The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German state Hesse to finally scrap death penalty The western German state of Hesse has voted to finally scrap the death penalty, referendum results have shown, fixing a historical oddity given that the punishment has been illegal in Germany for nearly 70 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20181102/german-region-scraps-death-penalty-fixing-legal-quirk Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:54:07 +0100 german-region-scraps-death-penalty-fixing-legal-quirk Merkel rules out Turkish vote in Germany on death penalty Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday ruled out any participation on German soil in a potential Turkish referendum about bringing back the death penalty. https://www.thelocal.de/20170509/merkel-rules-out-turkish-vote-in-germany-on-death-penalty Tue, 09 May 2017 13:26:21 +0200 merkel-rules-out-turkish-vote-in-germany-on-death-penalty Govt could block Turks from voting in Germany on death penalty If Turkey decides to hold a referendum on reinstating the death penalty, Germany could legally block Turks within its borders from voting, according to an official government assessment. https://www.thelocal.de/20170428/govt-could-block-turks-from-voting-in-germany-on-death-penalty Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:01:37 +0200 govt-could-block-turks-from-voting-in-germany-on-death-penalty German state to finally get rid of death penalty The central state of Hesse is overhauling their constitution, making sure to get rid of one thing in particular that no other state has: the death penalty. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/german-state-to-finally-get-rid-of-death-penalty Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:56:04 +0100 german-state-to-finally-get-rid-of-death-penalty One in three law students backs death penalty A decades-long study has found that budding lawyers are increasingly in favour of harsher punishments. https://www.thelocal.de/20141126/one-third-of-law-students-back-death-penalty Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:57:00 +0100 one-third-of-law-students-back-death-penalty Granny could face death sentence in Florida A German grandmother could face the death penalty in Florida after a court ruled she was stable enough to be tried for the murder of her grandson, who she allegedly drowned in a bathtub while on holiday to see him. https://www.thelocal.de/20111110/38781 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:04:00 +0100 38781 Convict connection: US pen pals found in jail A growing number of Germans are becoming pen pals with inmates serving time in US prisons. The Local's Moises Mendoza explores what's behind these unusual transatlantic relationships. https://www.thelocal.de/20110801/36667 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:13:00 +0200 36667 Victim asks for Germany to help save racist killer Nearly slain by a racist killer in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Rais Bhuiyan is now hoping to prevent the man's execution on Texas' death row. On Wednesday, he even asked for the German government for help. https://www.thelocal.de/20110706/36127 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:44:00 +0200 36127 Pharma firms urged to refuse US capital punishment drug Doctors are backing a call by Health Minister Philipp Rösler for German drug firms to refuse to supply a key agent used in lethal injection executions to the United States. https://www.thelocal.de/20110124/32621 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:21:00 +0100 32621