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Yasin Malik: India convicts top Kashmir separatist of ‘terrorism’

The charge against the founder of JKLF rebel group carries a maximum sentence of death penalty or life imprisonment.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2022

Indian court convicts Kashmiri rebel leader of terrorism

An Indian court has convicted a top Kashmiri separatist leader in a terrorism-related case that carries a maximum punishment of the death penalty or life imprisonment

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

The Independent is a Digiday Media Awards 2022 finalist for its End the Death Penalty campaign

End the Death Penalty campaign aims to create awareness, encourage action, and ultimately end capital punishment

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Death penalty sought in Texas for man who admitted killing 5

Prosecutors in Texas say they will seek the death penalty for a man who authorities have said confessed to killing five people, including three whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster last year

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Jury selection in trial of confessed Parkland school shooter enters second phase

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jury selection in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case entered the second of three phases Monday, with lawyers looking to weed out those whose views on the death penalty are too inflexible to be part of a fair trial.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

Jury selection for Florida school killer enters 2nd phase

Jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has entered its second phase with the attorneys asking questions of potential jurors individually

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Grishma murder case in Surat: Gujarat government moves HC for confirmation of death penalty

AHMEDABAD: The state government has approached the Gujarat high court seeking confirmation of the death sentence awarded to Surat’s youth Fenil Goyani by a trial court for killing 21-year-old college student Grishma Vekariya in February.

The Times of India · May 16, 2022

Jim Fitton: Briton facing death penalty in Iraq ‘did not know he had broken law’

Retired geologist says there were no guards or signage alerting him to fact taking items was prohibited

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

The Death Penalty Makes Us Forget Our Humanity. Don’t Let It.

When fighting against the cold machinery of death, we must all the more cling on to empathy and care for one another.

The News Lens · May 14, 2022

Florida judge was assigned to school shooter case at random

The judge presiding over Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial was assigned the case despite never having overseen a major trial

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022