Judge orders Tennessee to give greater access to execution process

A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow reporters to witness the full execution of ...
WDSU

Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

Executions in Iran soared in 2025 as regime used killings as 'tool of intimidation,' UN says

Human rights groups warned the regime stepped up executions in response to the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests, which ...
American Civil Liberties UnionOpinion

Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground

The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, ...