Kurdish political prisoner

The Supreme Court of India on January 8, 2025 set free a minor offender, more than 23 years after he was sentenced to death by an Uttarakhand court in a murder case

Saudi Arabia carried out at least 338 executions in 2024, sharply up on the 170 recorded in 2023 and the highest number in decades, according to an AFP tally of official reports.

Three people have been sentenced to death by hanging in Kagera region, Tanzania, during 2024 after they were convicted of murder.

Political prisoners accused of belonging to the PMOI

Mozafar Shahsavari, Mohammad Shahidi, and Ashkan Kazemi

After more than two decades without charge

A Congolese military tribunal on December 31, 2024 sentenced 13 soldiers to death on charges including murder, looting, and cowardice in what military authorities said was a drive to improve army discipline after territorial losses due to soldiers fleeing.