death penalty

Ghana's parliament has voted to outlaw the death penalty for almost all crimes, becoming the latest African country to repeal capital punishment, lawmakers said on Wednesday. Issued on: 26/07/2023 -…

Issued on: 19/05/2023 - 08:47 Iranian authorities on Friday executed three men convicted of violence against the Islamic republic's security forces during protests…

Issued on: 16/05/2023 - 09:06 Recorded executions worldwide reached 883 last year, the highest level since 2017, according to an Amnesty International report published on…

Issued on: 06/05/2023 - 07:13  Iran executed Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for "terrorism" on Saturday, according to the judiciary.…

Issued on: 26/04/2023 - 05:17 Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives…

Issued on: 13/04/2023 - 08:05Modified: 13/04/2023 - 08:07 Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 that the previous years, two rights groups said on Thursday,…

Issued on: 06/03/2023 - 11:11 Iran's supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls' schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should…

Issued on: 22/02/2023 - 11:33Modified: 22/02/2023 - 11:35 Germany on Wednesday said it was expelling two diplomats from the Iranian embassy in Berlin over the death…

Issued on: 16/01/2023 - 19:14 Britain on Monday vowed more reprisals against what it said was Tehran’s “weakened and isolated regime” after it executed a UK-Iranian dual…

Since anti-regime demonstrations erupted following the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities have executed four young men and sentenced several others to death on charges relating to the…