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B| British National Faces Execution In Georgia 402222 03: (FILE PHOTO) This undated photo shows the death chamber at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson, GA. British national Tracy Housel is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection March 12 at the prison. Housel, who was born in Bermuda and holds US and British citizenship, was given the death penalty for the 1985 murder of a female hitchiker in Gwinnett County. Despite pleas by members of the British government, state officials have refused to commute his sentence. (Photo by Georgia Department of Corrections/Getty Images) F| (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, File)

SCOTUS Officially Approves Alabama’s Request To Carry Out First Execution By Nitrogen Gas

The Supreme Court has officially allowed the state of Alabama to carry out the first-ever nitrogen gas execution on prisoner Kenneth Smith.

(L) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters on September 20, 2022 in New York City. After two years of holding the session virtually or in a hybrid format, 157 heads of state and representatives of government are expected to attend the General Assembly in person. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (R) (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

U.N. Urges Alabama to Pause First Nitrogen Gas Execution in U.S.

In arguments that claim the nitrogen gas execution of an Alabama prisoner is an “untested” technique that could expose the prisoner to torture or “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” United Nations officials are raising the alarm over the planned execution.