The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that it has imposed sweeping controls on the distribution of its products to ensure that none are used in lethal injections, a step that closes off the last remaining open-market source of drugs used in executions.

The relatives of an Asian man who was killed by a Saudi during a fight in the Gulf kingdom agreed to

Iran is continuing its heightening execution spree, hanging at least four more prisoners in the past three days.

The United States Department of Justice has announced that it will not seek the death penalty against

A 22-year-old prisoner, Siarhei Ivanou, was executed on April 18, according to another death convict,

Upper Egypt’s Qena criminal court sentenced 25 to a preliminary death sentence in relation to a tribal feud

Two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison (northern Iran).

The Criminal Court sentenced two Egyptians to death for smuggling huge quantities of drugs into the

Earl Forrest, 66, White, was put to death.

Saudi national Mohsen al-Dosari was executed for stabbing to death another Saudi man following a dispute,

Two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Darya, Urmia's central prison (in the province of West Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran).

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was hanged inside the Dhaka Central Jail after he was found guilty of genocide by International Crimes Tribunal.