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Japan Executes "Twitter Killer" Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter Killer," on [Date of Execution] for murdering nine people he contacted via Twitter, reigniting the debate over capital punishment.
Japan Executes "Twitter Killer" Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter Killer," on [Date of Execution] for murdering nine people he contacted via Twitter, reigniting the debate over capital punishment.
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44% Bias Score
Japan Executes "Twitter Killer" Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter killer," for murdering nine people he contacted online, reigniting the national debate on capital punishment and social media's role in vulnerable individuals' exploitation.
Japan Executes "Twitter Killer" Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter killer," for murdering nine people he contacted online, reigniting the national debate on capital punishment and social media's role in vulnerable individuals' exploitation.
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52% Bias Score
Mississippi Executes 79-Year-Old Death Row Inmate
Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with PTSD, was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his appeals and the governor refused clemency.
Mississippi Executes 79-Year-Old Death Row Inmate
Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with PTSD, was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his appeals and the governor refused clemency.
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60% Bias Score
UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Halt Execution of 26 Egyptians
A UN expert is calling for Saudi Arabia to halt the imminent execution of 26 Egyptian citizens in Tabuk prison for drug-related offenses, citing violations of international law, including lack of legal representation and coerced confessions; this follows the recent execution of other Egyptians.
UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Halt Execution of 26 Egyptians
A UN expert is calling for Saudi Arabia to halt the imminent execution of 26 Egyptian citizens in Tabuk prison for drug-related offenses, citing violations of international law, including lack of legal representation and coerced confessions; this follows the recent execution of other Egyptians.
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48% Bias Score
Florida Executes Convict for 1994 Rape and Murder
Anthony Wainwright, convicted of the 1994 rape and murder of Carmen Gayheart, will be executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday; his accomplice died in 2023, and Gayheart's sister will attend the execution.
Florida Executes Convict for 1994 Rape and Murder
Anthony Wainwright, convicted of the 1994 rape and murder of Carmen Gayheart, will be executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday; his accomplice died in 2023, and Gayheart's sister will attend the execution.
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60% Bias Score
Four Executions Scheduled This Week, Increasing 2025 US Total
Four executions are scheduled this week in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, bringing the 2025 U.S. total to 23, reflecting an increase in capital punishment use since January and the Trump administration's efforts to resume federal executions.
Four Executions Scheduled This Week, Increasing 2025 US Total
Four executions are scheduled this week in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, bringing the 2025 U.S. total to 23, reflecting an increase in capital punishment use since January and the Trump administration's efforts to resume federal executions.
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32% Bias Score
Japan Executes "Twitter Killer" Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter killer," on [Date of execution], for the 2017 murders of nine people he lured via Twitter, prompting a national debate on online safety and capital punishment.
Japan Executes "Twitter Killer" Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter killer," on [Date of execution], for the 2017 murders of nine people he lured via Twitter, prompting a national debate on online safety and capital punishment.
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44% Bias Score
Mississippi Executes Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter, marking the third execution in the state in 10 years and raising questions about the role of PTSD in his crime.
Mississippi Executes Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate
Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter, marking the third execution in the state in 10 years and raising questions about the role of PTSD in his crime.
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44% Bias Score
South Carolina Executes Stephen Stanko, Sixth Execution in Nine Months
Stephen Stanko, 57, was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina on July 28, 2023, for the 2005 murder of a friend; this is South Carolina's sixth execution in nine months, following concerns about previous firingsquad executions, and Governor McMaster denied clemency.
South Carolina Executes Stephen Stanko, Sixth Execution in Nine Months
Stephen Stanko, 57, was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina on July 28, 2023, for the 2005 murder of a friend; this is South Carolina's sixth execution in nine months, following concerns about previous firingsquad executions, and Governor McMaster denied clemency.
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36% Bias Score
Oklahoma Executes John Hanson Under Trump-Era Death Penalty Policy
John Fitzgerald Hanson was executed in Oklahoma on Thursday for the 1999 kidnapping and murder of Mary Bowles; his transfer from federal prison was expedited by the Trump administration's pro-death penalty policy, despite last-minute appeals citing unfair clemency hearings and undisclosed evidence.
Oklahoma Executes John Hanson Under Trump-Era Death Penalty Policy
John Fitzgerald Hanson was executed in Oklahoma on Thursday for the 1999 kidnapping and murder of Mary Bowles; his transfer from federal prison was expedited by the Trump administration's pro-death penalty policy, despite last-minute appeals citing unfair clemency hearings and undisclosed evidence.
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44% Bias Score
80 Afghan Citizens Executed in Iran for Drug Trafficking in 2024
80 Afghan citizens were executed in Iran in 2024 for drug trafficking, including Noor Mohammad, whose final words to his mother, expressing concern for his daughters, sparked widespread outrage on social media; his family's struggle to save him highlights the systemic issues and human cost of Iran's...
80 Afghan Citizens Executed in Iran for Drug Trafficking in 2024
80 Afghan citizens were executed in Iran in 2024 for drug trafficking, including Noor Mohammad, whose final words to his mother, expressing concern for his daughters, sparked widespread outrage on social media; his family's struggle to save him highlights the systemic issues and human cost of Iran's...
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40% Bias Score
US Execution Surge: Four Killings Scheduled Amidst Legal Challenges and Ethical Concerns
Four executions are scheduled this week across the US, a sharp increase driven by Trump's push to revive the death penalty, despite growing concerns about botched executions and racial bias in Republican-led states like Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina; Oklahoma's execution is temporarily blocke...
US Execution Surge: Four Killings Scheduled Amidst Legal Challenges and Ethical Concerns
Four executions are scheduled this week across the US, a sharp increase driven by Trump's push to revive the death penalty, despite growing concerns about botched executions and racial bias in Republican-led states like Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina; Oklahoma's execution is temporarily blocke...
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48% Bias Score
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