executions

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had executed nearly…

Ten Nobel Peace Prize winners are appealing to Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince to show mercy and halt the…

Jordan executed 15 people on Saturday, including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on…

"Islamic State" (IS) militants put at least 12 people to death in execution-style killings in the ancient city of Palmyra,…

Pakistan announced this week that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty…

Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure…

Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a…

The number of people beheaded in Saudi Arabia this year overtook the total for all of 2014 on Tuesday, despite…

The United Nations said on Friday it was investigating reports of serious human rights abuses, including the execution of civilians,…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo insisted Saturday that the death penalty was "positive" for his country after the execution of seven…