Zimbabwe finds new hangman, Amnesty fears new executions
Amnesty International says it fears Zimbabwe will resume executions after prison officials were quoted saying they have found a new hangman.
Iran hangs 10 drug traffickers
Iran has executed 10 drug traffickers in a prison in Tehran, says a statement on the website of the prosecutor's office.
Rights groups urge South Sudan to suspend executions
Rights groups urged South Sudan on Monday to put a moratorium on the country's executions because of flaws in its legal system.
ConCourt rules SA can't extradite suspects in death row cases
The Constitutional Court has ruled that SA may not extradite foreign nationals suspected of crimes that may lead to them to face the death penalty.
Zuma tiptoes around arms deal investigation
At a questioning session in Parliament, President Jacob Zuma would not commit to making public the outcome of the arms deal investigation.
Zuma decries death penalty
At the opening of the revived Gallows Memorial at the Pretoria Central Prison, President Jacob Zuma said the death penalty would not reduce crime.
Troy Davis: Vengeance dressed up as justice
We will never know if Troy Davis was innocent, but what I know is the US authorities have executed a different man from the one convicted in 1989.
Georgia executes convict in high-profile US case
The US state of Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis on Wednesday in a case that drew international attention.
The tale of the accidental hangman
As a teenager, Babul Miah was sent to prison for a murder he says he never committed but the promise of an early release turned him into a hangman.
Texas executes murderer with drug used on animals
Texas on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of a 2001 rape and murder by using a sedative that has often served to euthanise animals.
China executes Filipinos despite Manila's pleas
China executed on Wednesday three Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite a flurry of public appeals for clemency.
Global executions decline, says Amnesty report
Global use of the death penalty continues to decline even though China, Iran, North Korea, Yemen, the US and Saudi Arabia still execute thousands.
Illinois poised to abolish death penalty
Illinois was poised to become the first US state since 2009 to abolish the death penalty after the state senate approved the ban on Tuesday.
Amnesty issues call for US to drop death penalty
Rights group Amnesty International called on the United States on Friday to set an example to other nations by abolishing the death penalty.
US executions delayed by shortage of death penalty drug
Pharmaceutical company suspends production of Pentothal because it cannot obtain sufficient quantity of active ingredient.
US executes grandmother despite protests
A US grandmother was put to death by lethal injection in Virgina, the first women executed in the state for nearly a century.
Utah firing squad executes convicted killer
A Utah firing squad shot to death a convicted killer early on Friday in the third United States execution by that means since 1976.
Convicted Utah killer set to die by firing squad
A man convicted of two murders was scheduled to die by firing squad on Friday, becoming the third man put to death by that means in the US since 1976.
Bennett could face death penalty for Zim terror charges
Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennet will learn on Monday whether he must answer terrorism charges that could result in the death penalty.
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Twice as many people executed last year as in 2007
The number of executions worldwide increased significantly last year, with China responsible for almost three-quarters of them.
