The American Civil War was not only fought with rifles and cannons. It was fought with hangings, firing squads, prison atrocities, and mob vengeance. At Fort Pillow, surrender turned into slaughter.

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' report documented hundreds of cases of extrajudicial punishment in ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track to exceed the record number of executions it carried out against opponents in 2025, with 657 executions in the first three months of the year, according to the ...

BEIRUT — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless ...

While the total executions carried out in Iran increased to a record number last year, executions performed by the Islamic Republic have been on an "alarming surge" since the U.S.-Israeli war with ...

Iran has executed at least 13 people arrested in connection with anti-government protests since a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28 triggered a wider conflict, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

"Mojtaba Kian... who sent information related to the country's defence industry units to the enemy, was hanged early this morning," the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported.

The regime is trying to consolidate its hold on power at home through fear.