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Bangladesh Executes Islamist Leader for War Crimes

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

Death Penalty at Highest Level in 25 Years

By Rishi Iyengar

Pakistan Hangs Killer of Governor Salman Taseer

By Rishi Iyengar

Pakistan Postpones Execution of Paraplegic Prisoner

By Rishi Iyengar
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Most of India's Execution Records 'Lost or Destroyed by Termites'

The absence of information shows the "callousness" of the record-keeping system, according to researchers

By Nash Jenkins

The Enduring Enigma of the First Woman Executed by the U.S. Federal Government

The first woman executed by the United States received her sentence on June 30, 1865

By Erin Blakemore

North Korea Executes Defense Minister for Dozing Off

The execution is the latest in a series of purges against senior North Korean officials

By Helen Regan

How Indonesia's Migrant Workers Helped Save the Life of Mary Jane Veloso

The Filipina maid was walking toward the execution ground when she was told she was granted a temporary reprieve

By Yenni Kwok

Relief as Indonesia Spares Life of Mary Jane Veloso

Well-wishers take to Twitter to express gratitude

By Helen Regan

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Probably Won't End Up in Massachusetts

A life sentence would likely take him to Colorado while death row would be in Indiana

By Josh Sanburn

Texas to Execute Inmate as Drug Supply Dwindles

The state has enough pentobarbital for four more executions

By Josh Sanburn

America's Largest Death Row Is Nearly Full

708 out of 715 death row cells at San Quentin are occupied

By Kevin McSpadden

Pakistan Hangs 12 Men in Largest Execution in 7 Years

The country's death penalty was reinstated in December and broadened to non-terrorism crimes a week ago

By Rishi Iyengar

The Strange Story of the Man Who Chose Execution By Firing Squad

How Gary Gilmore's 1977 execution came to pass

By Lily Rothman

5 Things to Know About China's Execution of Business Tycoon Liu Han

Liu Han was accused of leading a ring of "local thugs and vagrants" in Sichuan province

By Dan Kedmey

ISIS Burns Jordan Pilot Alive

News of the images, while not yet verified, has reached the pilot's family

By Dan Kedmey

Mother of Japanese Journalist Held Captive by ISIS Pleads for His Release

The ransom deadline approaches

By Helen Regan

Photojournalism Daily: Dec. 5, 2014

Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Andrew Quilty‘s work on Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan. Some 100,000 civilians fled the Pakistani military’s offensive against insurgents in North Waziristan this past summer by seeking shelter across the...

By Mikko Takkunen

Morning Must Reads: December 3

Woman Sues Bill Cosby Alleging Child Sexual AbuseA southern California woman sued Bill Cosby on Tuesday, becoming the latest of more than a dozen women to allege sexual assault, claiming the comedian molested her around...

By TIME Staff

Utah Wants to Bring Back Execution by Firing Squad

The last time Utah carried out an execution by firing squad was in 2010

By Tessa Berenson Rogers
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