Browsing: Death Penalty

The state’s governor said Frank Strada would step down as an independent review examines what went wrong.Published On 3 Oct 20263 Oct 2026The official in charge…

Let’s pretend that the Islamic Republic of Iran had undertaken to execute a 50-year-old woman for a crime committed when she was an 18-year-old.Let’s say the…

The Tennessee woman’s legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026Christa Pike…

A lawyer for US death row inmate Christa Pike says she is in “critical condition, receiving life-saving care” after two failed attempts to give her a…

Human rights organisations accused Algiers of using the law to target political opposition groups.Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026The Algerian lower house has adopted a…

Two doses of a lethal injection drug have failed to kill Christa Gail Pike, a 50-year-old woman who was due to be executed on Wednesday. Pike…

The high-profile execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her. Witnesses say prison officials administered the drugs…

Top court’s decision overturns last-minute stay that stalled Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026The United States Supreme…

Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.Published On 30 Sep 202630 Sep 2026A federal appeals court…

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in more than 200 years on Wednesday, after the United States Supreme Court rejected a…