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Fifteen-year-old boy Abdullah al-Zaher detained and accused for act of terrorism

Saudi Arabia To Behead, Crucify Teenager

Dec 18, 2015 02:02 PM EST

A 15-year-old boy is facing beheading after joining a protest rally in Saudi Arabia. The arrested boy who is now 19 years old is Abdullah al-Zaher. He was allegedly detained and accused of "harbouring" protesters and took part on the demonstration and slogan chant as well as setting cars ablaze and throwing Molotov cocktails.

Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Receives the Death Penalty

Benjie Batanes |

May 16, 2015 10:22 AM EDT

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentence to death by legal injection.

Utah Turns To Firing Squad As States Run Out Of Lethal Injection Drugs

Vittorio Hernandez |

Mar 12, 2015 10:36 PM EDT

The proposal to bring back the firing squad in Utah as a way of executing death-row convicts is an expression of the frustration of states over the shortage of lethal injection drugs.

Supreme Court to Review Use of Lethal Injection Drug Midazolam

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 25, 2015 06:33 AM EST

A Supreme Court decision to hear the petition of three death row inmates questioning the use of the drug midazolam for lethal injection may result in the execution of the three being stayed until the court resolves the issue, said Dale Baich, one of the lawyers of the inmates.

China to Stop Harvesting Prisoners’ Organs

Michael A. Katz |

Dec 04, 2014 10:21 AM EST

Despite a nationwide organ shortage, China says it will stop its controversial practice of harvesting organs from dead prisoners without their consent.

China May Abolish Death Penalty for 9 Crimes

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 27, 2014 10:38 AM EDT

The Chinese government is considering getting rid of capital punishment for nine crimes currently punishable by death.

China Executed 2,400 Prisoners Last year

China's Execution Rates Down By 20 Percent

Desiree Sison |

Oct 22, 2014 04:45 AM EDT

Around 2,400 prisoners were executed in China last year, a decrease since 2012 said a San Francisco rights group.

Califronia Judge Rules Against Execution Of Death Penalty, Called It Arbitrary And Unfair

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 17, 2014 10:29 AM EDT

A federal judge ruled against California’s death penalty citing it as arbitrary and unfair due to the “inordinate and unpredictable period of delay” of deciding on a case, resolving to remove the capital punishment from the case.