Death penalty
Lebanon's parliament votes to abolish death penalty, Hezbollah votes against bill
The legislation will now go before Lebanon’s cabinet before being submitted to President Joseph Aoun for approval.
Iranian rapper sentenced to death for 'writing protest slogans on walls'
Iran publicly hangs January protesters in Isfahan's Alikhani Square, sparking outrage
Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder of Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program, dies at 32
Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals
Alameda County faces scrutiny for potential jury discrimination in death-row cases dating back to 1977, including exclusion of Black female and Jewish jurors.
Pakistan’s senate human rights committee votes against public hanging for rapists
This resolution turns the tide in the country by igniting a new chapter in the dialogue on justice and crime prevention.
Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned
"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.
Iranian protester faces execution for murder blamed on gov't
The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.
Death penalty for terrorists harms Gaza hostages, families tell Knesset
"The debate on the death penalty for terrorists is a mental terror attack, a flammable that risks the lives of kidnapped children," said representative Noam Dan.
Terrorist death penalty debate risks hostages, families charge Otzma Yehudit
"Stop talking about killing Arabs, start talking about saving Jews," the father of a hostage told MK Almog Cohen.
Indians accused of spying for Israel in Qatar given death penalty
Neither New Delhi nor Doha has officially stated the charges against the eight who were arrested in August 2022.
Tehran attacks 'anti-Iranian' move to award jailed activist Nobel Peace Prize
Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence
As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming
The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.
Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote
The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
