The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission frees Gregory Taylor, 47, white, who was sentenced to
Three men were hanged in two different Iranian cities for drug trafficking.
A retired member of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces was sentenced to death for having spied for Israel and for his involvement in the murder of two Palestinian militant leaders.
An Iranian court sentenced Amir-Reza Arefi to death for ties to an illegal group called the Iranian
Saudi Arabian man Ahmed al-Anzi was beheaded by the sword in the northern province
Iran rejected calls to release all political prisoners and accept an international inquiry
Martin Grossman was executed at the Florida state prison in Starke.
Britain, France and Italy called on Iraq to halt use of the death penalty, expressing concern at a growth in the number of executions in the past two years.
Ukraine’s parliament refused to make changes to the present legislation that would bring
The Kyrgyz Parliament approved the Second Option protocol of the International Covenant
Italy voiced "serious concern" to the United Nations over Iran's "systematic" use of capital
Bangladesh has executed more than 400 people since the country became independent in 1971
