Two people were hanged in central prison of Shahr-e-Kord, Iran.
In India, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of former Congress leader Sushil Sharma to life imprisonment in connection with the 1995 tandoor murder case.
In Bangladesh, the Nilphamari Women and Children Repression Control Court sentenced Babul
Two people were hanged in public in the Iranian northern city of Babol in the morning, Fars news
The military court sentenced in absentia a Lebanese army officer to death for collaborating
Former President Asif Ali Zardari has welcomed the government decision to continue with the policy of
A murderer cannot face the death penalty in UAE because the courts are unable to find his victim's
The Death Penalty Information Center released a new report: “The 2% Death Penalty: How
Three Nigerian college students were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
Hamas executed by hanging a man who was convicted of murdering two people in the Gaza Strip.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the death sentence of Anthony Farina, 29, White.
The High Court in Mbeya Zone, Tanzania, has sentenced to death three people after they were
To Mr Volker Turk - the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Ms. Mai Sato - the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran
