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MYSTERIOUS: Death penalty | Mind Blowing Facts

Fears grow for Iranian athletes on death row as mountaineer latest to be hanged

Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group

The Guardian - UK · 22h ago

Jordan's strikes on Syria over church terror attack kill several civilians

Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three suspects over last week's terror attack that killed nine people in a church funeral procession in the village of Hammoud. Jordan's military later launched strikes on "terrorist organisations" in neighbouring Syria in retaliation for the attack by alleged Islamic extremists, killing at least eight…

France 24 · Oct 26

US Marine indicted for ‘strangling woman with telephone wire and robbing her’

Conviction on murder and robbery charges carries the death penalty or life imprisonment in Okinawa

The Independent UK · Oct 25

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Saudi Arabia executes man for crime committed when he was 14

The kingdom carried out 347 executions last year, a new high despite efforts to transform its image

The Independent UK · Oct 25

Saurabh Rajput murder case: 'Blue Drum' convicts Muskan, Sahil move Allahabad High Court against death sentence

Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla have filed an appeal in the Allahabad High Court challenging their death penalty. They were convicted for the murder of Saurabh Rajput, whose body was disposed of in a blue drum. The trial court described the case as one of the rarest of rare types.…

The Economic Times · Oct 24

Florida Rapper Who Shot Pregnant Girlfriend in Head Demands Death Penalty, Rejects Lawyers' Defence

Florida rapper Billy Adams III, known as Ace NH, has asked a judge to sentence him to death after his conviction for killing his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child.

International Business Times UK · Oct 23

Christa Pike’s IV team warned vein might be ‘blowing’ before failed execution

New account from Pike’s lawyer suggests team was racked by doubts even before pentobarbital began to flow

The Guardian - US · Oct 22

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America’s death penalty: why executions are rising again

After two decades of decline, the number of executions in the United States began rising sharply again in 2025. Last year, 47 people were put to death – the highest number in more than 15 years. So far in 2026, another 31 people have been executed.

The Conversation · Oct 22

Mom who blamed vaccines for twin toddlers’ deaths faces death penalty after murder charges

An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the deaths of her twin toddlers last year

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Rob Reiner’s son Nick rocks back and forth in court as murder case takes dramatic turn over parents’ deaths

The 33-year-old reportedly appeared restless during his latest Los Angeles court appearance as a judge delayed proceedings until January amid a dispute over sealed grand jury evidence, while prosecutors have confirmed he will not face the death penalty if convicted.

BANG Premier · Oct 21

Why Burkina Faso has brought back the death penalty – just six years after scrapping it

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The Independent UK · Oct 21

Country votes to bring back death penalty just six years after abolishing it

Capital punishment will again be used for crimes including terrorism, espionage, and treason

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Four final words from 77-year-old put to death as Florida carries out its 18th execution of the year

William Reaves was convicted of first-degree murder 40 years ago

The Independent UK · Oct 21

Alabama governor commutes sentence of prisoner on death row

Toforest Johnson’s death penalty reduced to life in prison without parole over doubts about his conviction

The Guardian - US · Oct 20

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The Independent UK · Oct 20

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spares death row inmate, citing doubts about evidence

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson to life in prison without parole

International Business Times UK · Oct 20

9/11 Victims' Families Divided as Supreme Court Refuses To Restore Deals That Would Bar Death Penalty

The US Supreme Court has declined appeals over withdrawn 9/11 plea agreements, leaving three defendants facing a possible trial and victims' families divided over justice.

The Guardian - US · Oct 20

‘It speaks very poorly of us as a society’: Lawrence Wright on his book on death row and redemption

The Pulitzer prize-winning writer’s new book looks at the women on death row in Texas and the nuns who have been trying to help them

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Vietnam veteran, 77, faces execution by lethal injection as Florida nears grim death penalty record

Florida is set to carry out its 18th execution this year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive use of the death penalty

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The Times of India · Oct 20

D4vd Murder Case: Brief LA hearing sets January 11, 2027 date; defence, prosecutors seek more evidence

The D4vd murder case saw little progress after singer David Anthony Burke appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom for a brief hearing. His new public defenders are working with prosecutors to obtain additional evidence. The next status conference is scheduled for January 11, 2027. Burke has pleaded not guilty to…

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Supreme Court Blocks 9/11 Plea Deal Revival as Alleged Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Faces Death Penalty Risk

The US Supreme Court rejects a bid to restore 9/11 plea deals, leaving the death penalty in play ahead of a provisional 2028 trial

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Mother Accused in Great Wolf Lodge Deaths Could Face Death Penalty, Private Investigator Says

Metallica Rose Harrison is accused of killing her husband and three-year-old son at a Pennsylvania resort. A private investigator outlined how state law could make capital punishment possible, while stressing that no such decision has been made

The Economic Times · Oct 19

Dismissal from service like death penalty for government servant: Supreme Court

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar set aside the order of a division bench of the Madras High Court and upheld the decision of the single-judge bench restoring the services of R Saravanan.

The Independent UK · Oct 18

I worked on death row for 18 years. This is why the livestream execution was cancelled

IN DEPTH: The idea to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan was all about the US administration wanting to show power and test what is acceptable, death row lawyer Dr Asim Qureshi tells Suha Kidwai

Latin Times · Oct 16

Why 69% of Americans — Including Most Republicans — Would Rather Not Watch the Hasan Execution

New polling shows 69% of Americans oppose broadcasting executions live — and most Republicans agree. Here's what the data means for Trump's Hasan decision.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

If livestreaming an execution is an outrage, is looking at old photos of them OK?

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