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Record number of people executed for drug offences in 2023

In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year.

Al Jazeera

Three top nitrogen gas manufacturers in US bar products from use in executions

Move follows Alabama’s recent killing of death row inmate Kenneth Smith using previously untested method

The Guardian - US

Saudi Arabia Joins Afghanistan And Iran As One of World's Leading Executioners

As the Taliban continues to use amputations and public executions as punishments, Saudi Arabia's death penalty rate has almost doubled.

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Iran executed record 834 people last year, according to rights groups

Iran executed a "appaling" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, rights groups said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023

Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death.

Al Jazeera

India’s burgeoning death penalty crisis

The growing number of acquittals by the Supreme Court in death penalty cases creates an urgency to recognise the very high chances of error in India’s criminal system

The Hindu

Texas Death Row Inmate Executed Despite Maintaining Innocence

Texas death row inmate executed despite maintaining innocence, sparking debate on death penalty complexities.

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Trump Says He's A Genius; Professor Says His Slurred Speech And Repeated Errors Are Worse Than Biden's

While US voters say Biden and Trump are both too old to win presidency, Trump mocks Biden's falling on stage and promises to 'introduce the death penalty'.

International Business Times UK

Idaho prepares to execute one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S.

Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual advisor will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the scheduled Wednesday execution. Creech has been imprisoned since 1974.

WEKU

HC seeks views of T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case convicts on punishment

Kerala High Court seeks views of T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case convicts on enhancing punishment, including death penalty.

The Hindu

What I learned about the US death penalty from the next man to be executed

This week Ivan Cantu faces execution in Texas for murder. I’ve known him for 20 years and felt the trauma when prisoners die

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s the South’: Harris County Sends 15 Times More Black Men to Death Row than White

Texas’ largest county remains the state’s deadliest when it comes to capital murder convictions, a new report says.

Texas Observer

France mourns Robert Badinter, lawyer who fought to ban death penalty

Emmanuel Macron says Badinter was nation’s ‘moral conscience’ as thousands sign condolences book

The Guardian - UK

Only one death sentence confirmed by High Court in 2023, lowest since 2000: Data

The 2023 report on death penalty in India reveals a decrease in confirmation rates and a high death row population.

The Hindu

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Family of Swede imprisoned in Iran fear death penalty verdict is imminent

EU diplomat Johan Floderus’s sister calls on Sweden to start speaking up loudly to demand his release

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Zimbabwe Cabinet Supports Abolishing Death Penalty in Parliament

Zimbabwe's Cabinet supports abolishing death penalty as a punishment for murderers, pending Parliament's approval. Last execution occurred in 2005.

The Hindu

Ranjith Sreenivasan murder case in Kerala and the death sentence for 15 convicts | Explained

15 persons convicted to death for murdering Ranjith Sreenivasan, a lawyer and BJP State leader in Kerala, sparking debate on death penalty.

The Hindu

Death penalty for 14 convicts in Ranjith Sreenivas murder case

Ranjith Sreenivasan murder case: Ranjith was hacked to death most brutally at his house at Vellakinar in Alappuzha municipality on the morning of December 19, 2021.

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Salon

SCOTUS allows first nitrogen execution

"The world is watching," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned before Kenny Smith was put to death Thursday

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EU and UN Express Regret Over Alabama's First Nitrogen Execution

The European Union and the U.N. Human Rights Office express regret over the first use of nitrogen gas in an execution in Alabama, stating that the death pe...

WEKU

Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S.

Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, after a slew of last-minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed.

Al Jazeera

What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution

Smith became first inmate in history to be executed with nitrogen gas.

USAFacts

How many people are sentenced to death in America?

Eleven executions, including 10 males and one female, occurred in 2021.

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Gunman in Buffalo massacre to face death penalty, families divided

Federal prosecutors seek the death penalty for the Buffalo supermarket gunmen. Families have mixed reactions. Next court date set for February 2nd.

Salon

Biden betrays his moral code in Buffalo

While campaigning for the White House, Joe Biden suggested that he stood against the death penalty in all cases

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