Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death ...

The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a ...

Saudi Arabia witnessed a record surge in executions last year, with Amnesty International raising alarms over the high number ...

HANOI – Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the ...

Several organizations signed a joint statement on Wednesday, calling for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to put an end to the use of ...

Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to abolish the death penalty for eight categories of criminal offenses: embezzlement, bribery, counterfeiting medicines, espionage, ...

Amnesty International has found a "startling surge" in executions in Saudi Arabia, including many foreign nationals who were ...

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the ...

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will no longer face execution, her lawyer ...

Many are using the reintroduction of the death penalty for personal political gains under the notion "that it can make America a safer and more just place", said Sarat in The Guardian.

AFP AFP Jun 24, 2025 Updated Jun 25, 2025 Vietnam's National Assembly has approved abolition of the death penalty for spying, attempting to overthrow the government and six other offences Nhac NGUYEN ...