In Kenya, a Narok court sentenced five people to death after they were convicted of involvement

The Lagos State government joined calls for a rethink of death penalty in Nigeria’s constitution

John Manuel Quintanilla, Hispanic, 36, was executed in Texas.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gail Tusan stayed the execution of Warren Hill, 53,

A Bangladesh court sentenced a senior leader of the country's largest Islamic party to death

A 91-year-old top leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was sentenced to 90 years in jail

Saudi inmates in Iraqi prisons are tortured and executed without facing any specific

A Vietnamese court has sentenced five people to death for dealing heroin, lengthening the

A Chinese court executed a man on death row without notifying his family and then defended its actions, sparking anger online, local media reported.

Mumia Abu Jamal, 60, Black, who has gained celebrity-like status the world over since being found

A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death for killing two people, Gaza's public prosecutor

the last words of the 376 prisoners executed in Texas are faithfully recorded on the state justice department's website. These words not only represent how they wish to be viewed after their death, but it is also the final step before the actual execution begins.