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
Nick Reiner charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner
Reiner could face life without parole or the death penalty if convicted, though “no decision” has been made on whether prosecutors will seek capital punishment.
'I am not afraid': Ben-Gvir unmoved after footage shows Hamas planning his abduction before Oct. 7
Ben-Gvir also renewed his efforts to dismantle the grave of the terrorist Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, founder of the Black Hand and known as "the Arab Joseph Trumpeldor."
Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser
Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10bn tomans in a diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being put to death by the Islamic regime.
Spectator execution: Teenage boy shoots his family's murderer in front of crowds in Afghanistan
A 13-year-old boy shot the man who had slaughtered 13 of his relatives three times.
Ben-Gvir’s noose pin shows Israel trading moral clarity for election symbolism - comment
Instead of grappling with the complex challenge of prosecuting the October 7 perpetrators effectively, the conversation veered toward symbolism designed for headlines, not reality.
Iranian authorities publicly execute man who raped pregnant woman, her friend at knifepoint
The unnamed man was killed in the town of Bastam following a guilty verdict by the Supreme Court.
Doctors instructed not to participate in executing terrorists by Israeli Medical Association
The Israeli Medical Association argued that professional codes prohibit the participation of doctors in executions.
Ben-Gvir advances death penalty for terrorists bill at Knesset, clashes erupt over legality
The issue most debated was the ethical aspects of the bill’s outline, causing the meeting to break out into clashes between Ben-Gvir and the panel.
Key events in Bangladesh as Hasina sentenced to death - explainer
Bangladesh's court sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death for ordering a deadly crackdown during 2024 protests, as the country braces for elections and reform challenges.
Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown
The ruling is the most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes months ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held in early February.
