Reporters Without Borders welcomed with great relief the ruling by the Tehran Supreme
a proposal to remove capital punishment for crimes of corruption and taking bribes was strongly opposed
the European Parliament approved a resolution on the worrying increase in executions in Iran.
a court in Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced three people to death in the Enamul murder ca
Twenty Nigerian citizens are currently awaiting the hangman’s nose in Indonesia
a man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (east of Tehran), the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
a man convicted of killing his wife was hanged in a prison in the central
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says his government
The U.N. human rights office voiced concern at a recent rise in executions in Iran and implored
An 84-year-old Nigerian Muslim preacher with 86 wives intends to marry more women
‘The moratorium was achieved, now it needs to be applied,' Emma Bonino, Senate Vice President, said during a television interview.
a court in Vietnam sentenced two people, including a woman, to death and jailed three
To Mr Volker Turk - the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Ms. Mai Sato - the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran