# Death Penalty
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This year
2024
Arson
Japanese court sentences man to death for arson attack at anime studio that killed 36
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Jan 25th 2024, 8:05 AM
Last year
2023
9/11
Families of those killed in 9/11 attacks split over plea deal that excludes death penalty
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Aug 27th 2023, 12:13 PM
Pittsburgh
Man who killed 11 Jewish worshippers at a US synagogue in 2018 sentenced to death
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Aug 2nd 2023, 7:22 PM
Death Penalty
Singapore executes a woman for the first time in nearly 20 years
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Jul 28th 2023, 7:26 AM
Death Penalty
US: Oklahoma executes convicted murderer with another set to die in Alabama today
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Jul 20th 2023, 6:09 PM
Death Penalty
Man executed in Singapore for co-ordinating 1kg delivery of cannabis
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Apr 26th 2023, 9:54 AM
Death Penalty
Oklahoma executes man who murdered elderly couple almost 20 years ago
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Jan 12th 2023, 9:28 PM
Robert Fratta
Former Texas police officer who hired hitmen to kill wife is executed
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Jan 11th 2023, 8:49 AM
All time
USA
US court rules 19-year-old daughter cannot witness execution of her father
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Nov 29th 2022, 7:50 AM
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Iranian protesters have been arrested & killed, but 15,000 aren't sentenced to death
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Nov 16th 2022, 2:12 PM
Death Penalty
Alabama prison calls off lethal injection after struggling to access inmate's veins
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Sep 23rd 2022, 9:41 AM
Death Penalty
Alabama executes man despite objections of victim's family
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Jul 29th 2022, 7:28 AM
Nagaenthran
Singapore executes disabled Malaysian man over drugs conviction
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Apr 27th 2022, 8:27 AM
Singapore
Singapore court dismisses mentally disabled man's death sentence appeal
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Mar 29th 2022, 9:41 AM
Boston bombings
US Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for man who bombed Boston Marathon
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Mar 4th 2022, 4:29 PM
America
Convicted murderer executed in Missouri despite pleas for clemency
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Oct 6th 2021, 7:43 AM
Capital Punishment
Virginia becomes 23rd US state to abolish the death penalty
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Mar 24th 2021, 10:02 PM
federal execution
Man executed by the US in Trump’s final days in office despite pleas for clemency
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Dec 11th 2020, 9:31 AM
Death Penalty
US judge halts federal executions hours before resumption
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Updated
Jul 13th 2020, 7:50 PM
United States
Texas resumes executions after months-long shutdown due to Covid-19
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Jul 9th 2020, 8:26 AM
Death Penalty
Missouri executes man whose last words were to maintain his innocence
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May 20th 2020, 7:38 AM
Middle East
Saudi Arabia makes move to abolish death penalty for minors
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Apr 26th 2020, 6:37 PM
Capital Punishment
Man who murdered 19 people at disability care home in Japan is sentenced to death
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Mar 16th 2020, 10:39 AM
I-95 KILLER
Florida to execute serial killer who preyed on older, gay men along US east coast
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Aug 22nd 2019, 7:25 AM
Capital Punishment
The US government is to start executions again and five murderers have already been given deathdays
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Jul 25th 2019, 9:39 PM
Trial
US mother asks that ex-husband who murdered their five children be spared death penalty
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Jun 12th 2019, 8:29 AM
Lethal Injection
Alabama had to call off an execution at the last minute after it was unable to lift a court order
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Apr 12th 2019, 11:09 AM
Sharia Law
'A human rights pariah': Brunei implements death by stoning for gay sex and adultery
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Apr 3rd 2019, 7:08 AM
Death Penalty
Temporary reprieve for more than 700 death row inmates as California suspends executions
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Mar 13th 2019, 7:18 AM
Death Penalty
Alabama executed a Muslim inmate and refused his request to have an imam in the chamber
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Feb 8th 2019, 12:02 PM
diplomatic tensions
'Hostage politics': Campaigners condemn death penalty for Canadian citizen in China
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Jan 15th 2019, 8:40 AM
tennessee
Death row inmate chooses electric chair over lethal injection, second inmate to do so in last two months
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Dec 6th 2018, 9:16 PM
Texas
Texas executes Mexican man who killed his wife and two young children
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Nov 15th 2018, 8:02 AM
fentanyl
Man executed in Nebraska prison using untested lethal injection
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Aug 15th 2018, 7:57 AM
Death Penalty
UK suspends cooperation with US over fears 'The Beatles' Isis suspects could be executed
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Jul 27th 2018, 11:11 AM
widespread outrage
India approves death penalty for people convicted of raping children under 12
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Apr 22nd 2018, 6:00 AM
Death Penalty
Almost 1,000 executions were recorded last year, including beheadings and lethal injections
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Apr 12th 2018, 2:50 PM