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Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings The latest royal decree by King Salman could spare the death penalty for at least six men from the country's minority Shiite community who allegedly committed crimes while under the age of 18. 26/04/2020
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Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: from death row to the European Parliament European countries have long banned capital punishment, but Europeans can end up on death row around the world, so we look at how Europe can help to abolish the death sentence. 28/02/2019
Now playing Next world news Canada and China ramp up war of words over Canadian’s death sentence Beijing and Ottawa have exchanged accusations after convicted drug smuggler Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s 15-year jail term in China was replaced with the death penalty. 15/01/2019
Now playing Next Germany German state Hesse finally abolishes death penalty A region in Germany has this week formally abolished the death penalty and with it fixed a quirk of history. 02/11/2018
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