UN: Significant rise in executions in Iran, with at least 841 individuals this year

Deaths from Executions in Iran Reach Alarming Levels The United Nations Human Rights Office has disclosed that Iranian authorities have carried out at least 841 executions since the start of the year, a staggering figure that raises serious concerns. In a statement from Geneva, Rabina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, […]
Florida carries out execution of triple murderer, setting a new record for executions in 2025.

Florida Executes Man Convicted of Triple Murder Curtis Wyndham, a 59-year-old man, was executed on Thursday at 6:17 PM in Florida State Jail near Stark. He had faced conviction for the 1992 murders of his girlfriend, Valerie Davis, her mother, Mary Rubin, and a family friend, Johnny Lee. Reports indicate that when Wyndham was brought […]
Contentious report on DeSantis’ death row executions ignites anger

Backlash Over DeSantis’ Report on Veteran Executions On Wednesday, The Daily Beast faced significant criticism after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released a report titled “absolute hospitality.” This report stated that the state is under scrutiny for its execution practices, particularly concerning death row inmates convicted of serious crimes such as murder and rape. The Daily […]
Daily Beast Publishes Strange Article Criticizing DeSantis for Allowing Executions of Rapists and Murderers

The Daily Beast published a story criticizing Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida for approving the execution of five veterans found guilty of serious crimes, including rape and murder. On Tuesday, reports emerged that over 100 veterans had signed a letter appealing to DeSantis to halt the execution of one former service member. Interestingly, DeSantis […]
Iran increases executions in 2024, with at least 612 individuals executed, according to a UN report

Increase in State Executions in Iran According to a recent report by the United Nations, Iran has significantly escalated the number of state executions this year, nearly doubling the figures from the first half of 2024. The UN Human Rights Office confirmed that at least 612 executions have taken place in 2025. Notably, minority groups […]
Many arrests and reports of executions in Iran’s response following the ceasefire with Israel

Iran is facing significant internal turmoil as government officials intensify their security crackdown in the wake of a recent 12-day conflict that led to substantial damage to three key nuclear facilities. Reports indicate a wave of mass arrests and executions within the country. The Iranian government has initiated these crackdowns following an airstrike by Israel […]
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed his name in Wednesday's bill, making Idaho the only state in the United States with a shooting squad designated as a priority method of execution for the death penalty that begins next year. The governor's actions take place less than a week after South Carolina's 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was executed […]
Leonard Peltier Released After Biden Commutation of Life Sentence for FBI Executions

Leonard Peltier, the far left American Indian activist convicted of the executions of two FBI agents, was released from Florida prison on Tuesday thanks to Joe Biden's commute. On his final day of his inauguration, Biden not only sentenced the monster to shoot two unprotected FBI agents in the head in June 1975, but also […]
South Carolina scheduling executions again after a pause for the holidays

South Carolina is starting to schedule executions again after the holiday period, with the state Supreme Court setting the next execution date for January 31st. The state is considering carrying out the death penalty for several inmates whose executions were delayed because prison officials were unable to obtain lethal injection drugs, although they have not […]
TN announces new execution method that could allow state to resume executions after last one halted in 2022

Tennessee officials on Friday announced a new way the state could resume executions after the previous one, scheduled for spring 2022, was abruptly halted, but executions won't resume immediately. This comes two and a half years after the state abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith and admitted that corrections officials had not followed […]