Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who halted executions and went to prison for corruption, dies at 91
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan Dies at 91George Ryan, the former Illinois governor known for halting executions and clearing death ...
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Tag: executions
Iran responsible for majority of 2024 state executions, Amnesty reports
According to Amnesty International's report, over 1,500 people were executed in 2024, with Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia accounting for ...
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill designating the firing squad as the preferred method of execution for capital punishment, ...
UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions
The High Commissioner criticized countries for using the death penalty, citing it as incompatible with human dignity and the right ...
Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises
At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Dingri county near Mount Everest, with ...
Men guilty of ‘cowardly’ executions ask Alberta’s top court to overturn murder convictions
Two Calgary men, Prabhjyot Bhatti and Jaskaran Sidhu, were given life sentences for the first-degree murders of Jasdeep Singh and ...
‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge
In Sudan, the SAF issued a warning on Thursday amidst a major offensive to reclaim key territories from the RSF, ...
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