Somali militant group al-Shabaab publicly beheaded an elderly man in Southern Somalia after accusing him

A man was sentenced to death by a primary court in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan for

Richard Masterson, 43, White, was executed in Texas.

One death row convict was executed on the Sahiwal Central Jail in early morning, Dunya News reported.

Iranian authorities have executed four prisoners in northern Iran and one prisoner in southern Iran who may have been under the age of 18 when he allegedly committed the murder that Iranian courts sentenced him to death for.

A lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Zambia, Landilani Banda, says death sentence is “state-

Traditional leaders urged Government to do away with the death penalty. The chiefs said capital punishment

Two death row prisoners were hanged on early morning in the jails of Sahiwal and Jehlum, Dunya News

Four juveniles have been hanged in Sanandaj prison, Iran.

Egypt's parliament overwhelmingly endorsed a controversial anti-terrorism law that sets up special courts

Three death row prisoners were hanged on early morning in the jails of Attock, Mianwali and Jhang, Dunya

The Supreme Court of India stayed the execution of two condemned prisoners who were awarded death