America is returning to firing squad executions after failing to find a more humane way to carry out the death penalty.

Executions across the world surged to a 40-year high last year as China and Iran executed thousands of people, according to ...

Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a 'staggering' increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their ...

Since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, the UN says it’s verified the execution of at least 32 political ...

US President Donald Trump on Sunday sharply escalated pressure on Iran, warning Tehran that time was running out and hinting ...

International solidarity helped secure the release of detained flotilla activists, but thousands of Palestinians remain ...

Since the 2022 invasion, Moscow has been arresting citizens from the occupied territories en masse in an effort to crush all ...

An inquest into the suspected self-inflicted death of a Russian-born gun and Nazi “fanatic” who “supported the actions” of ...