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Uganda anti-gay law includes death penalty in some cases

The new law doesn’t criminalize those identifying as LGBTQ, but still prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which includes sexual relations involving people infected with HIV.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ law with death penalty for same-sex acts

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has sparked international outrage after signing one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for homosexual acts.

Evening Standard

Uproar as Uganda gets new anti-LGBT+ law including death penalty: ‘How many will die?’

Queer activists ask ‘how many of us will be jailed, or beaten, or further chased into the shadows of society’

The Independent UK

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Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ+ law with death penalty for same-sex acts

Global outcry over Museveni’s assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanisation’

The Guardian - UK

‘A very dark and sad day’: Uganda passes harsh anti-LGBTQ laws

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty.

The New Daily

Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases

Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad

The Independent UK

NIA seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik deeply disturbing: Hurriyat

The Hurriyat Conference on Sunday said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking the death penalty for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JLF) chief Yasin Malik is “deeply disturbing” for the people of J&K.

The Hindu

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Man charged with killing Indianapolis police officer seeking insanity defense

A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is seeking an insanity defense as he seeks to avoid the death penalty

The Independent UK

Prosecutor wants death penalty for man accused of killing and dismembering Uber Eats delivery driver

Oscar Adrian Solis Jr allegedly murdered 59-year-old Randall Cooke as he made a delivery at a home Florida

The Independent UK

What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Independent UK

Woman, 19, caught with cocaine in her luggage in Bali will NOT be executed

Friends and family of Manuela Vitoria de Araujo Farias feared she would face the death penalty in Bali but prosecutors have asked the court to jail her for 12 years

Daily Mirror

2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle express doubts over executions

Two former Alabama governors, from opposite sides of the political aisle, wrote in an opinion piece that they are now troubled by the state’s death penalty system and would commute the sentences of inmates sentenced by judicial override or divided juries

The Independent UK

Judge entered plea for Idaho murder suspect Kohberger. Why? And what happens next?

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, the Pennsylvania man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students in November, sat in silence and declined to enter a plea Monday through his public defender at his long-awaited arraignment.

Tribune News Service

Lori Vallow Daybell: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’s’ mystery case

After two years of delays in the trial, Lori Vallow was found guilty of the murders of her children. But the case spans a deeply disturbing pattern of unexplained deaths and bizarre cult beliefs about killing zombies

The Independent UK

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Death row inmate challenges new Tennessee post-conviction law

A Tennessee death row inmate is challenging the newly expanded authority of the appointed state attorney general over some capital punishment proceedings

The Independent UK

Lori Vallow Daybell: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’s’ mystery case

After two years of delays in the trial, Lori Vallow has been found guilty of the murders of her children. But the case spans a deeply disturbing pattern of unexplained deaths and bizarre cult beliefs about killing zombies

Al Jazeera

Singapore hangs man for trafficking 1.5kg of cannabis

The execution is the second in three weeks, amid growing concern at the island’s use of the death penalty in drug cases.

The Independent UK

Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions

Singapore has hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clings firmly to the death penalty despite global calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions

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Al Jazeera

Map: Which countries still have the death penalty?

The number of recorded executions has risen to its highest level in five years, according to Amnesty International.

Al Jazeera

Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’

Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach.

Al Jazeera

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

The Independent UK

Lori Vallow Daybell: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’s’ mystery case

The Independent UK

Lori Vallow Daybell: Timeline of ‘doomsday cult mom’s’ mystery case

Daily Mirror

Body of murdered Brit teen's girlfriend found in Thailand with killer facing death penalty

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

WEKU

Trump wants the death penalty for drug dealers. Here's why that probably won't happen

The former president is pledging to wage war against Mexico's drug cartels if reelected in 2024. His plan includes pushing Congress to institute the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers.

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