A federal judge denies a request to halt the execution of a Texas inmate who claims that the drugs to be used have been compromised by a recent fire. The Texas Attorney General’s Office states that tests conducted on the drugs after the fire show they are still safe and effective. Jedidiah Murphy, 48, …
An Alabama inmate is at the center of an “experimental” execution method debate. His lawyers are strongly opposing the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the untested method of nitrogen hypoxia. Kenneth Eugene Smith’s attorneys have urged the Alabama Supreme Court to reject the state attorney general’s request to set an …
South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is prepared to perform its first execution in over 12 years, officials announced on Tuesday. In the past, South Carolina was known for its high number of executions. However, an unintended moratorium has been in place since the expiration date of …
A Saudi man has faced the death penalty due to his social media activity on X and YouTube, signaling a continued crackdown on dissent in the country. In a recent report by The Associated Press, it was revealed that Mohammad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, a retired schoolteacher from Saudi Arabia, was sentenced to death by the …
Singapore is preparing to break a nearly two-decade streak without executing a woman. On Friday, Saridewi Djamani, 45, is scheduled to be hanged after being convicted and sentenced in 2018 for trafficking just over an ounce of heroin. The last woman to be executed for drug trafficking in Singapore was Yen May Woen in 2004. …
James Barber faces execution in Alabama on Thursday night, pending a possible intervention from an appeals court. Barber would be the first prisoner to be executed since a series of unsuccessful lethal injection attempts resulted in a temporary halt in executions starting in November. In an interview with NBC News, Barber, who was convicted of …