12 people were hanged in Iraq. There had been no executions in the previous 18 months.

Nigerian national Chibuzor Vitus Ezekwem was executed in China after being found

Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a

the Cairo Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced Sherif Kamal Al-Din to death. He

a court in Somalia's self-governing State of Puntland sentenced two men to death for

One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning, reported the state run Fars news agency.

Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state-

following the execution of Delara Darabi in Iran, Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio

Barbados Attorney General Freundel Stuart confirmed in an interview with the Sunday

iranian judiciary spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, in response to a question regarding a man who had been stoned to death for adultery recently in Rasht (northern Iran) said, “Stoning was carried out during the Iranian month of Esfand,” which ended on March 20.

“The Presidency of the European Union strongly condemns the execution of Miss

Iran hanged a young woman who was convicted of murder when she was a minor, drawing condemnation from international human rights groups who have sought to end capital punishment for juvenile offenders.