Death penalty/Capital punishment

Catholics in US Army must not be part of firing squad for Fort Hood shooter: Archbishop

Nidal Hasan killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree.

US homeland security chief dismisses security threat from livestreaming execution of Fort Hood shooter

Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 31 at Fort Hood in 2009, would be the first person executed by a US military firing squad since 1945.

Hegseth’s call for public execution a sign of moral decay

The lawyers for Nidal Malik Hasan are expected to argue that public execution would amount to constitutionally banned “cruel and unusual punishment”.

US lethal injection survivor Christa Pike returns to prison

Convicted murderer Christa Pike was administered two lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital on Sept 30 that failed to kill her.

Pope Leo condemns death penalty as Trump ponders live-streamed execution

Pope Leo’s Oct 10 remarks follow the US Pentagon saying it would live-stream the firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009.

Republican opposition widens to live-streamed execution; Trump still weighing the matter

US Vice-President JD Vance has said that if the execution is shown publicly, he will not be watching it.

US V-P Vance does not know if Pentagon will proceed with live-stream of Fort Hood gunman’s execution

US Vice-President J.D. Vance disembarking from Air Force Two on Oct 9, following a rally in Lima, Ohio. He told reporters he would not watch a live-stream of the execution, which is scheduled for Dec 3.

UN calls US plans to live-stream execution ‘abhorrent’

A 2009 photo shows a memorial at Fort Hood, Texas, to the people killed by gunman Nidal Hasan, whose live-streamed execution at the base is scheduled for Dec 3.

Trump silent on Pentagon plan to live-stream execution of Fort Hood shooter

The execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan is scheduled for Dec 3, at the Texas base where he killed 13 people in 2009.

Explainer: Is it legal for the US to live-stream the Fort Hood shooter’s execution?

The Pentagon has said it will live-stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009.

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