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Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason in the DRC. What the case against the former president is all about

The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court proceedings that began in July 2025, arguments were made for utilising the death penalty against Kabila, who was in power from 2001 to 2019.…

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Zizians group member to be arraigned on murder charge in Vermont border agent's death

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is set to make her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against her

The Independent UK

Death penalty for ‘sabotage’ of defence sites by activists ruled out by minister

Parliament heard arson at a naval dockyard was a capital offence until 1971, amid questions over the adequacy of the current law.

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Iran Has Executed At Least 841 People This Year: UN

At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".

International Business Times

Trump’s death penalty pledge for Washington DC is ugly racial politics

The president’s unconstitutional vision would bring a racist practice back to a city that has banned it for decades

The Guardian - US

Trump to roll out ‘comprehensive’ crime crackdown bill across US after DC ‘emergency’

Trump announced the forthcoming legislation hours after saying he wants anyone who kills someone in DC to face the death penalty

The Independent UK

Trump says he will seek death penalty for murders in Washington DC

Donald Trump has said he will seek the death penalty for murders committed in Washington DC.

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Trump demands death penalty for all murder cases in Washington

It comes part of the US president's wider crackdown on crime. Earlier this week, Trump deployed hundreds of troops to the US capital, drawing widespread criticism.

Euronews

Trump seeks ‘capital, capital punishment’ for ‘anybody’ who kills in DC, where death penalty is banned

Local officials abolished executions more than 40 years ago, teeing up yet another political and legal fight

The Independent UK

Donald Trump promises death penalty for murder cases in Washington, DC

The Republican leader had pledged to ‘restore’ the death penalty upon returning to the White House for a second term.

Al Jazeera

Supporters of ex-DRC President Kabila denounce proposed death penalty as 'sham'

Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on charges including treason over alleged support for Rwanda-backed M23 armed group. Kabila's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), called it "a sham trial…

Radio France Internationale

Congo's prosecutor asks for the death penalty for former President Kabila for war crimes

Congo's public prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila

The Independent UK

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 police officers in Utah

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last weekend

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger supported the death penalty until his own life was on the line

It even caused disputes with his fellow students.

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Texas Observer

The Innocent and the Executed: James Beathard’s Long-Forgotten Story

Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new documentary-in-progress seeks to bring his case to light.

Latin Times

Drug Lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada Reportedly Expected to Plead Guilty in Deal With U.S. Prosecutors

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel and longtime associate of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is expected to plead guilty to charges in New York next week.

Latin Times

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Teresa Youngblut, Accused Of Killing Border Patrol Agent

Federal Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for Teresa Youngblut, accused of killing a Border Patrol agent in January

The Independent UK

Feds seek death penalty for member of radical ‘Zizian’ group accused of murdering US border agent in Vermont shootout

Prosecutors charged Milo Youngblut, 21, with murdering Border Patrol officer David Maland — one of six deaths connected to the enigmatic crew of hardcore vegans

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The Independent UK

Member of cultlike Zizian group faces new murder charge in border patrol agent’s death

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop in January has been indicted on murder and other new charges that make her eligible for the death penalty

Latin Times

Leader of Los Cuinis & Killer of An LA Sheriff, Among 26 Narcos Mexico Expelled to US in Deal With Trump Administration

In a cooperative effort between the Mexican and American governments, 26 cartel figures have been extradited to the U.S. to face numerous charges on the condition that they won't face the death penalty.

The Independent UK

Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4 people

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s yard

The Independent UK

Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s front yard

Latin Times

Mexican President Sheinbaum Backs U.S. Decision Not to Seek Death Penalty in 'Mayo' Zambada Case

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration supports the decision to not seek the death penalty for several drug lords incarcerated in the U.S.

Latin Times

DOJ Won't Seek Death Penalty For Top Cartel Leaders 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

The Department of Justice won't seek the death penalty for three top cartel leaders incarcerated in the country

The Independent UK

US won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

U.S. prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican drug lords “El Mayo” Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

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