a Tunisian military court sentenced ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life imprisonment
A man was sentenced to death in Pakistan on two counts for throwing acid on a woman
Two prisoners were hanged in two Iranian cities.
In Malaysia, the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim has consented to grant full
The US state of Texas has executed its first death row inmate with a single lethal injection of the sedative pentobarbital. Yokamon Hearn, 33, was convicted for the carjacking and murder of a Dallas stockbroker in 1998.
In Indonesia, the Constitutional Court turned down a request by two death row
In Sri Lanka, a young mother who was convicted under the Dangerous Drugs Act for possessing
Three prisoners were hanged in Kerman prison, reported today the official site of the Iranian judiciary in the province of Kerman.
Attorney-General Muhammad Abed defended the executions of the three Palestinians in the Gaza
In Malaysia, the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and death sentence handed down
A 43-year-old man, who has been in jail in India for the past 13 years in a murder case, has
An Afghan soldier has been sentenced to death for killing five French s
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
