Death penalty
Ben-Gvir switches terrorist execution method to hanging in revised death penalty bill
“We’re coming up with the best outline, the most exact one,” Ben-Gvir told the panel.
Mississippi man arrested for murder of family members, pastor, no known motive
Netanyahu promised to advance death penalty bill before October 7, Ben-Gvir claims
UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari
US executes first transgender inmate
Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.
Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence
Iran has already executed two people involved in unrest that erupted in September after the death in custody of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.
Netanyahu speaks out against son's call to try prosecutors for treason
Yair Netanyahu called to try prosecutors who charged his father for treason, and if found guilty, sentenced to death.
Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin's appeal against death sentence
Iran hanged two protesters, Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard, earlier this month.
Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report
One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.
'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge
Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.
Buffalo supermarket shooter seeks plea deal to avoid death penalty
Lawyers for Payton Gendron moved to seek a plea agreement at a court hearing less than two weeks after he pleaded guilty to charges of murder and domestic terrorism.
Top Iran Sunni cleric says protesters should not face death sentences
Molavi Abdolhamid said it was wrong for the hardline judiciary to charge protesters with "moharebeh" - an Islamic term meaning warring against God.
Iran sentences four people to death for cooperating with 'Zionist' Mossad
Three other people are handed prison sentences between five to ten years for allegedly committing crimes.
UN Iran expert concerned about death sentences for protesters
21 people have been arrested in the context of the protests and face the death penalty and six have been sentenced this month.