Iranian cleric calls for protester executions
Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami brands demonstrators as foreign 'soldiers', demanding death penalty amid a brutal crackdown that has left thousands dead or detained.
Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami brands demonstrators as foreign 'soldiers', demanding death penalty amid a brutal crackdown that has left thousands dead or detained.
A dramatic phone call from Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly convinced Donald Trump to call off imminent air strikes on Iran, as tensions soared over mass executions. Read the full report.
US President Donald Trump states he has received assurances from Iran that executions of protesters have stopped. Latest on the crisis, airspace reopening, and rising death toll.
AP journalist Jeffrey Collins has witnessed 14 executions in South Carolina, describing lethal injection, electrocution, and firing squad. His unique perspective reveals the realities of state-sanctioned death. Read his powerful testimony.
Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, a new record largely linked to its 'war on drugs'. Explore the figures, the policy shift, and the international criticism it faces.
The US military has conducted another lethal strike in the Pacific, bringing the total death toll to 99. The UN and rights groups condemn the actions as unlawful executions. Read the full report.
Fifty years on, Aitor Aguirre and Sergio Manzanera recall their black armband protest against executions in Franco's Spain, the death threats, and a lifelong bond forged in courage.
An in-depth investigation reveals the global crisis of women on death row, from the US to Iran, where abuse and injustice are ignored. Read their stories.
The US has deployed its largest Caribbean force since 1989, with 83 deaths in anti-drug operations the UN calls extrajudicial executions. Read the full analysis.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has approved sweeping changes to death penalty protocols, dramatically lowering the jury threshold required for capital sentences and expanding execution methods in a move that's drawing international condemnation.
Shocking new report reveals systematic abuse within Russian military ranks, with soldiers facing brutal punishment for refusing orders to fight in Ukraine.