Anti-death penalty advocates called on Holcomb to stop the upcoming state execution of Joseph Corcoran and end the practice ...

Nationwide support for the death penalty has fallen to its lowest level in decades due to shifting attitudes among younger ...

A private-sector panel made up of academics, legislators and other experts has called for a fundamental review of the problem ...

The Iranian human rights organization Hengaw has reported the execution of two Afghan citizens, including a woman, by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a published report, the organization stated that ...

A private-sector panel highlighted various problems with Japan’s capital punishment system, including the possibility of ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty and undo the Biden-Harris administration's moratorium ...

In our series on how Biden can use the lame duck period to secure civil liberties and civil rights, we examine how Biden can ...

Utah’s relationship with the death penalty reflects both historical ties and a growing shift in public sentiment. While some, ...

City residents woke up on Wednesday to an all-too-familiar nightmare: a thick, choking haze of smog blanketing the city, ...

The execution marks the sixth known public execution since the Taliban’s return to power, reigniting international outrage over the group’s use of capital punishment and corporal punishment, which ...

The court ruled that the brutal killings, which stemmed from a property dispute, met the “rarest of rare” standard required for capital punishment ...

The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is allegedly discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and ...