an international human rights watchdog urged the newly elected government in Pakistan
Nguyen Van Chuong, 25, received the death penalty for the stabbing murder of 46-year-old Major Nguyen Van Sinh.
Belarus, the last country in Europe to apply the death penalty, will eventually abolish
The US Supreme Court ruling that Guantanamo prisoners can challenge their detention
a Saudi Arabian man, condemned to death for murdering a compatriot, was beheaded
The US Supreme Court ruled that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have
A Kurdish boy, believed to be 16 or 17 years old at the time of execution
no fewer than 60 Nigerian nationals are on the death row over drug- related offences
Iran hanged eight men for murder or rape, the Fars news agency reported. The five murderers and three rapists were hanged in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
Acting Supreme Court Judge, Timothy Kabalata has sentenced a 70 year old man and
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the northeastern province of North
in the United States, Virginia Gov Timothy Kaine stopped tomorrow's execution
Every Tuesday hunger strike against executions