Jordan hangs 6 for killing security personnel after 9-year pause in death penalties (opens original article in a new tab)

Jordan hanged six men convicted of killing security personnel, ending a nine-year pause in death penalty executions. The government stated the executions were for terrorism, drug-related, and violent crimes, with over 100 death row inmates remaining.

• Jordan executed six men for killing security personnel, ending a nine-year moratorium on the death penalty.
• The executions were part of terrorism, drug-related, and violent crime cases between 2014 and 2022.
• Over 100 people remain on death row in Jordan, with executions to proceed one by one.