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Florida executes man convicted of raping and killing a woman 3 decades ago

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was executed Tuesday in Florida. Anthony Wainwright, 54, received a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke.

2025-06-11

Arizona court sets March execution date for man who called his sentence ‘long overdue’

The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 execution date Tuesday for a man who pleaded guilty to murder more than 17 years ago and recently said his death sentence was “long overdue.”

2025-02-12

North Korea executes 30 teens for watching South Korean TV shows: Report

Citing a South Korean government official, local cable channel TV Chosun reported on Thursday that the North Korean authorities publicly shot the middle school students last week.

2024-07-11

Are you shivering?

After the justice minister ordered four jails to inspect their facilities for executions, vicious criminals are feeling nervous.

2023-08-30

Korean drug offender executed in China

The unidentified Korean was reportedly arrested in China in 2014 for the possession of a 5-kilogram meth. The last execution was in 2014 where four Korean drug offenders were executed.

2023-08-04

[THINK ENGLISH] 공개된 북한 인권보고서, 참혹한 실상

North Koreans have been executed for a wide range of infractions against their government, ranging from pointing a finger at a portrait of regime founder Kim Il Sung to watching South Korean entertainment, according to a report due to be released...

2023-04-04

North executes people for wide range of offenses: Report

North Koreans have been executed for a wide range of infractions against their government, ranging from pointing a finger at a portrait of regime founder Kim Il Sung to watching South Korean entertainment, according to a Unification Ministry report.

2023-03-30