The deadliest wait: five women on death row Up to 1,000 women globally await execution in prison, with mitigating factors such as child abuse and coercion ignored The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Body Cam Reveals Decarlos Brown Mental Health Plea Before Ukrainian Refugee Murder on Charlotte Train Newly released footage shows Decarlos Brown's January crisis before stabbing Iryna Zarutska. Trump demands death penalty amid schizophrenia revelations and Iryna's Law. International Business Times UK · Nov 28, 2025
Why women kill Experience of domestic violence is at the heart of why many women are driven to commit violent crimes The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Prosecutors say comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025
Elissa Slotkin ‘refuses to be intimidated’ after Trump threatens her and fellow Dems with death penalty over troop video Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, has been given around-the-clock security over the incident The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
Trump Rages 'Seditious Behavior' Urges 'Lock Them Up' After Democrats Tell Troops To Reject Illegal Orders President Donald Trump escalated tensions in Washington by publicly threatening Democratic lawmakers with imprisonment or even the death penalty after they urged military and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders. Benzinga · Nov 21, 2025
Trump Demands Death for Seditious Democrats in Truth Social Rant Trump accuses Democratic veterans of sedition and suggests the death penalty after they released a video advising US troops to refuse illegal orders from the administration. International Business Times UK · Nov 20, 2025
New Report Highlights the ‘Fatal Flaws’ Behind Wrongful Capital Convictions The ACLU found official misconduct, perjury, and predominantly white juries to be leading contributors to exonerated death sentences. Texas Observer · Nov 19, 2025
Sheikh Hasina’s party leaders urge India to continue giving her ‘shelter’ after death penalty Dhaka pushes New Delhi to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Protestors threaten to bulldoze ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s family home Protestors threatened to bulldoze the home of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father in Dhaka, as crowds demanded the death penalty for charges of crimes against humanity against civilians. The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’ Hasina has been in exile in India after fleeing the country on 5 August last year The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025
Pro-Life, Anti-Death Penalty Nan Tolson is the face of the conservative movement against capital punishment in Texas. Texas Observer · Nov 12, 2025
Starmer shuts down Lowe’s calls for a referendum on the death penalty: ‘It is not the answer’ Sir Keir Starmer has shut down Rupert Lowe’s recommendation that the death penalty be reintroduced for foreign criminals. The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025
Under Ron DeSantis’ leadership, Florida leads the nation in executions in 2025 After years of steady decline in the number of people executed in the United States, there has been a sharp reversal in 2025. The Conversation · Nov 11, 2025
International Business Times UK · Nov 10, 2025 Amid Typhoon Uwan, Kiko Barzaga Proposes Death Penalty To Protect Sierra Madre, Other Natural Defences As Typhoon Uwan batters the Philippines, Filipino politician Kiko Barzaga proposed death penalty against those mining Sierra Madre and other natural defences of the country.
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025 George Banks, one of America’s most notorious mass murderers, dies at 83 He passed away on Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2025 DeSantis accused of playing politics as Florida shatters executions record The state has killed 15 people this year with two more scheduled this month as death penalty in decline across US
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025 Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown A judge in New Mexico halted legal proceedings in a federal death penalty case because the U.S. government shutdown is impeding the defendant’s right to legal representation
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Suspect accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte light rail may face death penalty if convicted Decarlos Brown Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury following the fatal train attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on August 22
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 UK and Indonesia agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs A British woman has avoided execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement between the two countries
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Teacher who stabbed her eight year-old pupil to death spared death penalty despite family’s pleas Myeong Jae-wan killed Kim Hae-neul after luring the girl into a classroom in South Korea
Latin Times · Oct 20, 2025 Former Mexican Police Officer Turned Cartel Leader Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted Of New Charges In The U.S. A former cartel operative could face the death penalty if convicted of new charges in the U.S.
International Business Times UK · Oct 19, 2025 Iryna Zarutska Case Update: Decarlos Brown's Hearing Delayed for Another Year — Is The Court Protecting Him? The court has delayed the hearing of Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, until April 2026. The decision has fuelled public outrage and raised questions about whether the justice system is protecting him.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Australians accused in fatal shooting of fellow national could face death penalty in Bali Australian nationals to be charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Chief prosecutor Tajul Islam calls for former home minister to be sentenced to death