JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Iran hangs 2 men accused of killing 4 police officers during protests in January
The condemned men were among tens of thousands who were arrested during a government crackdown on protests in January.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - North Korean colonel executed by firing squad for stealing military grain amid mass hunger
A senior North Korean colonel was reportedly executed by firing squad in front of his own troops after authorities caught him stealing dozens of tonnes of military reserve grain, a capital sentence carried out as nearly half the country goes hungry. The unnamed colonel, who commanded a coastal guard unit based in the port city […] The post North Korean colonel executed by firing squad for stealing military grain amid mass hunger appeared first on American Almanac .
A senior North Korean colonel was reportedly executed by firing squad in front of his own troops after authorities caught him stealing dozens of tonnes of military reserve grain, a capital sentence carried out as nearly half the country goes hungry. The unnamed colonel, who commanded a coastal guard unit based in the port city of Nampo, was arrested earlier in July after warehouse guards spotted him trying to move the stolen grain by vehicle to Nampo's port, the Daily Mail reported , citing the Seoul-based outlet Daily NK. The Military Security Bureau took him in for questioning. A court martial followed. On July 12, the colonel received the maximum sentence and was shot dead at a shooting range near Nampo while the men under his command…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Diana Falzone) - 'It was genocide': Iran militants killed protesters, cleaned up evidence, refugee says
The January protest reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 50,000 people — including 260 children.
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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Iran executed over 100 people in June as crackdown continues | NewsNation
An Iranian refugee and human rights group separately corroborate that more than 100 people were executed in Iran in June. NewsNation’s Diana Falzone has the details on the surge in capital punishment by the regime.
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Diana Falzone) - Iranian regime determined to ‘eliminate’ protesters by execution: refugees
According to Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 109 prisoners in Iran were executed in June.
DAILYCALLER (Natalie Sandoval) - British TikTok Influencer’s Dubai Romance Ends In Murder Charge, Possible Execution
'One of her eyes was badly swollen and was beginning to close'
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STRIPES (Janiqua Robinson) - Families of WWII airmen executed, and families of executioners, stand together in Japan | Stars and Stripes
Descendants of U.S. airmen captured and executed in Japan during World War II and the descendants of their executors met face to face at a ceremony.
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NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case
The court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he was not eligible for execution under the law.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - National Council of Resistance of Iran reacts to news of peace deal between U.S. and Iran
"I reiterate once again that any international agreement to end the war must include an end to the execution of political prisoners and the killing of protesters,” says president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
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HUFFPOST - Supreme Court Declines Alabama's Request For Nitrogen Execution
A spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Corrections said the execution was off for the evening and the state would not try another method.