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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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US Scraps Plea Agreement With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table.
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US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
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Use Of Death Penalty Across Globe At Its Highest In 9 Years, Says Report
The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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Death Row In India Hits 20-Year High, Despite Lower Appeal Court Confirmations: Report
According to data, there were 541 and 490 inmates on death row at the end of 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 167 and 146 death sentences were awarded in 2022 and 2021.
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North Korea Jailed 2-Year-Old For Life After Catching Parents With Bible
A US State Department report has found that Christians in North Korea who are caught with a Bible face the death penalty, and their families, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment.
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165 Death Sentences Imposed By Courts In 2022, Highest Since 2000: Report
Trial courts across the country imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, which is the highest in a single year in the last two decades, a report has said.
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Iran Executes More Than 50 People So Far This Year: Report
Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country.
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Iran Rapper, Protester To Face Retrial On Death Over Anti-Hijab Protest
Iran's supreme court has ordered the retrial of two men, including a Kurdish rapper, who were reportedly sentenced to death over protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Saturday.
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Gujarat Courts Award Death Sentence To 50 People In 8 Months: Report
Gujarat has seen a sharp rise in trial courts giving captial punishment with 50 people being sentenced to death this year till August compared to 46 between 2006 and 2021, as per data available with courts in the state.
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Death Penalty For Bangladeshi Couple Over "Selling" Teen In India: Report
A Bangladeshi couple was sentenced to death by a tribunal today for selling a 17-year-old girl to a brothel in India, according to media reports. Khulna Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal pronounced capital punishment for the couple.
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9/11 Prosecutors In Plea Talks To Avert Mastermind's Death penalty: Report
Lawyers for the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and federal prosecutors are in talks to negotiate a potential plea agreement for the Pakistani terrorist and four other co-defendants that could drop the possibility of death penalty for them.
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Japan Delivers Death Sentence To 3, Marking First Executions Under New PM
Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry.
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Nirbhaya Convicts To Hang On March 20 At 5:30 am, Says Delhi Court
The four convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi - dubbed Nirbhaya - more than seven years ago, will be hanged on March 20, at 5:30 am. This is the fourth death warrant issued by a Delhi court.
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Amid Nirbhaya Delay, Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To Speed Up Death Penalty Cases
Amid outrage over the delay in hanging four people convicted in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Supreme Court has come out with guidelines to ensure that criminal appeals involving the death penalty are heard and settled at the earliest.
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Pakistan Among World's Harshest Users Of Death Penalty: Report
Pakistan's use of the death penalty is among the harshest in the world, accounting for 26 per cent of the global death row population, according to data released by a non-profit group on Thursday.
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US Scraps Plea Agreement With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table.
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US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
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Use Of Death Penalty Across Globe At Its Highest In 9 Years, Says Report
The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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Death Row In India Hits 20-Year High, Despite Lower Appeal Court Confirmations: Report
According to data, there were 541 and 490 inmates on death row at the end of 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 167 and 146 death sentences were awarded in 2022 and 2021.
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North Korea Jailed 2-Year-Old For Life After Catching Parents With Bible
A US State Department report has found that Christians in North Korea who are caught with a Bible face the death penalty, and their families, including children, are sentenced to life imprisonment.
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165 Death Sentences Imposed By Courts In 2022, Highest Since 2000: Report
Trial courts across the country imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, which is the highest in a single year in the last two decades, a report has said.
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Iran Executes More Than 50 People So Far This Year: Report
Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country.
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Iran Rapper, Protester To Face Retrial On Death Over Anti-Hijab Protest
Iran's supreme court has ordered the retrial of two men, including a Kurdish rapper, who were reportedly sentenced to death over protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Saturday.
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Gujarat Courts Award Death Sentence To 50 People In 8 Months: Report
Gujarat has seen a sharp rise in trial courts giving captial punishment with 50 people being sentenced to death this year till August compared to 46 between 2006 and 2021, as per data available with courts in the state.
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Death Penalty For Bangladeshi Couple Over "Selling" Teen In India: Report
A Bangladeshi couple was sentenced to death by a tribunal today for selling a 17-year-old girl to a brothel in India, according to media reports. Khulna Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal pronounced capital punishment for the couple.
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9/11 Prosecutors In Plea Talks To Avert Mastermind's Death penalty: Report
Lawyers for the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and federal prosecutors are in talks to negotiate a potential plea agreement for the Pakistani terrorist and four other co-defendants that could drop the possibility of death penalty for them.
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Japan Delivers Death Sentence To 3, Marking First Executions Under New PM
Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry.
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Nirbhaya Convicts To Hang On March 20 At 5:30 am, Says Delhi Court
The four convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi - dubbed Nirbhaya - more than seven years ago, will be hanged on March 20, at 5:30 am. This is the fourth death warrant issued by a Delhi court.
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Amid Nirbhaya Delay, Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To Speed Up Death Penalty Cases
Amid outrage over the delay in hanging four people convicted in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Supreme Court has come out with guidelines to ensure that criminal appeals involving the death penalty are heard and settled at the earliest.
