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Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Murder Convict, Oldest In State's Modern History
Another 74-year-old Florida inmate, Dennis Sochor, is scheduled to be executed on July 14.
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Jordan Hangs 6 Over "Terrorism", Ending 9-Year Death Penalty Pause
A government spokesperson said more than 100 people remain on death row in Jordan and that executions would proceed "one by one".
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Man Gets Death Penalty For Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor In Tamil Nadu
The POCSO Special Court convicted Dharma Muneeswaran and sentenced him to death by hanging on both counts of sexual assault and murder, 77 days after the crime.
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Ex-China Defence Ministers Get Suspended Death Sentences In Corruption Cases
Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has resulted in the removal of China's highest ranking general and military leadership.
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Iran Executes Two Men Allegedly Spying For Israel Amid War With US
Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were executed in Iran for "waging war against God" and collaborating with the Israeli regime.
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In A First, Iran Set To Execute Woman Over January Protests
Rights groups accuse Iran of using the death penalty as a tool of repression to instil fear among the prople amid war against Israel and the US.
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Video: Israel Minister Drinks, Celebrates Death Penalty Law For Palestinians
The bill was passed on Monday with 62 lawmakers voting in favour and 48 against, including support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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Opinion | Why Calling Hasina's Trial 'Unfair' Is Missing The Point Entirely
This whole process essentially marks a departure from past eras in Bangladesh when trials-even of mass atrocity-were weak on facts, heavy on politics.
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"Yunus Can't Touch My Mother": Sheikh Hasina's Son On Death Verdict
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will not be able to kill his mother.
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Opinion: How Hasina's Death Sentence Has Put Delhi-Dhaka Relations At Crossroads
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, which also included directing destructive force during the June 2024 student-led protests.
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Opinion | Dhaka Irony: How A Court Set Up By Hasina's Father Sentenced Her To Death
As each day passes, the darkness of religious intolerance will only grow. That, in some ways, is even more dangerous. Especially now. Radicalism doesn't come out of a vacuum.
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Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence Is Illegal, Unimplementable, Untenable: Sources
Serious legal, constitutional, and procedural lapses have raised profound concerns about the validity of the death sentence handed down to ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh (ICT-B).
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Can India Deny Dhaka's Request To Extradite Sheikh Hasina? What Rules Say
After Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, was sentenced to death in absentia for "crimes against humanity", the interim government in Dhaka urged India to immediately extradite the deposed leader.
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Opinion | With Sheikh Hasina's Death Sentence, It's 1975 Again In Bangladesh
Hasina becomes an emblem of the circularity of South Asian history, where leaders are alternately elevated as saviours and condemned as tyrants, often within a single lifetime.
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Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Murder Convict, Oldest In State's Modern History
Another 74-year-old Florida inmate, Dennis Sochor, is scheduled to be executed on July 14.
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Jordan Hangs 6 Over "Terrorism", Ending 9-Year Death Penalty Pause
A government spokesperson said more than 100 people remain on death row in Jordan and that executions would proceed "one by one".
-
Man Gets Death Penalty For Sexual Assault, Murder Of Minor In Tamil Nadu
The POCSO Special Court convicted Dharma Muneeswaran and sentenced him to death by hanging on both counts of sexual assault and murder, 77 days after the crime.
-
Ex-China Defence Ministers Get Suspended Death Sentences In Corruption Cases
Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has resulted in the removal of China's highest ranking general and military leadership.
-
Iran Executes Two Men Allegedly Spying For Israel Amid War With US
Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were executed in Iran for "waging war against God" and collaborating with the Israeli regime.
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In A First, Iran Set To Execute Woman Over January Protests
Rights groups accuse Iran of using the death penalty as a tool of repression to instil fear among the prople amid war against Israel and the US.
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Video: Israel Minister Drinks, Celebrates Death Penalty Law For Palestinians
The bill was passed on Monday with 62 lawmakers voting in favour and 48 against, including support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
-
Opinion | Why Calling Hasina's Trial 'Unfair' Is Missing The Point Entirely
This whole process essentially marks a departure from past eras in Bangladesh when trials-even of mass atrocity-were weak on facts, heavy on politics.
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"Yunus Can't Touch My Mother": Sheikh Hasina's Son On Death Verdict
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will not be able to kill his mother.
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Opinion: How Hasina's Death Sentence Has Put Delhi-Dhaka Relations At Crossroads
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, which also included directing destructive force during the June 2024 student-led protests.
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Opinion | Dhaka Irony: How A Court Set Up By Hasina's Father Sentenced Her To Death
As each day passes, the darkness of religious intolerance will only grow. That, in some ways, is even more dangerous. Especially now. Radicalism doesn't come out of a vacuum.
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Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence Is Illegal, Unimplementable, Untenable: Sources
Serious legal, constitutional, and procedural lapses have raised profound concerns about the validity of the death sentence handed down to ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh (ICT-B).
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Can India Deny Dhaka's Request To Extradite Sheikh Hasina? What Rules Say
After Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, was sentenced to death in absentia for "crimes against humanity", the interim government in Dhaka urged India to immediately extradite the deposed leader.
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Opinion | With Sheikh Hasina's Death Sentence, It's 1975 Again In Bangladesh
Hasina becomes an emblem of the circularity of South Asian history, where leaders are alternately elevated as saviours and condemned as tyrants, often within a single lifetime.
