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- Tehran Executes Eighth Protest Participant Following Allegations of Foreign Espionage and Arson
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Middle East
Iranian authorities have carried out the death sentence of Amir Ali Mirjafari, a 24-year-old student accused of setting fire to a Tehran mosque during the nationwide protests in Ja...
- Iran Executes Protester Following Alleged Attack on Classified Military Site in Tehran
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Iran War
The Iranian judiciary confirmed the execution of Amirhossein Hatami on April 1, following his conviction for targeting a restricted military facility during nationwide demonstratio...
- European Union Condemns Israel Over New Capital Punishment Law Targeting Palestinian Detainees In West Bank
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Middle East
The European Union has formally denounced Israel’s newly passed legislation that establishes the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks. Spokesperson Anouar El...
- Knesset Prepares Final Vote on Capital Punishment for Terrorists Amid Intense Coalition Friction and International Condemnation
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Israel
The Israeli parliament is moving toward a final decision on the Otzma Yehudit party's controversial bill to institute the death penalty for terror related offenses. Despite reporte...
- Knesset Committee Approves Controversial Death Penalty for Terrorists Bill Following Marathon Legislative Session
Published: Mar 24, 2026
Section: Israel
The Knesset National Security Committee voted on Tuesday to advance a high-stakes bill that would legislate the death penalty for individuals convicted of terrorism against Jewish...
- Florida Executes Death Row Inmate for 2007 Kidnapping and Murder of Young Mother
Published: Mar 17, 2026
Section: Crime
The state of Florida carried out the execution of a death row inmate on Tuesday for the 2007 murder of a young mother whose desperate 911 call from the trunk of his car became a fo...
- West Virginia State Senate Proposes Legislative Reinstatement of Capital Punishment for Aggravated First Degree Murder Convictions After Sixty Year Abolition
Published: Mar 2, 2026
Section: Crime
A new bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate seeks to restore the death penalty for specific high-profile murder cases, potentially reversing a decades-long ban on the practic...