Iraqi lawmakers on Saturday called the country's presidency not to approve the execution of
The Dalai Lama has praised Illinois for recently abolishing the death penalty. That
China executed two former local government officials for taking tens of millions of dollars in
Iranian authorities have hanged another 30 prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on drug
a South Korean government source said North Korea had reportedly purged 30 officials who
a Saudi man was beheaded in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of sexually assaulting another man's wife.
in Pakistan, Sahiwal Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahbaz Ahmad
One man was hanged in Bandar-Abbas prison (capital of the Hormozgan province, southern Iran) in the morning.
A woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran is in "perfect health" and has been allowed to
A Japanese company said it has ended contracts with the Iranian government following a report that its cranes have been used for public executions.
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of motorcycle taxi rider Sirimongkol
the Bahamas government postponed the introduction of amended death penalty legislation
