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.
- Sri Lanka leader reinstates execution for drug crimes, orders death of 4 convicts
Sri Lanka’s president has reinstated the death penalty for drug-related crimes, and signed death sentences for four people, more than 43 years after the country’s last execution.Jun 26, 2019 14:37World News - 'Pro-life' Texas bill allowing death penalty for abortions gets marathon House hearingThe Texas state House has held an all-night hearing on proposed legislation that would not only criminalize abortion, but make it a capital crime – pushing an already-polarizing issue into overdrive.Apr 11, 2019 00:35USA News
- ‘Let’s rock’: Tennessee double murderer's last words before electric chair executionMoments before electricity went through his body, a Tennessee inmate astonished staff with his final words. Edmund Zagorski, convicted for slaying two people, became the first man to be electrocuted in the state for over a decade.Nov 2, 2018 07:39USA News
- Trump to announce anti-opioid plan with death penalty for dealersPresident Donald Trump will soon lay out a plan that seeks the death penalty for drug traffickers, a White House official has announced. Earlier, an official hinted that petty dealers would receive less severe sentences.Mar 19, 2018 01:46USA News
- German woman sentenced to death in Iraq for joining Islamic StateAn Iraqi criminal court has ruled that a German woman of Moroccan descent should incur the death penalty for joining Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), according to the court’s spokesman.Jan 21, 2018 12:07World News
- Over 50% of Tory activists support death penalty - pollMore than half of Tory activists support the death penalty for serious crimes, a survey has found. The poll uncovered glaring differences between Tories and the supporters of other political parties on a series of hot issues.Jan 4, 2018 17:38UK News
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