Death Penalty

Iran hangs three on drug charges amid criticism
The latest executions were carried out after offenders were reportedly caught with large quantities of heroin.
Published On 21 May 2023
Singapore hangs man for trafficking 1.5kg of cannabis
The execution is the second in three weeks, amid growing concern at the island’s use of the death penalty in drug cases.
Published On 17 May 2023
Map: Which countries still have the death penalty?
The number of recorded executions has risen to its highest level in five years, according to Amnesty International.
Published On 16 May 2023
Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’
Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach.
Published On 16 May 2023

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

UN human rights chief says Iran has executed more than 10 people each week so far this year.

Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death over role with separatist group alleged to have carried out deadly attack.

The Supreme Court put the execution of Richard Glossip indefinitely on hold in a ruling on Friday.

Four coup opponents were executed last July and more than 100 people are on death row for political reasons.

Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death in after being accused of leading a group that carried out attacks in Iran.

Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel in fighting the case.

Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted in the city-state in 2018 but his family says he did not have adequate legal counsel.

The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition.

Iwao Hakamada was held in solitary confinement for 45 years until DNA evidence emerged to undermine his conviction.

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