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[Link] Dozens have finally been sentenced over the 2017 murders of two UN investigators in the Congo

Read: 30/1/2022 www.abc.net.au

About 50 people have been sentenced to death, many in absentia, in Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with the murders of UN experts Zaida Catalan and Michael Sharp in 2017, according to a defence lawyer in the case.

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[Link] Oklahoma executes man for 2001 murders of two hotel workers

Read: 27/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the murders of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. Donald Grant, 46, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma state penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10.16am.

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[Link] Richard Branson Wants Singapore To Spare a Prisoner's Life. We Asked Him Why.

Read: 23/1/2022 www.vice.com

In an interview with VICE World News, the billionaire anti-death penalty activist highlighted the case of an intellectually disabled man sitting on death row. It was through international headlines that Richard Branson learned about an especially disturbing death penalty case unfolding in Singapore.

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[Link] Julius Jones Won't Be Executed

Read: 18/11/2021 www.vice.com

Julius Jones, the Black death row inmate whom Oklahoma planned to kill Thursday afternoon, will be granted clemency, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced. His sentence will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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[Link] Intellectually Disabled Man Spared Imminent Execution After Catching COVID

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

In a twist few saw coming, Singapore’s highest court has delayed the execution of an intellectually disabled man convicted of drug trafficking after he was found to have tested positive for COVID-19.

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[Link] Manny Pacquiao Says If He Wins The Presidency He Will Jail His Corrupt Friends

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

Of the 62 bouts former world champion Manny Pacquiao won in his 26 years in boxing, his favorite was against Oscar de la Hoya, who was taller, heavier, and arguably the bigger star when they battled in 2008.

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[Link] QAnon Surfer Accused of Killing His Own Kids May Mount Mental Health Defense

Read: 1/11/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Lawyers for the man accused of killing his own children with a spear gun because he was radicalized by QAnon conspiracy theories are seeking to delay his trial by six months to properly assess his mental health.

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[Link] Parkland school shooter pleads guilty to 17 counts of murder

Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving a jury to decide whether he will be executed for one of the nation's deadliest school shootings.

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[Link] Man Sentenced to Death for Setting His TikToker Ex-Wife on Fire During a Livestream

Read: 15/10/2021 www.vice.com

The case infuriated Chinese women after media reports suggested that Lhamo had been suffering from Tang’s frequent beatings since the two married a few years ago. Her older sister said Lhamo called the police at least twice, but officers refused to interfere because it was a “family matter.

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[Link] Elite Student Sentenced to Death For Killing His Mother With a Dumbell

Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com

Wu Xieyu, who studied at the prestigious Peking University, was found guilty of killing his 48-year-old mother by striking her head and face with a dumbbell in July 2015 in their home in the southeastern city of Fuzhou, according to a court statement issued on Thursday.

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[Link] ‘You’ll Regret This For the Rest of Your Life’: Yakuza Boss Told Judge After Death Sentence