The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...

Despite public uproar about the inhumane nature of death sentences, several countries in the world can't seem to let go of this practice. A significant protest is the institution of the European and ...

A recent report revealed that the Supreme Court in 2024 commuted five death sentences to life imprisonment. Is the apex court’s approach signalling a shift in India’s approach to capital punishment?

Arizona lawmakers consider reinstating the firing squad as a death penalty method because of issues with lethal injections.

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently amend the existing Fake Drug and Unwholesome Food Act to strengthen its provisions and ensure stricter ...

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on ...

Lawyers are sparring over a COVID-19-related agreement that has shielded some people on Georgia's death row from execution.