Edo State government executed three death row inmates who were sentenced to death by military tribunals

A specialized court in Saudi Arabia has handed a citizen an initial death sentence for plotting to bomb the

The first batch of prisoners was released from Phuket Prison in the morning, following the announcement of a Royal pardon earlier this month to commemorate the start of the reign of King Rama X.

The Florida Supreme Court cemented death sentences for nearly 200 prisoners Thursday, ruling they are not eligible for lower sentences or re-hearings under a revamped death penalty law.

A 70-year-old death-row convict was hanged in Rawalpindi’ Adiala jail after a span of 20 years.

A Sessions Court in Andhra Pradesh State sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for rape and murder of a three-year-old girl.

A prisoner was hanged in public in the city of Ilam, Western Iran, on rape charges

Death sentences, executions, and public support for the death penalty continued their historic declines in 2016, according to DPIC's annual report, "The Death Penalty in 2016: Year End Report," released on December 21.

Chief of Army Staff confirmed death sentences awarded to another 13 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, slaughtering civilians and security forces.

The California Supreme Court has halted implementation of a voter-approved measure intended to speed up the appeals process for Death Row inmates.

Jordan's Deputy Director General of the State Security Court sentenced the killer of writer Nahed Hattar to death by hanging, al-Ghad newspaper reported.

The ISIS terrorist group has executed an Iraqi teenager in southern Kirkuk, after accusing him of spying for the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, local sources reported.