Recent News Headlines : Capital Punishment

CHINA ALARM OVER PUBLIC DEATH SENTENCES


Lufeng's reputation Public sentencing is rare in contemporary China, but appears to have been gaining momentum in the coastal region of southern Guangdong... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 310

DEATH PENALTY IN INDIA HAS NO CLEAR GUIDELINES, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS


Most of the judges felt that since there are very few executions, retaining capital punishment is justified... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 67

BRUTAL RAPE AND MURDER OF CHILD STUNS INDIA


Police in India are questioning several people in connection with the brutal rape and murder of a six-year-old in the northern state of Haryana... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 857

KELSEY GRAMMER SAYS HE FORGIVES SISTER'S RAPIST AND KILLER BUT HE 'DOES NOT DESERVE FREEDOM'


Kelsey Grammer later identified the body of his sister... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 461

REENA VIRK KILLER KELLY ELLARD GRANTED DAY PAROLE


Ellard told the parole board that her priority in life is now her son and reintegrating into society outside of prison... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 980

BANGLADESH UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR 139 SOLDIERS OVER MASSACRE


Nowhere in the world did anything happen like the way those 57 top army officers were killed, Bangladesh Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told reporters outside the courthouse... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

PAKISTANI POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS TO BREAK UP ISLAMISTS' SIT-IN


Tehreek-e-Labaik considers Taseer's killer, who was executed for murder last year, a hero of Islam... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 0

'ELECTION CAN STILL BE AVOIDED BUT IF ONE IS TRIGGERED COUNTRY SHOULD GO TO POLLS BEFORE CHRISTMAS'


There will be a General Election if the current impasse between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael is not resolved by Tuesday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 114

OSCAR PISTORIUS PRISON SENTENCE MORE THAN DOUBLED TO 13 YEARS


Oscar Pistorius prison sentence more than doubled to 13 years, 5 months... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 2960

MAURITANIA STRENGTHENS BLASPHEMY LAW AFTER BLOGGER CASE


Mauritania has bolstered a contentious law on apostasy after an appeals court ordered the release of a local blogger... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 5996

AUTHORITIES UPGRADE CHARGES AGAINST NEW YORK CITY TRUCK-ATTACK SUSPECT


Sayfullo Saipov was charged in a 22-count indictment with murder in aid of racketeering... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 103

FIVE KILLED AS ODINGA RETURN MARRED BY VIOLENCE


At least five people have been killed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as police clashed with supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 405

SAME-OLD BLAS EUROPES CULTURE OF DEATH AND OTHER COMMENTARY


Transit expert MTA Still Needs To Prove Itself The Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs more financial resources for capital improvements... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 4

NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR PLEADS FOR HELP TO STOP FAMILY BEING SENT BACK AND EXECUTED UNDER KIM JONG-UN


North Korean defector pleads for help to stop family being sent back and executed under Kim Jong-un... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 194

ARTIST REFUSES AWARD AFTER CITY MOVES 'SITE-SPECIFIC' WORK


Dark designed his installation Erratic Field especially for Cardinal Creek Community Park... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 169

DEATH SENTENCE FOR JAPAN'S 'BLACK WIDOW'


Chisako Kakehi is accused of using cyanide to kill her lovers and make millions from insurance payouts... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 447

TWO DEAD IN PHILIPPINES PRISON RIOT


Authorities in charge of the Quezon City jail outside Manila said the spill led to a fight between two gangs... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 48

ISIS CLAIMS NEW YORK TRUCK ATTACKER IS 'CALIPHATE SOLDIER'


The militant group on Thursday described accused attacker Sayfullo Saipov, 29, as one of the caliphate soldiers in a weekly issue of its al-Naba newspaper... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 558

DONALD TRUMP RENEWS CALL FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR NEW YORK TRUCK ATTACK SUSPECT


Asked by reporters whether he thought Saipov should be executed if convicted, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he categorically opposes the death penalty... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 42

TRUMP SAYS NYC TRUCK ATTACK SUSPECT DESERVES DEATH PENALTY IN REMARK SEEN AS PREJUDICIAL


Asked by reporters whether he thought Saipov should be executed if convicted, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he categorically opposes the death penalty... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 5

1/6 INVESTIGATORS INSPECT THE TRUCK FOLLOWING THE ATTACK


Donald Trump's tweet calling for the New York terror attack suspect to be executed could prejudice the trial, legal experts have warned... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 4745

NYC TERROR ATTACK: TRUMP TWEETS SUSPECT SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY


A motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and struck several people on Tuesday police and witnesses said... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2355

DONALD TRUMP'S DEATH PENALTY CALL FOR NEW YORK TERROR SUSPECT SAYFULLO SAIPOV RAISES FEARS OF TAINTED TRIAL


Donald Trump has called for the suspect in the New York terror attack to be put to death, raising fears the intervention could impact the trial... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 790

ANALYSIS | HOW HARSH COUNTERTERRORISM MEASURES CAN PLAY INTO THE HANDS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE


How harsh counterterrorism measures can play into the hands of the islamic state... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 146

CONVICTED MURDERER GAINS ACCESS TO BERGDAHL HEARING


Decades later, in 2000, he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his wife in 1991... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 0

ARKANSAS POISED TO EXECUTE MAN AMID FIGHT OVER MENTAL HEALTH


Jack Greene's lawyers say he's severely mentally ill. The Arkansas death row inmate says they're lying. As Greene approaches a Nov. 9 execution date, his l... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 0

LARRY FLYNT'S FIGHT TO SAVE HIS SHOOTER FROM EXECUTION


Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt is fighting to stave off the execution of the man who admitted to shooting him 35 years ago and leaving him paralyzed... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 7

POPE FRANCIS IS RESHAPING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE 'PRO-LIFE'


At last, a clear, uncompromising stance of moral opposition to the death penalty by the highest authority of the church, she told America magazine... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 882

MAN EXECUTED IN US FOR PRISON GUARD'S DEATH FOLLOWING ROW OVER SANDWICH


Prosecutors have said the attack stemmed from a dispute over a peanut butter sandwich that Pruett wanted to take into a recreation yard against prison rules... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 0

LAWYERS WANT SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK TEXAS FROM EXECUTING MAN


They are also questioning whether a prisoner who claims actual innocence, as Pruett does, can be put to death... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : Capital Punishment

SUPREME COURT BLOCKS DEATH SENTENCE OVER RACIAL BIAS


WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court blocked the execution of a Texas murderer Wednesday because of racially discriminatory testimony presented by his own defense team... READ MORE

22nd February, 2017 41634

ONE OF SYRIA'S BEST-KNOWN DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS HAS BEEN EXECUTED


His death is a grim reminder of the horrors that take place in Syrian prisons every day... READ MORE

2nd August, 2017 11789

U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES STAY OF EXECUTION FOR ARKANSAS KILLER


The U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for a condemned inmate in Arkansas late Thursday night... READ MORE

28th April, 2017 10948

'SKULL CAVED IN': PAKISTANI JOURNALISM STUDENT BEATEN TO DEATH FOR 'BLASPHEMY' (GRAPHIC VIDEO)


Mardan District Police Officer Dr. Mian Saeed said that at least 45 people have been arrested, according to Dawn... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 10774

CROWDS ATTACK AFRICANS IN INDIA AFTER TEEN'S DEATH


After that, African ambassadors in New Delhi threatened to advise students from their countries to avoid universities in the capital for their own safety... READ MORE

28th March, 2017 6671

GERMAN ISIS BRIDE'S CAPTURE FOOTAGE EMERGES AS SHE NOW FACES DEATH PENALTY IN IRAQ


Linda Wenzel, 16, ran away from the small town of Pulsnitz, near Dresen, to join the militants after she was groomed online by an Isis recruiter... READ MORE

8th August, 2017 6274

2012 DELHI GANG RAPE IN INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD IN RAPE, TORTURE OF STUDENT


The court held that the nature of the crime, which triggered massive protests across India, made it a fit case for the death penalty... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 6180

JOKO WIDODO: POLICE SHOULD SHOOT SUSPECTED DRUG DEALERS


Joko Jokowi Widodo, Indonesia's president, has instructed police to shoot suspected drug dealers to combat what he considers a narcotics emergency facing the country... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 5444

PAKISTAN ARMY SENTENCES INDIAN 'SPY' TO DEATH


Pakistan's military has sentenced an Indian naval officer to death on charges of espionage and sabotage... READ MORE

10th April, 2017 4667

FLORIDA EXECUTES MURDERER MARK ASAY WITH NEW DRUG


He was the first white man to be executed in Florida for killing a black victim, according to the Death Penalty Information Center... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 4217

