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Iran's 2024 Executions Reach Record High
Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a record high driven by the regime's use of capital punishment to suppress dissent and fueled by a lack of international attention; this includes 31 women, the highest number since 2007, and 503 executions for drug-related offences.
Iran's 2024 Executions Reach Record High
Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a record high driven by the regime's use of capital punishment to suppress dissent and fueled by a lack of international attention; this includes 31 women, the highest number since 2007, and 503 executions for drug-related offences.
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60% Bias Score
Defense in Idaho Murders Case Cites Autism to Prevent Death Penalty
Bryan Kohberger's defense team filed a motion Monday to prevent the death penalty in the Idaho quadruple homicide case, citing autism spectrum disorder; the full motion is under seal, and the trial is set for August.
Defense in Idaho Murders Case Cites Autism to Prevent Death Penalty
Bryan Kohberger's defense team filed a motion Monday to prevent the death penalty in the Idaho quadruple homicide case, citing autism spectrum disorder; the full motion is under seal, and the trial is set for August.
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28% Bias Score
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial due to prosecutorial misconduct in failing to correct false testimony from his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, reversing an Oklahoma court's decision upholding his conviction and death sentence.
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial due to prosecutorial misconduct in failing to correct false testimony from his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, reversing an Oklahoma court's decision upholding his conviction and death sentence.
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36% Bias Score
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Richard Glossip
The US Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's death sentence on Tuesday, citing withheld evidence that violated his constitutional rights; this decision comes after nine execution dates and the state's attorney general's agreement that the trial was unfair.
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Richard Glossip
The US Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's death sentence on Tuesday, citing withheld evidence that violated his constitutional rights; this decision comes after nine execution dates and the state's attorney general's agreement that the trial was unfair.
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16% Bias Score
Greece's Abolition of the Death Penalty: A Gradual Process
From its presence in the 1823 "Anthology of Crimes," the death penalty in Greece faced gradual abolition through reduced applications, de facto cessation post-1975, and formal removal in 1993, finally ratified with the 13th Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights in 2004.
Greece's Abolition of the Death Penalty: A Gradual Process
From its presence in the 1823 "Anthology of Crimes," the death penalty in Greece faced gradual abolition through reduced applications, de facto cessation post-1975, and formal removal in 1993, finally ratified with the 13th Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights in 2004.
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12% Bias Score
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad Execution
Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old South Carolina death row inmate convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, chose to be executed by firing squad on March 7, 2024, becoming the first such execution in South Carolina since 2010 and the first in the U.S. since Utah's 2010 execution of Ronnie L...
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad Execution
Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old South Carolina death row inmate convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, chose to be executed by firing squad on March 7, 2024, becoming the first such execution in South Carolina since 2010 and the first in the U.S. since Utah's 2010 execution of Ronnie L...
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56% Bias Score
El Mayo Zambada Seeks Clemency, Highlighting Drug War's Human Cost
Ismael Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, requested clemency from the Mexican government to avoid a potential death sentence in the US, highlighting the human cost of cartel violence and sparking debate on the effectiveness of capital punishment in the drug war.
El Mayo Zambada Seeks Clemency, Highlighting Drug War's Human Cost
Ismael Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, requested clemency from the Mexican government to avoid a potential death sentence in the US, highlighting the human cost of cartel violence and sparking debate on the effectiveness of capital punishment in the drug war.
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60% Bias Score
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Richard Glossip Case
The US Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's death sentence for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City due to prosecutorial misconduct involving withheld evidence about a key witness's mental health and drug use, ordering a new trial without the death penalty.
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Richard Glossip Case
The US Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip's death sentence for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City due to prosecutorial misconduct involving withheld evidence about a key witness's mental health and drug use, ordering a new trial without the death penalty.
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36% Bias Score
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip on Tuesday, citing the prosecution's failure to disclose evidence about the psychiatric condition of its key witness, Justin Sneed, who had also perjured himself during the trial, a ruling that overturned the Oklahom...
Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip on Tuesday, citing the prosecution's failure to disclose evidence about the psychiatric condition of its key witness, Justin Sneed, who had also perjured himself during the trial, a ruling that overturned the Oklahom...
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44% Bias Score
Terminally Ill Louisiana Death Row Inmate Dies Days Before Scheduled Execution
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, a Louisiana death row inmate convicted in 1993 for the 1992 murder of his 6-year-old stepson, died of natural causes days before his scheduled March 17 execution by nitrogen gas, prompting debate over the ethics of executing terminally ill prisoners.
Terminally Ill Louisiana Death Row Inmate Dies Days Before Scheduled Execution
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, a Louisiana death row inmate convicted in 1993 for the 1992 murder of his 6-year-old stepson, died of natural causes days before his scheduled March 17 execution by nitrogen gas, prompting debate over the ethics of executing terminally ill prisoners.
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52% Bias Score
Intense Reaction to Death Penalty Opinion Piece Reveals Societal Shift
An opinion piece advocating the death penalty for terrorists elicited hundreds of emotional responses, many suggesting extreme forms of execution, revealing a societal shift towards accepting violence and raising concerns about the erosion of moral values and national identity.
Intense Reaction to Death Penalty Opinion Piece Reveals Societal Shift
An opinion piece advocating the death penalty for terrorists elicited hundreds of emotional responses, many suggesting extreme forms of execution, revealing a societal shift towards accepting violence and raising concerns about the erosion of moral values and national identity.
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56% Bias Score
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad Execution
Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old South Carolina death row inmate, has chosen to be executed by firing squad on March 7th, making it the first firing squad execution in the US in 15 years due to concerns over the state's problematic lethal injection process, which has led to prolonged and painful deaths in...
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Firing Squad Execution
Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old South Carolina death row inmate, has chosen to be executed by firing squad on March 7th, making it the first firing squad execution in the US in 15 years due to concerns over the state's problematic lethal injection process, which has led to prolonged and painful deaths in...
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56% Bias Score
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