Executions then resumed in 1977, when double murderer Gary Gilmore was put to death by firing squad. A steady rise in ...

This past week, Ohio Attorney general Dave Yost wrote a highly critical report on Ohio's capital punishment system.

Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025 and now risk hanging more in the wake of the war against the US ...

Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.

A new Idaho law exempts execution procedures from judicial review and public scrutiny, raising concerns about transparency and accountability in the death penalty system.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts ...

BEIRUT(AP) — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing ...

The Tennessee attorney general's office pushed back hard, telling the Supreme Court that the media coalition has no special ...

The most underreported story in Iran is the one its brutal regime is waging against its own people – the near total internet ...

Executions in the US are becoming increasingly cruel, with states adopting new methods such as nitrogen hypoxia and lethal ...

Three young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as ...