Capital punishment

Singapore to execute first woman in almost 20 years
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Asia
Posted
27 July 2023
Ghana parliament votes to abolish death penalty
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Africa
Posted
25 July 2023
Iran could execute my dad any time, says German woman
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Europe
Posted
22 July 2023
US man executed for killing two in botched jailbreak
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US & Canada
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7 June 2023
Iran executes three over anti-government protests
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Middle East
Posted
19 May 2023
Global executions at highest rate for five years
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Middle East
Posted
16 May 2023
The story of Scotland's last public hanging
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South Scotland
Posted
12 May 2023
Executioner's notebooks fetch £10,000 at auction
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Berkshire
Posted
11 May 2023
Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy
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Middle East
Posted
8 May 2023
Iran executes Swedish-Iranian for alleged terrorism
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Middle East
Posted
6 May 2023
US Supreme Court halts Oklahoma man's execution
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US & Canada
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5 May 2023
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
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Asia
Posted
26 April 2023
Singapore to execute man over cannabis charge
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Asia
Posted
25 April 2023
Iran executions surged to 'spread fear' - report
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Middle East
Posted
13 April 2023
An error that sent Indian teen to death row for 25 years
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India
Posted
12 April 2023
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for 11 crimes
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Asia
Posted
3 April 2023
Retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate
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Asia
Posted
13 March 2023
Saudis execute man despite forced confession claim
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Middle East
Posted
12 March 2023
Commission to re-examine hanged woman's case
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London
Posted
7 March 2023
Iran sentences German-Iranian dissident to death
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Middle East
Posted
21 February 2023
Iran protesters march in mourning for executed men
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Middle East
Posted
17 February 2023
Secretive Saudi executions leave families in the dark
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Middle East
Posted
31 January 2023
Witness History. Albert Pierrepoint: Britain's executioner. Audio, 9 minutes
Using archive recordings, Alex Last tells the story of Britain's most famous hangman
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Witness History. Japanese death row guard. Audio, 9 minutes
Yoshikuni Noguchi was a prison guard in Japan and witnessed the hanging of a prisoner
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year