The execution was conducted “at the request of the victim’s family, due to the emotional effect the case on society,” ...

Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death.

Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the ...

Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly ...

The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a ...

Iranian authorities on Saturday carried out a public execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a young girl, ...

As the ninth World Day against the Death Penalty raises the awareness of the inhumanity of the law and calls for an end to capital punishment - we take a look at the five countries that carried out ...

Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death July 10, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 — a spike in ...

Capital punishment is not retribution enough Some people who believe in the notion of retribution are against capital punishment because they feel the death penalty provides insufficient retribution.

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the government, state media said Wednesday.

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will no longer face execution, her lawyer said Wednesday, as the country abolished capital punishment for eight ...

Zimbabwe, whose president once faced the death penalty himself, abolished capital punishment after its senate approved a bill in December last year.