A clutch of American states are considering whether to abolish capital punishment because of the
the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence of Egyptian
three people were sentenced to death in Bangladesh in 77 women trafficking cases from
Three men were hanged in Ahwaz, capital of the Iranian oil rich province of Khuzestan
A judge on Texas' highest criminal court, accused of blocking appeals for an inmate the night of his
three Iranians convicted of murder were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison. The men were identified
a Saudi Arabian man sentenced to death for murder was beheaded in the western port city of
Two migrant workers have been sentenced to death for poisoning food at a snack bar in the
two Saudi Arabian police officers were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of raping an expatriate woman.
a military court in the Palestinian Authorities sentenced a man to death by firing squad for allegedly
The Enugu House of Assembly passed a law making kidnapping with the use of a gun,
according to reports from Iran, Abdollah Farivar Moghadam who had previosly been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, was hanged in the prison of Sari.
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
