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Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death for corruption

A court in Iran has sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for embezzlement, the judiciary said on Sunday, in a

World

Rights and reforms: Iran's post-election challenges

There is as sense of deja vu about our interview here in Geneva, with Dr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and

Iran

Iran's families minister concerned after all men in village are executed

The entire male population of a village in Iran has been executed for its alleged role in drug trafficking, according to an Iranian cabinet minister

Vatican

Pope Francis calls for death penalty to be scrapped worldwide

Pope Francis is calling for the abolition of the death penalty around the world. He says the commandment “You shall not kill” is valid for both the

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Bangladesh

Killers of Bangladesh blogger are given death penalty

Two former students were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Thursday for the murder of a secular blogger in 2013. Only one of the pair was present

USA

Waiting to die: the hundreds condemned to years on death row in California

Hundreds of convicted killers are languishing in limbo on death row in California. No-one has been executed in the state in almost a decade yet

Thailand

Backpackers: two men sentenced to death for 2014 Thai murders

Hannah Witheridge and David Miller found dead on island beach

USA

Texas carries out 12th execution this year

Texas has executed a 33-year-old man, the 12th execution held in the state so far this year, more than any other in the USA. In total 24 people have

USA

#execution: Texas set to carry out 12th this year

The US state of Texas plans to execute a man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer 14 years ago. 33-year-old Licho Escamilla was 19 when

My Europe Series

Surge in executions in death penalty countries

“The 13th World Day against the Death Penalty will take place on 10th October. What is the current situation worldwide?” asks Ben from London. The

Libya

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Libya's failed reformer

Saif al Islam Gaddafi was once widely seen as the future of reform in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi’s second son was once regarded as the man who would

Libya

Libya: Rights groups slam death sentence for Gaddafi son

The United Nations human rights office says it is ‘deeply disturbed’ by death sentences handed down by a Libyan court to a son of Colonel Gaddafi and

Libya

Libya: Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam sentenced to death

A court in Libya has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to death by firing squad in absentia. The second son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi was on

Iran

Amnesty slams Iran's 'staggering' state execution spree

Egypt

Egypt: death sentences upheld for Mursi and other Brotherhood leaders

A Cairo court has upheld death sentences for toppled president, Mohamed Mursi and other leaders within the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement. They

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece on the brink....again

In this episode of Europe Weekly, Greece angers EU and IMF officials as the government fails to convince them why they should release further bailout

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Egypt: Football riot death sentences upheld by court

Egypt

Eleven men sentenced to death after fatal Egyptian football violence

An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 men to death for their part in the worst football violence the country has seen. Seventy-four fans were killed at

Egypt

Egypt: Mursi death sentence ruling postponed

An Egyptian court has delayed issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. He and other

Egypt

Egypt's top court to decide on death sentence for former president Mohamed Mursi

Egypt's top court will make its final ruling on Tuesday over whether it should sentence the country's former president, Mohamed Mursi, to death over his role in a mass jail break in 2011.