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world6 days ago•3 min saved

Ben-Gvir flaunts gallows plan for Palestinians under new death-penalty law

Israel’s far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video of a gallows construction intended to execute Palestinians convicted of terror under a newly enacted military-courts death-penalty law, a move critics say targets Palestinians and undermines due-process safeguards; international actors including the UN, UK, France and Germany condemned his rhetoric, while Israel pushes the policy amid other controversial measures like settlement expansion.

via The Guardian|

#ben-gvir #death-penalty #international-reaction

us-news7 days ago•3 min saved

Rare clemency hearing gives Ohio death-row inmate chance to plead innocence

Tyrone Noling, on death row for a 1990 double murder, received a rare clemency hearing before the Ohio Parole Board and presented recanted testimonies and new evidence suggesting another suspect; the hearing, backed by the Ohio Innocence Project and supporters, precedes a board recommendation to Gov. DeWine, who has called for ending the death penalty, with a final decision due by Aug. 25.

via NBC News|

#clemency #death-penalty #exoneration

world11 days ago•4 min saved

Iran’s ‘Black Widow’ Kolthoum Akbari Receives Ten Death Sentences for Serial Husband Murders

Iranian authorities say Kolthoum Akbari, nicknamed the “Black Widow,” has been sentenced to 10 death sentences for killing at least 10 of her ex-husbands over about two decades, often by drugging them during temporary marriages (sigheh) to steal dowries. Officials caution the death toll could be higher, with families choosing qisas or diya; the execution will proceed under Iran’s eye-for-an-eye system.

via New York Post|

#death-penalty #iran #kolthoum-akbari

us-news11 days ago•23 min saved

Son witnesses Tennessee execution of death-row inmate Anthony Hines

Anthony Hines, a 66-year-old Tennessee death-row inmate, was executed by lethal injection for murdering Catherine Jenkins in 1985. His last words were directed to his son, Dennis Jenkins, who witnessed the execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Dennis said he hopes Hines felt severe pain. Hines had unsuccessfully appealed, and the day also marked the first triple execution in the U.S. in 16 years, with inmates in Oklahoma and Alabama also executed. The case underscores ongoing debates over the death penalty.

via New York Post|

#death-penalty #death-row #executions

local12 days ago•37 min saved

Alabama Executes Inmate in 2021 Killing of 5-Year-Old Kamarie Holland

Alabama executed Jeremy Tremaine Williams by lethal injection after Gov. Kay Ivey declined clemency in the 2021 murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland; Williams allegedly paid the child’s mother to abuse her, subjected the girl to methamphetamine and rape before strangling her, and the execution was carried out within a court-approved window as part of the state’s capital-punishment process.

via WBMA|

#alabama #death-penalty #execution

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Georgia girl's killer executed after death-penalty verdict

Jeremy Williams, convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 5-year-old Kamarie Holland in December 2021 after the girl was trafficked to him, was executed by lethal injection on August 13, 2026. He received four counts of capital murder, with jurors taking about 90 minutes to convict, and the case proceeded under Alabama capital-murder protocols; the family delivered impact statements, and the execution followed the governor's order.

via WSB-TV|

#child-murder #crime #death-penalty

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Alabama Executes Man Tied to 5-Year-Old Girl as U.S. Marks Triple-Execution Day

Alabama executed Jeremy Williams for the 2021 rape and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland, the last of three U.S. executions on Thursday as Tennessee and Oklahoma carried out lethal injections. It marked the first triple‑execution day since 2010, amid a trend of rising executions in the U.S.; through Aug. 13, 2026, 22 inmates have been executed that year.

via CNN|

#alabama #crime #death-penalty

crime12 days ago•8 min saved

Rare Triple Execution Carried Out Across Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama in One Day

