In Japan, an Okayama district court sentenced 30-year old Koichi Sumida to death for killing a 27
14 people have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters cheered on learning Parliament passed a law
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state of Bayelsa signed a law approving the death
A former chef escaped the hangman's noose for drug trafficking today after the Federal Court set
In India, a total of 1,455 convicts were handed out death sentence in the past 10 years which
The appointment of a new hangman in Zimbabwe does not mean the 74 men and two women
One prisoner was publicly hanged in Tehran. According to the state run Iranian news agency
Days after the hanging of Afzal Guru, President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy
Two prisoners were hanged in Arak (South of Tehran), reported the Iranian state media.
The Russian State Duma decided against re-introducing the death penalty. MPs do not see execution
Dubai criminal court has sentenced the Emirati torture dad to death while his girlfriend was given life in
