Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions
When drugs used in executions stopped being produced in the US, prisons turned to the UK to find a new supply.
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Missouri executes Johnny Johnson, convicted of murdering a 6-year-old girl, despite his claim he was mentally ill
Missouri has executed a death row inmate for the 2002 murder of a young girl over the objections of his attorneys, who argued he was mentally incompetent and thus ineligible to be put to death.
1970-01-01 08:00
Singapore executes woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
Sir Richard Branson and activists have argued that capital punishment is not a deterrent against crime.
1970-01-01 08:00
Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
Sir Richard Branson and activists have called on authorities to spare Saridewi Djamani.
1970-01-01 08:00
Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman
An Iranian-German businessman on death row may have made his last phone call, his daughter fears.
1970-01-01 08:00
Alabama puts man to death in first execution since suspension lifted
By Brendan O'Brien Alabama executed a man early on Friday for beating an elderly woman to death two
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Alabama death row inmate James Barber expected to be executed following appeals court ruling
Amid fears of another botched execution, Alabama plans to put James Barber to death on Thursday or early Friday after a federal appeals court upheld a decision not to halt his execution despite his claim that lethal injection could result in cruel and unusual punishment.
1970-01-01 08:00
Alabama death row inmate asks appeals court to block this week's scheduled execution
An Alabama death row inmate has asked a federal appeals court to stop his execution scheduled for this week, arguing the state hasn't made sufficient changes to its capital punishment system after problems relating to several other scheduled lethal injections prompted a three-month pause on executions.
1970-01-01 08:00
Missouri man executed for killing two in botched jailbreak
Michael Tisius, 42, was denied clemency despite several jurors in his case speaking up for him.
1970-01-01 08:00
Iran executes three men over recent protests
Iran has executed three more men over recent protests that have rocked the country, judiciary news outlet Mizan News said on Friday.
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Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
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