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Sri Lanka Court Sentences Ex-Police Chief and Defence Secretary to Death Over 2019 Easter Bombings

A 2–1 ruling found criminal negligence for failing to act on prior intelligence, creating a legal test of Sri Lanka’s long-standing moratorium on executions

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Texas Jury Sentences FedEx Driver Tanner Horner to Death for Killing 7-Year-Old Athena Strand

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Judge Weighs Death Penalty for Anthawn Ragan in 2013 Killing, With Ruling Expected in March

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8mo ago

China Executes Four Bai Family Leaders in Myanmar Scam Case

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China Executes 11 Linked to Myanmar Scam Compounds After Top Court Approval

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China Executes 11 From Ming Clan Tied to Myanmar Scam Hubs

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Confirms Death Sentence in Bhopal Child Rape-Murder

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Minya Court Sentences Woman to Death for Poisoning Husband and Six Children

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11mo ago

Shenzhen Court Sentences Five to Death Over Kokang Scam-Compound Gang

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Judge to Decide Death or Life for Deltona ‘Xbox Murders’ Defendants Today

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China Sentences 11 From Myanmar-Based Ming Clan to Death After Wenzhou Trial

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China Sentences Members of Kokang Crime Clan to Death in Scam-Center Case

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Udaipur Court Awards Death Penalty for Burning Wife Over Skin-Colour Taunts

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Bihar Suspends Two Hospital Officials Over Negligence in Dalit Girl’s Post-Rape Death

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Chandigarh court sentences Hira Lal to death for rape and murder of eight-year-old girl

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Chinese Man Executed for Stabbing Japanese Schoolboy in Shenzhen

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West Bengal Man Sentenced to Death for Rape and Attempted Murder of 7-Month-Old

Judicial Proceedings

Sri Lanka Court Sentences Ex-Police Chief and Defence Secretary to Death Over 2019 Easter Bombings

Man Sentenced to Death for Killing 18‑Month‑Old in Firozabad

Pune Court Sentences Bhimrao Kamble to Death for Nasrapur Child Rape and Murder

Thai Court Sentences Two Uyghur Men to Death for 2015 Bangkok Shrine Bombing

Texas Jury Sentences FedEx Driver Tanner Horner to Death for Killing 7-Year-Old Athena Strand

Judge Weighs Death Penalty for Anthawn Ragan in 2013 Killing, With Ruling Expected in March

China Executes Four Bai Family Leaders in Myanmar Scam Case

China Executes 11 Linked to Myanmar Scam Compounds After Top Court Approval

China Executes 11 From Ming Clan Tied to Myanmar Scam Hubs

Madhya Pradesh High Court Confirms Death Sentence in Bhopal Child Rape-Murder

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Minya Court Sentences Woman to Death for Poisoning Husband and Six Children

Shenzhen Court Sentences Five to Death Over Kokang Scam-Compound Gang

Judge to Decide Death or Life for Deltona ‘Xbox Murders’ Defendants Today

China Sentences 11 From Myanmar-Based Ming Clan to Death After Wenzhou Trial

China Sentences Members of Kokang Crime Clan to Death in Scam-Center Case

Udaipur Court Awards Death Penalty for Burning Wife Over Skin-Colour Taunts

Bihar Suspends Two Hospital Officials Over Negligence in Dalit Girl’s Post-Rape Death

Chandigarh court sentences Hira Lal to death for rape and murder of eight-year-old girl

Chinese Man Executed for Stabbing Japanese Schoolboy in Shenzhen

West Bengal Man Sentenced to Death for Rape and Attempted Murder of 7-Month-Old

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