Death Penalty News

Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide.
Striving for a world without capital punishment.

[Texas Defender Service @TexDefender]

Whether Tennessee tries to execute Christa Pike again is an open question. Here’s why. https://t.co/ogBIwkIgt7

[Death Penalty Action @DeathPenaltyAct]

🇺🇸 Are you a veteran who opposes the death penalty?

With this epidemic of executions of veterans, we need your voice. We invite you to register here if you are willing to speak out against executions as a veteran!

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[Sara4IRAN @punkpater]

#Iran
The death sentence of #ManouchehrFallah, 42 year old labourer & activist from northern Iran has been upheld by the Supreme Court and his case is now referred to the Rasht Criminal Sentence Enforcement Unit.
#StopExecutionsInIran
@WebDPN
@ilo

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

23 October 1943 | A transport of 1,800 Polish Jews arrived from Bergen-Belsen to Auschwitz.

The SS sent them to the gas chambers immediately after selection. Men were directed to crematorium III and women to crematorium II.

After a speech about the need for disinfection and after checking their documents before continuing their journey, the SS men led the women into the undressing room, where they were ordered to undress. This created confusion among the women, and the SS men stepped in between them and began to rip rings and watches from their hands. At that point, one of the women, who realized that they were in a situation with no way out, threw some of the clothes over the head of SS-Oberscharführer Josef Schillinger, grabbed his gun and fired three shots at him; she also shot SS-Unterscharführer Wilhelm Emmerich.

The identity of the woman has not been 100% confirmed, yet some sources indicate that it was Franciszka Mann.

Other women attacked SS men with their bare hands. The SS men called for help. When the reinforcement arrived, some of the women were shot, and the rest were herded into the gas chamber, where they were murdered.

Josef Schillinger died on the way to the hospital in Katowice. Emmerich recovered but limped.

More about this and other cases of organized resistance at Auschwitz in our podcast: https://t.co/I1FwigdOrf

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Execution date set for killer who strangled couple inside their Florida Keys home https://t.co/VRyhjBtInb #florida #deathpenalty #homeinvasion #dna @GovRonDeSantis

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for a mom charged with murder in twin toddlers’ deaths https://t.co/LrJzWCEIBq #idaho #deathpenalty #vaccines

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Tennessee paid $1.2M for execution drugs amid secrecy, failures: exclusive https://t.co/X7mFc5oPaj #tennessee #deathpenalty #pentobarbital #christapike #taxpayers

[IRAN HRM @IranHrm]

URGENT: Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld political prisoner Manouchehr Fallah’s death sentence for PMOI membership. His case is with the verdict implementation office in Rasht, putting him at imminent risk of execution.
@UN must act now.
#StopExecutionsInIran

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Sacred Places, Silenced Lives: The Questions Behind Executions In Saudi Arabia https://t.co/hSolCQcWEh #saudiarabia #islam #sharia #deathpenalty

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

New Survey Finds Bipartisan Support for Limits on Solitary Confinement…
https://t.co/OGKA76gKLP

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Florida Rapper Convicted of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend Asks for Death Penalty https://t.co/gWUbNo2rgJ #florida #pregnantwoman #BillyAdams #deathpenalty

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

@Jews4Abolition Probably the most heartbreaking, heart-wrenching case in the harrowing history of the death penalty in the US.

[L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @Jews4Abolition]

Today is the birthday of George Stinney, Jr., Z’L, of blessed memory.
If his story bothers you, please join the thousands of members of our group “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from across the USA, Israel and the world at https://t.co/sIFsThIF9W

Link to article: https://t.co/WX8BVpGPP6

[Tracking Florida's Death Penalty @FLDeathPenalty]

Today, Gov. DeSantis signed a death warrant scheduling Thomas Overton's execution for November 19. It is warrant #21 so far this year.

[Association Femme Azadi @femmeazadi]

À Qom, une Iranienne a été condamnée à 50 coups de fouet pour avoir embrassé, dans un café, un homme auquel elle n’était pas mariée.

[Robert Dunham @RDunhamDP]

Tampa rapper convicted of murder requests death sentence in letter to judge. Four of his jurors voted for life. (My note: No state other than Florida permits a death sentence based upon an 8-4 jury vote.) https://t.co/v839mwaMV1 @FOX13News @kyliejonesontv @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg @uscedp #BillyAdams #deathpenalty

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Alabama Gov. Commutes Death Sentence of Toforest Johnson https://t.co/zWqUD6QT3f #alabama #deathpenalty #commutation #retrial

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Indiana Parole Board hears testimony on clemency for man scheduled for Nov. 5 execution https://t.co/0Dxf9lO4w0 #indiana #deathpenalty #arson

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Ohio | Midterm elections to influence death penalty future https://t.co/guN0df86FW #ohio #deathpenalty #OhioGovernor #Midterms2026 #midterms

[Death Penalty News @WebDPN]

Iran | Rights Group Warns of Execution Risk for Over 200 Ghezel Hesar Drug Death-Row Prisoners Amid Transfer Plans https://t.co/CR7xlmVAsU #iran #sharia #deathpenalty #islam