The gurney in the the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)
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Oklahoma Moves Forward with Execution by Nitrogen Gas Chamber

Oklahoma’s turn towards nitrogen hypoxia is a response to multiple horrific botched executions involving lethal injection in recent years.

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Saudi Arabia To Behead 14 For Participating In Anti-Government Protests

The condemned includes a young student named Mujtaba al-Suweyket, who was only 17 at the time of his sentencing and was about to study in a U.S. university.

Saudi Arabia To Behead 14 For Participating In Anti-Government Protests

Saudi Arabia, the Gulf kingdom ruled by an absolute monarchy and key United States ally, is planning to behead 14 men for participating in anti-government protests after what Amnesty International called a “grossly unfair mass trial.” “By confirming these sentences Saudi Arabia's authorities have displayed their ruthless commitment to the use of

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Court Blocks Texas Efforts To Execute Mentally Ill Inmate Scott Panetti

Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti, diagnosed with schizophrenia, will be given a new shot to prove his incompetency after a federal appeals court ruling on Tuesday.

Court Blocks Texas Efforts To Execute Mentally Ill Inmate Scott Panetti

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case of a Texas death row inmate with schizophrenia back to district court in a sharp opinion Tuesday. The lower court will have to take another look at whether Scott Panetti’s mental illness makes him ineligible for execution. Panetti’s case is well known in Texas. He is often the poster child for

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Texas Wants Its Execution Drugs Back, And It’s Suing The FDA To Get Them

More than a year after the feds blocked Texas from importing an execution drug, Texas filed a lawsuit demanding a final decision on whether the drugs can be delivered.

Texas Wants Its Execution Drugs Back, And It’s Suing The FDA To Get Them

(REPORT) --- Texas on Tuesday sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for what it says is an "unreasonable delay" in deciding whether to allow the delivery of execution drugs from India. The lawsuit comes more than 17 months after the FDA seized 1,000 vials of sodium thiopental at a Houston airport. In July 2015, the Texas

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At UN Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia Supports Right To Torture & Execute LGBT People

The Gulf kingdom, where homosexuality is punishable by beheading, objected to a report by the special rapporteur on torture because extending human rights protections to LGBT people “lacked any ground in international law.”

At UN Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia Supports Right To Torture & Execute LGBT People

GENEVA --- At the most recent session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia objected to a resolution that condemns the use of torture by law enforcement and reaffirms the human rights of LGBT people. The resolution, passed during the council’s 31st

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A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.

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Your Tax Dollars At Work: US Among World’s Top Executioners In 2015

For the seventh consecutive year, the U.S. remains the only country to use capital punishment in the Americas, carrying out 28 executions in six states

Your Tax Dollars At Work: US Among World’s Top Executioners In 2015

United Kingdom — The number of people put to death across the globe in 2015 reached a 25-year high. The alarming surge in executions saw at least 1,634 people sentenced to death in 25 countries, according to a

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Saudi Arabia To Britain: You Have To ‘Respect’ Our Use Of The Death Penalty

The foreign minister’s comments come after international outcry over the Saudi kingdom’s execution of 47 prisoners in one day earlier this month.

Saudi Arabia To Britain: You Have To ‘Respect’ Our Use Of The Death Penalty

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has urged Britain to “respect” his country’s use of the death penalty, two weeks after the oil-rich kingdom executed 47 people in one day. Adel al-Jubeir, responding to a question over the kingdom’s “terrible image problem”, put to him by Channel 4 News’ Jonathan Rugman, said: “Well on this issue we have a

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