The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

The scourge of the death penalty hangs over America

The restoration of capital punishment in 1976 was based on a fantasy of fairness. It must be abolished

The Guardian - US · Jul 2

Paris death penalty congress warns abolition cannot be taken for granted

The fight to abolish the death penalty remains "eminently contemporary", French President Emmanuel Macron said as campaigners, judges and former death row prisoners gathered in Paris this week for the World Congress Against the Death Penalty, amid rising executions worldwide and renewed support for capital punishment in some democracies.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

Death by firing squad: archaic method on the rise in US as Idaho opens new execution chamber

Supporters of the method say it’s foolproof – but forensic experts say it can be ‘excruciating’ amid allegations it has been intentionally botched

The Guardian - US · Jul 1

Family Demands Death Penalty for Australian Who Stuffed Thai Teen Body in Suitcase

The victim's family says only the death penalty will deliver justice after 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was allegedly killed in Pattaya.

International Business Times UK · Jun 29

Australian Man Accused of Stuffing Thai Teen's Body Into Suitcase Faces Death Penalty

An Australian man faces the death penalty in Thailand after a 17-year-old girl's body was found in a suitcase. The suspect confessed following CCTV evidence and public outrage is mounting.

International Business Times UK · Jun 28

Prosecutor in Charlie Kirk shooting case held in contempt by judge

Judge rebukes Christopher Ballard for talking to media but declines defense’s request to take death penalty off table

The Guardian - US · Jun 26

Brit TikToker Facing Death Penalty in Dubai Says She Was Forced to Strip Naked by Male Prison Guards

British TikTok influencer Brooke George faces a potential death sentence in Dubai, claiming self-defence in a fatal stabbing and alleging mistreatment by authorities.

International Business Times UK · Jun 26

Who is Brooke George? British TikTok influencer who could face death penalty in Dubai

Brooke George is accused of stabbing to death a man she met online, but claims she acted in self-defence

Evening Standard · Jun 26

UK TikToker charged with murder in Dubai, may face death penalty; claims she acted in self-defence

A British TikTok influencer has been charged with premeditated murder in Dubai after the fatal stabbing of a British man she had travelled to the UAE to meet.

The Times of India · Jun 26

Who Is Brooke George? 10 Photos of the Brit TikTok Influencer in Dubai Death Penalty Case Over Alleged Fatal Stabbing

British TikTok influencer Brooke George faces murder charges in Dubai, claiming self-defence during a violent attack by her boyfriend. Campaigners call for her release on bail.

International Business Times UK · Jun 26