Iran hung two men who were previously convicted of raping young children, state-run
China's Supreme People's Court ordered capital punishment for food safety
the Iranian Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the punishment of Majid Mohavedi
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts
Six people were hanged in Yasouj and Sari, Iran.
Ryu Kyong, a deputy director of North Korea's State Security Department was allegedly
the Criminal Court of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, sentenced two Asians to
Iran hanged in public five men convicted of murder, rape, armed robbery and kidnapping, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Chinese courts were told to pronounce a two-year suspension of execution for condemned criminals if an immediate execution is not deemed necessary.
Thirteen members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, including eight on death row, were
One man was hanged in Behbehan, southwest of Iran, early in the morning May, reported
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of killing a fellow citizen in the holy city
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
