Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Afghanistan category. Published on October 9, 2026 • Originally reported by Jason Burke. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Afghanistan category. Published on October 9, 2026 • Originally reported by Jason Burke. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Only Iran and Afghanistan routinely carry out sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice
If the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, goes ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a soldier radicalised to extremist Islam who killed 13 people at a military base in Texas, his country will join a motley assembly of lesser powers and rogue actors who have conducted public executions in recent years.
Only two countries currently systematically carry out capital sentences in public: Iran and Afghanistan. In 2025, the Taliban authorities carried out six such killings and the regime in Tehran 11, according to Amnesty International.
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