Death Penalty

Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish…

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South Carolina institutes firing squad executions

South Carolina now has the means to facilitate executions by firing squad, officials said, making it one of few states where it is lawful to carry out a death sentence…

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French EU presidency to push for worldwide end to death penalty, says Macron

France will launch a campaign for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty as part of its upcoming presidency of the European Union, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. A…

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Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors

Saudi Arabia has ended the death penalty for crimes committed by minors after effectively abolishing floggings, as the kingdom seeks to blunt criticism over its human rights record. The…

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US government orders first federal executions since 2003

The US federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates after a 16-year hiatus. Attorney General William Barr said in a statement he had directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP)…

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Breaking News: Pope Francis announces important change in Church teachings (Updated)

AP: Pope Francis has changed the Catholic Church teachings on death penalty. In an announcement he said that the death penalty is always inadmissible as it goes against human dignity.…

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