Death Penalty

Death Penalty

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Rights groups slam Israel's new law approving use of death penalty against Palestinians

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the legislation as a “dangerous escalation”.

Israel Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir shake hands as the Israeli government approve Netanyahu's proposal to reappoint Itamar Ben-Gvir as minister of National Security, in the Knesset, Israeli parliament in Jerusaelm, March 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Oren Ben Hakoon

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

A woman holds a sign bearing South Korean national flag with a portrait of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as they wait for his arrival for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean court hands life term to ex‑president Yoon in insurrection trial

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House help gets death penalty in 2019 Dhanmondi double murder case

A woman holds a sign bearing South Korean national flag with a portrait of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as they wait for his arrival for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-president Yoon over martial law

Thousands remain trapped in tiny condemned cells — living for years in the waiting room of death. Photo: Courtesy

Solitary confinement: 'Social death' before the noose

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Photo: COllected

Full verdict on Hasina, Kamal's death penalty published; 30-day appeal window begins

Police produced prime accused Jahangir Alam before the court during the announcement of the verdict in the double murder case on Tuesday, 21 October 2025. Photo: Collected

5 get death penalty for killing 2 children after abduction in Cox’s Bazar

Sheikh Hasina. File Photo: Collected

Crimes against humanity: ICT chief prosecutor seeks death penalty for Hasina and Kamal

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Draft law on enforced disappearance prevention with death penalty provision approved

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3 get death penalty for murder in Jashore

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Man to walk gallows for killing sleeping wife by pouring hot oil

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, US, February 21, 2025. Photo: Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione