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Column | This 1814 painting captures the moral gravity of public executions
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Capital Punishment
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Egyptian ‘Mission Impossible’ star sentenced to hang for drug trafficking
A popular Egyptian television presenter and media star has been sentenced to death following a conviction in a major synthetic drug trafficking case.
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Vietnam Sentences 11 to Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Case
A massive mass trial in Vietnam concludes with 11 death sentences handed down in a sprawling drug trafficking case.
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Iran executes protesters in public as regime expands postwar repression, human rights groups say
Iran executes protesters in public as the regime expands postwar repression, according to human rights groups and international reporting.
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Iran executes a man convicted of killing a security force member during 2022 protests
Iran has executed prisoners linked to protests, including a man convicted of killing a security force member during the 2022 unrest.
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Two Men Sentenced to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing
Thailand executes death sentences for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing linked to Uyghur suspects