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Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada to be sentenced in US to life in prison

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada faces sentencing Monday for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel. He admitted to shipping millions of kilograms of cocaine over decades as a cartel leader. Zambada agreed to a plea deal last year, avoiding the death penalty. He was arrested in July 2024…

The Economic Times

Beheading of Indian-origin motel manager in Dallas: Prosecutors say they won't seek death penalty against accused

Prosecutors have opted against seeking the death penalty for Yordanis Cobos-Martinez in the grim case of motel manager Chandra Nagamallaiah's murder. Allegations point to a fierce quarrel that culminated in Martinez allegedly beheading Nagamallaiah, with harrowing footage documenting the act. Should he be found guilty, Martinez will face life behind…

The Times of India

Killer’s final apology revealed as he becomes Florida’s oldest executed inmate

Dennis Sochor’s execution is one of three older inmates scheduled within a month in Florida, the nation’s busiest death penalty state

The Independent UK

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US marshal shot dead serving arrest warrant in Louisiana

Clarence Frazier Jr charged with murder over killing of Drew Hanson and could face death penalty if convicted

The Guardian - US

Ethiopia 'closely engaged' over citizens facing execution in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia says it's continuing "sustained diplomatic and consular efforts" to help dozens of its citizens facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, after an international rights group warned that at least 58 Ethiopian migrants are at imminent risk of execution.

Radio France Internationale

Prisoner set to be oldest inmate executed in Florida’s history after years on death row

Dennis Sochor has been on death row since the 1980s

The Independent UK

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.

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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

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

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

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Bangkok Post

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.

The Guardian - US

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

International Business Times UK

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.

The Independent 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

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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

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.

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.

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