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US plan to livestream execution draws global condemnation
Original: ‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
A US plan to livestream an execution has triggered widespread international criticism, with commentators describing the move as 'medieval' and 'disturbing'. Human rights advocates and observers abroad have condemned the decision, arguing that broadcasting a state killing turns punishment into spectacle and marks an unsettling escalation in how the death penalty is carried out and presented to the public.
Why now: The unprecedented decision to broadcast an execution has sparked outrage over the ethics and dignity of the death penalty.
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- ‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation · The Guardian
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