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Iran ‘orders death penalty for dozens of protesters’ - despite Trump’s promise to protect them

Human rights group says Tehran has quietly been preparing to execute people accused of involvement in protests last month

The Independent UK

Nick Reiner Murder Trial Update: Los Angeles DA Reveals Rob's Son Is Death Penalty Eligible

Nick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to the killings of his parents, director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, as Los Angeles prosecutors weigh whether to pursue the death penalty. With the case moving toward an April court date, the DA says the investigation is still awaiting key coroner findings.

International Business Times UK

Tennessee Republicans propose bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion

House Bill 570 allows for death penalty to be imposed on women who have abortions, as well as charging women ‘involved in the homicide of her own unborn child’

The Independent UK

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Tennessee Republicans Seeks Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions— 'Homicide of Unborn Child'

Tennessee considers a bill that would impose the death penalty on women who have abortions, sparking widespread debate and outrage across the state.

International Business Times UK

Why is South Korea angry that Yoon Suk Yeol wasn’t sentenced to death?

The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour, a punishment that some have called a ‘failure’

The Guardian - AU

Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty

Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custody

The Guardian - AU

Donald Trump threatens Nancy Guthrie kidnappers with death penalty if she isn't found alive

United States President Donald Trump has insisted Nancy Guthrie's abductors could have "the most severe" consequences - including the death penalty - if she isn't returned alive.

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‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges

Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forget

The Guardian - AU

Trump threatens death penalty for Nancy Guthrie kidnappers after Savannah’s desperate plea

Trump said that Nancy Guthrie’s abductors would receive ‘the most severe’ consequences, according to a report

The Independent UK

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know

The criminal court decides death penalty case appeals and rules on petitions for those who believe they’ve been wrongfully detained. Here’s a look at who’s running for the court’s three seats on the 2026 ballot.

The Texas Tribune

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to fresh jail term in Iran

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has received over seven additional years in prison, alongside a two-year travel ban and internal exile, according to her lawyer. The Iranian activist, already incarcerated, is reportedly on a hunger strike. This latest sentence follows her persistent campaigning against the regime's human rights abuses, including the…

The Times of India

Erika Kirk’s trial rights ‘not even close’ to her husband’s killer’s rights, say Utah lawyers

The Independent canvassed Utah law experts for their legal analysis of a court filing by Erika Kirk demanding speedy justice; here’s what they had to say

The Independent UK

Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer's death

Charles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing

The Independent UK

French man cleared of drug charges in Malaysia, avoiding possible death penalty

A French national who had been facing the possibility of the death penalty in Malaysia has been acquitted on eight drug-related charges, bringing an end to nearly two and a half years of detention and uncertainty.

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Florida man who left a 5-year-old to be devoured by alligators just dodged the death penalty, proving true justice is optional

How does he even think this stuff up?

Evening Standard

Man who left five-year-old girl to be killed by alligators spared death penalty

Harrel Braddy, now 76, left Quatisha Maycock to her death after kidnapping her and her mother in 1998

The Independent UK

Florida man, 76, who left 5-year-old girl to be killed by alligators, avoids death penalty

Harrel Braddy, now 76, left Quatisha Maycock to her death after kidnapping her and her mother in 1998

The Times of India

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case: US judge drops key murder charge against Luigi Mangione; rules out death penalty

A US federal judge has stopped prosecutors from seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione in the killing of Brian Thompson. The judge dismissed the federal murder charge, finding it technically flawed. This decision means the jury cannot consider capital punishment. Mangione still faces federal stalking charges.

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The Guardian - US

Judge rules Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty in healthcare CEO case

Capital punishment taken off table but Mangione will still face federal charges over killing of Brian Thompson

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty after judge dismisses two federal charges

The decision comes a day after a man was arrested for allegedly trying to break Mangione out of jail

The Independent UK

Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

A judge has ruled that federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The Independent UK

Florida sets up a third execution in 2026 as state leads US death penalty surge

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026

The Independent UK

DA seeks July trial in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case, with his federal trial slated for fall

Manhattan prosecutors are urging a judge to set a July 1 trial date in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two months before the slated start of jury selection in his federal death penalty case

The Independent UK

Jury selection for Luigi Mangione set as trial depends on death penalty decision

If capital punishment remains an option, the next phase of the trial would start Jan. 11, 2027

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione is due in court as judge weighs legality of police seizing his backpack

Luigi Mangione is set to return to court as a judge weighs whether to allow or exclude certain evidence from his federal death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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