Iran carried out at least 2,159 of the approximately 2,707 executions recorded worldwide last year, according to Amnesty ...

Florida accounted for nearly half of US executions in 2025, according to Amnesty International’s new annual report on the worldwide surge.

The number of recorded death-penalty executions last year was 2,707, a 78% increase compared to the previous year, according ...

The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new ...

Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

Amnesty International released a report Monday stating that the number of executions globally hit its highest number since 1981. The group condemned use of the death penalty to create a climate of ...

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific execution spree, with at least 113 reported executions in the first 25 days of May 2025 alone, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

One state's execution total represents an unprecedented increase that human rights researchers say reflects flawed security narratives used for political purposes.

Attorneys call for a pause as litigation is underway, challenging the state’s current lethal injection protocol.

Amnesty International's annual report on capital punishment documented a surge in global executions to their highest level since 1981 during 2025. The human rights organization attributed the ...