Death penalty
‘Last Breath’: The campaign giving Iran’s condemned a face and a name
This year, more than 950 people have been executed in Iran, including at least 29 people arrested in connection with January’s protests. Months later, scores are still at risk of execution.
'Blow to Israel's security': Ben-Gvir slams High Court directive allowing Nukhba terrorists visits
Egyptian broadcaster and influencer sentenced to death after gang, drug convictions
Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports
Iran publicly hangs January protesters in Isfahan's Alikhani Square, sparking outrage
The two protesters were named by Mizan news agency as Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi, who were alleged to have attacked police officers.
Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder of Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program, dies at 32
Farber was the founder and CEO of Ma'alot Tzur, a program that integrated Haredim into the IDF.
Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl
He spent five days in a packed downtown courtroom, shackled in his seat as prosecutors presented graphic witness testimony and crime-scene photos.
January protesters continue to receive death sentences as Islamic regime continues suppression
Mehdi Khaneki was executed for "operational actions" that benefited Israel, the United States, and hostile groups, as well as for what the judiciary described as crimes committed during the protests.
'Killing security officers is a red line': Why Jordan brought back the death penalty
The execution of six men convicted of killing security officers in June signals Amman’s tough new approach to terrorism, drug trafficking, and threats to the kingdom’s stability
Each terrorist death closes a door to more terrorism - opinion
You say, “the death penalty is vengeance disguised as deterrence.” Sorry, there is no “disguise” here; it is unapologetically vengeance. And it would only be for tried and convicted terrorists.
Israel's new death penalty law will only unlock more doors for terror - opinion
The lesson is simple: calls for death fuel more killing. Once any society exposes itself to the Pandora’s Box of state-sponsored killings of prisoners, all bets on civilized humanity are off.
October 7 trials: How Israel is preparing for the largest terror prosecution in its history
LEGAL AFFAIRS: Israel now needs to build an entire temporary justice system around a crime that cannot be reduced to a single file, defendant, scene, or legal theory.
Ben-Gvir appoints bereaved family members as official inspectors under terrorist death penalty law
The official inspectors will play a central role in overseeing the conditions of the terrorists sentenced to death, and are granted supervisory powers regarding the implementation of the law.
Arab lawmakers seek to join High Court petition against death penalty law
According to the request, the applicants asked to join after the petition was filed, citing their public interest in the law and involvement in the parliamentary and public debate around it.
