executions

An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from…

Nine drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch…

The Australian government on Saturday said it has been told by Indonesia that the execution of "Bali Nine" drug traffickers…

A rights group is urging Egypt to halt the execution of six men condemned to death by a military tribunal…

Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the…

Indonesia's president said on Tuesday the planned execution of 11 convicts on death row, most on drugs charges, would not…

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Colombo in a tit-for-tat move amid tensions after a Sri Lankan nanny convicted…

Iraqi authorities executed 10 men on Sunday, a spokesperson said, bringing to 129 the number of people put to death…

Iran's authoritarian regime has secretly executed hundreds of prisoners, according to a new UN report detailing growing rights abuses in…

Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, known as al-Kammouny, was executed on Monday. He was sentenced to death for igniting sectarian violence after…