Articles

Click on the relevant picture to read more about any of these stories:
Nie Shubin was executed in China for a rape and murder he didn’t
commit.
Morris Mason before his execution asked what to wear to his own
funeral.
Atefah Sahaaleh was publicly hanged in Iran, aged 16, for "crimes
against chastity".
Mjedan bibi Mohammed Sherif was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling
cocaine.
Carlos deLuna was executed for a crime he always denied and someone
else admitted.
Jafar Kiani was executed by stoning in Iran for the “crime” of
adultery.
Clips

To view / hear a clip, click on the relevant image:
Amnesty International on the d.p.
Death row staff talking (Real Player Audio)
Preparing for an execution in the US
Mother pleads, unsuccessfully, for her son's life
Witness to an execution tells what he saw
BBC report about the death penalty in China
Last interview with a condemned prisoner
Saudi executioner talks about his job
Books & Films

For books and films on what the death penalty means in practice, like those listed below, see
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Dead Man Walking
A nun's account of accompanying two prisoners to their deaths.
Executioner: Pierrepoint
Autobiography of Britain's last Chief Executioner, Albert Pierrepoint.
I Shall Not Die
The true story of Billy Moore, who came within 7 hours of execution.
Death Row Diaries

Below are links to three online diaries written by men on death row in the USA. Click on their pictures to open.
Death row diary
[William Van Poyck]
Dead man talkin'
[Dean Carter]
Innocent on death row
[Tony Medina]