Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty, 60 on Death Row to be Re-sentenced
Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, freeing approximately 60 prisoners on death row who will be re-sentenced; President Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Act into law on Tuesday, December 2023, following a parliamentary vote, despite concerns over a clause allowing for reinstatement...
Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty, 60 on Death Row to be Re-sentenced
Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, freeing approximately 60 prisoners on death row who will be re-sentenced; President Mnangagwa signed the Death Penalty Abolition Act into law on Tuesday, December 2023, following a parliamentary vote, despite concerns over a clause allowing for reinstatement...
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24% Bias Score
Record High Executions in Saudi Arabia Undermine Vision 2030 Goals
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's executions surged to a record high exceeding 270, mostly for drug crimes, despite official statements aiming for reduction and international criticism over questionable trials and human rights violations.
Record High Executions in Saudi Arabia Undermine Vision 2030 Goals
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's executions surged to a record high exceeding 270, mostly for drug crimes, despite official statements aiming for reduction and international criticism over questionable trials and human rights violations.
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64% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia's 2023 Executions Surge to Highest Number in Decades
Saudi Arabia executed 330 people in 2023, the highest number in decades, contradicting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 2022 claim of eliminating the death penalty except for murder; over 150 were for non-lethal crimes, mainly drug smuggling and non-lethal terrorism, mostly foreign nationals, rais...
Saudi Arabia's 2023 Executions Surge to Highest Number in Decades
Saudi Arabia executed 330 people in 2023, the highest number in decades, contradicting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 2022 claim of eliminating the death penalty except for murder; over 150 were for non-lethal crimes, mainly drug smuggling and non-lethal terrorism, mostly foreign nationals, rais...
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48% Bias Score
Trump to Reinstate Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will direct the Department of Justice to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" after President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates, leaving only three cases pending. Trump's decision aligns with his tough-on-crime platfor...
Trump to Reinstate Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will direct the Department of Justice to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" after President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates, leaving only three cases pending. Trump's decision aligns with his tough-on-crime platfor...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Vows to Vigorously Pursue Capital Punishment
President-elect Donald Trump intends to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty for "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison, sparking controversy and raising questions about the future of capital punishme...
Trump Vows to Vigorously Pursue Capital Punishment
President-elect Donald Trump intends to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty for "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison, sparking controversy and raising questions about the future of capital punishme...
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48% Bias Score
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences, Sparking Trump's Outrage
President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life imprisonment, sparking outrage from Donald Trump who plans to prioritize the death penalty if elected, citing cases involving murdered mothers and children; the decision does not affect state-level death sentences.
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences, Sparking Trump's Outrage
President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life imprisonment, sparking outrage from Donald Trump who plans to prioritize the death penalty if elected, citing cases involving murdered mothers and children; the decision does not affect state-level death sentences.
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56% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Death Sentence of South Carolina Double Murderer, Sparking Outrage
Brandon Council, convicted of the 2017 double murder of two Conway, South Carolina bank employees, had his death sentence commuted to life in prison by President Biden, prompting a compassionate release motion and widespread outrage from victims' families and Republican politicians.
Biden Commutes Death Sentence of South Carolina Double Murderer, Sparking Outrage
Brandon Council, convicted of the 2017 double murder of two Conway, South Carolina bank employees, had his death sentence commuted to life in prison by President Biden, prompting a compassionate release motion and widespread outrage from victims' families and Republican politicians.
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56% Bias Score
Tennessee Revises Lethal Injection Protocol, Resuming Executions
Tennessee announced a revised lethal injection protocol using pentobarbital, resuming executions after a 2022 halt due to protocol violations and an independent review revealing non-compliance since 2018; the new protocol details remain undisclosed, and legal challenges are expected.
Tennessee Revises Lethal Injection Protocol, Resuming Executions
Tennessee announced a revised lethal injection protocol using pentobarbital, resuming executions after a 2022 halt due to protocol violations and an independent review revealing non-compliance since 2018; the new protocol details remain undisclosed, and legal challenges are expected.
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36% Bias Score
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences; Trump Vows to Increase Use of Capital Punishment
President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison, a decision that drew immediate condemnation from former President Trump who vowed to increase the use of the death penalty upon taking office; Trump cited the murders of a mother and daughter, and a soldier and two...
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences; Trump Vows to Increase Use of Capital Punishment
President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison, a decision that drew immediate condemnation from former President Trump who vowed to increase the use of the death penalty upon taking office; Trump cited the murders of a mother and daughter, and a soldier and two...
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60% Bias Score
Trump to Reinstate Pursuit of Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will direct the Department of Justice to resume pursuing the death penalty in future cases following President Biden's commutation of 37 federal death sentences, leaving only three cases pending; Trump's decision reflects his tough-on-crime stance.
Trump to Reinstate Pursuit of Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will direct the Department of Justice to resume pursuing the death penalty in future cases following President Biden's commutation of 37 federal death sentences, leaving only three cases pending; Trump's decision reflects his tough-on-crime stance.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Vows to Aggressively Pursue Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to aggressively pursue the federal death penalty after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment, citing the cases of Jorge Avila Torrez and Thomas Steven Sanders as examples, while leaving three inmates—Dylann Ro...
Trump Vows to Aggressively Pursue Federal Death Penalty
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to aggressively pursue the federal death penalty after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment, citing the cases of Jorge Avila Torrez and Thomas Steven Sanders as examples, while leaving three inmates—Dylann Ro...
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48% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia's Record Executions Undermine Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia executed 330 people in 2023, the highest number in decades, contradicting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 2022 statement that the death penalty was eliminated except for murder; over 150 were executed for non-lethal crimes, mostly drug offenses and alleged terrorism, raising internat...
Saudi Arabia's Record Executions Undermine Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia executed 330 people in 2023, the highest number in decades, contradicting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 2022 statement that the death penalty was eliminated except for murder; over 150 were executed for non-lethal crimes, mostly drug offenses and alleged terrorism, raising internat...
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60% Bias Score