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Myanmar military junta executes four political prisoners
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Convicted murderer executed in Missouri despite pleas for clemency
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Oct 6th 2021, 7:43 AM
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US carries out first federal execution of woman since 1953
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Jan 13th 2021, 7:11 AM
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US judge halts federal executions hours before resumption
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Jul 13th 2020, 7:50 PM
Nicholas Sutton
Quadruple murderer put to death in Tennessee despite lawyers request for stay of execution
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Feb 21st 2020, 8:38 AM
Fukuoka
Japan executes Chinese man convicted of 2003 murder - the first foreigner executed in 10 years
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Dec 26th 2019, 1:26 PM
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US inmate due to be executed next week granted stay amid claims new evidence could exonerate him
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Nov 16th 2019, 12:51 PM
Charles Rhines
Man who claimed his murder trial was tainted by homophobia executed in South Dakota
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Nov 5th 2019, 7:17 AM
mark soliz
Man (37) who was convicted of two murders executed in Texas jail
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Sep 11th 2019, 7:14 AM
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Florida executes serial killer who targeted gay men along US east coast
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Aug 23rd 2019, 8:21 AM
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Florida to execute serial killer who preyed on older, gay men along US east coast
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Aug 22nd 2019, 7:25 AM
Lethal Injection
Alabama had to call off an execution at the last minute after it was unable to lift a court order
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Apr 12th 2019, 11:09 AM
tennessee
Death row inmate chooses electric chair over lethal injection, second inmate to do so in last two months
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Dec 6th 2018, 9:16 PM
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'I just want to say I'm really sorry' - Tennessee executes man who raped and killed a child
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Aug 10th 2018, 7:31 AM
Aum Shinrikyo
Leader of Japanese doomsday cult executed
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Jul 6th 2018, 7:02 AM
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'It hurts' - Texas executes 'ice pick killer', denies him last-minute appeal to face firing squad
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Jun 28th 2018, 7:29 AM
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Almost 1,000 executions were recorded last year, including beheadings and lethal injections
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Apr 12th 2018, 2:50 PM
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Florida killer yells 'murderers!' as he is put to death
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Feb 23rd 2018, 8:31 AM
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Texas serial killer gets stay from execution after last-minute revelations
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Oct 19th 2017, 12:16 PM
Florida
Man put to death using new lethal injection for racist murder
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Aug 25th 2017, 7:01 AM
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Jul 28th 2017, 7:21 AM
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Last-minute appeals for mentally ill prisoner due to be executed tomorrow in the US
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Jul 5th 2017, 10:51 PM
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May 26th 2017, 4:33 PM
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Apr 29th 2017, 11:47 AM
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Apr 15th 2017, 6:34 PM
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Jan 9th 2017, 10:35 PM
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Dec 31st 2016, 9:45 PM
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Dec 20th 2016, 6:20 AM
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Oct 18th 2016, 9:57 PM
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Oct 6th 2016, 9:17 AM
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Aug 27th 2016, 5:33 PM
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Texas halts execution of man who never killed anyone
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Aug 20th 2016, 7:17 AM
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