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Why we must confront the ugliness of capital punishment in Tennessee | Opinion

Knox News 03 Aug 2025
Yet because the arguments for and against capital punishment are all too familiar, their repetition in times such this may serve only to dull our moral sensibilities, normalizing what should be deeply disturbing and questionable.
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Rape-murder case: HC acquits death row convict, commutes another's capital punishment to life term

Hindustan Times 25 Jul 2025
Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court has set aside the death sentence of a man and life term of a woman and ordered their acquittal, while commuting the capital punishment of another to life sentence in a 2021 rape and murder case.
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Murderer gets capital punishment

Urdu Point 22 Jul 2025
<p>MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jul, 2025) An additional session court of Shujabad awarded capital punishment twice to an accused ...
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Austin Sarat: How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the ...

The Joplin Globe 11 Jul 2025
Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an Academy Award for her ... .
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How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

Caledonian Record 09 Jul 2025
Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate ....
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Capital punishment abolished for eight criminal offenses

The Saigon Times 26 Jun 2025
HCMCThe National Assembly has passed a law amending and supplementing several provisions of the Penal Code, officially abolishing capital punishment for eight offenses, including embezzlement and bribery.
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Delhi horror: 19 year old dies after being pushed off roof by alleged boyfriend; family demands capital punishment

The Times of India 24 Jun 2025
'Search operations are underway ... The victim’s family has demanded the harshest punishment for the accused, including the death penalty, alleging that the act was intentional and fuelled by deep-rooted malice. 'We want strict punishment ... .
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Oklahoma AG won’t seek capital punishment in retrial of former death-row inmate Glossip

The Ada News 13 Jun 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man who ate three “last meals” and was scheduled for execution nine times won’t face the death penalty again ... .
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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Oklahoma AG won’t seek capital punishment in retrial of former death-row inmate Glossip

Tahlequah Daily Press 13 Jun 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man who ate three “last meals” and was scheduled for execution nine times won’t face the death penalty again ... .
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