Death penalty

Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals

Alameda County faces scrutiny for potential jury discrimination in death-row cases dating back to 1977, including exclusion of Black female and Jewish jurors.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
14/05/2024

Pakistan’s senate human rights committee votes against public hanging for rapists

This resolution turns the tide in the country by igniting a new chapter in the dialogue on justice and crime prevention.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
03/01/2024

Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.

By REUTERS
30/12/2023

Iranian protester faces execution for murder blamed on gov't

The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.

25/12/2023

Death penalty for terrorists harms Gaza hostages, families tell Knesset

"The debate on the death penalty for terrorists is a mental terror attack, a flammable that risks the lives of kidnapped children," said representative Noam Dan.

Terrorist death penalty debate risks hostages, families charge Otzma Yehudit

"Stop talking about killing Arabs, start talking about saving Jews," the father of a hostage told MK Almog Cohen.

Indians accused of spying for Israel in Qatar given death penalty

Neither New Delhi nor Doha has officially stated the charges against the eight who were arrested in August 2022.

By REUTERS
27/10/2023

Tehran attacks 'anti-Iranian' move to award jailed activist Nobel Peace Prize

Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence

By REUTERS
06/10/2023
Reverend Sylvester Edwards, President of the Terre Haute NAACP, stands near the Federal Correctional

As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming

The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
06/10/2023
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Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote

The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.

By REUTERS
03/08/2023
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