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.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An effigy resembling Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hanged during a rally in support of Iranian protesters during a global day of action in Los Angeles, California, February 14, 2026.
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.

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.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

|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.

|ByALEX STERNBERG

Kremlin: Death penalty for captured US citizens cannot be ruled out

The Kremlin has said that the two Americans detained in Ukraine were mercenaries not covered by the Geneva Conventions.

JUNE 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during the annual end-of-year news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019

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

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 24, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

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
Old rope with hangman’s noose (illustrative).

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
Pope Francis blesses attendees after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 4, 2021

Palestinian terrorist should get death sentence, victim's father says

The father of Yehuda Guetta also suggested that the murderer's family should be deported from Israel.

OCTOBER 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Funeral of Yehuda Guetta, who was killed in the Tapuah Junction attack on May 2nd, 2021.

HRW demands Iran release California resident from prison

"My mother has not had a single night of sleep since her partner and love of her life was forcefully taken after 40 years of marriage."

JULY 4, 2021ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Jamshid Sharmahd and his daughter, Gazelle.