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Japan carries out first execution under Takaichi government, Osaka arson killer Takami hanged
world3 days ago

Japan carries out first execution under Takaichi government, Osaka arson killer Takami hanged

Sunao Takami, 58, who killed five people by setting fire to an Osaka pachinko parlor in 2009, was hanged in Japan—marking the first execution under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government after a 2011 murder/arson conviction and a 2016 Supreme Court upholding of the death sentence. The case highlights Japan’s continued use of capital punishment amid global criticism and calls for greater transparency, as executions are carried out in secrecy. Japan remains one of the few G7 nations with the death penalty, alongside the United States, a point noted in the coverage.

via New York Post|
#arson#capital-punishment#executions
Japan carries out first execution in over a year for Osaka pachinko blaze
world4 days ago

Japan carries out first execution in over a year for Osaka pachinko blaze

Japan has executed Sunao Takami, 58, for the 2009 arson attack on a pachinko parlour in Osaka that killed five people, marking the first death sentence carried out in over a year and the first under the Takaichi administration; authorities rejected the defense’s mental illness argument, underscoring Japan’s status as a remaining G7 nation with the death penalty.

via BBC|
#capital-punishment#execution#japan
Damascus hands Bashar al-Assad a death sentence in absentia as Syria shifts under new leadership
world14 days ago

Damascus hands Bashar al-Assad a death sentence in absentia as Syria shifts under new leadership

A Damascus court sentenced former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the civil war, along with seven other former security officials including his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib; Assad has been living in exile in Russia since the regime fell in 2024, and Syria’s new leadership has sought his extradition, though Moscow has not signaled whether it will comply.

via The Washington Post|
#bashar-al-assad#capital-punishment#crimes-against-humanity
Florida logs back-to-back executions as last meals surface
crime-and-justice27 days ago

Florida logs back-to-back executions as last meals surface

Florida carried out two lethal-injection executions in one day—the first back-to-back death sentences in nearly a decade—with James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, dying within hours of each other after appeals were denied. Duckett’s last meal was eggs, grits, bacon, biscuits and chocolate milk; Occhicone requested eggplant parmesan, a salad, garlic bread and a Pepsi. The executions, in the same death chamber near Starke, highlight Florida’s high execution pace in 2026 and leave Occhicone as the second-oldest prisoner known to be executed in modern U.S. history, while victims’ families expressed relief after decades of pain.

via New York Post|
#capital-punishment#crime-and-justice#death-penalty
Florida marks a record two-execution day as DeSantis pushes death-penalty pace
crime28 days ago

Florida marks a record two-execution day as DeSantis pushes death-penalty pace

Florida carried out its 11th execution of the year and set to execute a second inmate on the same day—the first time two inmates were put to death in one day—amid Gov. DeSantis’s aggressive push on capital punishment. The day featured James Duckett, who helped kill 11-year-old Teresa McAbee in 1987, and Dominick Occhicone, scheduled to die for a 1986 Pasco County family massacre; DNA testing was inconclusive and protests formed outside the prison as the state advances its record pace.

via Tampa Bay Times|
#capital-punishment#crime#death-penalty
Idaho Makes Firing Squad Its Primary Execution Method, Stoking National Debate on the Death Penalty
us-news1 month ago

Idaho Makes Firing Squad Its Primary Execution Method, Stoking National Debate on the Death Penalty

Idaho becomes the first state to make the firing squad the primary method of execution, retrofitting a death chamber and relying on three volunteer marksmen to carry out eight executions, with a July 1 start deadline and about $1 million spent (including $24,000 for rifles). The move mirrors a wider U.S. trend away from lethal injection due to botched injections and supply issues, but it also raises concerns about pain, the possibility of misfires, and questions about how the process is conducted and who the shooters are. Past cases in Utah and South Carolina have shown that firing squad executions can fail or cause prolonged suffering, prompting ongoing debate about the method’s humanity and intent.

via The Guardian|
#botched-executions#capital-punishment#death-penalty
Supreme Court blocks Alabama's nitrogen hypoxia execution bid
law2 months ago

Supreme Court blocks Alabama's nitrogen hypoxia execution bid

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Alabama's emergency request to execute Jeffery Lee by nitrogen hypoxia after two lower courts blocked the method; the unsigned order provided no explanation, though Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch dissented. Alabama has used nitrogen gas in several executions since 2024, but a federal judge recently banned the method due to evidence of distress, and Lee, 49, who was to be executed at 6 pm local time, had his scheduled execution halted.

via BBC|
#alabama#capital-punishment#death-penalty
Iran at center of global surge as executions reach 44-year high in 2025
world3 months ago

Iran at center of global surge as executions reach 44-year high in 2025

Amnesty International says 2025 saw a global spike in executions to about 2,707—the highest since 1981—with Iran executing at least 2,159 people, more than doubling 2024. China likely accounts for thousands but is secrecy-bound. Other countries with confirmed increases include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Singapore and the United States, while roughly 70% of nations have abolished capital punishment. The report emphasizes a small number of states continue to use the death penalty to curb dissent.

via CBS News|
#amnesty-international#capital-punishment#death-penalty