Execution
Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas
US Army Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree that he described as retaliation for US wars in the Muslim world.
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say
Alireza Sepahi survived the gallows once, but the Islamic Republic came back for him - comment
Iran executes two men arrested over January 2026 protests, Mizan reports
Flydubai attempted hijack security failure exposes Israel’s deep accountability crisis - analysis
Israeli passengers stepped forward when disaster struck. In the days that followed, officials stepped back, each explaining why responsibility for the security failure belonged to someone else.
Tennessee prison chief resigns after second failed execution this year
Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada said that although he believes his agency followed proper execution protocol, "stepping aside is in the best interest of Tennesseans."
Iran executes detainee for participating in January anti-regime protests, judiciary says
Iran's judiciary claimed that Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi fired at least three shots at police on January 8 and was arrested two days later with a handgun in Shahrekord in southwestern Iran.
Christa Pike getting 'life-saving medical care' after surviving Tennessee execution
Her lawyers repeated their calls for Pike's sentence to be commuted to life in prison after enduring what they called "chemical torture."
Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after two lethal injection attempts
Notably, this is the second failed execution attempt in the state of Tennessee in 2026. Pike, 50, was set to be executed for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.
Iran's Araghchi dismisses, smiles at reporter's question on regime's execution, torture of Iranians
On Monday, Araghchi denounced other countries for not condemning alleged "atrocities" committed in Iran by the United States and Israel.
Who is Leila Abolhasani? The mother sentenced to death after Iran’s January protests
Abolhasani, a 43-year-old beautician and mother of two teenage girls, was sentenced to death for “enmity against God” after authorities accused her of helping set fire to a supermarket.
Iran’s regime is at war with its own people - and executions are its weapon - opinion
As long as the Iranian regime remains in power, it will keep “searching for necks to hang from its gallows.”
Amnesty International issues rare condemnation of Hamas, demands end to extrajudicial executions
The organization, which has frequently criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank, demanded that Hamas end impunity for extrajudicial killings and reprisal attacks.
Facing exile and persecution, an Iranian dissident crossed from devout Muslim to student of Judaism
IRANIAN AFFAIRS: Iranian refugee Behnam Vali Heydarian recounts persecution, attacks, pro-Israel activism, and fears of deportation to Iran after his journey from Islam to Christianity and Judaism.
