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Dozens of nations around the world continue to use execution as the state’s most serious punishment for convicted criminals. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Memperingati Hari Anti Hukuman Mati Internasional tanggal 10 Oktober.

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Memperingati Hari Anti Hukuman Mati Internasional tanggal 10 Oktober.

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India’s Supreme Court is going against the tide and pushing for reform on the death penalty. : Subhashish Panigrahi, Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0

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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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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Belarussian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (left) has expanded his country’s death penalty laws amid unofficial involvement with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s (right) invasion of Ukraine. : Пресс-служба Президента России, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0

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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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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In Bahrain, foreign nationals are over-represented on death row and better policies are needed to protect their rights. : B.alotaby, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0,

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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How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

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Although many countries have abolished the death penalty, 55 nations maintain capital punishment with some especially committed to executions. : Francesca Runza, Unsplash CC BY 4.0

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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Death penalty abolitionists hit their hardest converts to date

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The mural of the now demolished Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur depicts a grim warning against drug traffickers. : Jason7825, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

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

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

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The death penalty remains firmly entrenched in some US states. : Maria Oswalt/Unsplash Unsplash license

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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Eight reasons why the US still has the death penalty

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