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Hossein Pedaran during televised confession Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published September 19, 2026 it Iran has executed a man convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel, according to Iranian authorities, which [...]
Among those expected to participate in the rally Monday are a bipartisan group of U.S. dignitaries, human rights advocates and former political prisoners.
Jeffery Lee had raised concerns about use of nitrogen gas and the legacy of an abandoned practice that allowed judges to override juries on death sentences.
The U.S. may have committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran , including a mass-casualty strike on a school for which Washington has yet to claim responsibility, a UN fact-finding mission said Thursday. The big picture: The administration has waged a campaign of aggressive, norm-busting war-fighting, with the president repeatedly threatening to hit civilian infrastructure in his pressure campaign on Tehran. - The president has shrugged off questions about his attacks on Iran and previously said he wasn't concerned if his threats could amount to war crimes. - The White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to Axios' request to respond to the UN team's findings. What's inside: The UN mission found "reasonable grounds to…
The U.S. may have committed war crimes in two airstrikes in Iran , including a mass-casualty strike on a school for which Washington has yet to claim responsibility, a UN fact-finding mission said Thursday. The big picture: The administration has waged a campaign of aggressive, norm-busting war-fighting, with the president repeatedly threatening to hit civilian infrastructure in his pressure campaign on Tehran. - The president has shrugged off questions about his attacks on Iran and previously said he wasn't concerned if his threats could amount to war crimes. - The White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to Axios' request to respond to the UN team's findings. What's inside: The UN mission found "reasonable grounds to…Open
Iranian women are defying the country's strict dress code laws by singing and dancing publicly, with some being sentenced to years in prison. This comes four years after the death of Mahsa Amini for allegedly breaking the law. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.
She was charged with corruption after allegedly engaging in “media and propaganda activities against national security” and working “on behalf of hostile governments," according to reports
Attorneys for Daniel Conahan Jr., 72, are asking the Supreme Court to stay the execution of their client, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday.
Attorneys for Daniel Conahan Jr., 72, are asking the Supreme Court to stay the execution of their client, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday.Open
Egyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging along with 11 others after a Cairo court convicted them of running a drug trafficking network, state media reported.
Data: Death Penalty Information Center ; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Florida executed its 14th prisoner for the year on Tuesday, adding to a post-COVID surge in capital punishment that drove more executions last year than any since 2009. The big picture: Even as fewer courts sentence defendants to death and more than half of the states have banned or at least temporarily halted the practice, the Trump administration has overtly cheered on the death penalty. - "The increased number of executions last year reflected the enthusiasm and the urging of this administration to increase use of the death penalty, and the acquiescence of some state officials to that political pressure," Death Penalty Information Center Executive Director…
Data: Death Penalty Information Center ; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Florida executed its 14th prisoner for the year on Tuesday, adding to a post-COVID surge in capital punishment that drove more executions last year than any since 2009. The big picture: Even as fewer courts sentence defendants to death and more than half of the states have banned or at least temporarily halted the practice, the Trump administration has overtly cheered on the death penalty. - "The increased number of executions last year reflected the enthusiasm and the urging of this administration to increase use of the death penalty, and the acquiescence of some state officials to that political pressure," Death Penalty Information Center Executive Director…Open