Iraq executed four people, bringing the number of people put to death so far this year to at least 69, or one more than in all of 2011, a justice ministry official said.
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row USA shows a decrease
The Gaza Court of Cassation rejected an appeal submitted by Mohammed Ahmed
Three brothers and a fourth man are to hang for a March 2007 car bombing in Baghdad that killed six people and wounded seven, a statement released by the Higher Judicial Council said.
In Kenya, two men were sentenced to death for robbery with violence in Mt Elgon district.
Armed militias now rule much of Libya, Amnesty International said, accusing them of torturing
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man who killed
Judicial officials say a Lebanese military court convicted a former policeman of spying
The Criminal Court sentenced a Kuwaiti couple to death after they were convicted of first degree
In Sri Lanka, a woman who stood indicted with murder was found guilty and sentenced to death
In Bangladesh, the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Zanjan, reported the state run
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
