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Map: Which countries still have the death penalty?

The number of recorded executions has risen to its highest level in five years, according to Amnesty International.

Al Jazeera

Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’

Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach.

Al Jazeera

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Lori Vallow Daybell: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’s’ mystery case

After two years of delays in the trial, Lori Vallow has been found guilty of the murders of her children. But the case spans a deeply disturbing pattern of unexplained deaths and bizarre cult beliefs about killing zombies

The Independent UK

Lori Vallow Daybell: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’s’ mystery case

The Independent UK

Body of murdered Brit teen's girlfriend found in Thailand with killer facing death penalty

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Daily Mirror

Trump wants the death penalty for drug dealers. Here's why that probably won't happen

The former president is pledging to wage war against Mexico's drug cartels if reelected in 2024. His plan includes pushing Congress to institute the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers.

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Saudi family urges US to intervene in teens’ possible death sentence

Abdullah al-Derazi and Youssef al-Manasif have appealed to secretary of state Antony Blinken as their cases are being reviewed

The Guardian - US

Husband of Microsoft executive’s ex-wife could face death penalty for roadside murder

Jared Bridegan gunned down in ‘cold blood’ as he drove two-year-old daughter in Jacksonville

The Independent UK

DeSantis stacks conservative agenda; presidential run looms

From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard bearer this year as he prepares to launch a presidential campaign sometime after the legislative session ends this week

The Independent UK

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun

Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, is calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant a 60-day reprieve to a prisoner scheduled for execution

The Independent UK

Judge: Synagogue massacre suspect can face death penalty

The man charged in the deadliest attack on Jewish people in U.S. history has lost a bid to get the death penalty removed as a possible punishment

The Independent UK

Six Libyans face death penalty for converting to Christianity

Religious laws are increasingly being used to silence civil society and human rights groups, say activists

The Guardian - UK

Ron DeSantis signs bill to give child rapists death penalty in Florida

Florida governor seeks to boost ‘tough on crime’ image with legislation set to spark legal fight

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Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency’s changing role in US death penalty system

When the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, the case highlighted the role clemency plays in the death penalty system.

Axios

Florida governor signs bill allowing death penalty for child rape, vowing Supreme Court showdown

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it's unconstitutional for states to use capital punishment for crimes other than murder.

The Independent UK

DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms

A Florida bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions now has the governor's signature, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning capital punishment in such cases

Chicago Sun-Times

Activist Sister Helen Prejean has counseled popes, governors on death penalty: ‘She’s not a scold; she appeals to your reason’

Prejean, 84, addresses Catholic lawyers in Chicago, reminisces about fights against capital punishment — and will likely attend her seventh execution later this year.

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The Independent UK

South Carolina legislature passes ‘barbaric’ law shielding identity of lethal injection drugmakers

The fate of the bills will impact the larger ways capital punishment is administered in the state

WEKU

Singapore executes man for coordinating the delivery of cannabis

Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.

The Independent UK

Singapore executes man for abetting trafficking of cannabis

Singapore has executed a man for abetting the trafficking of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency and protests that he was convicted on weak evidence

Reuters

Singapore chides billionaire Branson over call to spare cannabis trafficker

Singapore government on Tuesday accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting back at the tycoon over his call to spare a man set to be executed this week for drug trafficking.

Evening Standard

Ugandan president says bill that imposes death penalty on homosexuals not harsh enough

He plans to send the Anti-Homosexuality Bill back to parliament for ‘strengthening’

Al Jazeera

Family pleads for clemency ahead of Singapore drug execution

Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted in the city-state in 2018 but his family says he did not have adequate legal counsel.

The Guardian - UK

Singaporean on death row denied access to lawyers, say activists

Tangaraju Suppiah, due to be hanged this week, forced to self-represent after unsuccessful appeal

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