Iran Executes Woman Prisoner in Ardabil Prison

Iran Executes Woman Prisoner in Ardabil Prison

© NCRI Women Committee

Iran executes Esma Zarei in Ardabil Prison after she gave birth in custody

© Hengaw

USA » April/June 2026 - Scheduled executions

April - June 2026

May

14 - Raymond Johnson - murdered by Oklahoma

Oklahoma executes a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter
© AP News

14 - Edward Busby - murdered by Texas 

Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976 
© The Texas Tribune 

20 - Leroy McGill - murdered by Arizona 

Arizona carries out execution of Leroy McGill
© KTAR.com

Arizona's 1st execution in 2026 is scheduled for this week 
© Associated Press » pub. May 18

21 - Tony Carruthers - Tennessee - botched, called off

Tennessee governor grants Tony Carruthers one-year stay after execution was halted
© CNN » pub. May 21 

Gov. Bill Lee will not halt Tony Carruthers' execution
© The Commercial Appeal » pub. May 19 

 

21 - Richard Knight - murdered by Florida 

Florida executes Richard Knight 
© AP News

Florida to execute man for 2000 murder of a mother and 4-year-old girl
© FOX 13 Tampa Bay » pub. May 21 
 

June     

2 - Andrew Lukehart - Florida *  

11 - Jeffrey Lee - Alabama *   
         

as of May 21

* serious dates    

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Recent State Killings ►

April

21 - Chadwick Willacy - murdered by Florida   

Florida man who set a neighbor on fire during a burglary is executed
© AP News

30 - James Hitchcock - murdered by Florida 

Florida executes man after nearly 50 years on death row
© RTE

30 - James Broadnax - murdered by Texas 

Texas executes James Broadnax after Supreme Court rejects final appeal tied to cousin’s confession
© The Texas Tribune 

January - March 2026


Kill Death Penalty NOW !!!!! 

Israel Enacts Death Penalty Law for Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank | Truthout

Israel Enacts Death Penalty Law for Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank

The law formalizes “the systematic, state-sanctioned killing of Palestinian detainees,” human rights advocates warned.

© Truthout

Amnesty International's annual Death Penalty Report - 2025/2026

Amnesty International's annual Death Penalty Report - 2025/2026 

Death penalty in 2025 - Facts and figures 

© Amnesty International

Yulin 2026 ► Urge China to stop Yulin’s dog and cat meat cruelty!

Urge China to stop Yulin’s dog and cat meat cruelty!

© Humane World for Animals

China's People Say No to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. Let's End This Cruelty Once and for All!

© Care2  

& sign this one too ► Support for a dog and cat meat-free South Korea

Closing South Korea's dog meat farms

South Korea plans to phase out the dog meat industry by 2027.

© Humane World for Animals

Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to October 7

Israel passes law to allow death penalty and public trials for those linked to October 7

© BBC

IDAHOBIT 2026

May 17 is

IDAHOBIT

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia
and Biphobia

Home ~ May17.org 

check out the Events & join !!!!!

Iran HRM Monthly Report – April 2026 - Iran HRM

Iran HRM Monthly Report – April 2026 

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

Executions of Protesters Go on in Iran - Iran HRM

Executions of Protesters Go on in Iran 

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

maybe ... may

 

miuuuuu Frida found these little flowers & asked their names.
they said - maybe
Frida asked their color & they said - rainbow 

rainbow ?? miuuUUUUUUUUU Frida surprised

yes, rainbow, replied the flowers ...
we bring hope & smiles to the world.
                                                    maybe ... may ...

then Frida looks at me - may, mom ??
& i say 
maybe, Frida, they didn’t tell in which may ...

♥ uuuuuu ronronssssss ♥
miuuuuuuu Frida 

System of sexual torture targeting Palestinians exposed in new report | The Electronic Intifada

System of sexual torture targeting Palestinians exposed in new report

© The Electronic Intifada

Iran Alarming Figures: 70% of Post-War Executions Involve Political Prisoners; A Comprehensive List of the Sentenced and Executed - Hrana

Alarming Figures: 70% of Post-War Executions Involve Political Prisoners; A Comprehensive List of the Sentenced and Executed 

© Hrana

Iran: Sasan Azadvar, Tenth Protester Hanged Within 42 Days

Sasan Azadvar, Tenth Protester Hanged Within 42 Days 

© Iran Human Rights 

Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has become the voice of Algeria’s discontented youth - Index on Censorship

Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has become the voice of Algeria’s discontented youth

© Index on Censorship

World Press Freedom Day 2026

World Press Freedom Day by Pedro X. Molina
cartoonist and illustrator from Nicaragua, born in 1976 

 

May 3 is

World Press Freedom Day


2026 RSF Index: press freedom at a 25-year low

Reporters sans frontières | Reporters Without Borders

Committee to Protect Journalists

International Federation of Journalists - IFJ

Cartooning for Peace

World Press Freedom Day 2026 | Unesco

Iranian Regime Executes 24-Year-Old Woman Forced into Child Marriage

Iranian Regime Executes 24-Year-Old Woman Forced into Child Marriage

© NCRI Women Committee

Trump administration approves firing squad executions for death penalty

Trump administration approves firing squad executions for death penalty

© The San Juan Daily Star

Iran Regime Sentences Third Woman to Death over 2026 Protests

Iran Regime Sentences Third Woman to Death over 2026 Protests

© NCRI Women Committee

World Press Photo of the Year 2026

World Press Photo of the Year 2026
and finalists announced

World Press Photo 

Congratsssssssssssssssssssss to  All !!!!!

AI Annual Report 2025/26

The State of the World’s Human Rights

Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2025/26

Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity

© Amnesty International

Saudi Arabia Surpasses 2,000 Executions Under King Salman - WCADP

Saudi Arabia Surpasses 2,000 Executions Under King Salman 

© World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

January 2026 Uprising: Four Detained Protesters Are Sentenced to Death

updated May 23 » 

The death sentences issued against Mohammadreza Majidi Asl and Bita Hemmati, a young couple from Tehran detained during the January 2026 protests, have been overturned by Iran’s Supreme Court. 

2026 Protests: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentences of Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl and Bita Hemmati
© Hrana 

Bita Hemmati, and her 34-year-old husband, Mohammadreza Majidi Asl, Behrouz Zamaninejad and Kourosh Zamaninejad 

 

January 2026 Uprising: Four Detained Protesters Are Sentenced to Death

© NCRI Women Committee

2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran

2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran

At least 1,639 people were executed, marking the highest number of recorded executions since 1989. 

© Iran Human Rights

Saudi Arabia Executes Seven People in One Day

Saudi Arabia Executes Seven People in One Day

© Punch Newspapers

Inside Sgàire Wood’s Extreme Beauty Routine | Vogue

 

just found you yesterday
& i was/am totally in Awe ♥♥

Irish artist and performer Sgàire Wood 

Sgàire Wood on Instagram 

This drag queen is redefining the codes of aesthetics
© The Body Optimist

“We Have Been Executed Thousands of Times”: The Defiant Manifesto of PMOI Martyrs - NCRI

“We Have Been Executed Thousands of Times”: The Defiant Manifesto of PMOI Martyrs 

© National Council of Resistance of Iran 

Execution in Iran: Oxygen for the Survival of the Islamic Republic, 13 Political Executions in 18 Days - Iran HRM

Execution in Iran: Oxygen for the Survival of the Islamic Republic, 13 Political Executions in 18 Days

A table of Political Executions from January 2026 

© Iran Human Rights Monitor