Problems Remain in China’s Death-Penalty System Even After Reforms

Chinese death-row inmates are marched to a nearby execution ground where they will be put to death by firing squad. (Beijing) — Lai Changxin...

Philippines: Hanging, firing squad, or lethal injection pondered as execution methods

Lawmakers are up for more discussions when it comes to passing the proposed death penalty bill in Congress. One part of that bill is the mod...

Iran Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Businessman Babak Zanjani

Babak Zanjani Iran Human Rights (DEC 5 2016): The death sentence for Babak Zanjani, the prime suspect in a high profile financial corruption...