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Lesedi Molapisi

2026-09-022026-09-11

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  1. September 2026
  2. Weekend Post

    By the time Lesedi Molapisi walked out of a Bangladeshi prison after more than four years on death row, the story of how she got there had already been told a dozen different ways.

    A Question of Mercy, a Verdict of Doubt: The strange freedom of Lesedi Molapisi
  3. Daily News Botswana

    Government has thanked Bangladesh for granting Botswana national, Lesedi Molapisi clemency.

    Botswana thanks Bangladesh for Molapisi clemency

Monday 7 September

  1. Botswana woman released from Bangladesh death row after four years

    Lesedi Molapisi, a Botswana woman who spent more than four years on death row in a Bangladeshi prison, has been released. Two competing narratives—one of diplomatic grace and one of judicial exoneration—surround the circumstances of her freedom.

    7 September 2026 · Weekend Post

Wednesday 2 September

  1. Botswana thanks Bangladesh for Molapisi death sentence commutation

    Botswana national Lesedi Molapisi has been released from prison in Bangladesh after more than four years, following clemency granted by Bangladeshi authorities. President Duma Boko personally appealed for executive clemency, and the Ministry for International Relations pursued the matter through diplomatic channels with Bangladeshi officials.

    2 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana

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