As many as 1,398 people were awarded capital punishment and three were executed in the country during
One death row convict was executed in the District Jail, Toba Tek Singh on early morning.
Jefferson County, Alabama Circuit Judge Tracie Todd ruled that Alabama's capital sentencing procedure violates the U.S. Constitution.
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 71 the number of locals
Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced a police officer to death for murdering his three cousins, who he accused
Bangladesh Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for one of the top leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami
The Supreme Court upheld a High Court death sentence slapped on a man of Chilanga who burnt to death
Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, bringing the number of people it has put to death this year to 70.
A court in Iran has sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for
A court sentenced a Qatari national to death by firing squad after he was found guilty of murdering his father.
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has thrown his weight behind an application seeking to
At least 100 prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison (in Karaj, northern Iran) are in imminent danger of execution after their death sentences for drug offenses were reportedly confirmed in the last month by Iran's Supreme Court.
