Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty | Death Penalty News
In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Some 883 people were executed last…
Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’ | Death Penalty News
Singapore’s use of the death penalty was once again thrust into the global spotlight last month when Tangaraju Suppiah became the first person to be…
Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national: State media | Death Penalty News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death over his role with a separatist group alleged to have carried out a deadly attack.…
US high court halts execution of man who received ‘unfair’ trial | Death Penalty News
The United States Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing death-row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in a 1997 murder-for-hire, after the state’s attorney…
Myanmar military commutes 38 death sentences as part of amnesty | Death Penalty News
Four coup opponents were executed last July and more than 100 people are on death row for political reasons. Myanmar’s military has commuted the death…
Singapore hangs man for trafficking 1kg cannabis | Death Penalty News
Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel or an interpreter. Singapore has hanged 46-year-old Tangaraju Suppiah…
Family pleads for clemency ahead of Singapore drug execution | Death Penalty News
Singapore is set to resume executions for the first time in six months on Wednesday, with a 46-year-old man facing the gallows in a case…
Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row | Death Penalty News
The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition. Executions for drug-related offences surged in 2022, while the number of…
Japan court backs retrial for 87-year-old death row inmate | Death Penalty News
The Tokyo High Court has said 87-year-old Iwao Hakamada, who spent more than 45 years on death row after a controversial conviction for murder, should…
Iranian-German man sentenced to death on ‘terrorism’ charges | Death Penalty News
Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd masterminded a bombing that killed 14 people, something his family denies. Tehran, Iran – Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has been sentenced…