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North Korea Executes Army Chief Ri Yong-gil for Corruption

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 10, 2016 01:48 PM EST

North Korea reportedly executed army chief Ri Yong-gil for corruption.

ISIS Militant Executes his own Mother in Raqqa, Activists Claim

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 08, 2016 02:47 PM EST

Activists are claiming that a militant with the Islamic State has publicly executed his own mother in Raqqa, Syria.

UK Denounces ISIS Video showing Five Executions at the Hand of a ‘New Jihadi John’

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 04, 2016 02:09 PM EST

The United Kingdom has denounced a video released by the Islamic State that shows five executions of alleged British spies.

Death Penalty Sentences Continue to Fall in the U.S.

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 16, 2015 02:04 PM EST

Getting a death sentence in the United States is no longer as common.

ISIS Claims to have Executed Chinese, Norwegian Captives

By Cheri Cheng - Nov 18, 2015 02:08 PM EST

The Islamic Group claimed to have executed two captives, a Chinese man and a Norwegian man.

Unemployed? Saudi Arabia is Hiring Executioners, No Skill or Education Required

By Dustin M Braden - May 18, 2015 07:16 PM EDT

Saudi Arabia, one of the world's most repressive regimes, is looking to hire as many as eight new executioners to behead and dismember people found guilty of various crimes.

Utah's Firing Squad Execution Revival Leaves Beehive State Unique in Capital Punishment Method

By Peter R - Mar 24, 2015 03:39 PM EDT

Firing squads are to be used only if the state runs out of lethal drugs, primary means of killing a convict on death row.

Pakistan Lifts Moratorium on Death Penalty After School Attack

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 17, 2014 07:01 PM EST

In the wake of a brutal Taliban attack on a Pakistani school that left 148 dead, of which 132 were children, the Pakistani government has ended its moratorium on the death penalty.

Hamas executes 18 suspected of collaboration with Israel

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 22, 2014 12:48 PM EDT

After the loss of three key leaders in an Israeli airstrike, Hamas rounded up and executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with the Israeli military.

Arizona execution takes 2 hours

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 24, 2014 10:30 AM EDT

It took the state of Arizona nearly two hours to complete the execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood, enough time for his lawyers to file a petition for a stay of execution even though the lethal drugs had already been administered.

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