The Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) has opposed the death penalty, saying the purpose
In the UAE, a Ras Al Khaimah criminal court sentenced an Asian man to death by firing
According to the Iranian state-run media, four prisoners were hanged publicly in Tehran early in the morning.
Gacaca trials officially wound up at a well-attended ceremony at the Parliamentary Buildings
An Abu Dhabi court sentenced to death two drug dealers who shot and wounded undercover
The Ministry of Public Security is waiting for drug imports from the Health
Saudi authorities executed two Egyptians who kidnapped a nine-year-old girl and tortured
According to reliable sources in Iran, three Ahwazi Arab political prisoners were executed.
Two foreigners found guilty of smuggling heroin into Indonesia are expected
A South Korean court handed down a death sentence to a Chinese national who was
A Chinese woman was sentenced to death for abducting and trafficking 223 infants over
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran) early this morning.
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
