President Donald Trump said that he has successfully halted the execution of eight women arrested during recent Iran protests

Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.

Iran has executed Ali Fahim amid a surge in wartime death sentences linked to the January protests. Rights groups warn more protesters face imminent execution.

States put to death 47 people last year, double the recent norm. What’s behind the rise?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very rarely in modern day United States: execution by firing ...