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Dr David Bull also called for burqas to be banned in the UK

Lisa Stocker, Jonathan Collyer, and Phineas Float have appeared in court accused of drug trafficking

In East Africa, politicians and civil society members are increasingly alarmed by political arrests, as opposition figure Tundu Lissu remains imprisoned in Tanzania, facing the death penalty in a trial that continues to be repeatedly postponed. In this week's Spotlight on Africa podcast, we hear from Robert Amsterdam, legal counsel…

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methods

A total of 19 inmates in nine states have been executed in the U.S. this year, according to the non-profit Death Penalty Information Center.

Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali have announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion of possessing narcotics, charges that could carry the death penalty

Jonathan Collyer, Lisa Stocker and Phineas Float appear in court for start of trial

They are alleged to have smuggled over two pounds of drugs into Bali

Joaquín Guzmán López is expected to plead guilty to charges against him in exchange for a lighter sentence that does not involve the death penalty and could become a key witness in future prosecutions of cartel leaders

Federal prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of drug lord "El Chapo" Guzman, should he be found guilty of multiple charges

Federal prosecutors in the US will not seek the death sentence for Joaquin Guzman Lopez if he is found guilty in court.