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Do you support the death penalty?

The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it.

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0% Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment	0% No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
0% Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence	0% No, too many people are innocently convicted

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Taiwan Escalates Travel Alert to China Amid Death Penalty Threats for Independence Supporters

Taiwan has significantly raised its travel advisory for China, urging its citizens to avoid non-essential travel following Beijing's announcement that 'diehard' supporters of Taiwan's independence could face the death penalty. This stern warning comes in the wake of a legal document published by China,…

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China threatens death penalty for Taiwan ‘separatists’

China has officially defined behaviour aimed at Taiwan independence as a criminal act, threatening punishments up to the death penalty for perpetrators, in a move that analysts said would further inflame tensions across the Strait.The new rules defined Taiwan independence as a crime under Chinese laws for the first time, analysts said. In severe cases, such as “plotting independence with the help of external forces”, the death penalty applies, Sun Ping, deputy head of the legal department of the Ministry for Public Security, said at a press conference in Beijing, according to Taiwanese media. While the move was mostly symbolic, as Beijing does not have jurisdiction over Taiwan — which has its own government, borders, military and courts — it could discourage Taiwanese citizens from travelling to China, as well as make travel to other countries riskier. “This announcement has a threefold purpose: they aim to explain domestically how they are countering ‘Taiwan independence’, they aim to declare internationally their claimed jurisdiction over Taiwan and they aim to deter Taiwanese,” said Chang Wu-yueh, an expert on cross-Strait relations at Tamkang University in Taipei.

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Global Executions Surge to a Decade High, with Iran Leading the Spike

In 2023, the world witnessed the highest number of executions in nearly a decade, according to Amnesty International. This surge was significantly driven by a sharp increase in Iran, which accounted for almost three-quarters of all recorded executions. The United States also remained among the top five…

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