The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

The case of Lori Vallow spans a deeply disturbing pattern of unexplained deaths, bizarre cult beliefs about killing zombies and murder

Shinji Aoba has admitted starting fire but has pleaded not guilty, saying a psychological disorder makes him incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.

An annual report on capital punishment says more Americans now believe the death penalty is administered unfairly

Governor Ron DeSantis scheduled six of the country’s 24 executions this year amid his presidential election bid

Legislation allowing for the death penalty on terrorists will be put on hold pending the approval of Israel’s Security Cabinet.

Far-right politicians want to execute militants convicted of 7 October attacks, but relatives say this risks lives of Gaza hostages

India hopeful of positive outcome in Qatar death penalty case; appeals process underway. India is engaging with Qatar authorities and extending legal and consular assistance to the concerned families. Reports of appeals process cancellation were found to be “factually incorrect”.

That the parliamentary committee that examined the proposed criminal statute, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, has not made a recommendation to abolish the death penalty is disappointing

"During the custody battle [in Saudi Arabia], Ghassan AlHaidari accused Bethany of gender mixing, adultery, and insulting Islam and Saudi Arabia. Gender mixing, a punishable crime, entails having a male friend. To prove the charge of adultery, Ghassan submitted a photograph of Bethany with a male, who Ghassan claimed to…

Judge K. Soman awarded the death penalty to the accused Asafak Alam in the Aluva child rape and murder case, deeming it a ‘rarest of rare’ case. Prosecution established guilt on oral, documentary, digital, scientific and circumstantial evidence. The court noted the premeditated nature of the crime and the lack…