Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said conversations are ongoing about what Utah and the United States can do to help two Utahns sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for a coup attempt have filed an appeal. That's according to their lawyer on Tuesday who spoke to The Associated Press.

Congo reinstated the death penalty earlier this year, lifting a more than two-decade-old moratorium, as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country. The men convicted in the coup attempt would probably be executed by firing squad.