fry asks that a British man who suffers from severe mental illness be spared execution in China.

    15 October 2009

  46. Support Akmal Shaikh: share your bipolar stories

    Akmal Shaikh is facing imminent execution in China for carrying drugs; Reprieve has serious concerns that Akmal is in this dire situation as a result of his mental health problems

    15 October 2009

  47. British Try to Halt Execution of Briton in China

    by Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times, 13/10/09

    14 October 2009

  48. Death row Briton's family in plea

    by BBC News, 13/10/09

    13 October 2009

  49. Mentally Ill Briton Faces Execution In China

    by Sky News, 13/10/09

    13 October 2009

  50. Save Akmal Shaikh from execution: ACT NOW

    Londoner Akmal Shaikh is facing imminent execution in China for carrying drugs; Reprieve believes Akmal suffers from a serious mental illness and is urgently asking Prime Minister Gordon Brown to intervene.

    12 October 2009

  51. Stephen Fry begs China to spare life of mentally ill Briton facing death by firing squad

    by Mail Online, 12/10/09

    12 October 2009

  52. Don't execute this mentally ill man, Fry begs China

    by Geraint Jones, The Daily Express, 11/10/09

    12 October 2009

  53. Akmal Shaikh, mentally ill British national who has been sentenced to death in China, will today plead for his life in court

    British citizen Akmal Shaikh today faces an appeal court in China, where he will plead for his life. Reprieve has grave concerns for Mr Shaikh, who may not be fit to stand trial, let alone face execution.

    26 May 2009

  54. Briton to appeal death sentence

    BBC News online, 26/05/09

    26 May 2009

  55. Gordon Brown urged to intervene in death row Briton case

    by Jack Lefley, Evening Standard, 26/05/09

    26 May 2009

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