DeSantis accused of playing politics as Florida shatters executions record The state has killed 15 people this year with two more scheduled this month as death penalty in decline across US The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2025
Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown A judge in New Mexico halted legal proceedings in a federal death penalty case because the U.S. government shutdown is impeding the defendant’s right to legal representation The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
Suspect accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte light rail may face death penalty if convicted Decarlos Brown Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury following the fatal train attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on August 22 The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
UK and Indonesia agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs A British woman has avoided execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement between the two countries The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Teacher who stabbed her eight year-old pupil to death spared death penalty despite family’s pleas Myeong Jae-wan killed Kim Hae-neul after luring the girl into a classroom in South Korea The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Former Mexican Police Officer Turned Cartel Leader Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted Of New Charges In The U.S. A former cartel operative could face the death penalty if convicted of new charges in the U.S. Latin Times · Oct 20, 2025
Iryna Zarutska Case Update: Decarlos Brown's Hearing Delayed for Another Year — Is The Court Protecting Him? The court has delayed the hearing of Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, until April 2026. The decision has fuelled public outrage and raised questions about whether the justice system is protecting him. International Business Times UK · Oct 19, 2025
Australians accused in fatal shooting of fellow national could face death penalty in Bali Australian nationals to be charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Chief prosecutor Tajul Islam calls for former home minister to be sentenced to death The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
TribCast: Is Robert Roberson innocent? In this week’s episode, the TribCast crew is joined by Tribune reporter Kayla Guo to break down the evidence in the Robert Roberson death penalty case. The post TribCast: Is Robert Roberson innocent? appeared first on The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune · Oct 14, 2025
Alex Jones' £1 Billion 'Hoax' Blow: Supreme Court Upholds His Financial Death Penalty The Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones's appeal, upholding a £1 billion judgment for his Sandy Hook 'hoax' claims and cementing a 'financial death penalty' for Infowars. International Business Times UK · Oct 14, 2025
All 20 Surviving Hostages Freed Plus: Luigi Mangione and the death penalty, LLMs and their gambling addictions, and more... Reason · Oct 13, 2025
From Ivy League Classrooms to Murder Trial: Luigi Mangione Battles Death Penalty in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Luigi Mangione, a 27-year-old former Ivy League student, faces a possible death sentence over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. His lawyers now seek to dismiss the capital charge, citing police errors and political bias. International Business Times UK · Oct 13, 2025
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rights The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2025 ‘Fear of death doesn't deter violent crime,’ experts say as executions rise As countries mark World Day Against the Death Penalty on Friday – a day after France honoured Robert Badinter, the man who ended it in the country – experts say capital punishment is still failing to stop crime and instead fuels violence.
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025 Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more Executions have been carried out this year in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas
Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025 Death penalty abolitionist Robert Badinter joins France's Pantheon heroes Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in 1981, was inducted into the Pantheon in Paris on Thursday as France paid tribute to his lifelong fight for justice – with President Emmanuel Macron praising the abolitionist's “essential and unfinished battles”.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025 Podcast: Taxing the ultra-rich, last paperboy in Paris, end of the death penalty The proposal to tax the ultra-rich that could address some of France's budget woes. The last paperboy in Paris, who has been hawking newspapers for nearly 50 years, tells of challenges and successes from Pakistan to Paris. And the man who ended the death penalty in France enters the Panthéon.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025 Robert Badinter, who ended France's guillotine era, enters the Panthéon Robert Badinter, the lawyer and former justice minister who led France to end the death penalty, will be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris on Thursday – 44 years to the day after the abolition law took effect.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in 12th execution this year Singapore has executed a Malaysian drug trafficker, marking the second execution in two weeks in the city-state
International Business Times UK · Oct 2, 2025 Who Is George Wilson? 23-Year-Old Briton From Wealthy Family Faces Death Penalty In Thailand After Drug Bust George Wilson, a 23-year-old Briton from Buckinghamshire, has been arrested in Thailand after authorities allegedly found 9kg of crystal meth hidden in his luggage. He now faces possible death penalty under Thailand's strict drug laws.
International Business Times UK · Oct 2, 2025 Female on Death Row: How Gender Shapes America's Harshest Punishment Women make up just 2% of the US death row population, yet their cases expose deep gender disparities shaped by trauma, stereotypes, and systemic bias in America's harshest punishment.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025 British tourist faces death penalty after being arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand Thai police allege George Wilson, 23, received suitcase containing narcotics from another Briton to deliver it abroad
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025 South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life A local prosecutor in South Carolina plans to seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees was commuted to life in prison by President Joe Biden
Euronews · Sep 29, 2025 Lawyer for suspect in Charlie Kirk killing asks Utah judge for more time to review evidence Utah prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty.