Iran more than doubled executions in 2025, global death penalty hit 44-year high

Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
WDSU

Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...
The Hill

Despite rise in executions this year, America’s death penalty has a bleak future

Two people were put to death last week. The first happened when Florida carried out the execution of Bryan Jennings. Jennings had been convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual battery, ...

Are Florida's executions humane? Accusations rise of improper procedures

Defense attorneys allege the state has used expired or incorrect drugs and improper dosages during lethal injections. Appeals ...
Bengals Wire

DeSantis, Florida singled out in report as executions surge worldwide

Florida accounted for nearly half of all U.S. executions in 2025, a year that saw the most executions nationwide since 2009. A new Amnesty International report notes a 78% global increase in ...