Death row
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting
Duane Davis is accused of leading a group of men to kill Tupac, one of rap's most influential artists, in a trial tied to the decades-long unsolved murder that became a seminal moment in rap history.
Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl
Iran to execute first woman prisoner linked to January protests as regime executions surge
Iran responsible for majority of executions as 2024 marks deadliest year since 2015
Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order
All of the three men still sentenced to death committed crimes that were motivated by hate or terrorism.
Jewish death row inmate granted new trial after judge's antisemitic statements uncovered
The judge who sentenced Randy Halprin to death reportedly referred to him as "the Jew," "Randy the Jew," and "the Jew Halprin."
Pakistan sentences student to death for WhatsApp messages with negative Muhammed depiction
A 17-year-old received a life sentence in connection to the Whatsapp messages.
As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming
The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.
Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote
The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
Iran paper urges kidnapping of German diplomats in Tehran
Critics call on EU and Germany to expel all Iranian regime diplomats and close pro-Khamenei centers
Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report
One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.
'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge
Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.
‘Death sentence certain’ for German-Iranian journalist
The Iranian regime kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 and claims he played role in the 2008 Shiraz attack that killed 14.
Texas Jewish death row inmate who argued judge was antisemitic wins new trial
Randy Halprin, 44, was originally set to be executed on Oct. 10, 2019 but won a stay after he alleged that the judge who presided over his 2003 murder trial was biased against Jews.
