Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.
The Justice Department also said it was reviving a lethal injection protocol used during President Donald Trump’s first term.
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
Trump included a screenshot of a tweet that featured the faces of the women, whom the original poster said faced death by hanging.
An Iranian refugee spoke to NewsNation on the condition of anonymity, saying executions happen daily. This comes as Iran announces it’ll execute four protesters, including one woman. NewsNation’s Diana Falzone has the details.
Jimmy Sanchez, 38, and Tsvia Kol, 37, lured Julio Gonzalez to a hotel and killed him after they believed he stole drugs from them.
As the U.S. reaches a two-week ceasefire with Iran, the Islamic Republic’s chief justice calls for “expedited executions.” NewsNation’s Diana Falzone has the latest from Iranians fearful of the regime’s reprisal.
Rajavi called for a "special session of the United Nations to address the ongoing executions of political prisoners in Iran and to take immediate, practical measures to help prevent further loss of life."
On Wednesday, the authorities said DNA evidence had linked Mr. Bundy, who was executed in 1989, to the murder of a 17-year-old Utah girl in 1974.