According to a new Amnesty International report published in July and data from the official Saudi Press Agency, the kingdom ...

Twenty-seven men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Nine other people are scheduled to be put ...

Iran has more than doubled state executions in 2024 with at least 612 people killed compared to 297 in the same period last ...

People from the San Diego Iranian American community rallied on Tuesday, demanding a stop to what they believe have been mass ...

Saudi authorities put two people to death on Monday to reach 17 in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom ...

The execution of Edward Zakrzewski set a record for the most in Florida in a single year, 9, since the death penalty was ...

Mississippi executes Vietnam veteran Richard Jordan for murder of stay-at-home mom of 2 Jordan's execution came nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed 35-year-old Edwina Marter, who was ...

Ten Arkansas death row prisoners filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to block a new state law that authorizes execution by ...

Iran Iran slammed for record surge in executions of regime opponents: 'true face is on display' United Nations experts issue statement urging Iran to stop current execution spree ...

For the last decade or so, those opposed to capital punishment have been repeating the same mantra as a way to mark the progress of their campaign to end state killing in this country: The number of ...

Editor’s note: An Oklahoma judge granted a temporary stay of execution Monday to John Hanson. Find the latest on his case here. Over the next four days, four inmates in four states are scheduled to be ...

Several Arkansas death row inmates sued the state Tuesday to block a new law allowing executions by nitrogen gas, saying the ...