HOURS ago a man was executed in Saudi Arabia, continuing an upward trend in the number of executions carried out globally. The Middle Eastern country…
Reporting from San Francisco — California unveiled a new method for executing prisoners Friday, proposing a “humane and dignified” single-drug injection protocol that could restart capital…
Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023,…
States are responding. On Thursday, Alabama is scheduled to execute someone using a potentially dangerous method that has never before been used in the U.S.…
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Armed with tape and scissors, Alexei Orlov attached some cardboard on a wall outside a residential building known as the "Writers' House" in Moscow.The bespectacled…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to execute a fifth man on death row within six months, ramping up the state's speed on capital punishment…
In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Some 883 people were executed last…
The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition. Executions for drug-related offences surged in 2022, while the number of…
The UN human rights chief says the flurry of death sentences handed down following the outbreak of civil unrest in Iran amount to “state sanctioned…
Protesters gathered in front of a prison in Karaj to stop the execution of two men linked to Iran’s demonstrations. Tehran, Iran – Dozens of…
The US Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions targeting officials including Iran’s prosecutor general. The United States has announced another round of sanctions…
Los Angeles, California – While the use of the death penalty continues to decline in the United States, a new report has found that “botched”…