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Death Penalty

Since 1996, Democracy Now! has closely followed the national debate over capital punishment in the United States. See our interviews with key scholars, journalists and activists over the years. We have covered extensively the death row cases of Troy Davis and Mumia Abu-Jamal.

HeadlineMar 22, 2023

Uganda Passes Bill Criminalizing Identifying as LGBTQ, Imposing Death Penalty in Some Cases

HeadlineMar 14, 2023

South Carolina Republicans’ Bill Would Punish Abortion with Death Penalty 

HeadlineFeb 24, 2023

Iranian Court Sentences German-Iranian Journalist to Death

HeadlineFeb 08, 2023

Missouri Executes Raheem Taylor Despite Claims of Innocence and Calls for a Stay

HeadlineFeb 06, 2023

The Innocence Project Demands Missouri Call Off Execution of Leonard “Raheem” Taylor

HeadlineJan 31, 2023

Amnesty: Iranian Protesters Were Denied Fair Trials and Tortured Before Their Death Sentences

HeadlineJan 18, 2023

Justice Department Won’t Seek Death Penalty for Texas Gunman in Walmart Mass Shooting

HeadlineJan 17, 2023

Oklahoma Carries Out First of 11 Executions Set for 2023

HeadlineJan 11, 2023

U.N. Condemns Iranian Executions as Families of Death Row Prisoners Plead for Loved Ones’ Lives

Web ExclusiveJan 10, 2023

Parable of American Healing: Fmr. NAACP Pres. Ben Jealous Shares Family History of Fighting Racism

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