The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

The son of Egypt’s immigration minister is facing the death penalty for the premeditated murder of two young men in the United States.

Lower courts must rigorously comply with the Supreme Court of India’s decision in ‘Manoj’ enabling an informed sentencing inquiry

About 170 countries so far have abolished or introduced moratoria of death penalties in law or practice.

NIA court verdict triggers strong political reaction in J&K

At least 2,052 execution orders were passed in 56 countries, report says

The NIA on Wednesday sought the death penalty before a Delhi court for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. Read more on Dynamite News:

‘I wonder about the death penalty, which I’m opposed to. So is the church, but they take no actions against people who may not share their view’

The family of a Brit facing the death penalty in Iraq for collecting “souvenirs” during a geology tour say they are “incredibly worried” ahead of his next trial taking place on May 22.

Myanmar has seen an "alarming" rise in the number of people sentenced to death, while China, North Korea and Vietnam continue to carry out executions in secret, according to a new global report from Amnesty International.

Human rights group also notes continued secrecy in China, and ‘alarming rise’ in use of death sentences in Myanmar.

‘To put it bluntly: Two men whose trial attorneys did not provide even the bare minimum level of representation required by the Constitution may be executed because forces outside of their control prevented them from vindicating their constitutional right to counsel,’ Justice Sonya Sotomayor writes in dissent