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Hengaw – Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Iranian authorities have secretly executed Baloch political prisoner Abduljalil Shahbakhsh at Zahedan Central Prison just 55 days after his arrest during the 40-day war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. Shahbakhsh, from Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, had been accused of “baghi” (armed rebellion) through alleged memb...

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The Louisiana Legislature on Monday made it easier for prosecutors to seek the death penalty, as the House signed off on a bill with last-minute amendments that have been cast as a response to the Mall of Louisiana shooting.House Bill 102, by state Rep. Jeff Wiley, R-Maurepas, now expands the definition of first-degree murder to include killings carried out in public places when...

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Hundreds of Hamas terrorists accused of committing war crimes during their October 2023 attack could face the death penalty after Israel late Monday approved the creation of a special military tribunal to prosecute their cases.In a rare show of Israeli political unity, the legislation received broad backing from both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and mu...

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Eichmann was hanged at midnight on June 1, 1962; he was the only person in Israel’s history to be executed by the state.Adolf Eichmann, one of the key architects of the Holocaust, was captured by Mossad agents on May 11, 1960, in Argentina and flown to Israel for trial.Originally born in Solingen, Germany, Eichmann moved with his family to Austria but later returned once the Naz...

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Thursday’s execution was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “pending further order” from the court.A federal appeals court has temporarily halted Thursday’s scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Edward Busby, citing concerns over his eligibility for capital punishment because of intellectual disability.The 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...

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