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DOJ broadens execution protocols under Trump administration The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has authorized federal prisons to use firing squads, gas asphyxiation, and electrocution for executi...
Knesset approves controversial death penalty bill Israel's parliament voted on Monday to impose the death penalty by default on Palestinians convicted of fatal terror attacks, sparking internatio...
Governor intervenes to halt execution Charles "Sonny" Burton, 75, was scheduled to die by nitrogen gas on Thursday for a 1991 killing he did not commit. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted his sen...
Execution carried out in Galkayo Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region executed a 34-year-old woman on Tuesday after she was convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl employed as a domestic hel...
Israel weighs death penalty for Palestinian convicts Israel's parliament is debating a contentious bill to impose capital punishment on Palestinians convicted of fatal terrorist attacks, marking...
Execution delayed for Iranian protester The scheduled execution of Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old arrested during recent anti-government protests in Iran, was postponed on Wednesday, according to a...
Sharp rise in Iran executions documented Iran has carried out more than 1,500 executions in 2025, nearly double the number recorded in 2024, according to a Norwegian-based human rights organizati...
Record executions continue in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has executed at least 347 people in 2025, surpassing last year's record of 345, according to UK-based human rights group Reprieve. The surg...
Singapore carries out three drug-related executions in one week Singapore executed three individuals for drug trafficking last week, bringing the total number of hangings this year to 17-the high...
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