Death Penalty

Tyler Robinson, 23, is accused of shooting and killing the conservative activist at an event at Utah Valley University last year. The judge rejected the defense's request to dismiss the case or remove the death penalty from the table. The prosecution argues that firing into a crowd of more than 3,000 people created a real risk of death for others.

A Chinese court has handed down a suspended death sentence to a former party secretary convicted of bribery and corruption. The case is causing a stir in the country and signals an escalation in the government's anti-corruption campaign.

The start of work on an execution facility is nothing more than an election gimmick by a minister whose essence is provocation: after the pitas and the crocodiles, the gallows have arrived. It is just a pity that along the way, it contaminates us all.

Waseem Badia al-Assad, cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, received a death sentence for murder, torture, and crimes committed during the civil war. He is in custody in Syria and was present in the courtroom during the sentencing, which was broadcast live.

Lebanon becomes the first Arab country to abolish the death penalty. Palestinian students at Columbia sue the university for discrimination. And the British infrastructure project that surrendered to the struggle of Harry Potter fans. Global Zoom.

Nick Reiner, the director's son, pleaded not guilty after being indicted for stabbing his parents to death. He is being held without bail, and if convicted, he could face life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty.

A Los Angeles grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner for the murder of his parents, director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The indictment includes a new allegation that he lay in wait for them, which could make him eligible for the death penalty. Reiner has pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors have yet to decide on seeking the ultimate punishment.

The Lebanese parliament has approved a law abolishing the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with hard labor. The Hezbollah faction was the only one to vote against the measure, making Lebanon the first Arab nation to take this step.

A court in Damascus convicted the former Syrian dictator of premeditated mass murder. Along with him, the head of his intelligence apparatus in the Daraa district, Atef Najib, was also convicted.

A Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested last July in Indonesia after being caught smuggling a massive quantity of hard drugs. It is suspected that the 39-year-old pilot used drugs while flying a plane with 170 passengers on board, putting their lives at risk.

Authorities in Tehran hanged Amid Behzad and Pouria Safvat this morning, accusing them of passing military locations to Israel. Human rights organizations warn that the regime is exploiting security tensions to execute dozens of young people.

At least 1,500 death row inmates at Iran's Ghezel Hesar prison have been on a two-week hunger strike to protest a surge in executions. Some prisoners have sewn their lips shut, demanding international intervention against the regime's brutal crackdown.