Saudi Arabia beheaded a man in the southern Najran region for stabbing a relative to death, the interior ministry said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Pakistan to end capital punishment and restore a moratorium

seven prisoners convicted of drug related crimes were executed in the yard of Adelabad prison in Shiraz,

Japan’s prisons had 129 inmates on death row as of Dec 26, according to a Justice Ministry report.

The Islamic State, which has established its 'caliphate' in large parts of Syria and Iraq, continues to escalate

Three prisoners were executed in the yard of Central Prison of Zahedan, reported the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

a senior official said Thailand may abolish the death penalty in the near future.

the European Union Mission in Islamabad discouraged Pakistan’s decision to resume executions in the

An opinion poll was released showing that more than two-thirds of Jordanians support capital punishment.

A 30-year-old Muslim man, Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, became the first person to be

Al Shabaab militants have executed a young man for suspected spying for the Federal Government of

A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not