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Dennis Sochor refused his last meal, delivered final message before execution

Dennis Sochor, 74, was executed for the 1982 murder of 18-year-old Patricia Gifford.

Published 1 day ago

Oklahoma man to be executed for killing ex-girlfriend, her 7-month-old daughter

This image provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Raymond Johnson.

Updated 63 days ago

When is Tanner Horner's execution? FedEx driver's last recourse revealed

Tanner Horner listens to testimony at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Updated 71 days ago

Did Trump stop execution of 8 Iranian women? Iran’s embassy calls him ‘delulu’

President Donald Trump speaks during an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 21, in Washington.

Published 83 days ago

Trump 'appreciates' Iran, says 8 women no longer facing execution

Trump said that plans to execute eight women protestors in Iran were terminated upon his request.

Published 84 days ago

Who are the 8 women Trump says Iran may execute? Charges and other details

The cases are being viewed in the context of a crackdown following anti-government protests in Iran earlier this year.

Published 85 days ago

Alabama Governor commutes death sentence of Charles Burton, who is he?

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted Charles Burton's death sentence to life imprisonment due to public opposition

Published 127 days ago

Who is Erfan Soltani, anti-Khamenei protester facing execution in Iran?

The protests have led to over 10,000 arrests and 500 deaths, with human rights groups expressing concerns that these planned executions are meant to suppress dissent.

Published 184 days ago

Who was Mark Geralds? Florida man executed for 1989 Tressa Pettibone murder

Geralds was 22 when he murdered Pettibone on February 1, 1989.

Published 218 days ago

Shot by kin, 80,000 watched: Inside man's chilling public execution by Taliban

An ambulance heads toward a stadium to collect the body after a public execution carried out by Taliban authorities of a man sentenced by the Supreme Court for killing 13 members of a family, including children, earlier this year, in the eastern city of Khost,

Updated 225 days ago

SC asks Centre if death row convicts can pick execution method

The Union government had in an earlier affidavit maintained that hanging remained the “safest and quickest” method of execution.

Updated 273 days ago

Iran executed at least 1,000 this year in prison ‘mass killing’: Human rights gr

Iran's nuclear programme is likely to dominate the agenda after the UN Security Council voted to reimpose sanctions.

Published 295 days ago

Who was Curtis Windom? Man convicted of triple murder executed in Florida

Curtis Windom, convicted of murdering three people, was put to death by lethal injection in Florida on August 28, 2025.

Published 320 days ago

On this day 100 years ago, the first electric chair execution took place

On August 6, 1890, William Kemmler was executed after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend with an axe.

Updated 344 days ago

Iran executes 2 opposition members over alleged attacks on civilian sites

Iranian courts charged the two men with several offenses, including waging war against the state.

Updated 353 days ago

‘In touch with friendly governments’: MEA on Nimisha Priya case

Randhir Jaiswal’s remarks come days after the Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that efforts to secure a pardon for Nimisha Priya should be undertaken solely by her family

Updated 358 days ago

Yemen family breaks silence as Nimisha Priya's execution postponed | Key updates

Nimisha Priya is jailed in a region of Yemen and her execution was postponed just one day before schedule.

Updated 364 days ago

Won’t pardon Nimisha Priya, says brother of victim at centre of execution case

Indian-origin nurse Nimisha Priya was earlier supposed to be executed in Yemen on July 16.

Published 364 days ago

Nimisha Priya case: Victim's family demands ‘God's Law in Qisas’. What it means

Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya is lodged in the central jail of Yemen's capital, Sanaa.

Updated 364 days ago

‘Islam has a law’: India's Grand Mufti who helped defer Nimisha Priya execution

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Kanthapuram that while he does not know the victim’s family, he contacted the scholars in Yemen and urged them to intervene.

Updated 365 days ago

'Grand Mufti of India' intervenes to halt execution of Indian nurse in Yemen

Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerela, is jailed in Yemen and set for execution on July 16.

Updated 365 days ago

Man publicly executed in Iran over rape, murder of young girl

Capital punishment remains central to Iran’s sharia-based legal system, established after the 1979 revolution.

Published 368 days ago

Indian nurse's family offers $1 million 'blood money' to Yemen man's kin

Nimisha Priya, 37, from Kerela is jailed in a region of Yemen and set for execution on July 16.

Updated 369 days ago

Longest serving man on Mississippi death row executed for 1976 killing

Jordan was one of several on the state’s death row who sued the state over its three-drug execution protocol, claiming it is inhumane.

Published 385 days ago

Iran executes three accused of spying for Israeli spy agency Mossad

This is the latest in a series of executions carried out in recent months by Iran.

Published 386 days ago

Oklahoma set to execute man for 20-year-old home invasion-murder case

On Thursday, Oklahoma was ready to execute a guy who shot and killed a lady during a home invasion robbery 20 years ago.

Published 482 days ago

USA: Florida man scheduled for first execution of 2025 for double murder

In the first execution the state has seen this year, a Florida man convicted of killing a husband and wife while fishing at a secluded property while the couple's child watched is set to be put to death by lethal injection on Thursday.

Published 518 days ago

Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein

Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein

Published 530 days ago

China executes man for killing 35 people in deadly car rampage in Zhuhai

China hanged a man on Monday who was responsible for the bloodiest mass assault in the nation's history, a vehicle rampage in November that killed 35 people in the southern city of Zhuhai.

Published 542 days ago

Iran executed over 900 people, including dozens of women, in 2024: UN

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building,

Published 554 days ago

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