Capital punishmentRejection of hanged woman's pardon to be reviewedEdith Thompson was executed for the murder of her husband, who was stabbed by her young lover.LondonFamily of nurse on death row in Yemen to seek pardonIndian nurse Nimisha Priya will be executed unless the victim's family accepts "blood money" to pardon her.IndiaMissouri executes man who killed two family membersOver 70 prison guards signed a petition asking for Brian Dorsey's sentence to be commuted to life in prison.US & CanadaOklahoma executes man convicted of double murderMichael Dewayne Smith was given a lethal injection, marking the US state's first execution for 2024.US & CanadaIran executions surge again 'to instil societal fear'Rights organisations link the rise in executions to nationwide protests led by women and girls.Middle EastHanged woman's case denied pardon bidEdith Thompson was executed more than a century ago after her lover fatally stabbed her husband.LondonChina gives detained Australian suspended death sentenceYang Hengjun was arrested on a 2019 trip to China and accused of spying.AustraliaFifteen sentenced to death for India political murderThe victim was a local leader of the BJP, and the convicts were affiliated with a now-banned Muslim group.IndiaWhy has Alabama executed a man using nitrogen gas?As US states search for a new method to put criminals to death, the gas has been used for first time.US & Canada