Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who is set to be executed in Yemen on 16 July 2025, will not be hanged. Capital punishment in Yemen is permitted with four methods. However, only one of them is mostly used ...

A Utah judge has set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, despite appeals from ...

The Punjab government is facing heat from the BJP and Congress as it is planning to bring a tough anti-sacrilege bill with ...

Florida may carry out more executions in 2025 than in any other year in recent history. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed nine ...

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise.

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

More than 100 Florida faith leaders signed a letter pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause the fast pace of executions in ...

While the state leads the nation in executions, 100 Florida faith leaders call on DeSantis to pause what they call ...

Reforms have been implemented in Texas and other states to avoid mistakes that send innocent people to death row. However, ...

Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the ...

The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.