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Conscious and speaking after the state failed to kill her: Christa Pike case forces Tennessee to halt executions

Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injection doses on September 30, is conscious and speaking in hospital, her lawyers said. Tennessee has halted executions and ordered an independent review.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

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International

'Grossly disproportionate': Sri Lanka sends delegation to save Tamil worker Sivarasa Anojan from Saudi death sentence

Sri Lanka is sending a five-member delegation to Saudi Arabia to seek relief for Sivarasa Anojan, the 27-year-old Tamil worker whose five-year term over a Facebook comment was reportedly raised to a death sentence on appeal. Former FM Ali Sabry has urged clemency.

6 October 2026 · 3 min read

Opinion

The state tried to kill her twice in one night: Tennessee's death machine is the crime

Frank Strada's resignation changes nothing. A system that jabs a shackled woman seven times, bends a needle inside her arm and calls it protocol does not need a new commissioner. It needs to be dismantled.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

International

The needle failed twice: Tennessee prison chief quits after botched execution of Christa Pike

Governor Bill Lee announced Commissioner Frank Strada's resignation after Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital on September 30. Her lawyers say IV lines were misplaced and veins blown; it was the second execution disaster in Tennessee this year.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

International

Two lethal doses, blown veins, a ventilator: Tennessee's botched execution puts the death penalty itself on trial

Christa Pike survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her and now lies unconscious on a ventilator, her lawyers say. IV lines were never placed correctly, veins blew, and a second dose was pumped in anyway — the state's second botched execution this year.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read