Death row
Iran responsible for majority of executions as 2024 marks deadliest year since 2015
Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia collectively killed 1380 people, with Iran being responsible for the majority (972).
Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order
Jewish death row inmate granted new trial after judge's antisemitic statements uncovered
Pakistan sentences student to death for WhatsApp messages with negative Muhammed depiction
As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming
The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.
Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote
The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
Iran paper urges kidnapping of German diplomats in Tehran
Critics call on EU and Germany to expel all Iranian regime diplomats and close pro-Khamenei centers
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.
‘Death sentence certain’ for German-Iranian journalist
The Iranian regime kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 and claims he played role in the 2008 Shiraz attack that killed 14.
Texas Jewish death row inmate who argued judge was antisemitic wins new trial
Randy Halprin, 44, was originally set to be executed on Oct. 10, 2019 but won a stay after he alleged that the judge who presided over his 2003 murder trial was biased against Jews.
Jewish orgs. slam Arizona using Zyklon B gas chamber on death row inmates
"We're basically saying what the Nazis did was OK," said Phoenix Holocaust Association vice president Janice Friebaum.
American support for death penalty still strong despite decline in use
The new Pew survey indicates that 90% of Americans who support the use of the death penalty on convicted murderers think it is morally justified.
Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row
Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust. The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.
Saudis vowed to stop executing minors but some death sentences remain
The decree was never carried on state media nor published in the official gazette as would be normal practice.
