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Idaho murders live: Bryan Kohberger’s defense denies ‘fishing expedition’ as he appears in court

Latah County Judge John Judge warned media outlets agaisnt zooming in their cameras on Bryan Kohberger during court proceedings

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty against college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger

Accused killer to appear in court on Tuesday where Judge John Judge will hear arguments on several motions filed by his defence

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen's car. Law allows the death penalty

A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five people accused of impeding the queen’s motorcade during a pro-democracy march in 2020

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

The tree of life has been a powerful image in Jewish tradition for thousands of years – signifying much more than immortality

After weeks of wrenching testimony, jurors delivered a guilty verdict June 16, 2023, for the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 – the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. The next phase of the trial will focus on sentencing, and whether Robert Bowers should face…

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2023

Ugandan church waged rebellion against tradition – today's homophobic views are at odds with history

On 26 May Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, assented to the “anti-homosexuality bill” of 2023. The bill’s aim is to protect the “cherished culture of the people of Uganda, (and the) legal, religious, and traditional family values of Ugandans”. In the name of family values the law punishes “serial offenders” with…

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2023

Humza Yousaf urges Prime Minister to assist as Dumbarton man facing death penalty in India

The First Minister said that Jagtar Singh Johal has been wrongfully imprisoned, for more than five years now, and urged Rishi Sunak to take a "direct approach" to make progress in the case.

Glasgow Live · Jun 18, 2023

‘Dark side of the human spirit’: Stephen Bright’s death penalty fight

Doyen of death row lawyers releases The Fear of Too Much Justice, a book named for a famous supreme court dissent

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2023

Humza Yousaf urges Rishi Sunak to ask for immediate release of Scots man imprisoned in India

Jagtar Singh Johal's family say he has been tortured, including through electric shocks, and faces the death penalty over his activism and campaigning for Sikh human rights.

Daily Record · Jun 17, 2023

Man found guilty of murdering 11 people in deadliest anti-semitic attack in US history

Gunman Richard Bowers killed 11 worshippers at a synagogue and is facing the death penalty

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

Louisiana Gov. Said He Opposed the Death Penalty. Then Almost Every Death Row Inmate Applied for Clemency.

Only two clemency applications from death row inmates in Louisiana have been granted in the past 50 years.

Reason · Jun 14, 2023