‘Business As Usual’: Biden Admin Still Fighting For Executions After Campaign Promises To End Death Penalty Laurel Duggan on March 27, 2023 President Joe Biden promised to end the death…
By Julia Harte (Reuters) – The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that it could not compel the state’s governor to carry out authorized executions, enabling new Democratic Governor Katie…
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators, and his spokesperson said Berlin wanted to crank up pressure on the…
By Julia Harte (Reuters) – The number of botched executions in the United States reached a record high in 2022, according to a report released by a non-profit capital punishment…
GENEVA – A United Nations human rights expert on Monday called on countries to take steps against Myanmar’s junta through economic sanctions and an arms embargo following the execution of…
(Reuters) – The wife of pro-democracy figure Kyaw Min Yu, sentenced to be executed on the orders of Myanmar’s ruling generals, says that if her husband dies he will take…
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Tennessee will stop all executions until the end of 2022 pending an independent review of procedures used by the state to carry out lethal injections,…
– South Carolina now has the means to facilitate executions by firing squad, officials said Friday, making it one of few states where it is lawful to carry out a…
Russia devised plans to stage public executions in cities its forces conquer as a way to cut down the morale of Ukrainians, a European intelligence official told Bloomberg. In addition…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County GOP machine was once a well-oiled syndicate where everyone discussed deals behind closed doors, then presented a united front in front of the…