Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for role in 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

The execution appeared to take longer than previous nitrogen gas executions. The state didn't reveal the exact time the gas ...
Tennessean

Mark Sievers remanded to Lee County custody ahead of death sentence appeal

Mark Sievers, convicted in the 2015 murder-for-hire of his wife, is back in Lee County for a death sentence appeal. Sievers was sentenced to death in 2020 for orchestrating the murder of Dr. Teresa ...
AOL

Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more

Thirty-four men have been executed by court order in the US this year, with eight more scheduled before its close, five of whom are due to die in the next eight days. This year's total already ...
Jurist

HRW denounces Tunisia death sentence for anti-government speech

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday condemning the Tunisian justice system for sentencing a man to death for Facebook posts dissenting from recent government actions. HRW’s ...
Orlando Sentinel

5 executions in 8 days: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are scheduled to be put to death by year’s end, including five in the next eight days. The total ...