Execution

USA

First firing squad execution in 15 years to be carried out in US

Unless either the governor of South Carolina or the Supreme Court intervenes, Brad Sigmon will be killed at 6pm on Friday.

07/03/2025

China

China executes two men found guilty of killing sprees

Fan Weiqu rammed his car into a crowd, killing 35 people, while 21-year-old Xu Jiajin killed eight people and injured 17 in a stabbing attack last year.

20/01/2025

Culture news

Pop star Tataloo sentenced to death, Iranian media report

Several Iranian media outlets have reported that Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, better known as Tataloo, has been sentenced to death. Contradictory accounts, however, have left uncertainty about the outcome of the pop star’s trial.

20/01/2025

USA

Biden commutes most US federal death sentences before Trump's return

Outgoing US President Joe Biden commuted 37 out of 40 sentences to life imprisonment amid concerns about Donald Trump's stance on executions.

23/12/2024

Iran

Iran ramps up executions as Western countries’ attention falters

Iran continues to execute ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protesters as Western countries fail to exercise the same pressure on the country’s government they did in late 2022 and early 2023.

05/03/2024

Iran

Fears grow for Iran protesters amid record executions

The Islamic Republic was shaken by the largest - and most significant - wave of anti-government dissent in decades last year.

21/12/2023

Vietnam

Man executed in Vietnam despite appeals from Europe and Canada

Le Van Manh was put to death for the theft and the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl - but maintained his confession was coerced via torture by police.

23/09/2023

Poland

Polish family beatified for sheltering Jews during World War II

The Ulma family were executed by the Nazis in 1944 for hiding Jews at their home. They were allegedly betrayed.

11/09/2023

Singapore

Singapore executes first woman in 19 years for drug trafficking

Human rights groups, international activists and the United Nations have urged Singapore to halt executions for drug offences and say there is increasing evidence it is ineffective as a deterrent.

28/07/2023

Iran

Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dissident convicted of acts of terrorism

Iran has executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident convicted of leading an Arab separatist group that was accused of attacks, state television reported on Saturday.

06/05/2023

Russia

'I shot a 5-year-old': Ex-Wagner soldiers admit to killing children

During the hourlong confessions, ex-Wagner commanders recounted details of killings around Bakhmut and Soledar.

19/04/2023

Iran

'Killing machine': Iran ramps up executions to 'instil fear'

The number of people handed the death penalty in Iran increased by 75% last year, according to NGOs.

13/04/2023

World News

UN: 40 prisoners of war executions on both sides of Ukraine conflict

The UN is investigating 40 extrajudicial executions on both sides of Ukraine conflict after video footage of a Ukrainian soldier in March.

24/03/2023

Iran

Iran hangs former defense ministry official over spy claim

The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari has caused anger in London.

14/01/2023

World News

Two men hanged in Iran over death of paramilitary volunteer

International rights groups had campaigned for the lives of the two men to be spared.

07/01/2023

Iran

'Reprehensible': EU condemns executions of Iran protesters

Critics have pointed out that the condemned men were sentenced to death in hasty, closed-door trials, without proper legal support.

07/01/2023

Iran

At least 100 protestors facing execution in Iran, says rights group

Iran Human Rights claim the number is an absolute minimum, with the Islamic Republic "intensionally creating confusion" by sharing contradictory statements on death penalty cases.

29/12/2022

Iran

France and Germany slam Iran execution as EU steps up sanctions

Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged from a construction crane in the northern city of Mashad on Monday.

12/12/2022

Iran

Iran executes second man linked to anti-government protests

Majid Reza Rahnavard, was hanged in public in the northern city of Mashad after being sentenced to death for "war against God". The young man was accused of murdering two security officers and wounding four others, an episode to which he allegedly confessed.

12/12/2022

World News

Iran: Anger boils over as authorities intensify crackdown

Iran was slapped with new sanctions on Friday by the European Union and Britain for having carried out its first known execution

11/12/2022