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Cautious Optimism, Measured Dread
Despite all indications to the contrary, anti death penalty advocates believe there is still hope that Australian citizens Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will escape execution in Indonesia.
The Haunting Photography of a Serial Killer
In 1979, Huntington Beach Police found hundreds of photographs of women taken by a murderer named Rodney Alcala. Many of the subjects are unidentified to this day.
Sudanese Woman Gets Death Sentence for Converting to Christianity
Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag was born to a Muslim father, but raised by her mother as an Orthodox Christian.
Iran’s Courts Are Still Blaming Rape Victims for Their Attacks
Rayhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old from Tehran, faces the death penalty for killing her attacker in self-defense.
Iran's Courts Are Still Blaming Rape Victims for Their Attacks
Rayhaneh Jabbari faces the death penalty for killing her attacker in self-defense.
Egypt Sentences Another 683 People to Death, Breaks Previous Record
It was the second such ruling handed out this year, after 529 Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced to death in March.
Egypt's Mass Death Sentence Threatens to Provoke More Violence
The grotesque sentence will likely do nothing but harden the polarization between Brotherhood supporters and backers of the government.
Egypt Tries 683 Morsi Supporters a Day After Condemning 529 to Death
The mass trial of alleged Muslim Brotherhood members opened and closed in Minya on Tuesday. Sentencing will take place on April 28.
Egypt Just Handed Out the Largest Death Sentence in Its Modern History
An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death for the murder of a police officer during unrest last year.
The Port Said Football Riot Case Is a Big Mess of Sadness and Death
Everyone seems to be fighting about it, but no one's taking responsibility.