Two men charged with murder for a February bank attack that killed 38 people were hanged
Three men have been hanged in Iran in recent days.
An Indonesian woman was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering
the Privy Council overturned convicted murderer Maxo Tido's death sentence.
the Criminal Court of Karkh sentenced 15 Iraqis to death penalty after they were found guilty in the massacre of 70 people at a wedding party in 2006.
the mandatory death sentence for murder in Trinidad & Tobago was again overturned
Former Emirati football player Fayez Juma was sentenced to death for premeditated
Tunisia’s ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali could face 20 years in jail if convicted of drugs
Saudi Arabia’s executioner mounted the platform, raised his sword and was about to bring it down
Iran hanged in public a man convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in
Two men who were part of a group of Taliban assailants that killed at least 42 people in an attack on a bank in eastern Afghanistan in February have been sentenced to death, a court official said.
the Law on Execution of Criminal Sentences will take effect as of July 1, 2011, under
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