executions

DOJ to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the … Read more

DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions

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The Justice Department announced on Friday that it would reimplement lethal injection and firing squads as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to “strengthen” the federal death penalty.  “Among the actions taken are readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during the first Trump Administration, expanding the protocol to include additional manners of execution such as … Read more

Justice Department readopts firing squads in federal executions

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The Department of Justice said ‌on Friday it is ‌taking actions to strengthen the ​federal death penalty, including firing squads and readopting the lethal injection protocol. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Acting Attorney General ​Todd Blanche has authorized seeking death ⁠sentences against nine people after … Read more

Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executions

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions. The ruling restores the prior process ahead of the May 21 scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers, and it will remain in place during an ongoing appeal. The order … Read more

A wave of executions is feared in Iran after 3 young men were hanged this week

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BEIRUT — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and Israel seek to squelch public dissent. The three men are the first to be executed from … Read more

Iran hangs 3 people, including teen wrestler, in first executions over January protests

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Iran executed three men on Thursday who were accused of killing police officers during protests in January, with activists warning of the risk of a new surge in hangings as war rages with Israel and the United States. They were the first hangings Iran has carried out related to the nationwide demonstrations that were met … Read more