Iran carried out at least 2,159 of the approximately 2,707 executions recorded worldwide last year, according to Amnesty ...

Carruthers was set to be executed on Thursday, May 21, but the execution was canceled after a failed lethal injection.

The number of executions carried out worldwide reached its highest known level in 44 years during 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.

Defense attorneys allege the state has used expired or incorrect drugs and improper dosages during lethal injections. Appeals ...

The number of recorded death-penalty executions last year was 2,707, a 78% increase compared to the previous year, according ...

Florida accounted for nearly half of US executions in 2025, according to Amnesty International’s new annual report on the ...

The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new ...

Amnesty International's annual report on capital punishment documented a surge in global executions to their highest level ...

Oklahoma plans to resume executions by using nitrogen or another gas to starve an inmate of oxygen because it cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections, state officials said on Wednesday.

Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to ...