Hasan Execution Plan Fuels Livestream Backlash

Chronology

1. 06-10-2026
   Trump Approves Firing-Squad Execution for Nidal Hasan

   5 articles

   President Donald Trump has approved Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation to execute former U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan by firing squad for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, which killed 13 people and wounded 32. Hasan was convicted by court-martial in 2013 and sentenced to …
2. 09-10-2026
   Hasan Execution Plan Sparks Livestream Controversy

   11 articles

   The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on December 3, with the execution intended to be livestreamed. Defense Sec…
3. 10-10-2026
   Hasan Execution Livestream Sparks Global Backlash

   8 articles

   A Pentagon plan to livestream the scheduled firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan has ignited a broad debate over capital punishment and turning state violence into public spectacle. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding dozens in the 2009 Fort Hood attack; …
4. 12-10-2026
   Backlash Over Proposed Livestream of Hasan Execution

   3 articles

   A Pentagon proposal to livestream the scheduled December 3 execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan has prompted criticism from US lawmakers, religious leaders and European regulators. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the plan, arguing it poses no ad…