in Kuantan, Malaysia, a former policeman was sentenced to death after he was
Omar Ben Titraoui was sentenced to death in absentia for terrorism by
two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi
Iran wants to reduce the number of "unnecessary executions" it carries out, a spokesman for the Islamic republic's judiciary said.
Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the
Five men sentenced to death for crimes including theft, child abduction, rape, and
An Alabama man convicted of killing a police officer was executed in South Carolina.
Two men were hanged in the Iranian city of Shiraz, reported the state run Iranian news
a prisoner was executed in the Ardabil Jail, Iran.
a Nigerian national was executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of sexually
fourteen men were sentenced to death in absentia for terrorism by Algerian authorities,
Hong Kong national Yuen Wai-ming was sentenced to death by the Shenzhen
To Mr Volker Turk - the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Ms. Mai Sato - the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran