Starvin' for Justice 2026

Starvin' for Justice 2026

June 29 - July 2

The 33rd Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty
Washington, DC

© Abolitionist Action Committee

The Agonies of Execution in Iran – Human and Legal Dimensions - Iran HRM

The Agonies of Execution in Iran – Human and Legal Dimensions

© Iran Human Rights Monitor

USA » April/June 2026 - Scheduled executions

April - June 2026

June     

2 - Andrew Lukehart - murdered by Florida 

Florida executes Andrew Lukehart
© CBS News 

11 - Jeffrey Lee - Alabama - called off

US Supreme Court leaves stay against Alabama's nitrogen gas executions in place
© Alabama Reflector » pub. June 11

25 - Dusty Ray Spencer - murdered by Florida 

74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
© NBC News 

Florida Set to Execute 74-Year-Old United States Marine Corps Veteran Dusty Spencer on Thursday
© Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty » pub. June 23
         

as of June 25

* serious dates    

for scheduled executions, check ►
Rick Halperin page, thanks !!!!!

Take Action for All at ► Catholic Mobilizing Network
& 
► Execution Petitions – Death Penalty Action

Recent State Killings & botched/stay ►

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

21 - Tony Carruthers - Tennessee - botched, called off

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

21 - Richard Knight - murdered by Florida 

Florida executes Richard Knight 
© AP News 

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 !!!!! 

Iran: 2 Young Women Executed at the Central Prison of Qazvin

2 Young Women Executed at the Central Prison of Qazvin

© NCRI Women Committee

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio should abolish the death penalty

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio should abolish the death penalty

© AP News

Iran: January Protesters Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi Hanged in Semnan

January Protesters Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi Hanged in Semnan 

© Iran Human Rights

Iran: The Tragic Execution of 22-Year-Old Afsaneh Zandabadi

The Tragic Execution of 22-Year-Old Afsaneh Zandabadi

© NCRI Women Committee

Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row

Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row

In an exclusive interview at home in Oklahoma City, Glossip describes his first days of freedom in a world he hasn’t experienced for nearly 30 years. 

© The Intercept

The Voice They Cannot Hang: Iranian Poet and Laborer Amin Farahavar Faces Imminent Execution - NCRI

The Voice They Cannot Hang: Iranian Poet and Laborer Amin Farahavar Faces Imminent Execution  

© National Council of Resistance of Iran

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

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