According to the Iranian Police news center, a member of the militant group "Jondollah", identified as Abdolhamid Rigi, was hanged in the prison of Zahedan.
Iraq's parliament speaker called for a suspension of executions until after elections set for January, to ensure
an appeals court in western China upheld the death sentences of 9 people convicted of murder and other
the Iraqi Government will publicly execute Muhanned al-Aweni for the murder of Muntadher al-Mussewi, 11.
a pro-Fatah policeman was sentenced to death by a Hamas military court in Gaza for collaborating with
A plenary session of Russia's Supreme Court asked the Constitutional Court to rule on whether capital
The United States and European Union signed an extradition agreement that allows EU nations to refuse to
Two men were sentenced to death by the Kuantan High Court in Malaysia after they were found guilty of
a Yemini court sentenced four al-Houthi rebel fighters to death for their role in clashes against the military at
Reginald Blanton was executed this evening in Texas.
a man in Belarus was sentenced to death for killing two guards while robbing a vehicle carrying cash despite his request for clemency.
an Islamic law authorising the stoning to death of adulterers and the whipping of homosexuals in Indonesia's
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
