Death penalty
'Blow to Israel's security': Ben-Gvir slams High Court directive allowing Nukhba terrorists visits
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the High Court directive allowing visits to Nukhba terrorists would directly harm Israel’s security deterrence.
Egyptian broadcaster and influencer sentenced to death after gang, drug convictions
Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports
Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk murder case as judge allows death penalty
Ben-Gvir calls for death penalty in response to hostage killings
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to introduce the death penalty for Hamas terrorists and a lockdown of the West Bank.
Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals
Alameda County faces scrutiny for potential jury discrimination in death-row cases dating back to 1977, including exclusion of Black female and Jewish jurors.
Pakistan’s senate human rights committee votes against public hanging for rapists
This resolution turns the tide in the country by igniting a new chapter in the dialogue on justice and crime prevention.
Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned
"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.
Iranian protester faces execution for murder blamed on gov't
The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.
Death penalty for terrorists harms Gaza hostages, families tell Knesset
"The debate on the death penalty for terrorists is a mental terror attack, a flammable that risks the lives of kidnapped children," said representative Noam Dan.
Terrorist death penalty debate risks hostages, families charge Otzma Yehudit
"Stop talking about killing Arabs, start talking about saving Jews," the father of a hostage told MK Almog Cohen.
Indians accused of spying for Israel in Qatar given death penalty
Neither New Delhi nor Doha has officially stated the charges against the eight who were arrested in August 2022.
Tehran attacks 'anti-Iranian' move to award jailed activist Nobel Peace Prize
Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence
As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming
The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.
