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Many elections, many consequences

With a vast number of citizens around the world voting for leaders and legislatures this year, much will depend on their trust in the electoral

Time to defend science under attack

In an age of “alternative facts” and conspiracy theories, protecting trust in science is crucial.

Your quick guide to the Solomon Islands elections

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare could retain power on April 17, but who stands in his way of making history?

Indian court fighting against a tide of death sentences

India’s trial courts are issuing more death sentences as capital punishment becomes an option for more crimes. But their highest court is pushing back.

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Belarus stands alone as Europe’s last defender of the death penalty

Belarus is an outlier, as the last European state to maintain the death penalty. And, with a recent amendment, they’re doubling down.

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How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

From labour exploitation to torturous conditions in confinement, the rights of foreign workers facing the death penalty in Bahrain are often neglected.

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Death penalty abolitionists hit their hardest converts to date

Capital punishment has fewer practitioners than ever before, but the momentum of the abolitionist movement may be halted by some committed to the death penalty.

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Foreign women bear the brunt of Malaysia’s harsh drug laws

Malaysia’s strict drug trafficking laws see foreign women disproportionately put on death row.

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Eight reasons why the US still has the death penalty

A messy mix of politics, punishment, religion and tradition result in the death penalty having a secure future in the USA.

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Indonesia’s zero tolerance drug laws leave hundreds on death row

Indonesia’s war on drugs hasn’t worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on.

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Death penalty

Capital punishment remains one of the most divisive issues in global criminal justice. As more countries move to end the death penalty, some are doubling down.

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Map: who supplies and receives arms?

Every year, billions of dollars in weapons and other military equipment is shipped across the globe. Explore this trade in our new interactive map.

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Special Report: Weapons trade

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Can the ATT take any lessons from the new EU dual-use Regulation?

As nations meet to consider an international agreement on the trade in arms, lessons from the EU are ready to be learned.

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Many elections, many consequences

Time to defend science under attack

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Indian court fighting against a tide of death sentences

Belarus stands alone as Europe’s last defender of the death penalty

How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

Death penalty abolitionists hit their hardest converts to date

Foreign women bear the brunt of Malaysia’s harsh drug laws

Eight reasons why the US still has the death penalty

Indonesia’s zero tolerance drug laws leave hundreds on death row

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Map: who supplies and receives arms?

Special Report: Weapons trade

Can the ATT take any lessons from the new EU dual-use Regulation?

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