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Britain Says Iran’s Execution of Two Protesters Is ‘Abhorrent’

British foreign minister James Cleverly on Saturday condemned Iran's execution of two protesters and urged it to "immediately end the violence against its own people". "The execution of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini by the Iranian regime is abhorrent," Cleverly said on Twitter. "The UK is strongly opposed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Joe Biden called for an end to executions. So why is his DoJ seeking it in the case of Sayfullo Saipov?

Biden administration has offered mixed signals on capital punishment

The Independent UK

South Carolina Supreme Court To Decide the Future of the Death Penalty in the State

On Thursday, the South Carolina Supreme Court began hearing arguments in a case that could see the state's attempt to execute inmates by electrocution or firing squad declared unconstitutional.

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Idaho murders victim’s parents call for death penalty for accused killer Bryan Kohberger

Bryan Kohberger faces the death penalty or life in prison for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin

The Independent UK

YSL trial judge to also hear motions in spa shooter death penalty case, but not until May

ATLANTA — The 23-year-old charged in the 2021 spa shooting rampage that killed eight people across metro Atlanta appeared virtually in a Fulton County courtroom Thursday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Electric chair, firing squad's legality at S. Carolina court

South Carolina’s highest court will hear arguments on whether a newly organized firing squad or the old electric chair are legal ways to execute inmates in the state

The Independent UK

Amber McLaughlin becomes first transgender woman to be executed in US after 2003 murder conviction

The 49-year-old was on death row in a prison in Missouri for killing a former girlfriend in 2003 in St Louis

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Amber McLaughlin: Missouri carries out first execution of openly transgender inmate for 2003 murder

Killing marks one of few executions of women in US since 1970s

The Independent UK

Missouri set to carry out first execution of openly trans inmate with killing of Amber McLaughlin

Inmate’s lawyers argued problems with trial process in clemency petition

The Independent UK

Poland’s Catholic premier sparks outrage with death penalty support

Poland's conservative prime minister has surprisingly spoken in favor of the death penalty and admitted he doesn't share the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the matter

The Independent UK

Poland's conservative premier in favor of death penalty

Poland's conservative prime minister has surprisingly spoken in favor of the death penalty and admitted he doesn't share the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the matter

The Independent UK

Man who faced death penalty after being wrongfully convicted of Garda murders dies

Peter Pringle served 15 years in jail before he was released in 1995 after his convictions were deemed unsafe and quashed.

Irish Mirror

Where does Missouri get the drugs it uses to execute prisoners? The supplier is a secret

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time since 2015, Missouri has returned to executing multiple people on death row per year — two in 2022 and two scheduled so far for 2023 — but details about the process remain shrouded in secrecy.

Tribune News Service

How a lost tape from a Jeff Ross comedy special might send a Texas man to the execution chamber

Video from a Comedy Central special helped form part of the Texas case against Gabriel Hall. Josh Marcus reports

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Suspect in killing of Indiana cop seeks to represent himself

A man facing a death penalty charge in the fatal shooting of an Indiana police officer has asked a judge to represent himself, and his appointed attorney wants to withdraw from the case

Reason

2022 Was a Year of Bad, Botched Death Row Executions

Fortunately, government kills fewer prisoners each year.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Members of Congress urge Missouri Gov. Parson to cancel woman's execution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver on Tuesday called on Gov. Mike Parson to stop Missouri's planned execution of Amber McLaughlin, set for Jan. 3.

WEKU

More than a third of executions in 2022 were 'botched,' a report finds

Death penalty researchers say the record-high number of mishandled executions put into question states' ability to perform them.

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Tribune News Service

Pointing to ‘flaw’ in Missouri death penalty, judges ask to stop woman’s execution

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven retired Missouri judges have urged Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Amber McLaughlin, arguing that the death penalty was handed down “via a flaw in Missouri’s capital sentencing scheme.”

Reuters

U.S. couple detained in Uganda gets fresh charge that carries death penalty

A U.S. couple detained in Uganda on charges of aggravated torture of a 10-year-old boy face an additional charge of aggravated child trafficking which carries the death penalty if they are convicted, the state prosecutor said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Outgoing governor: Nevada has to solve death penalty issue

Outgoing Gov. Steve Sisolak says his failed bid to have the state Board of Pardons vote on clearing Nevada's death row before he leaves office should spur debate about capital punishment in the state

Tribune News Service

South Carolina prosecutors will seek life sentence, not death penalty, for Alex Murdaugh in murder trial

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Attorney General is seeking life without parole for Alex Murdaugh in the killing of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.

The Independent UK

SC official says Alex Murdaugh will not face death penalty

State prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Alex Murdaugh when the disbarred attorney appears in court next month for a double murder trial that has drawn international attention

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Iran’s Government Accesses Social Media Accounts of Detainees

As protests spread in Iran, some worry the government is using technology to access mobile applications to surveil and suppress dissent, CNN reported. “They told me ‘Do you think you can get out of here alive? We will execute you. Your sentence is death penalty. We have evidence, we are…

Evening Standard

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticism of death penalty

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti has been arrested by police after criticising the Government’s use of the death penalty against protesters.

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