Death penalty

UN experts demand answers as Iran continues to cloud the truth on violent protest crackdown

UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.

A demonstrator lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions

FEBRUARY 20, 2026|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir during a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2025.

Israel should enact the Ben-Gvir death penalty law - opinion

Murder rates continue to rise, not just since the October 7 massacre, and Israel cannot afford to be lenient if it wishes to survive.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByALEX STERNBERG

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025

Israel’s perilous death penalty bill also endangers Diaspora Jews - opinion

Diaspora Jews cannot stay silent as Israel debates executing terrorists, as the bill endangers not only Israel’s moral fabric but also Jewish safety worldwide.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByMICHAEL J. ZOOSMAN

Letters to the Editor May 25, 2022: Apples to oranges

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 24, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The death penalty does not prevent terror attacks - opinion

Death by hanging, shooting or gassing for terrorists will tear away the soul of the State of Israel.

MAY 22, 2022ByHAROLD GOLDMEIER

THE LATE US senator John McCain who endured five years of torture. To rely on confessions to justify the death penalty is obscene.

The Elad terrorists should face the death penalty - opinion

If convicted after a trial and any judicial appeals, should two men who hacked three Israelis to death with axes, in an act of unparalleled barbarism, be permitted to live?

MAY 9, 2022BySHMULEY BOTEACH

MOURNERS WEEP at the grave of Boaz Gol, murdered in the Elad terrorist attack on Thursday. If the terrorists who chopped Jews to death in Elad are not the very epitome of evil, the word has no meaning.

Israeli receives death penalty in UAE for drug possession

Fida Kewan's sibling alleged she was "tormented and beaten" in Emirati prison as he called for the Foreign Ministry to intervene.

APRIL 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Couple in Iran sentenced to death for adultery

"It is beyond sad that in 21st-century ISIS is it still in power; in my beautiful country Iran."

NOVEMBER 8, 2021ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

Old rope with hangman’s noose (illustrative).

Hamas condemns six Gazans to death for cooperating with Israel

Six Palestinians were condemned to death for cooperating with Israel by the military judiciary in Gaza.

OCTOBER 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Missouri executed 'disabled' man despite pope call for clemency

Ernest Johnson's lawyers say there is overwhelming evidence of his intellectual disability. They asked the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt the execution.

OCTOBER 6, 2021ByREUTERS