Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row | Death Penalty News
The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition. Executions for drug-related offences surged in
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Japan court backs retrial for 87-year-old death row inmate | Death Penalty News
The Tokyo High Court has said 87-year-old Iwao Hakamada, who spent more than 45 years on death row after a
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Iranian-German man sentenced to death on ‘terrorism’ charges | Death Penalty News
Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd masterminded a bombing that killed 14 people, something his family denies. Tehran, Iran – Iranian-German citizen
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Iran executions ‘state sanctioned killing’: UN rights chief | Protests News
The UN human rights chief says the flurry of death sentences handed down following the outbreak of civil unrest in
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Missouri carries out first US execution of a transgender person | Death Penalty News
Amber McLaughlin, convicted of murder, was executed by lethal injection after being denied clemency. A Missouri inmate was put to
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Missouri set to execute first transgender person in the US | Death Penalty News
Unless a governor in the United States grants her clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman to
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US ‘botched’ executions reach all-time high, report finds | Death Penalty News
Los Angeles, California – While the use of the death penalty continues to decline in the United States, a new
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Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli intelligence | Death Penalty News
The individuals allegedly received payment in cryptocurrencies to buy weapons and engage in kidnappings. Tehran, Iran – Iran has executed
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Singapore tightens rules on last-minute death penalty appeals | Death Penalty News
New law follows a series of late-stage applications filed by prisoners after exhausting the appeal and clemency process. Singapore has
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Men on death row for US blogger murder flee from Bangladesh court | Death Penalty News
A manhunt is on after two men, sentenced to death for killing a blogger critical of hardline religiosity, escaped from
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