Death penalty
'Enmity against god': Iran issues death sentence linked to January unrest, source says
A Tehran revolutionary court has reportedly sentenced Mohammad Abbasi to death on charges of “enmity against god,” a ruling not yet confirmed by Iran’s judiciary or Supreme Court.
UN experts demand answers as Iran continues to cloud the truth on violent protest crackdown
Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns
Israel should enact the Ben-Gvir death penalty law - opinion
Pittsburgh synagogue requests no death penalty for killer of their members
The president of Congregation Dor Hadash made the request of Jewish US Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter sent last week.
Jewish orgs. slam Arizona using Zyklon B gas chamber on death row inmates
"We're basically saying what the Nazis did was OK," said Phoenix Holocaust Association vice president Janice Friebaum.
American support for death penalty still strong despite decline in use
The new Pew survey indicates that 90% of Americans who support the use of the death penalty on convicted murderers think it is morally justified.
Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row
Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust. The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.
Executions plunge 85% in 2020 as Saudi Arabia halts drug-related sentences
Questions about death-penalty reforms remain.
Saudis vowed to stop executing minors but some death sentences remain
The decree was never carried on state media nor published in the official gazette as would be normal practice.
US carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration
Higgs is the 13th person executed by the US government in an extraordinary spree begun last summer by Trump. Prior to Trump, the federal government had executed only three people since 1963.
US executes first woman on federal death row in nearly seven decades
Montgomery's execution marked the first time the US government has implemented the death sentence for a female prisoner since 1953.
Rights groups denounce rise in Gaza death sentences
Victim’s son: We demand execution of criminal who killed our father.
Which countries punish rape with the death penalty?
Following Bangladesh approving the death penalty for rape, it joins a list of other countries that carry out this punishment for the crime.