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Iran Executes Another Protester as Wartime Death Sentences Accelerate

Rights groups say the fast-track trials rely on torture-tainted confessions.

UN Rights Chief Urges Iran to Halt Executions Tied to Protest Crackdown

Indiana Senate Panel Takes Up Firing Squad Bill for Executions

Saudi Arabia Sets New Execution Record in 2025 With 356 Deaths

U.S. Executions Hit 15-Year High in 2025 as Florida Drives Surge

Tennessee Executes Harold Wayne Nichols for 1988 Killing of Karen Pulley

Florida Supreme Court Lets Frank Walls’ Execution Proceed as Federal Appeal Targets Lethal-Injection Practices

China Executes Former Huarong Manager Bai Tianhui for 1.1 Billion Yuan in Bribes

Shin Bet Backs Israel Death-Penalty Bill Setting 90-Day, No-Appeal Executions

Knesset Backs Death Penalty for Terrorist Killings in First Reading

Ruth Ellis’s Grandchildren Seek Posthumous Pardon, Citing Evidence of Abuse

Ben-Gvir Gives Netanyahu Deadline: Dismantle Hamas or Pass Death Penalty Law

Mississippi Executes Charles Crawford, Extending 2025 U.S. Death-Penalty Surge

Florida Executes Samuel Lee Smithers for 1996 Killings, Marking 14th Execution of 2025

Iran Hangs Telecom Worker Accused of Spying for Israel

Two More U.S. Executions Lift 2025 Total to 33

Trump Orders Federal Prosecutors to Pursue Death Penalty in D.C. Under New Memorandum

Iran Executions Top 1,000 in 2025, Hitting 15-Year High

UN Says Iran Has Executed at Least 841 People in 2025 After July Surge

UN: Iran Has Executed at Least 841 People in 2025 After July Surge