France launched a strong appeal to Iran to immediately stop the imminent execution of Iranians sentenced to
a Somali soldier under Afrah Ali Afrah, commander of the Darawish troops in Mogadishu, was sentenced
A Japanese court sentenced to death an arsonist who killed 16 people when he set fire to an all-night adult
the death sentence of Mohammad Reza Hadadi, 21, was endorsed by the Iranian Supreme Court and
in Botswana, Francistown High Court Judge Moses Chinhengo sentenced former Mupane mine employees
the Hamas-run government ruling Gaza, Palestine, approved a legal change that will allow for the execution of convicted drug dealers, attorney general Mohammed Abed said.
Belarus will soon launch an information campaign to press for the abolition
The Turkish authorities say they are discussing what to do with an Iranian atheist who says she fled
Kentucky may not execute anyone until it adopts regulations in compliance with the law, the Kentucky
two Nepalese found guilty of drug trafficking were sentenced to death by Judicial Commissioner Azman
a man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, after being sentenced to death for shooting a relative during a dispute, the interior ministry said.
One man has been hanged in Amol in northern Iran, official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
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