Death Penalty

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Court in Damascus

11.August 2026 IN THE

Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in Syria

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war. A court in Damascus found him guilty of premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary arrests and crimes against humanity, including the killing of children

Israel

31.march 2026 Tanya Kremer (DW)

Death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks

A law prescribing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks has been introduced in the Israeli parliament

Bangladesh

17.November 2025 B. B.

Former Prime Minister sentenced to death in absentia

The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, was found guilty of violently suppressing protests led by students, during which around 1400 people died. The former interior minister and police chief were also convicted

Public opinion

25.June 2025 Ivan Janković

Protests erode support for the death penalty

The ongoing protests - guided by the principles of democracy, solidarity and empathy, with pronounced liberating potential - have clearly shaken the prevailing authoritarianism in all segments of society. Therefore, the drop in support for the death penalty was expected. The latest public opinion survey, conducted in May of this year, shows that support for the death penalty has dropped by ten percentage points, while the number of citizens who oppose it has increased by the same percentage.

Iran

03.September 2024 MS

The number of executions in Iran has reached an eight-year high - the UN calls for an immediate suspension of the death penalty

The total number of executions carried out in Iran this year is more than 400, UN rights experts said, expressing concern over the overall monthly increase from 45 reported in July. This increase occurred despite changes to the Anti-Drug Act aimed at limiting the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences

Belarus

20.July 2024 B. B.

A German was sentenced to death in Belarus on charges of being a "mercenary and terrorist".

The alleged crimes committed by the German Rico Krieger are espionage, terrorism, creating an extremist group and planning an illegal operation involving firearms and explosives. There is no information on whether Krieger appealed the verdict, or whether it came into effect

Justice

29.May 2024. DW (Ralph Bozen)

Increasing support for the death penalty in the world

Amnesty International's 2023 report on the death penalty in the world presents a painful balance: at least 1.153 people were executed: beheading, hanging, shooting or poisoning

SAD

10.April 2024. AI

The state of Tennessee wants to introduce the death penalty for child abuse

Republican senators are in favor of introducing the death penalty for child abuse in the US state of Tennessee. They hope to find the understanding of the Supreme Court

Comment

09.April 2024. Jelena Jorgacevic

Bringing back the death penalty: The vulture of Aleksandar Vučić

Back then, the program of the Serbian Radical Party stated that they were against the death penalty. Of all the things from the radical past that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić could have repented of, he chose to publicly change his mind and repent of his support for the death penalty.

Judicial system

07.April 2024. Sanja Zrnić

Vučić proposes the introduction of the death penalty: How feasible is it?

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said, commenting on the murder of the two-year-old girl Danka Ilić, that he will propose to the Government to reintroduce the death penalty for the most serious crimes. However, this would require not only constitutional changes, but also changes in Serbia's political course

South Carolina

07.February 2024. Vremena editorial office

Death penalty: Shooting, electric chair or injection

Lawyers for four death row inmates will present arguments before the South Carolina Supreme Court that the electric chair and firing squad are too cruel methods of executing inmates. They will also appeal against the re-execution of the death sentence by injection, because it is still not known what substance would be used and what the protocol is.

Northern Macedonia

06.December 2023 MJ

Arrested suspect for the murder of a girl, citizens are demanding the death penalty

Five people are suspected of murdering a 14-year-old girl in Skopje and a 74-year-old man in the vicinity of Veles. It is emphasized that the motive behind the girl's murder is self-interest and that the father is connected to the kidnapping

Law

27.July 2023 MJ

Death penalty for a woman in Singapore, the first in 20 years

Singapore is poised to execute a woman for the first time in nearly 20 years, human rights groups say

Justice

23.May 2023. Sanja Zrnić

Death penalty: Growing support in Serbia and the world

Support for reinstating the death penalty is growing around the world. Last year, the number of executions increased by more than 300 cases. According to the latest research by the association "Serbia against the death penalty", more than half of the citizens in Serbia are in favor of returning this institute to the administrative system of Serbia. "In societies where there is a high tolerance for violence, any kind of violence is acceptable, even the death sentence," says doctor of law, lawyer and human rights activist Ivan Janković for the "Vremena" portal.

The World

17.May 2023. BG

USA: Death row inmate asks to be killed as he wishes

Kenneth Smith is asking the state of Alabama to execute him by inhaling nitrogen, a gas that will deprive his body of oxygen

Narcotic drugs

25.April 2023. AE

Singapore: Gallows for cannabis trafficker

Singapore will hang a man tomorrow for smuggling cannabis, sparking a heated debate over the death penalty. While on the other side of the world this intoxicating plant is being legalized more and more often, in this case there is no mercy