A Sudanese man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the western city of Mecca, the Saudi interior ministry said.
The High Court of Bombay at Goa reduced the death sentence awarded to a man by a lower
In Ohio, Republican Gov. John Kasich granted clemency to Ronald Post following the recommendation
One prisoner was hanged in Kashan (central Iran) today, reported the Iranian state media.
Just four states carried out more than three-fourths of the executions in the United
Death sentences for 28 people accused of terrorism-related offences were reportedly ratified
a conference held on 15-16 December in Beijing discussed a range of measures aimed at significantly reducing the use of capital punishment in China.
The Syrian man convicted in the killing of a young woman at a monastery in the Kesrouan area
Uganda ruled out including executions in a bill seeking to impose harsher penalties on
Two Iranian men were sentenced to death by the High Court in the State of Selangor
In Nigeria, the National Assembly approved the death penalty for acts of terrorism
In Vietnam, the People’s Court of the mountainous northern province of Son La sentenced five members of a massive drug trafficking ring to death following a 10-day trial.
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
