Death penalty

Alabama schedules first execution with novel method
Convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith already endured a failed lethal injection attempt last year
Aug 27, 2023 15:45
Ghana abolishes death penalty
Accra’s move makes it the 29th African country to remove the possibility of capital punishment
Aug 12, 2023 19:43
US state abolishes death penalty
Washington Governor Jay Inslee said capital punishment had been applied “unequally” and in a “racially insensitive manner”
Apr 22, 2023 03:04
Donbass republic changes death penalty law
The Donetsk People’s Republic has abolished capital punishment, months after becoming part of the Russian Federation
Apr 6, 2023 11:55
Russian party leader urges return of death penalty
The call comes after a bomb attack in St. Petersburg killed a military blogger
Apr 4, 2023 14:53
Left-wing party calls for restoration of death penalty in Russia
The chairman of the A Just Russia – For Truth party, Sergey Mironov, has called for the execution of terrorists and pedophiles
Mar 20, 2023 16:23

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