The Pakistani president rejected as many as 513 mercy petitions of condemned prisoners over the last five
Three women were executed on the same day in Iran.
The Dutch branch of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reprimanded
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein appealed to Iran to halt executions for
The Court of Appeal has ordered the execution of an Asian expatriate by firing squad in Qatar for
Iran collectively hanged eight prisoners in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) Prison in Karaj.
The European Union Missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah condemned the latest death sentence issued in the Gaza Strip.
Two murder convicts were hanged separately in jails of Multan and Haripur.
April 12, 2016: Kenneth Fults, 47, Black, was executed in Georgia.
Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi signed into law a kidnapping prohibition bill, which makes kidnapping a capital offence in the state.
At least four death row convicts were hanged in Pakistan in the last two days.
A 47-year old man was awarded death sentence in Jharkhand State by a Giridih court for raping and
