Death Penalty

Visit Rt.com for news and reports on the death penalty, or capital punishment, worldwide. The death penalty is the legal execution of a person by the government as punishment for a crime. Get news and updates about the terminology, use, and prohibition of the death penalty in different states. The US is the only Western country that still has the death penalty. China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are the counties with the most executions. Follow RT for the latest news and details about the death penalty in these and other countries, especially Saudi Arabia, where more than 130 executions were performed in 2017.

South Carolina House OKs bill reviving FIRING SQUADS as execution method for death row inmates
Lawmakers in South Carolina have approved legislation that will make death by firing squads a legal option for capital offenders, amid chronic shortages of the drugs used for lethal injections.
May 6, 2021 03:10
USA News
South Korean prosecutors seek DEATH for mother accused of murdering adopted toddler, as public fury fuels moratorium debate
Public outrage over the grisly murder of a 16-month-old South Korean girl, allegedly by her adoptive mother, has already led to tougher child-abuse laws. Next, it may prompt the country to end its moratorium on capital punishment.
Apr 15, 2021 00:30
World News
Boston bomber Tsarnaev may have DEATH SENTENCE restored after US Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal filed by Trump administration
Donald Trump is no longer president, but he may yet get his way over the punishment of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal seeking reinstatement of the death penalty.
Mar 22, 2021 18:43
USA News
‘This is simply tragic’: Iran accused of ‘systematic human rights violations’ for alleged execution of wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini
There have been fresh calls for Iran to be banned by major sporting bodies following the reported death of a second leading wrestler, who was said to have been executed by hanging in prison at the age of 30 earlier this week.
Jan 29, 2021 10:32
Sport News
Judge grants stay to only woman on US federal death row HOURS before her execution
Hours before she was due to be given a lethal injection, a US judge granted a stay of execution to Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on America’s federal death row, over concerns about her mental competency.
Jan 12, 2021 13:14
USA News
‘Remember HIS name...’? With Kim Kardashian, Bernie Sanders & race-baiting SJWs, justice and mercy are reserved for the murderer
That poor Kim Kardashian is just beside herself with grief, and Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders is accusing the federal government of “premeditated murder” for executing death-row inmate Brandon Bernard.
Dec 11, 2020 23:07