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Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s defence attorneys ask to withdraw from death penalty trial

The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death penalty trial after the judge ordered them to move forward with jury selection even though one member of their five-member team has COVID-19

The Independent UK

Defense asks judge to withdraw from Parkland case. She denies the motion

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland mass shooting trial became the scene of a tense standoff Monday pitting the defense, missing a critical team member due to COVID, against a Broward County judge who has grown openly tired of delays that have pushed jury selection into its third month.

Tribune News Service

Uttar Pradesh: When Samajwadi Party govt tried withdrawing cases against Varanasi blast accused in 2012

VARANASI: Ten years before Monday’s decision of the Ghaziabad sessions court of awarding death penalty to Waliullah Khan in March 7, 2006, serial blasts in Varanasi, the then Samajwadi Party (SP) government in the state had sought legal opinion for the withdrawal of cases from some terrorists, including Waliullah.

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Judge rejects Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay execution due to ‘excruciating’ back pain

A judge has denied an Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay his execution in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl

The Independent UK

Defense attorneys in Florida school shooting try to withdraw

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Brit fighters captured in Ukraine could be executed, claims Russian state TV

British fighters Aiden Aslin, 28, Shaun Pinner, 48, and Andrew Hill, 35 - whose families have previously claimed they are members of the Ukrainian army - have been warned they may be executed despite neither Russia nor Ukraine permitting the death penalty

Daily Mirror

Mumbai court awards convict death penalty for rape, torture and murder of woman

The 32-year-old woman was raped and assaulted inside a tempo in suburban Mumbai’s Sakinaka

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Mama’s Boy: Egyptian Minister’s Son Faces Death Penalty For Double Murder

The son of Egypt’s immigration minister is facing the death penalty for the premeditated murder of two young men in the United States.

Zenger

The challenge of reforming death penalty sentencing

Lower courts must rigorously comply with the Supreme Court of India’s decision in ‘Manoj’ enabling an informed sentencing inquiry

The Hindu

UN rights chief hails CAR decision to end death penalty

About 170 countries so far have abolished or introduced moratoria of death penalties in law or practice.

Al Jazeera

Yasin Malik gets life term for terror funding

NIA court verdict triggers strong political reaction in J&K

The Hindu

Saudi Arabia doubled executions in 2021 amid ‘worrying rise’ in death sentences worldwide

At least 2,052 execution orders were passed in 56 countries, report says

The Independent UK

Terror funding: NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

The NIA on Wednesday sought the death penalty before a Delhi court for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Terror funding case: NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik

NEW DELHI: The NIA on Wednesday sought the death penalty for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case, court sources said.

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Pelosi slams Catholic Church for death penalty hypocrisy after being denied Communion

‘I wonder about the death penalty, which I’m opposed to. So is the church, but they take no actions against people who may not share their view’

Zenger

A Tourist’s Nightmare: British Geologist To Be Tried In Iraqi Court Over Broken Shards Of Pottery

The family of a Brit facing the death penalty in Iraq for collecting “souvenirs” during a geology tour say they are “incredibly worried” ahead of his next trial taking place on May 22.

ABC News

Death sentences on the rise in post-coup Myanmar while China executes in secret, new Amnesty International report says

Myanmar has seen an "alarming" rise in the number of people sentenced to death, while China, North Korea and Vietnam continue to carry out executions in secret, according to a new global report from Amnesty International.

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Executions surge 20 percent in 2021 led by China, Iran: Amnesty

Human rights group also notes continued secrecy in China, and ‘alarming rise’ in use of death sentences in Myanmar.

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court restricts prisoners’ ability to show attorneys were incompetent in death penalty cases

‘To put it bluntly: Two men whose trial attorneys did not provide even the bare minimum level of representation required by the Constitution may be executed because forces outside of their control prevented them from vindicating their constitutional right to counsel,’ Justice Sonya Sotomayor writes in dissent

The Independent UK

John Grisham: ‘There are tens of thousands of innocent people in prison and you don’t believe it because you’re white’

The author and lawyer said during a speech at the Santa Fe Literary Festival that ‘white people love the death penalty’ but ‘Black people know the truth’ about criminal justice in the US

Al Jazeera

Yasin Malik: India convicts top Kashmir separatist of ‘terrorism’

The charge against the founder of JKLF rebel group carries a maximum sentence of death penalty or life imprisonment.

The Independent UK

Indian court convicts Kashmiri rebel leader of terrorism

An Indian court has convicted a top Kashmiri separatist leader in a terrorism-related case that carries a maximum punishment of the death penalty or life imprisonment

The Independent UK

The Independent is a Digiday Media Awards 2022 finalist for its End the Death Penalty campaign

End the Death Penalty campaign aims to create awareness, encourage action, and ultimately end capital punishment

Reuters

Belarus leader Lukashenko approves wider death penalty use

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has approved changes to the country's criminal code that would make attempted acts of terrorism punishable by the death penalty, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Perarivalan case: Vindicated in our stand that death penalty could go wrong, says activist

Perseverance paid off for Perarivalan, says rights activist

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