Tag: Capital punishment

Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid

Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically d...

Apr 28, 2026

Regime used its isolation after closing borders to escalate killings when global...

Convicted murderer gets spared from death when gallows malfunction

Convicted murderer gets spared from death when gallows ...

Feb 23, 2026

23 February 1885.

Iranian boxing champion at imminent risk of execution as retrial request rejected

Iranian boxing champion at imminent risk of execution a...

Dec 20, 2025

Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, 30, was arrested in 2020 for taking part in nationwi...

Henry John Burnett: Final days of last man hanged in Aberdeen, 60 years ago

Henry John Burnett: Final days of last man hanged in Ab...

Aug 25, 2025

History was made in Aberdeen on August 15 1963 when Henry John Burnett was the l...