Chan Thao Phoumy was sentenced in 2010 after authorities dismantled a methamphetamine trafficking network. France has condemned the fact that his defense was not allowed to attend his final court ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

BEIJING China, which puts more prison inmates to death than the rest of the world combined, is reporting fewer executions this year after reinstating a requirement that every death case be reviewed ...

The idea of public execution feels like something from a distant, brutal past. Yet in 2026, there are still places where people are put to death in full view of crowds. It happens in town squares, ...