Death Penalty
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from death penalty, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 682 stories have been published about death penalty which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from death penalty, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 682 stories have been published about death penalty which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Death Penalty News
US & Canada · ParklandThe hearing Tuesday was the culmination of 13 weeks of jury selection. The jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz, 23, receives the death sentence or life in prison without parole for the murders of 14 students and three staff members. Cruz pleaded guilty in October to those murders and 17 counts of attempted murder, so the jurors will only decide his punishment.See the Story
Jury is chosen to decide Parkland school shooter’s sentence
76% Center coverage: 34 sources
Europe · LondonTwo British men detained by Kremlin forces in separatist-held eastern Ukraine have been charged with "mercenary activities." Dylan Healy, 22, and Andrew Hill, 35, were both reported to have been captured in April. Mr Healy was working for British non-profit organisation Presidium Network. Mr Hill, a military volunteer, was filmed with a bandaged left arm and a makeshift dressing on his head.See the Story
Ukraine: Two British nationals detained by Russian forces charged with 'mercenary activities'
Coverage: 18 sources
Europe · LondonTwo Britons face the death penalty in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic. The two men had been fighting with the Ukrainian armed forces since 2018. They were sentenced to death in early June by a Donetsk court, which is not internationally recognized. U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss slammed the decision as a sham judgment with no legitimacy.See the Story
European court tells Russia to ensure two Britons do not face death penalty
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
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Death PenaltyHomero Zamorano Jr., 45, was arrested Wednesday and charged with involvement in alien smuggling resulting in death. If convicted, he could face life in prison or even the death penalty. The driver of the tractor-trailer abandoned the 18-wheeler on a semirural road near Interstate Highway 35 and tried to flee, officials said.See the Story
US charges driver, 3 others in deaths of 53 migrants found in tractor-trailer
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Erdogan · TurkeyErdogan's justice minister said at the weekend Turkey would consider turning back the 2004 abolishment of capital punishment. His nationalist ally Devlet Bahceli has backed the idea. "If necessary, this should be brought back on the agenda and made into a debate," Erdogan was cited as saying.See the Story
Turkey's Erdogan says ready to back reinstating death penalty -media
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
Death Penalty · Oklahoma CityThe executions are set to begin in late August and run through December 2024. The state had suspended capital punishment for several years because of botched executions and a lawsuit over one of the drugs used. The 25 men on death row have all exhausted their appeals, but they were temporarily spared in recent years as Oklahoma stopped administering the death penalty.See the Story
Oklahoma Plans to Execute 25 Prisoners in 29 Months
100% Left coverage: 3 sources
International · UkraineA TEAM of MI6 officers was last night at the centre of efforts to negotiate the release of British hostages captured in Ukraine.See the Story
MI6 ramps up bid to free captured Britons as two more could face death penalty
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Death Penalty · UkraineTwo Britons suspected of being mercenaries are threatened with the death penalty for interfering in the Russia vs Ukraine war.See the Story
Russia vs Ukraine war: British mercenaries threatened with death penalty
ErdoganThe Turkish President put back on the agenda the debate that, in any case, would need to go through ParliamentSee the Story
Erdogan slipped that he could reimpose the death penalty
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Death PenaltyRamiro Gonzales was sentenced to the death penalty with lethal injection, now he seeks to fulfill his wish before being executed. What is it?See the Story
Sentenced to Death Calls for Suspension of Execution to Comply with Altruistic Act to Save Lives
Death Penalty · ItalyKadyrov's announcement, but Kiev denies it. British volunteers captured by pro-RussiansSee the Story
The leader of the Chechens: “Lysychansk Taken.” Risk of death penalty for two other Brits
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
