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Louisiana denies clemency hearings to five death row prisoners

There was a rush to hold hearings before the anti-death penalty governor, John Bel Edwards, leaves office in January

The Guardian - US

Court to pronounce verdict in journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case on October 18

Saumya Vishwanathan murder case: A local court reserved its judgment in the 2008 murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan for October 18.

The Hindu

Christian Coalition Escalates Fight Against Death Penalty, Calls For Fair Hearings And Clemency

Christian leaders intensify fight against death penalty, argue for fair hearings and mercy for inmates on death row.

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Batla House Encounter: HC refuses to confirm death penalty to Ariz Khan, awards life term

The bench had reserved its judgement on the issue in August after the lawyers for the convict and the State concluded their submissions.

The Hindu

Sister Helen Prejean sues Louisiana officials over ‘secret’ settlement to slow death penalty appeals

Settlement by state leaders would slow most death penalty clemency appeals

The Independent UK

Texas executes death row inmate over 2000 carjacking murder hours after order of stay was overturned

“To the family of the victim, I sincerely apologize for all of it,” death row inmate Jedidiah Murphy said before he was exected on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Families of the executed appeal to ‘heartless’ Singapore for change

Families call for moratorium on executions and review of the use of the death penalty in the city state.

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‘Clear retaliation’: Louisiana attorney general accused of conflict of interest in clemency petition cases

Jeff Landry, a death penalty supporter, pushed to remove an independent counsel as the pardon board was set to hear from inmates

The Guardian - US

No, Mike Pence, We Should Not Make It Easier To Execute Mass Shooters

Reason

Florida to seek death penalty against man accused of murdering Lyft driver

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he allegedly stole in an attempt to escape another killing

The Independent UK

Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version

Jake Heggie's version of “Dead Man Walking” reaches the Metropolitan Opera for the season’s opening night in a production by Tony and Olivier Award winner Ivo van Hove starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean

The Independent UK

Federal contractor faces death penalty on charges for spying and sending US government secrets to Ethiopia

The 50-year-old, originally from Ethiopia, was arrested last month and could face the death penalty if convicted of espionage

The Independent UK

A preacher to death row inmates says he wants to end executions. Critics warn he's only seeking fame

A death row inmate in Oklahoma is scheduled for execution next week, but he has fired his lawyers and skipped a clemency hearing

The Independent UK

Families of Idaho murder victims break from prosecutors as they call for cameras in Bryan Kohberger’s trial

Kohberger is facing the death penalty over the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students

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More than 70 MPs call on Rishi Sunak to demand Jaggi's release at G20 in India

A CROSS-PARTY group of more than 70 MPs has written a letter to the Prime Minister demanding he raise the case of a Scot facing the death penalty in…

The Independent UK

UNC shooting suspect will not face death penalty, DA says

‘I was very transparent about my position on the death penalty,’ Orange County District Attorney Jeff Niemen said

WEKU

Uganda starts charging people under extreme anti-LGBTQ law, raising execution fears

Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.

The National (Scotland)

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother in plea to PM after letter from Douglas Ross 'mislaid'

A PLEA to Rishi Sunak to put pressure on the Indian Prime Minister to release Jagtar Singh Johal from prison and a possible death penalty has been…

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The Hindu

HC commutes death penalty of 70-year-old convict as he was kept in solitary confinement illegally for 10 years

Karnataka HC commutes death penalty of Saibanna to life sentence due to inordinate delay in mercy plea process & illegal solitary confinement for 10 yrs. Liberty to submit application for remission to State govt.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP slammed for backing death penalty with sharing of Thatcher clip

A TORY MP has been condemned after expressing support for the return of the death penalty.

The Independent UK

Relative of Idaho killings victim wears T-shirt with pro-firing squad message at suspect’s hearing

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin

The Independent UK

No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death

Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who's accused of killing her husband, then writing a children's book about coping with grief

The Independent UK

Moment Mario Fernandez arrested for allegedly orchestrating Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan’s murder

Suspect potentially faces the death penalty if convicted

Reason

Could Louisiana's Governor Empty the State's Death Row?

Gov. John Bel Edwards has directed the state to review 56 death-row clemency applications after he made comments opposing capital punishment in April.

The Independent UK

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families

Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants never face the death penalty

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