Ohio Governor Mike DeWine opposes death penalty, reversing past support
Support for capital punishment has steadily declined in the United States, with several states rolling back its use.
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Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads
Capital punishment remains controversial in the US, with critics warning of innocent people being put on death row.
Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old girl
Singer faces first-degree murder and additional charges that could lead to life without parole or the death penalty.
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Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?
Nearly 10,000 men, women and children are held in Israeli prisons, a third without charge or trial.
From: NewsFeed
Inside Israel’s prison system
As Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day, more than 9,600 Palestinians are still being held in Israeli prisons.
Published On 17 Apr 2026
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Israel’s Ben-Gvir details plans for Palestinian ‘death row’
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir excitedly outlined plans to establish a “death row” for Palestinians.
Published On 5 Apr 2026
Iran executes two convicted members of banned opposition group
Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian have been hanged after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld their sentences.
Eight countries condemn Israel’s one-sided death penalty for Palestinians
Muslim-majority nations denounce Israel’s ‘increasingly discriminatory’ practices that ‘entrench a system of apartheid’.
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What are the consequences of Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians?
Israel has become the first country to vote in favour of capital punishment in the 21st century.
Published On 1 Apr 2026
Palestinians in West Bank protest, strike against Israeli death penalty law
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party had called for the strike.
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Global protests condemning Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians
Protesters are condemning Israel’s new bill that makes the death penalty the default punishment for some Palestinians.
Published On 1 Apr 2026
