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South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ method

The Guardian - US

Spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad: 'We're more than the worst thing we've done.'

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad

The Independent UK

South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence

Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, killed by lethal injection days after state’s key witness recanted critical testimony

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‘He didn’t do it’: days before execution in South Carolina, key witness says he lied

Lawyers scramble to halt death of Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, AKA Freddie Owens, after claim from co-defendant

The Guardian - US

‘He deserves to live’: South Carolina to execute first man in 13 years despite doubts raised by evidence

Khalil Allah is set to be killed by lethal injection despite a key witness saying last month he made false remarks at trial

The Guardian - US

South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years

The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens

The Independent UK

South Carolina prepares for first execution in more than 13 years

After July ruling that state’s death penalty is legal, a man on death row has a week to decide how he will be executed

The Guardian - US

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Idaho firing squad bill forms friction between attorney general, prison officials

BOISE, Idaho — A concerted push to allow Idaho to use a firing squad for inmate executions left out a key collaborator — the agency charged with carrying out the state’s death sentences.

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