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Taiwan Court Upholds Legality of Death Penalty but Limits Use to Only the Most Serious Crimes
The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to deter offenders.
Poll Finds 80% of Taiwan's Public Support Death Penalty Ahead of Court Ruling - TaiwanPlus News
Ahead of a court ruling scheduled for Friday on whether capital punishment is constitutional, a new poll finds that 80% of Taiwan's public remain in favor of the death penalty.
Taiwan Court Rules Death Penalty Constitutional but Only for Most Serious Crimes
Members of the Taiwan constitutional court hold a press conference after the ruling on the constitutionality of the death penalty in a case brought by 37 people currently on death row, in Taipei, Taiwan September 20,
Top Taiwan Court to Rule on Legal Challenge to Death Penalty
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.
Taiwan retains death penalty but limits use to 'exceptional' cases
Taiwan has carried out 35 executions since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in 2010, with the latest occurring in April 2020
Taiwan court to decide if death penalty violates constitution
Taiwan could be on track to abolish the death penalty if the island’s top court rules it violates its constitution.
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Evangelicals could kill capital punishment system if they would, speakers declare
The already dying capital punishment system could be eradicated much sooner if evangelical Christians would stop supporting ...
Police officers tailgate at Trump rally, call for death penalty for cop killers
A New York police group celebrated former President Donald Trump’s return to Long Island with a tailgate party and a stern ...
6 myths about California crime as voters support measure on drugs, retail theft
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.
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Support for the death penalty for serious crimes increases among Singapore residents, reveals Ministry of Home Affairs survey
A recent survey reveals that a larger number of Singapore residents now support the use of the death penalty for serious ...
East Texas man seeks clemency as execution date in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case approaches
Robert Roberson, who is facing execution in a controversial "shaken baby syndrome" case, asked for clemency with the support ...
Facing execution, Missouri man who maintains his innocence asks for clemency from governor
Marcellus Williams has said for 20 years that he’s innocent in a 1998 murder that led to his death sentence. The family of ...
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History of the Death Penalty
the minimum death penalty age below sixteen, she might support it. She stated, “Although, I believe that a national consensus forbidding the execution of any person for a crime committed before ...
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MHA survey finds growing support among Singapore residents for death penalty in most serious crimes
More Singapore residents support the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes, according to the findings of a ...
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American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup
Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun — a Washington, D.C. area native and father of three — was one of three Americans among 37 ...
Four people arrested on drug charges in Bali face death penalty
Two Thai nationals, Rachanon Jongseeha, 33, and Woranawan Wongsuwan, 31, were arrested upon arrival at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport on 8 September for possession of methamphetamine and crystal MDMA, ...