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Iran Stages Rare Public Execution of Man Convicted of Rape After Supreme Court Review

Rights groups say the Bastam hanging reflects a broader surge in executions in Iran.

Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph, Marking State’s 17th Execution of 2025

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

Florida Executes Bryan Jennings for 1979 Child Murder, Marking Record 16th Death This Year

Oklahoma Board Recommends Clemency for Death-Row Inmate Tremane Wood

Alabama Executes Anthony Boyd With Nitrogen Gas as Witnesses Report Prolonged Death

Federal Indictment in Charlotte Light-Rail Killing Makes Suspect Eligible for Death Penalty

Alabama Executes Anthony Todd Boyd by Nitrogen Gas After Supreme Court Denies Final Appeal

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

Iran Executes Unnamed Man Convicted of Spying for Israel in Qom

Arizona Executes Richard Djerf for 1993 Phoenix Family Murders

South Carolina High Court Sets Nov. 14 Execution for Stephen Bryant

Supreme Court Raps Centre for Opposing Lethal Injection Option, Sets Nov. 11 Hearing

Mississippi Executes Charles Ray Crawford in 1993 Rape-Murder Case

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

Missouri Executes Lance Shockley in 2005 Trooper Murder Case

Ohio Weighs Nitrogen Executions as Yost Urges Action, DeWine Extends Delays

Texas Appeals Court Halts Robert Roberson’s Execution, Orders Review of ‘Junk Science’ Claims

Indiana Executes Roy Lee Ward for 2001 Rape and Murder of 15-Year-Old Stacy Payne

Judge Denies Stay for Anthony Boyd Ahead of Alabama Nitrogen Execution