Drug used in SC’s executions might cause unnecessary pain, suffering, Justice Dept. warns
Both the federal government and South Carolina carry out the lethal injections using a single drug, pentobarbital, a powerful ...
Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says
The report came about a month after the UN human rights chief said Iran had executed 901 prisoners in 2024. Volker Turk said ...
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Iran Executed 975 People In 'Horrifying' 2024 Escalation: Rights Groups
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights ...
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Iran executed 975 people last year, rights groups say
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights ...
Rights groups: Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights ...
Russia’s executions of Ukrainian prisoners point to systematic policy
A Financial Times investigative documentary has found evidence that Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war are not isolated incidents but likely part of a broader pattern that points to a ...
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Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
A condemned man in South Carolina, Brad Sigmon, requests a stay of execution due to delays in receiving autopsy reports from ...
Louisiana Is Restarting Executions for the First Time in 15 Years. Will Other States Follow?
Today, there are 63 people on Louisiana’s death row, well below the death row populations in Alabama and Texas, but almost twice the size of Mississippi’s. The last time a new death sentence was ...