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Iran escalates crackdown on dissent as arrests, executions and threats surge, observers say

Monday, April 20 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Even as a fragile two-week ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. holds - sparing about 90 million Iranians from the immediate threat of bombardment - many Iranians at home and abroad say they still face an intensifying wave of threats from the... Read More.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Addresses Executions, Prison Expansion, and Tax Cuts in Arkansas

Wednesday, April 30 by Luke Matheson

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently discussed several key issues following the legislative session. She emphasized a cautious approach to resuming executions, despite signing a law that allows nitrogen gas as a method. Since the state hasn't conducted executions since 2017 due to a shortage... Read More.

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States eye nitrogen gas use in executions

Thursday, March 6 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama’s attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for carrying out death sentences. Now, some states are following suit. Louisiana is scheduled to execute a... Read More.

Appeals Court upholds ruling on drug used in executions

Tuesday, August 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas’ use of the sedative midazolam in its lethal injections. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judge’s ruling upholding the state’s execution process. U.S.... Read More.

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Federal judge upholds use of sedative in Arkansas executions

Monday, June 1 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday upheld Arkansas’ execution process, ruling that the state can continue to use a sedative in lethal injections that other states have backed away from and rejecting claims that its use amounts to cruel and... Read More.

Arkansas Says Executions Unlikely Before Spring 2019

Monday, August 27 by Greg

A federal judge on Friday delayed a trial over Arkansas' lethal injection method after an attorney for the state said it is "highly unlikely" the state will be obtaining new execution drugs or set execution dates before next spring. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker granted... Read More.

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