On Aug. 13, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama carried out lethal-injection executions for death-row inmates—Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, Anthony Hines and Jeremy Williams—within about six hours, marking the first triple execution in 16 years. Cuesta-Rodriguez killed his pregnant wife in 2003; Hines murdered a motel maid in 1985; Williams killed a 5-year-old girl in 2021. Observers say the timing is largely coincidental; the last triple execution was in 2010. The report notes that many recent executions involve victims who were women or girls and that several dozen more executions are anticipated this year.

via USA Today|

#alabama #crime #death-penalty

crime13 days ago•2 min saved

Two down, one pending as US marks rare triple-day of executions

Oklahoma executed Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 70, for murdering his common-law wife, and Tennessee followed an hour later with Darrell Hines, 66, for a 1985 murder. A third Alabama execution, Jeremy Williams, 42, who raped and killed a five-year-old, was scheduled but not carried out. If all three proceed, it would be the first three-execution day in the US in more than 15 years, signaling renewed appetite for capital punishment; all three were to be by lethal injection, though Alabama’s nitrogen-gas method was halted by a federal judge, and last year’s total was driven in large part by Florida’s activity.

via The Guardian|

#alabama #crime #death-penalty

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Oklahoma Executes Man in 2003 Domestic-Murder Case

Oklahoma carried out the execution of Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez for the 2003 murder of his common-law wife Olimpia Fisher, a crime prosecutors say followed months of stalking and abuse; the family spoke about the loss and the drive for domestic violence awareness amid clemency debates, while Fisher’s daughters expressed the lasting impact of her death.

via News On 6|

#crime #death-penalty #domestic-violence

world13 days ago•13 min saved

US death-penalty revival: three inmates scheduled for same-day executions

Three inmates—Anthony Darrell Hines (Tennessee), Jeremy Williams (Alabama) and Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez (Oklahoma)—are slated for execution on Thursday, signaling a rise in U.S. capital punishment as Florida drives much of the surge under Gov. Ron DeSantis; the trend comes amid waning public support for the death penalty and a drop in the number of death sentences nationwide.

via BBC|

#death-penalty #executions #florida

us-news13 days ago•381 min saved

Tennessee weighs doctor's role in next execution after botched attempt

Anthony “Darrell” Hines, on death row for four decades, is set for a Thursday lethal-injection execution in Tennessee, the first since a May botch that left a backup IV unresolved and witnesses describing the prisoner’s suffering. In the wake of that failed attempt, state officials have not disclosed whether Dr. Mark Walton Fowler will participate in the next execution, prompting questions about his qualifications and the doctor’s role in upcoming deaths.

via NBC News|

#death-penalty #doctor-qualification #executions

crime14 days ago•6 min saved

Utah man seeks to bar death penalty in Charlie Kirk shooting

Robinson’s lawyers ask the court to strike the aggravating factor that would make him eligible for the death penalty, arguing prosecutors haven’t shown he knew his shot would endanger others at the Charlie Kirk event; prosecutors counter that the evidence supports an enhanced penalty, with a Sept. 1 hearing scheduled to decide whether the case moves forward.

via The Salt Lake Tribune|

#aggravated-murder #charlie-kirk #crime

world14 days ago•1 min saved

Lebanon Abolishes Death Penalty, Becomes Middle East Benchmark

Lebanon's parliament voted to end the death penalty, replacing sentences with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour, making it the first Middle Eastern country to do so; the country has had an unofficial moratorium since 2004 and had 85 people on death row by end-2025. Globally, Amnesty International says about three-quarters of countries have abolished or ceased executions, with 2025 executions at 2,707, driven largely by Iran.

via aljazeera.com|

#abolition #amnesty-international #death-penalty

world15 days ago•8 min saved

Lebanon votes to end death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment

Lebanon’s parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with hard labour; the measure now goes to the cabinet and then the president for signing, with government support though Hezbollah opposed. Lebanon has not executed anyone since 2004, but more than 78 people remain on death row. The reform follows decades of civil-society campaigning and comes amid broader regional debates on capital punishment, though enforcement details remain to be set.

via BBC|

#abolition #death-penalty #human-rights