The Israeli Minister of National Security has announced the construction of a "death row" with gallows and booths from which the victims' families will be able to witness the hangings. A terrible spectacle that treats the death penalty like a show. Ben-Gvir (translated)
The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, showed in a video the construction of a death penalty center, announcing that terrorists will be executed here by hanging and there will be rooms to witness the executions, as part of an electoral promise to a segment of the population. (translated)
Lebanon has officially abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country in the Mediterranean to do so, receiving praise from the EU, the UN, and Amnesty International for this historic step towards promoting human rights. (translated)
A Syrian court has sentenced in absentia former president Bashar al-Assad and other members of his regime to death for crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, while Assad is currently living in Russia under protection. (translated)
Lebanon has passed a law that abolishes the death penalty, becoming the first country in the Middle East to do so, with the parliament voting overwhelmingly in favor of the new legislation, which provides for replacing the death sentence with life imprisonment and hard labor. (translated)
The Lebanese Parliament has abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to replace it with life imprisonment with hard labor, with the support of the majority of deputies and the sole opposition of Hezbollah. (translated)
Il Libano è diventato il primo Paese del mondo arabo ad abolire formalmente la pena di morte, sostituendola con l'ergastolo accompagnato dai lavori forzati. Soltanto il blocco parlamentare di Hezbollah ha votato contro il provvedimento. Beirut rispetta una moratoria non ufficiale sulle esecuzioni dal gennaio 2004: le decine di condanne a morte emesse da allora sono state successivamente sospese o commutate #Libano #DirittiUmani #PenaDiMorte
Lebanon has abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to do so, replacing it with life imprisonment and hard labor, with the support of the majority of deputies, except for the Hezbollah bloc. (translated)
Lebanon has abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to replace it with life imprisonment with hard labor, while maintaining an unofficial moratorium on executions since 2004. (translated)
The Lebanese Parliament's decision to abolish the death penalty is wonderful news. It is a decision that honors Lebanon and its institutions. Now to work at the United Nations to support the global moratorium. (translated)
Iran has executed two young men, Abolfazl and Amirhossein, without any legal process, in an action that represents a tragic symbol of the barbarity and repression of the regime, while the international community remains silent or condemns superficially. (translated)
On July 28, 2026, Florida executed two death sentences on the same day for the first time since 2017, involving a former police officer and an eighty-year-old, with a total of 12 executions since the beginning of the year, a record for the state under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis. (translated)
In Florida, the homeland of the death penalty, two lethal injections were carried out in six hours, involving an eighty-year-old, James Duckett, and Dominick Occhicone, both guilty of crimes committed in 1987. (translated)
Článek popisuje tragickou historii Christian Ranucci, posledního odsouzeného k smrti ve Francii, jehož poprava 28. července 1976 vyvolala debatu, která vedla k abolici trestu smrti v zemi a byla zmiňována v souvislosti s jeho podivnou hrobkou v cyrilici na hřbitově v Avignonu. #ChristianRanucci #penaDiMorte #ghigliottina
Nel 2025, la pena di morte ha registrato un aumento preoccupante nel Mediterraneo, con 2.707 esecuzioni in 17 paesi, evidenziando una tendenza verso l'imbarbarimento e l'uso del castigo capitale, soprattutto in Iran, Arabia Saudita e Yemen, a dispetto degli sforzi abolizionisti e delle preoccupazioni per i diritti umani. #PenaDiMorte #MedioOriente #DirittiUmani
He risks the death penalty for a crime, no extradition from Italy to China. The accused lives in Milan. The embassy does not reassure the Court of Appeal. The case of the Chinese citizen, Jungxiang Wang, reported today by @Corriere, is very concerning, indicative of the insistence. (translated)
Lee Morgenson Gilley, accusato di uxoricidio in Texas, chiede alla Corte d'appello di Torino di non essere estradato negli Stati Uniti per timore di una condanna a morte, sostenendo la sua innocenza e ritenendo di non avere garanzie sufficienti sul trattamento legale che riceverebbe. #uxoricidio #estradizione #penadimorte
La Florida ha eseguito un numero record di condanne a morte nel 2023, con nove esecuzioni, e prevede ulteriori diciannove nel 2025, un fenomeno unico nel contesto americano, attribuito alle scelte politiche del governatore Ron DeSantis, che ha la facoltà di decidere autonomamente sui mandati di esecuzione. #Florida #PenaDiMorte #RonDeSantis
Amnesty International varuje Itálii před vydáním texaského vězně Lee Morgensona Gilleyho do USA, protože i když Harris County neslíbil trest smrti, historie vykazuje 600 poprav za posledních 50 let, což vyvolává obavy o jeho bezpečnost. #AmnestyInternational #estradizione #penaDiMorte
Re Carlo III ha concesso grazia postuma a Ruth Ellis, l'ultima donna impiccata nel Regno Unito nel 1955, trasformando la sua condanna a morte in ergastolo, a seguito di una revisione del caso e cambiamenti nella cultura giuridica, con l'intento di portare un po' di pace ai suoi familiari. #RuthEllis #grazia #penaDiMorte
