A convicted killer in a Saudi jail was found dead a day before he was to be executed

Harm Reduction International has released a new report: The Death Penalty for Drug

the European Union will work for the abolition of capital punishment in Egypt, EU High

Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens by sword in Riyadh after he was convicted

One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ghazvin (west of Tehran) early this morning, reported the Iranian news agency Mehr.

Two prisoners were executed early this morning in the prison of Semnan

Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka stressed the need for a national debate on whether Japan should

Saudi Arabia has decided to triple diya, the money paid by a killer to the victim’s relatives

four ethnic minority men were sentenced to death for the latest spate of violent attacks

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi national convicted of murder and a Syrian accused of drug trafficking in the conservative kingdom's north, the interior ministry announced.

Georgia corrections officials have set an execution date for a high-profile death

the Indian Supreme Court ruled that the court's failure to impose capital punishment for heinous