Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
On April 17 each year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is commemorated to remember the plight of thousands of men,…
Woman among 4 more Iranians sentenced to death over protests, rights groups say
Iranian authorities have sentenced to death four more people, including a woman, over last January’s protests, several rights…
Israel’s Racist Death Penalty Bill: When the Law Becomes an Instrument Shaped by Identity and Status
At one end the ultimate punishment is applied selectively, while at the other, efforts are made to let…
Tanner Horner pleads guilty in killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, case moves to sentencing phase
Tanner Horner pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand, abruptly ending what was expected to be an…
The Crime of Israel’s New Death Penalty Law
Israel’s Knesset recently passed legislation mandating the death penalty for deadly acts of terrorism committed “with the intent…
The Blogs: Menachem Begin would be horrified by Israel’s death penalty law | Menachem Rosensaft
The death penalty law adopted last week by a bare majority of 62 Knesset members is a discriminatory…
Syrians Nationwide Mobilize in Protest Over Israel’s Death Penalty for Palestinian Prisoners
From Damascus to Daraa, thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets since the start of April, protesting…
China executes French national convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking
A Frenchman sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France‘s foreign ministry…
The Blogs: Israel has the right to execute terrorists | Simon Kupfer
The ink was barely dry on the Knesset’s vote when the communiqués began to flood through the letterbox.…
Hundreds protest against Israel in Syria amid death penalty law
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of towns in southern Syria on Friday, expressing solidarity with Palestinians…
Iran executes two convicted members of banned opposition group | Death Penalty News
Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian have been hanged after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld their sentences. Published On 4…
The Blogs: Israel’s new death penalty law is not racist | Jeremy Etelson
The new “Death Penalty for Terrorists” law passed by the Israeli legislature is not ethnicity-based. The new law…