Capital punishment28 Dec 2025Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report saysThe Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.28 Dec 202523 Dec 2025UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of woman activistZahra Tabari, 67, was sentenced to death after a trial that lasted less than 10 minutes, her family says.23 Dec 202521 Dec 2025Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi ArabiaAt least 347 people have now been put to death this year, according to the UK-based campaign group Reprieve.21 Dec 20251 Dec 2025Singapore executes three men for drug offences over two daysThis brings the country's total number of executions to 17 this year - the highest since 2003.1 Dec 202516 Nov 2025Last woman to be hanged calls for 'truth' in final letter A letter written by the last woman to be hanged in Britain says her solicitor knows "the truth".16 Nov 202514 Nov 2025Oklahoma spares death row inmate hours before planned executionOklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Tremane Wood, who was convicted for his role in the death of migrant farmworker Ronnie Wipf in 2002. 14 Nov 202511 Nov 2025Israel passes first reading of bill proposing death penalty for people it deems terroristsThe requirement means the penalty would likely be used only against Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks on Israelis.11 Nov 20257 Nov 2025British grandmother flies home after 12 years on Indonesian death rowLindsay Sandiford, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013, was freed on humanitarian grounds.7 Nov 202522 Oct 2025'Last woman hanged was abuse victim and should be pardoned'Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955 for murder but her family say she was a domestic abuse victim.22 Oct 2025...
