Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

Gov AbiodunThere is no doubt that killings and acts of killings have become the or­der of the day in Nigeria. Apart from death in the hands of terrorists, the lives of Nigerians are daily been cut ...

Death penalty opponents are praising the decision ... "Because the direction this country has been in, not just in Oklahoma, but across the country, is finality is more important than making ...

His trial is expected to begin in August. Summaries of court documents in the case show the defense filed a motion Monday “to Strike Death Penalty RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder.” A “Motion to ...

The Oklahoma State Attorney general has left open whether Richard Glossip will face a second trial. He would not face the death penalty a second time.

The win is certainly rare and noteworthy by this court but “it’s not a bellwether,” for future death penalty cases, Elisabeth Semel, a professor and co-director of the Death Penalty Clinic at the ...

The latest death penalty news from The Texas Tribune. By Ayden Runnels Feb. 25, 2025 Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he ...

According to the recently published annual report on the death penalty in Iran by the Iran Human Rights Organization (IHR) and the French NGO Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM), at least 975 ...

“The death penalty is incompatible with human dignity and the right to life,” Türk said. “While some countries argue that it falls within their national sovereignty, from my perspective, it should be ...