The 2001 execution of South African Mariette Bosch remains emblematic of Botswana’s clandestine approach. Bosch was hanged early on a Sunday morning, without her family being informed in time. Her ...

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta upheld the conviction of Byluru Thippaiah for what it termed “barbaric and ruthless murders.” ...

Despite the temporary reprieve, the victim’s family has made it clear that they are unwilling to accept any settlement or ...

The Supreme Court sentenced two death row convicts to life imprisonment, emphasizing the need to consider psychological and social factors in capital cases.

New research from sociologists finds that local Catholic leaders are more likely than many other Christian clergy to speak ...

Priya’s execution — originally scheduled for Wednesday — was postponed on Tuesday amid efforts by clerics, Malayalis, the ...

More than 70% of counties around the world have banned the death penalty, including the European Union. And yet in the U.S., ...

The defense lawyer for a man accused of killing the top Democratic leader in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife, says he plans to plead not guilty ...

Federal prosecutors say a judge should not delay their decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman who is ...

We’re in the midst of something historic,” said Robert Dunham, director of the Death Penalty Policy Project, as the U.S. braces for its highest number of executions in a decade. The focus is on ...

Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya's execution has been postponed but the Yemeni family has reiterated demand for capital punishment., India News, Times Now ...

The ICAI Disciplinary Committee has removed CA. Jigneshkumar Korat from its register for 3 months and fined him Rs. 1 lakh ...