Female juvenile offender, two men hanged in Iran
"Zeinab was reportedly married to a man when she was 15 years old and, according to sources close to her, she was abused by her husband...
Execution of Kurdish child bride in Iran imminent, Amnesty International warns
According to Amnesty, almost 90 percent of world's executions take place in just five countries: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pak...
Bali: Alleged French ‘professional drug courier’ arrested in Lombok, facing charges carrying death penalty
A Frenchman who Indonesian police are referring to as a “professional drug courier” has been slapped with drug trafficking charges carrying ...
Activists submit online petition, but Singapore has ‘no plans’ to repeal anti-gay law, death penalty
SINGAPORE, Oct 1 — There are no plans to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code — which criminalises sex between two men — said the authoriti...
Iran: Prosecutors Threaten Truckers With Death Penalty As Strike Enters Second Week
Especially worrying to the Islamic Republic’s establishment is the fact that many oil truck drivers have joined the strike, disrupting fuel ...
International Blasphemy Day Marked As Persecution of Critics of Religion Continues Worldwide
The annual International Blasphemy Day will be marked on Sunday as multiple countries continue to treat this as a criminal offense and dole ...
Iran gives three death sentences over economic corruption
Iran's judicial officials have handed down death sentences to three people convicted of economic corruption amid an intense anti-corrupt...