After the traditional slowdown during Ramadan, executions in Iran have resumed at full speed

An army officer

China indicated for the first time on April 15, 2024 that a man executed for spying in 2016 had sold secrets to the United States.

Husband and 19 year old wife

The Osaka District Court on April 15, 2024 dismissed a lawsuit by death row inmates that claimed same-day notifications of executions violate the Constitution — the first ruling of its kind.

A Nigerian court on March 26, 2024 sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling.

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on March 27, 2024 confirmed the death penalty given to a 46-year-old labourer from Nagpur for murdering five members of his family in June 2018 over a land dispute.

An Iraqi court on April 14, 2024 issued death sentences to six drug dealers, including three foreigners.