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Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

South Carolina’s highest court has issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution. The order by the state Supreme Court puts on hold at least temporarily the planned April 29 ...

20 Apr 2022 at 20:25

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Former police officer who hired two people to kill wife is executed

A former suburban Texas police officer has been executed for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago. Robert Fratta, 65, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the November 1994 fatal ...

11 Jan 2023 at 07:56

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Pope denounces Iran death penalty following protests

Pope Francis has denounced the use of the death penalty in Iran during nationwide protests convulsing that country, and demanded “greater respect for the dignity of women”. Francis made the comments in an annual speech to ambassadors ...

09 Jan 2023 at 20:50

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Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime

Iran has executed a second prisoner detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy. The country made the announcement on Monday by airing footage on state television it claimed showed him ...

12 Dec 2022 at 07:55

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Missouri man executed for killing police officer in 2005

A Missouri man convicted of ambushing and killing a police officer he blamed over the death of his younger brother has been executed. Kevin Johnson, 37, died after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne ...

30 Nov 2022 at 10:05

Human rights campaigners hit out at Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Human rights campaigners have condemned Iran for having “pitifully little respect” for the right to life after it executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari on spy charges. The comments from Amnesty International UK ...

14 Jan 2023 at 16:22

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Arizona execution of Clarence Dixon on track after court challenges fail

The planned execution of an Arizona man remains on track after two last-minute court efforts ended without decisions that would sidetrack the state from putting 66-year-old Clarence Dixon to death. Early on Monday, the ...

10 May 2022 at 09:25

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Man executed in Alabama over 2001 killing

A man has been executed in Alabama for beating a woman to death in 2001 as the US state resumed lethal injections following a pause to review procedures. James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1.56am local time (7....

21 Jul 2023 at 16:03

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Singapore executes man for co-ordinating cannabis delivery

Singapore has executed a man accused of co-ordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was ...

26 Apr 2023 at 07:43

Sunak distances himself from Tory deputy chairman Anderson’s death penalty views

Sunak distances himself from Anderson’s death penalty views

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from the MP he appointed deputy Tory party chairman, after Lee Anderson backed the return of the death penalty. The Prime Minister said “that’s not my view, ...

09 Feb 2023 at 15:16

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Man executed for killing girlfriend and three children despite innocence claims

A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children has been executed despite his claims he was in another US state when the killings took place. Raheem Taylor, 58, is ...

08 Feb 2023 at 07:44

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Three men executed in Iran over violence during anti-government protests

Three men have been executed in Iran after being accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests. Mizan, the Iranian judiciary’s website, announced the executions of Majid Kazemi, ...

19 May 2023 at 11:13

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