Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Yasooj (western Iran) reported the local media.

In Sri Lanka, the Court of Appeal converted the 12 year prison sentence imposed by

An Emirati was awarded death penalty by the Fujairah Criminal Court of First

A man and his paramour were awarded capital punishment by the District and Sessions court

In Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Malik Tariq Mehmood Zargham awarded

Two prisoners were hanged in the central prison of Zahedan, the capital

The Criminal Court of Nouadhibo, about 465 kilometres north of Nouakchott, the

Singapore is proposing changes to its mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking and murder

the Government of Ghana, among many others, has also accepted the recommendation of the Constitution Review Commission that the death penalty in article 13 of the Constitution be completely abolished and that the penalty be replaced with imprisonment for life.

Four prisoners have been hanged in Iran for drug-related crimes.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African affairs says Saudi Arabia has commuted

In Myanmar, the Southern District Court sentenced 13 people to death over the murder of the owner