# Death row prisoner Christa Pike survives execution attempts and other stories

https://mins.news/en/video/82284

- BBC News, 2026-10-01 17:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1zvyHqYOk

> Tennessee death row prisoner Christa Pike survived two attempted lethal injections on Wednesday, prompting renewed concerns in the US over the use of pentobarbital and capital punishment. Governor Bill Lee ordered a full investigation and temporarily halted executions scheduled for later this year. UN human rights chief Volker Turk urged the state not to try executing Pike again.

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