Tag: death penalty
Mohammed Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimi: the tragedy of executed dissidents in Iran
February 8, 2024 | Post
Once again, on January 23, 2024, Iranian authorities executed two political dissidents, Mohammed Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimi, after unjust trials.
These latest tragedies shed light on the ongoing pattern concerning Iran’s use of the death penalty in persecuting both opponents of the regime and ethnic minorities.
The death penalty has no place in a civilized society
December 22, 2023 | Post
While the use of the death penalty by authoritarian regimes is not surprising, what can be said for its use in countries that claim to be free societies?
A tragic irony lies in the contradiction of a so-called free society embracing a barbaric practice that fundamentally defies the very essence of freedom — the state’s ability to make an irreversible decision on whether an individual should live or die.
Why even mass-murdering white supremacists, like Dylann Roof, should not receive the death penalty
February 16, 2017 | Post
If ever there were a strong candidate for the death penalty, it would seem to be Dylann Roof.
Advocates of limited government should oppose the death penalty
October 19, 2016 | Post
Most arguments in favor of the death penalty fold under their own weight.
Top 10 Learn Liberty videos of 2015
December 31, 2015 | Post
To celebrate the end of the year, we’re counting down the top 10 most watched Learn Liberty videos of 2015. Markets, immigration, bailouts, vaping, urinals, the death penalty — we covered it all in 2015. Check out our new top 10 compilation video and re-watch some of your favorite Learn Liberty videos of the year. […]