Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.

Two sources confirmed to CBS News that Saleh Mohammadi, a young member of Iran's national wrestling team, was among the three ...

The Iranian government executed more than 1,600 people last year — marking a three decade high not seen since the end of the ...

This past week, Ohio Attorney general Dave Yost wrote a highly critical report on Ohio's capital punishment system.

A second death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen execution by firing squad. It comes just weeks after the first ...

Three young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as ...

States put to death 47 people last year, double the recent norm. What’s behind the rise?

Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, two NGOs said Monday, warning it ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts ...