Alabama: Joe Nathan James Jr. executed – against the will of the victims’ family
After a delay of about three hours, 50-year-old Joe Nathan James Jr. was executed by lethal injection by the U.S. state of Alabama on Thursday… Read more
Japan carries out death sentence on spree killer who caused death of seven people in 2008
A man who killed seven people in a rampage in the capital Tokyo in 2008 has been executed in Japan. Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa confirmed… Read more
Myanmar: First executions in decades – military junta carries out four death sentences
The ruling military junta has ensured that, for the first time in decades, death sentences were carried out in Myanmar. Four prisoners were executed for… Read more
Texas: Stay of execution for Ramiro Gonzales two days before execution
A Texas appeals court has temporarily stayed the execution of Ramiro Gonzales. He was sentenced to death for kidnapping, raping and killing a female colleague… Read more
Singapore executes two more death sentences for drug trafficking
Despite protests from human rights activists, two drug traffickers were executed in Singapore on Thursday. The executed were Kalwant Singh, a 32-year-old from Malaysia, and… Read more
Oklahoma sets 25 execution dates for next two and a half years
The U.S. state of Oklahoma plans to resume executions on Aug. 25 and then carry out lethal injections in stages through the end of 2024…. Read more
Arizona executes Frank Atwood – second execution in the U.S. state in four weeks
On Wednesday morning, 66-year-old Frank Jarvis Atwood was executed in the U.S. state of Arizona by lethal injection. He was sentenced to death for allegedly… Read more
Latest Amnesty International Annual Report on the Death Penalty – Number of Executions Increased
The number of executions documented worldwide in 2021 increased by about 20 percent compared to the previous year. According to annual figures released Tuesday by… Read more
Arizona executes Clarence Dixon – first execution since 2014
On Wednesday morning in the U.S. state of Arizona, 66-year-old Clarence Dixon was executed with a lethal injection, an overdose of pentobarbital. Dixon, the courts… Read more
Missouri executes Carman Deck – it was his fourth death sentence
On Tuesday evening, 56-year-old Carman Deck was executed by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Missouri. He had committed a robbery of an elderly… Read more