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Americans Sentenced To Death In Congo Coup Attempt Appeal

Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for alleged coup involvement; lawyer appeals. Congo reinstated death penalty after two decades.

How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing a death penalty

A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024

DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial

The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2024

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Trial Of University Of Idaho Student Killings Moved To Boise

Trial of Bryan Kohberger, charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, moved to Boise for a fair trial. Prosecutors seek death penalty.

Trump fumbles debate question about Harris’s race and revisits Central Park Five

Ex-president appears to defend earlier call for death penalty and struggles to account for comments on vice-president

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2024

‘Evil’ father of Georgia school shooting suspect should get death penalty says teenager’s granddad

Colt Gray’s grandfather said the teen grew up with a ‘dysfunctional’ father who screamed all the time

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024

Rape laws toughened in India state after outrage over sex attack on junior doctor

The death penalty is to be introduced in West Bengal for rape which leaves victims fatally injured

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024

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Dems go silent about the death penalty

As goes the Democratic Party so goes the national conversation on criminal justice reform

Salon · Aug 31, 2024

South Carolina prepares for first execution in more than 13 years

After July ruling that state’s death penalty is legal, a man on death row has a week to decide how he will be executed

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2024

DRC prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 defendants after coup attempt

Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are calling for 50 defendants, including three Americans, to face the death penalty over what the army says was a coup attempt in May.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2024

Death Penalty Sought For 50, Including 3 Americans In Congo Coup

Prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 individuals, including 3 Americans, in Congo coup attempt. Alleged coup leader shot dead during arrest. Families clai...

DR Congo: 51 defendants on trial over alleged coup bid

Prosecutors seek the death penalty for 50 of the 51 men on trial over May's coup attempt in DR Congo. About half a dozen of the defendants are foreign nationals, including three Americans.

France 24 · Aug 27, 2024

Death Penalty Upheld for Former Official in China’s Largest Corruption Case

Inner Mongolian bureaucrat amassed $421 million in bribes and other illegal gains, court told

Caixin Global · Aug 27, 2024

Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo

Prosecutors are calling for for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

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The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Prosecutors will seek death penalty against PhD student accused of killing friend’s newborn baby

Nicole Virzi maintains that child slipped out of bouncer and hit his head. Doctors told police her version of events don’t add up

Ph.D. Student Faces Death Penalty For Newborn's Death

Ph.D. student in Pennsylvania faces charges for killing a newborn baby and abusing the infant's twin brother. Legal proceedings unfold in a tragic case rai...

Reason · Aug 23, 2024

Criminal Justice Reform Took a Back Seat at the 2024 DNC

The official Democratic Party platform no longer endorses abolishing the death penalty, decriminalizing marijuana, or repealing mandatory minimums.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024

‘He’s never changed, he never will:’ Exonerated Central Park 5 warn against Trump after his death penalty crusade

Wrongfully convicted men that Trump attacked in the 1980s took the stage at the DNC to back Kamala Harris

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Death row inmate expected to be resentenced to life without parole in Missouri

Despite expected resentencing, Marcellus Williams will continue campaign to prove innocence

South Carolina Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty In Quintuple Homicide

South Carolina prosecutors seek death penalty for James Drayton in fatal shooting case. Drayton faces charges for killing five individuals in Inman.

Newslaundry · Aug 17, 2024

Doctors’ protest over Kolkata rape and murder case intensifies. What are their demands?

The outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9 has continued, with the protesters demanding death penalty for the accused and passing of the Central Protection Act, 2022, to provide protection to health workers and hospitals.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024

'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict

A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2024

DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death

The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.

9/11 Families Support Reversal Of Death Penalty Plea Deals

The Defense Secretary's decision to reinstate the death penalty for 9/11 accused sparks debate and legal challenges, highlighting complex emotions and chal...

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutions

The head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks says she's hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense secretary's nullification of plea deals for the accused mastermind and two others

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