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Jun 5 2015 5:14pm
Juvenile offender Shafqat Hussain executed in Pakistan
Shafqat Hussain was just 14 years old when he was sentenced to death. ...
May 28 2015 6:31pm
Saudi Arabia carries out 90th execution of the year
Pakistani man’s killing takes executions to same number as for whol...
May 21 2015 5:22pm
A week to spare the life of Moses Akatugba
UPDATE, 28 MAY 2015: Moses pardoned Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Governor...
May 15 2015 5:26pm
Iran: child offender faces imminent execution despite ongoing review of case
‘If the execution goes ahead while the case is under review at Iran...
Apr 28 2015 8:08pm
Indonesia: 'Theatre of cruelty' condemned as executions go ahead
The execution of eight people in Indonesia today shows complete disreg...
Apr 28 2015 3:42pm
People can change – if you let them live
Update: Indonesia executed eight of the nine prisoners. Mary Jane Velo...
Apr 15 2015 8:01pm
Paintings from Indonesia's death row - an exhibition by Myuran Sukumaran
Myuran Sukumaran, known as 'Myu' has been on Indonesia's death row for...
Apr 1 2015 1:50am
Global death sentences up 28% last year - new report
Nearly 2,500 death sentences in 55 countries, with ‘anti-terroris...
Apr 1 2015 12:00am
Escaping the gallows in Nigeria
For 19 years, ThankGod Ebhos barely had a full night’s sleep. Every ni...
Mar 24 2015 2:13pm
Utah's reintroduction of firing squads is USA’s latest attempt to 'fix the unfixable'
‘The Utah legislature should be expending its energies on abolishin...