Capital Punishment

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Alabama Plans March 12 Execution of 75-Year-Old Non-Shooter Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton

The scheduled execution stems from a felony-murder conviction that treats a non-shooter as eligible for death.

Alabama Sets March 12 Nitrogen Execution for 75-Year-Old Who Didn’t Fire Fatal Shot

Florida Executes Melvin Trotter for 1986 Killing After Supreme Court Denies Stay

Iran Accused of Fast-Tracking Protester Executions as Rights Groups Warn Dozens Face Death

Families Urge Prince William to Seek Clemency for Saudi Men Facing Execution Ahead of Saudi Trip

Tokyo High Court Upholds Order to Return Asahara's Remains to Daughter

India’s Supreme Court Confirms No Death Sentences for Third Year as Study Flags Trial-Level Failures

Justice Mazhar’s Opinion Declares Bhutto Execution Unlawful Over Uncorroborated Approver Testimony

Texas Executes Charles Thompson, Marking First U.S. Execution of 2026

Texas Executes Charles Victor Thompson in First U.S. Execution of 2026

Texas Executes Charles Victor Thompson, Marking First U.S. Execution of 2026

Osaka District Court Dismisses Inmates’ Challenge to Hanging Executions

Iran Executed at Least 1,500 People in 2025, Rights Group Reports Record Since the 1980s

Saudi Executions Hit New Record at 347 as UN Demands Immediate Moratorium

Florida Executes Frank Athen Walls, Marking 19th State Execution of 2025

Florida Supreme Court Upholds 8–4 Jury Standard for Death Sentences

Federal Judge Rejects Stay as Georgia Sets Dec. 17 Execution for Stacey Humphreys

Botched Gas-Chamber Execution of Jimmy Lee Gray Led Mississippi to End New Gas Sentences

Zeigler's Bid for New Trial Begins as Defense Unveils DNA Tests in 1975 Murders Case

UK Reports Revisit Botched 1983 Alabama Electrocution That Took 14 Minutes