An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences for 20 Muslim Brotherhood members for burning a police

Three more prisoners were executed at the same time as Mohsen Amir Aslani who was hanged because of

Somalia’s Military Court sentenced three soldiers of the Armed Forces to death penalty after prosecuting

A Tunisian human rights group has urged the country's incoming parliament to abolish capital punishment

Mr Matteo Renzi, Head of the Italian Government, speaking before the General Assembly, recalled the

In its report, “India: Death Without the Right to Appeal”, Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) stated

A 37-year-old prisoner of conscience, Mohsen Amir Aslani, was executed in Rajaishahr prison of Karaj,

A Pakistani policeman shot two men in jail, killing one accused of blasphemy and wounding another

Islamic State (IS) militants publicly killed a leading lawyer and human rights defender in the Iraqi city of

A court in the northern Son La province sentenced to death Tran Manh Hung and Nguyen Duc Trung for

The Sharjah Appeals Court ordered four Emirati men, who were found guilty of raping and killing an

Five prisoners were executed in three different Iranian cities between 21 and 24 September.