Four Ahwazi Arab political prisoners were executed in Iran, according to reports received by Iran Human Rights (IHR). The executions are also reported by BBC Persian and several other sources.
After 23 years, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has issued orders to remove the provision of life-
Jerry Martin, 43, White, was executed in Texas.
Jang Song Taek, an influential advisor to the Kim family and the uncle of Kim Jong Un, has ‘likely’
The United Nations human rights office today called on authorities in South Sudan to stop the use
A man was sentenced to death in Pakistan for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in 2006.
Mohammad Moini was hanged on charge of murder in the central prison of Zahedan, Iran
Afghanistan's government has backed away from a proposal to reintroduce public stoning as a punishment for adultery after the leak of a draft law stirred up a storm of international condemnation.
Five prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian prisons today.
In the UAE, a Criminal court in Ras Al Khaimah sentenced two Emirati men to death after they were
At least four people were executed by hanging between 12 and 18 November 2013, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) reported.
The 35 year-old Christian Younis Masih was released today in Pakistan, with a decision on behalf
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
