# Why is the US reviving public executions after nearly a century?

https://mins.news/en/item/95696

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-12 00:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c6lyk8d5d7ygo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Pentagon says the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, will be livestreamed. The report recalls America’s last widely publicized public hanging and cites experts who say officials may have misread public opinion. Trump supports the plan, while the Pentagon says it is still deciding.

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