Capital Punishment

Iran executes leader of women trafficking network

He was sentenced to death in September 2021 on charges of "corruption on earth," a term used by Iranian authorities to encompass various offenses, including moral-related crimes

Eye for an Eye: Bangladesh man murders wife for dowry, gets death as punishment

Case details reveal Ripon Gazi from Kadamtali subjected his wife, Shiuly Akhter, to fatal torture over a dowry amount of Tk 100,000 on Meraznagar Madrasa Road, occurring between March 6 and 7, 2018

Malaysia set to end mandatory death penalty: Which serious crimes will be exempted under new reforms?

Malaysia’s lower house of Parliament has approved a bill that would scrap mandatory capital punishment for certain offences such as kidnapping and some firearm crimes. The country put a moratorium on executions in 2018, but courts have continued to hand out death sentences

Rare Saudi execution during Muslim holy month

Citing Saudi interior ministry capital punishment data, the human rights group said "no sentence has been implemented during the holy month" since 2009 in the kingdom, one of the world's most prolific executioners

Death by Bullet: Why does Idaho want to bring back firing squads for executing prisoners?

Idaho lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow firing squads to execute inmates on death row. The bill has now been sent to the governor for approval. But why does the US state want to revert to this old form of capital punishment?

Explained: The status of the death penalty in the US under Joe Biden

Joe Biden in 2016 pledged to work towards abolishing federal capital punishment. But his Justice Department continues to press for the death penalty in certain cases

Explained: The eye-for-an-eye Sharia justice that has returned to Afghanistan

Afghanistan has shunned the judicial system that they had adopted after the Taliban was overthrown in 2001. The difference between the system of the former government and today 'is as big as the Earth and the sky'

Myanmar junta hands out at least seven more death sentences this week, says United Nations

A junta spokesperson did not respond to calls from outside Myanmar seeking confirmation of the latest death sentences. The United Nations accused it of using capital punishment as a 'tool to crush opposition'

Explained: The two-fold rise in executions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has executed twice as many people in 2022 as it did last year. The most recent execution was of a Jordanian national convicted of smuggling amphetamine tablets, bringing the year's total to 138, up from 69 last year

As Kuwait hangs seven people in rare mass execution, a look at the death penalty across the world

According to Amnesty International, 108 countries have formally abolished the death penalty for all crimes. However, despite the abolitionist trend, the number of executions in Gulf countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia remains high