Vatsa was summarily executed alongside nine others by the Babangida government over allegations of coup plotting.

The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city ...

The M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The UN rights office warned the situation in eastern DRC was ...

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Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...

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To honor her memory, USA TODAY is looking back at Brown's life and her death as Frazier's execution approaches. Brown was attacked as she slept in her bedroom in the early morning hours of Nov. 26 ...

His execution was the state’s first for 2025. Texas death row inmate Steve Lawayne Nelson, 37, was executed Wednesday in Huntsville. Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is ...