Death row
The long way home: Free after decade in Iraqi prison, Benjamin Hassin begins new life in Jerusalem
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Just over a month ago, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Benjamin Hassin landed on Israeli soil for the first time in 12 years.
Christa Pike has corresponded with me for over a year. She is not a monster - opinion
UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison
American support for death penalty still strong despite decline in use
The new Pew survey indicates that 90% of Americans who support the use of the death penalty on convicted murderers think it is morally justified.
Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row
Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust. The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.
Saudis vowed to stop executing minors but some death sentences remain
The decree was never carried on state media nor published in the official gazette as would be normal practice.
First US federal execution in 17 years carried out on white supremacist
Daniel Lewis Lee was convicted of murdering a family of Jewish descent in 1996.
Jewish inmate claims judge was antisemitic, wins stay of execution
In May, Halprin said in an appeal that the judge who sentenced him in 2003, Vickers Cunningham, referred to him using anti-Semitic slurs, including “f****n’ Jew” and “g*****n k**e.”
Jewish death row inmate appeals to Supreme Court
“Texas made an antisemitic judge the sole arbiter of whether a Jewish defendant facing the death penalty would get a fair trial before a fair tribunal,” said his attorney, Tivon Schardl.