Japan has appointed a new justice minister who opposes the death penalty, raising hopes

The Iranian judiciary said there have been no changes in the case of Sakineh Mohammadi

A Muslim man was condemned to death in south Egypt for the January 2010 slaying

a military court in Somalia executed three soldiers of transitional federal government on Saturday

Iran has suspended a sentence to hang a woman at the center of a global outcry about

one Kurdish political prisoner was executed in the prison of Oroumieh, in Iran.

the first lawyer in the Office of the General Attorney in Yemen ordered

a convicted murderer was executed in Alabama after the US Supreme Court

Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking, the state broadcaster

in Pakistan, Shakargarh Additional District & Session Judge Nadeem Gulzar sentenced

one man was hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning.

seven men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. According to the Iranian news agency Aftab, the seven men were convicted of drug trafficking.