Iran sentences three more protesters to death, amid global outrage

Jan 10, 2023

Amid the global unrest over the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the Iranian judiciary on Monday handed down three more death sentences,...

UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts

Dec 03, 2022

At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner...

Bhopal-Ujjain train blast case: NIA court awards death penalty to 7 of 8 convicts

Feb 28, 2023

National Investigation Agency Special Court on Tuesday gave death sentences to seven out of eight convicts in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast case.

Pakistan: Over 100 persons convicted, sentenced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Dec 21, 2022

Over 100 persons were convicted and sentenced to death by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa courts in 2022 and the total of prisoners with death sentences has crossed...

Myanmar: Junta vows to enforce death sentences

Jun 08, 2022

New York [US], June 8 : Myanmar's military junta announced on June 3, that it would execute four people whose appeals were rejected following...

UN experts alarmed over Myanmar junta's decision to enforce death sentences

Jun 11, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 : The Myanmar junta's announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start...