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Shadow attorney-general raises eyebrows looking to ideas from Singapore's justice system

But Chiaka Barry says she doesn't back the death penalty like the city-state.

The Canberra Times

Death penalty sought for Bangladeshi man Shahidul Islam who entered US illegally and killed sister-in-law in Florida

Illegal Bangladeshi migrant Shahidul Islam was deported from the US but he re-entered and allegedly killed a Florida woman, his sister-in-law, over a property dispute in Bangladesh, and then fled to a sanctuary city. Monica Islam was murdered on May 2, 2025.

The Times of India

Capital punishment in Pakistan: 'Islam does not promote the death penalty'

Around the world, a total of 47 countries still retain capital punishment – including Pakistan. Barrister Sarah Belal founded the Justice Project Pakistan in 2009 to represent the most vulnerable Pakistani prisoners facing the death penalty, at home and abroad. RFI met her in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

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Ruth Ellis: what her posthumous pardon tells us about Britain’s view of abuse then, and now

Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged in Britain on July 13 1955. Her execution was a national event. A crowd, reported to be 1,000-strong, gathered outside Holloway Prison in London that morning. Anti-death penalty protesters held signs, some people prayed and some wept. Ellis’s story had deeply…

The Conversation

Family of Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, wins posthumous government pardon

A mother of two children, Ellis' execution in 1955 provoked an outcry and helped swing public opinion against the death penalty.

Euronews

Investigator Thrust Into High-Profile Murder Case: 'I'd Never Heard of Charlie Kirk'

The preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused of shooting Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, reveals key evidence, including surveillance footage and text messages. Prosecutors seek the death penalty.

International Business Times UK

Gujarat High Court upholds death penalty for 38 convicts in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

The Gujarat High Court upheld a special court's 2022 verdict sentencing 38 convicts to death. Eleven other individuals received life imprisonment sentences in the same case. These convictions relate to the devastating 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts which claimed 56 lives. The division bench dismissed all appeals filed against the special…

The Economic Times

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Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Laughs in Court Just Feet Away from the TPUSA Leader's Weeping Widow

Erika Kirk confronts her husband's alleged killer in court as prosecutors present evidence in a death penalty hearing, highlighting the emotional toll on Kirk's family.

International Business Times UK

US, Thai govts should choose life

Two developments on opposite sides of the world, in Thailand and the United States, underscore a troubling reality: some governments continue to embrace the death penalty regardless of the global movement to abolish state-sanctioned killings.

Bangkok Post

Prosecutors begin to present case against man accused of Charlie Kirk killing

Preliminary hearing to determine whether case against Tyler Robinson, charged with murder, can move to trial

The Guardian - US

Trump Wanted the Death Penalty for Charlie Kirk Shooter — Judge's Latest Decision May Bring It One Step Closer

A Utah judge has upheld the death penalty in the Charlie Kirk murder case, rejecting the defence's plea to remove it due to alleged jury bias.

International Business Times UK

The Latest: A key hearing in the Charlie Kirk murder case is set to begin

A weeklong preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to get underway

The Independent UK

Prosecutors argue the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk should stand trial

Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's murder case will aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try his accused killer and seek the death penalty

The Independent UK

Prosecutors argue the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk should stand trial

Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's murder case will aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try his accused killer and seek the death penalty

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The Guardian - US

The scourge of the death penalty hangs over America

The restoration of capital punishment in 1976 was based on a fantasy of fairness. It must be abolished

Radio France Internationale

Paris death penalty congress warns abolition cannot be taken for granted

The fight to abolish the death penalty remains "eminently contemporary", French President Emmanuel Macron said as campaigners, judges and former death row prisoners gathered in Paris this week for the World Congress Against the Death Penalty, amid rising executions worldwide and renewed support for capital punishment in some democracies.

The Guardian - US

Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber

Supporters of the method say it’s foolproof – but forensic experts say it can be ‘excruciating’ amid allegations it has been intentionally botched

Euronews

France's Emmanuel Macron speaks out against global rise in executions

"The death penalty has never made a society safer," Macron said during a speech at the ninth World Congress against the death penalty.

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International Business Times UK

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapper's Latest Ransom Note May Be Bid to Escape Death Penalty, Ex-FBI Agent Says

The latest ransom note in Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping case suggests a strategic defence plan by the abductors, aiming to mitigate criminal liability if caught, according to experts.

Bangkok Post

Girl's kin seek death penalty for Aussie

The family of a 17-year-old Thai girl found dead in a suitcase in Pattaya have demanded the death penalty for an Australian man charged with her murder.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Simon Carman? Australian Man Facing Death Penalty For Stuffing Thai Teen's Body Into Suitcase

The 46-year-old Australian was arrested at Bangkok airport after police allegedly traced CCTV footage linking him to the killing of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla in Pattaya.

International Business Times UK

Family Demands Death Penalty for Australian Who Stuffed Thai Teen Body in Suitcase

The victim's family says only the death penalty will deliver justice after 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was allegedly killed in Pattaya.

International Business Times UK

Australian Man Accused of Stuffing Thai Teen's Body Into Suitcase Faces Death Penalty

An Australian man faces the death penalty in Thailand after a 17-year-old girl's body was found in a suitcase. The suspect confessed following CCTV evidence and public outrage is mounting.

The Guardian - US

Prosecutor in Charlie Kirk shooting case held in contempt by judge

Judge rebukes Christopher Ballard for talking to media but declines defense’s request to take death penalty off table

International Business Times UK

Brit TikToker Facing Death Penalty in Dubai Says She Was Forced to Strip Naked by Male Prison Guards

British TikTok influencer Brooke George faces a potential death sentence in Dubai, claiming self-defence in a fatal stabbing and alleging mistreatment by authorities.

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