Three men in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled for lethal injection Thursday in a rare convergence of executions on the same day in the U.S.
Three men in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled for lethal injection Thursday in a rare convergence of executions on the same day in the U.S.Open
Human rights activists say the Iranian government has been rapidly escalating executions. The latest prompted public protest, videos appear to show.
In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace.
The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.Open
Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets.
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.Open
After President Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history.
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.