The shock uptick of capital punishment in recent years, and the brutality of methods still used around the world, has thrust state-sanctioned executions back into the spotlight.

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While the global trend toward abolishing the death penalty continues, the number of executions worldwide rose in 2024.

Zimbabwe, whose president once faced the death penalty himself, abolished capital punishment after its senate approved a bill in December last year.

The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system of capital punishment.

LUCKNOW: A district court in Auraiyya, central Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday awarded capital punishment to a woman named Priyanka for killing her three sons, all aged six years and below, at the instance ...

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Capital punishment is still a polarizing topic in the United States. However, the practice has been long outlawed in various places across the globe. “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story ...

An overview of capital punishment, its use around the world, its history in the UK, and the arguments made for and against its use.

For the first time, U.N. special rapporteurs called on the Japanese government to consider declaring a moratorium on capital punishment.

There's only one problem with the capital punishment debate in America. We never have it. While those of us who believe the death penalty is sadly necessary are willing to argue our point of view ...

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