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Iranian Twin Sentenced to Death While Her Sister Gets 25 Years in Post‑Protest Trial

Rights groups say the ruling shows a pattern of coerced confessions, flawed trials and a wider 2026 surge in executions used to intimidate protesters

Francis Clifford Smith, Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner, Dies at 101

Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Dennis Sochor, the State’s Oldest Modern-Era Execution

Florida Executes 74-Year-Old Dusty Ray Spencer

Netflix Documentary Revives Attention on Taylor Parker Case

Thai Court Sentences Two Uyghur Men to Death for 2015 Bangkok Shrine Bombing

Oklahoma Executes Raymond Johnson for 2007 Murders of Ex-Girlfriend and Infant

Texas Executes Cedric Ricks for 2013 Killings of Girlfriend and Her 8-Year-Old Son

China Executes 11 From Ming Clan Tied to Myanmar Scam Hubs

South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ex-President Yoon Over 2024 Martial Law

Tennessee High Court Sets 2026 Execution Date for Christa Pike, State’s Only Woman on Death Row

China Sentences 11 From Myanmar-Based Ming Clan to Death After Wenzhou Trial

Charleston Marks Decade Since Emanuel AME Massacre With Memorial Under Construction and Calls for Reform

Congo Reduces Death Sentences for Three Americans Convicted in Failed Coup

Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Face Life in Prison and Death Row for 'Doomsday Murders'

Texas Executes Richard Lee Tabler for 2004 Quadruple Homicide

China Executes Two Men for Deadly November Attacks

China Executes Perpetrator of Deadly November 2024 SUV Attack

China Executes Two Men for Deadly Attacks That Claimed Over 40 Lives

Chinese Driver Sentenced to Death for Killing 35 in Zhuhai Car Attack