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Virginia governor signs bill to abolish death penalty

March 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Virginia has become the first Southern US state to abolish the death penalty after its governor signed into law a bill that ends capital punishment. Governor Ralph Northam said the repeal would stop a “machinery […]

Bangladesh Avijit Roy murder: Five sentenced to die for machete attack on blogger

February 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced five men to death and one to life in jail for hacking a secular blogger to death six years ago in Dhaka. Avijit Roy, based in the US and […]

Gracious David-West: Nigerian serial killer sentenced to death in Port Harcourt

October 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man who killed nine women in a case that caused outrage in Nigeria has been sentenced to death in the southern city of Port Harcourt. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Gracious David-West strangled his victims in […]

Daniel Lewis Lee: US judge delays first federal execution in 17 years

July 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered the first federal execution in more than 17 years to be delayed, just hours before it was due to go ahead The judge issued an injunction on Monday, shortly before […]

Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom

May 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man has been sentenced to death via a Zoom video call in Singapore, as the country remains on lockdown following a spike in Covid-19 cases. Punithan Genasan, 37, received the sentence on Friday for […]

French drug smuggler’s death sentence in Indonesia ‘commuted to 19 years’

August 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Frenchman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia has had his sentence commuted to 19 years in jail, his lawyer and media have said. Félix Dorfin, 35, had been convicted of trafficking about […]

Morocco hikers: Three get death penalty for Scandinavian tourist murders

July 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three Islamic State group supporters who murdered two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco have been sentenced to death. The verdicts for ringleader Abdessamad Ejjoud, Younes Ouaziyad and Rachid Afatti follow petitions on social media calling for […]

California death penalty: Governor Gavin Newsom to halt executions

March 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

California Governor Gavin Newsom will announce a moratorium on executions and a temporary reprieve for all 737 inmates on death row in the state. US media report he plans to sign an executive order later […]

Trump urges death penalty for drug dealers

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has called for drug traffickers to face the death penalty as part of his plan to combat the US painkiller-addiction epidemic. He outlined the proposal during a speech in New Hampshire, […]

Donald Trump to unveil death penalty plans for drug dealers

March 19, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Tanveer Mann Donald Trump is set to announce a new plan today that could see drug dealers getting the death penalty. The POTUS is hoping to toughen sentence laws for drug traffickers in a bid […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]