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Christa Pike meditated, then laughed and snored during failed Tennessee execution

Her lawyers say she remains in critical condition and may have suffered brain damage. Tennessee's governor has ordered an independent review and cancelled the state's only other execution this year amid scrutiny of its methods

What is known about the lethal injection that failed to kill Pike: the drug Biden’s administration pulled and the protocol gap

Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike with two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her, exposing a gap in the state's protocol and reviving scrutiny of a drug the Biden administration had moved to withdraw

Death sentence for former Chinese official for accepting bribes totaling 284 million Euros

He abused his position from 1993 to 2023, accepting bribes totaling more than 2.21 billion yuan

Luigi Manzione does not face the death penalty for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The perpetrator is not charged with murder, which is the only charge that could carry the death penalty

Alabama: 28-year-old black man killed 59-year-old white woman while walking her dog – Prosecutors are asking for the death penalty

As described in the indictment, the 28-year-old man dragged the 59-year-old white woman hundreds of meters away from the main path in a wooded area, where he stabbed her several times

Escalation of executions in Iran: 975 in 2024

Iran carries out the most executions after China

Biden: He commuted the death sentences of 37 death row inmates to life imprisonment

These commutations - to life in prison without parole - are consistent with the moratorium the current administration has imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and mass murders, Biden said

Thailand: Woman sentenced to death for murdering 14 friends with cyanide

The 36-year-old woman was addicted to gambling and targeted friends who owed them money - After poisoning them, she stole money and jewellery from their homes

Israeli Culture Minister calls for death penalty for those convicted of treason

Recent arrests of Israelis for spying for Iranian agents in exchange for cash fuel debate on harsh penalties

China executed couple convicted of murdering two young children, a case that shocked the nation

Tragedy and Justice: The disturbing case of a gruesome crime and swift executions in China

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