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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

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

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

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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

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

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

Pro-Life, Anti-Death Penalty

Nan Tolson is the face of the conservative movement against capital punishment in Texas.

Texas Observer

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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

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

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.

International Business Times UK

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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

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

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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

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

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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

Chief prosecutor Tajul Islam calls for former home minister to be sentenced to death

The Texas Tribune

TribCast: Is Robert Roberson innocent?

In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Tribune reporter Kayla Guo to break down the evidence in the Robert Roberson death penalty case. The post TribCast: Is Robert Roberson innocent? appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

International Business Times UK

Alex Jones' £1 Billion 'Hoax' Blow: Supreme Court Upholds His Financial Death Penalty

The Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones's appeal, upholding a £1 billion judgment for his Sandy Hook 'hoax' claims and cementing a 'financial death penalty' for Infowars.

Reason

All 20 Surviving Hostages Freed

Plus: Luigi Mangione and the death penalty, LLMs and their gambling addictions, and more...

International Business Times UK

From Ivy League Classrooms to Murder Trial: Luigi Mangione Battles Death Penalty in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing

Luigi Mangione, a 27-year-old former Ivy League student, faces a possible death sentence over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. His lawyers now seek to dismiss the capital charge, citing police errors and political bias.

The Guardian - US

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing

Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rights

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