Somalia’s martial court sentenced one man to death in a ruling that saw seven members of Al Shabab receive a diverse judgment.

Four prisoners were hanged in the morning in Arak city.

After many years of delay, the Courts in Malawi have been conducting sentencing hearings in the cases of prisoners who received mandatory death sentences prior to the landmark High Court ruling in 2007 which struck down the mandatory death penalty.

Four Saudis were executed between April 28 and 30 in three different cities, bringing to 72 the number of

Five prisoners who had been charged with drug related crimes, went to the gallows, in Kerman city and

An Arab man who hacked his wife to death with a cleaver has been sentenced to death by Ras Al Khaimah Criminal Court.

A Rangpur court sentenced a youth to death for throwing acid on a schoolgirl.

9 death row prisoners were hanged in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz.

the US Department of Justice confirmed that federal executions have been halted until a review of the federal protocol used by the Bureau of Prisons was completed.

The Hands Off Cain's Abolition of the Year Award is given annually to somebody who, more than anybody else during that year, have distinguished themselves for their commitment to the abolition of the death penalty and to the struggle against inhuman and degrading treatments.

The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) told the South Korean National Assembly that Kim

defying intense pressure from the international community, the government executed eight drug convicts at 12:30 a.m. on Nusakambangan prison island near Cilacap in Central Java.