Only 2 other countries hold public executions as U.S. plans first in 90 years

The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people, will be livestreamed on December 3. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the livestream aims to demonstrate 'serious consequences' for such crimes. The decision has sparked bipartisan domestic criticism and international condemnation, as it marks the first public execution in the United States in nearly 90 years. Hasan, who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair, is slated to be executed by firing squad. The move has been compared by critics to practices in nations like Iran and Afghanistan, which are currently among the few countries that conduct public executions.

The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people, will be livestreamed on December 3. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the livestream aims to demonstrate 'serious consequences' for such crimes. The decision has sparked bipartisan domestic criticism and international condemnation, as it marks the first public execution in the United States in nearly 90 years. Hasan, who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair, is slated to be executed by firing squad. The move has been compared by critics to practices in nations like Iran and Afghanistan, which are currently among the few countries that conduct public executions.