The news that a young man has been executed in Tehran for raping and killing a woman has been met with
Days after Rwanda scrapped the death penalty, an international court trying those accused of
the former head of China's food and drug agency has appealed his death sentence on a corruption
Iran's parliament voted in favor of a bill that could lead to death penalty for persons convicted of working in
With reference to previous UNPO initiatives related to the ongoing campaign for a global moratorium on the
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder in the southern city of Kazeroun, the governmental Iran
Because of mistakes and a lack of efficacy, the death penalty is losing
Rwanda's parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, a move that should clear the way for
a 25 year old man in the United Arab Emirates who raped
The number of people executed has dropped in the first five months of the year after the Supreme People's
China has executed far fewer people since being awarded the 2008 Olympics six years ago but the
the European Union condemned an Indonesian court for sentencing two Europeans to death for drugs offences, urging the authorities in Jakarta to abolish capital punishment.
On April 27, the State of Texas will carry out the death sentence on Melissa Lucio.