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Myanmar Approves Death Penalty for 'Violent' Online Scam Crimes Under New Anti-Fraud Law

Myanmar's parliament has approved a law imposing the death penalty for severe online scam offences, including those involving violence and torture.

International Business Times UK

Alarm as Florida rushes to carry out ‘incredibly rare’ double execution

Rights groups condemn secrecy surrounding killings and say hurry to execute raises chance of ‘torturous’ deaths

The Guardian - US

Second Circuit Reinstates Death Penalty Charges in Buffalo Supermarket Federal Murder Trial

From today's decision in U.S. v. Gendron, by Judge Richard Sullivan, joined by Judges Joseph Bianco and Alison Nathan: Payton… The post Second Circuit Reinstates Death Penalty Charges in Buffalo Supermarket Federal Murder Trial appeared first on Reason.com.

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Delhi Police seeks death penalty for Tahir Hussain, four others in Ankit Sharma murder case

Delhi Police urged a court to award the death penalty for five individuals convicted in Ankit Sharma's murder. The prosecution described the crime as heinous, cold-blooded, and diabolical, demanding maximum punishment. Defense counsel argued against the death penalty, citing lack of specific roles and mitigating circumstances. Tahir Hussain's family situation…

The Economic Times

'Dota 2' Reliable vs. Unreliable Gold: How Gold Loss, Items, and Buybacks Work

Learn how reliable and unreliable gold works in "Dota 2," including death penalties, item purchases, buybacks, and tips to manage gold effectively.

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1996 Rajasthan blast: SC sets aside death penalty of convict, acquits lifer

The Supreme Court ordered a fresh trial for a death row convict in a 1996 bus blast case. It also acquitted a lifer and dismissed state appeals against six acquittals. The court cited ineffective counsel and passage of time for the retrial order. The new trial for Abdul Hameed will…

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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…

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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

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.

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.

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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.

The Conversation

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…

Euronews

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.

International Business Times UK

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.

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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…

International Business Times UK

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.

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

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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