Death penalty
UN experts demand answers as Iran continues to cloud the truth on violent protest crackdown
UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.
Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns
Israel should enact the Ben-Gvir death penalty law - opinion
Israel’s perilous death penalty bill also endangers Diaspora Jews - opinion
Kidnapped German-Iranian journalist Jamshid Sharmahd to be executed
Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped by Iranian agents in Abu Dhabi in 2020. Now, facing ‘corruption on earth’ charges, he faces imminent death.
Texas Walmart massacre suspect pleads guilty to hate crimes
The suspect faces life in prison on federal charges and the death penalty on state charges.
Israel's response to terrorism is creating terrorism - opinion
The common factor in past terrorists isn't religion, economic situation or educational background. They all had a loved one die in Israeli action.
IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist
New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.
US executes first transgender inmate
Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.
Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence
Iran has already executed two people involved in unrest that erupted in September after the death in custody of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.
Netanyahu speaks out against son's call to try prosecutors for treason
Yair Netanyahu called to try prosecutors who charged his father for treason, and if found guilty, sentenced to death.
Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin's appeal against death sentence
Iran hanged two protesters, Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard, earlier this month.
Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report
One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.
'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge
Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.