CHARLIE HEBDO RUNS IMAGE OF DECAPITATED THERESA MAY ON FRONT PAGE AND MOCKS LONDON BRIDGE TERROR VICTIMS


Under the headline English multiculturalism, the graphic front page depicts Theresa May carrying her severed head under her arm and saying Too much is too much... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 4062

U.S. SAYS SYRIANS BUILT CREMATORIUM AT PRISON TO DISPOSE OF BODIES


Amnesty International reported in February that an average of 20 to 50 people were hanged each week at the Sednaya military prison north of Damascus... READ MORE

16th May, 2017 3910

MENTALLY ILL MAN SET TO DIE IN ARKANSAS 'CONVEYOR BELT' EXECUTIONS


Later, after he was put on death row in Arkansas, he was observed to be a loner who lived in almost total isolation... READ MORE

13th April, 2017 3060

SYRIA'S SAYDNAYA PRISON CREMATORIUM HID KILLINGS, SAYS US


Mr Jones said the Syrian government had modified a building within the Saydnaya complex to support the suspected crematorium... READ MORE

15th May, 2017 2873

LEBANON SENTENCES AHMED AL-ASSIR TO DEATH


Cleric was tried along with 38 others accused of killing Lebanese soldiers in the southern city of Sidon in 2013... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2864

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CALLS FOR END TO EGYPT MILITARY AID


In the video, we see executions of unarmed people by forces wearing military uniforms, he said... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 2783

CONVICTED TEEN KILLER KELLY ELLARD GETS ESCORTED TEMPORARY ABSENCES


The Parole Board of Canada has granted Kelly Ellard, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 1997 beating death of Reena Virk, escorted absences... READ MORE

28th February, 2017 2683

RANA PLAZA OWNER JAILED FOR THREE YEARS OVER CORRUPTION


Bangladesh has the world's second-largest garment industry, with nearly 4,000 factories... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 2644

AMNESTY: SAUDI SHOULD STOP 'BLOODY EXECUTION SPREE'


Amnesty International has urged Saudi Arabia to abandon what it termed a bloody execution spree after 14 more men are set to be executed... READ MORE

26th July, 2017 2562

KANSAS MAN CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME IN KILLING OF INDIAN


Purinton was also charged with a federal firearms violation in the February 22 incident at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, a Kansas City suburb... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 2014

AIR STRIKE 'KILLS 12 CIVILIANS' IN YEMEN


Four children, two women among victims of coalition attack in Hareeb al-Qarameesh north of Sanaa, rebel media say... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 1679

TEXAS INMATE PUT TO DEATH AFTER LONG LEGAL BATTLE


Preyor's lawyers said the Texas inmate's old attorneys committed fraud against the court and relied on Wikipedia for legal research... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 1455

BLAST NEAR MOGADISHU HOURS AFTER AL-SHABAB VOWS ATTACK


The armed group has said that it would launch deadly attacks against Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Somalia's new president, also known as Farmajo... READ MORE

27th February, 2017 1375

ICC WARRANT FOR KHALIFA HAFTAR ALLY MAHMOUD AL-WERFALLI


Haftar is the controversial chief of the self-styled Libyan National Army LNA, which now controls key Libyan oil ports... READ MORE

15th August, 2017 1022

SOMALIA: HUGE BLAST ROCKS DOWNTOWN MOGADISHU


Police officer Hussein Nor Mohamed told Al Jazeera the death toll currently was two but that could rise... READ MORE

8th May, 2017 1021

COURTS GRANT STAYS TO REMAINING SEVEN MEN SET TO DIE IN ARKANSAS EXECUTIONS


The executions had been scheduled to start Monday night... READ MORE

15th April, 2017 915

JORDAN EXECUTES 15 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 10 MEN CONVICTED OF TERRORISMA


Jordan on Saturday executed 10 men convicted of terrorism charges, including deadly attacks on tourists, Jordanian security forces and a local writer, the government spokesman said... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 894

PAKISTAN SENTENCES CHRISTIAN MAN TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY


Blasphemy is a criminal offence in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and insults against the Prophet Mohammad are punishable by death... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 864

AMNESTY SOUNDS ALARM AS INDONESIA SLAYS DRUG SUSPECTS


Amnesty International has condemned what it described as an alarming number of police killings of suspected drug dealers in Indonesia... READ MORE

16th August, 2017 796

JW LEDFORD JR LAWYERS WANT FIRING SQUAD, NOT INJECTION


Georgia already has the skilled personnel, weapons and ammunition needed to carry out an execution by firing squad, Ledford's lawyers argued... READ MORE

13th May, 2017 737


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