Throwing Hegseth under the bus won’t help Trump
The Secretary for War’s execution live streaming proposal has added to the already long list of challenges faced by the Republican candidates in the midterms
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America’s gruesome fixation with the death penalty
Tennessee’s failed execution and Hegseth’s plan to livestream a firing squad show how little a botched killing moves American opinion
75 Nobel laureates urge UN action to halt Iran’s wave of political executions
They explicitly back the large-scale rally planned for 20 June 2026 in Paris - the “Day of Martyrs and Political Prisoners”
Europe cannot stay silent as Iran’s execution machine accelerates
Europe must adopt a far more vocal and firmer stance regarding the dramatic wave of executions of political dissidents that has swept Iran
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
The law drew sharp criticism from European governments and institutions, which have long opposed capital punishment in all circumstances
Tehran’s brutal calculus: regime escalates savage crackdown with mass killings and imminent executions
The regime's willingness to escalate to savage executions underscores a grim calculation: in Tehran's view, terror remains the most effective tool to reassert control
