Six prisoners were hanged in Iran today, in two cases.

A Chinese court rejected appeals from six people, including the Myanmar drug lord

A Broward County jury acquitted Seth Penalver, 39, white, of all charges.

In Malaysia, the High Court sentenced a security guard to death after finding him guilty

One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Sari (northern Iran) reported the state run Iranian news agency ISNA from Mazandaran Province.

In Zimbabwe, the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence imposed on a murderer

In Indonesia, the Tangerang District Court handed down the death penalty to 28-year-old Muhamad

Taiwan executed six death row inmates, the largest number to be put to death in one

In Kenya, six Administration Police officers (APs) convicted of killing seven taxi operators

Seven convicted people were hanged in Iran's Esfahan prison, Kayhan newspaper reported.

The General Assembly of the United Nations in New York has adopted a new resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, the fourth since 2007.

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has spoken out against the controversial death penalty