The family of a Pakistani student has decided to pardon two men convicted in his killing, their

The UAE’s top court has annulled death sentences against 10 Pakistani drug dealers and reduced

another prisoner was hanged at Karoon Prison in Ahwaz, Iran. Judge

An Indian court convicted four men of the gang rape and murder of a physiotherapy student

One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Gachsaran, Iran. The

Debra Milke, who spent 23 years on death row, has been released because of a lack of

At a closed hearing at the Supreme Court in Jakarta, a three-judge panel unanimously rejected

“I learn with sorrow the news of the death sentence of Tibetan Drolma Kyab by the Chinese People's Court of Ngaba. I have repeatedly expressed the belief that the path to full respect for human rights can have different times in different social contexts, but there can be no doubt on the absolute value of the protection of human life." This was stated by Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino.

In Sri Lanka, a man was sentenced to death by the Panadura Magistrate for murdering his

Saudi authorities beheaded two citizens in Riyadh after they were convicted of separate murders.

three people were executed in the central prison of Rasht, Iran, FARS news agency reported

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned 2-1 the death sentence of John Drummond