Death row
The long way home: Free after decade in Iraqi prison, Benjamin Hassin begins new life in Jerusalem
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Just over a month ago, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Benjamin Hassin landed on Israeli soil for the first time in 12 years.
Christa Pike has corresponded with me for over a year. She is not a monster - opinion
UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison
Jewish death row inmate granted new trial after judge's antisemitic statements uncovered
The judge who sentenced Randy Halprin to death reportedly referred to him as "the Jew," "Randy the Jew," and "the Jew Halprin."
Pakistan sentences student to death for WhatsApp messages with negative Muhammed depiction
A 17-year-old received a life sentence in connection to the Whatsapp messages.
As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming
The inmate, Jedidiah Murphy, killed 79-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000 in Dallas County.
Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote
The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
Iran paper urges kidnapping of German diplomats in Tehran
Critics call on EU and Germany to expel all Iranian regime diplomats and close pro-Khamenei centers
Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report
One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.
'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge
Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.
‘Death sentence certain’ for German-Iranian journalist
The Iranian regime kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 and claims he played role in the 2008 Shiraz attack that killed 14.
Texas Jewish death row inmate who argued judge was antisemitic wins new trial
Randy Halprin, 44, was originally set to be executed on Oct. 10, 2019 but won a stay after he alleged that the judge who presided over his 2003 murder trial was biased against Jews.
Jewish orgs. slam Arizona using Zyklon B gas chamber on death row inmates
"We're basically saying what the Nazis did was OK," said Phoenix Holocaust Association vice president Janice Friebaum.