In a chilling new report, Amnesty International has warned that state executions worldwide have hit record highs for the ...

– Sunday: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 50 laps of the 6.2-kilometer (3.8-mile) Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Whatever arguments are used, the journey toward worldwide rejection of capital punishment will not be concluded quickly. But ...

Saudi Arabia executed an Afghan citizen for allegedly smuggling heroin, highlighting the country's strict anti-narcotics laws and enforcement.

The state's execution protocols called for a hood to be pulled over Mahdi's head before three volunteer corrections staff ...

Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be ...

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at concerns about the rising number of executions in Iran and the deteriorating ...

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade, while a ...

The number of countries that executed citizens for various crimes was the lowest at 15 in 2024, but the count of state ...

The death penalty (also known as capital punishment) is the premeditated ... ‘Top’ executing countries such as – China, Iran and Saudi Arabia – are all guilty of issuing death sentences under ...

But the reality for people living in Saudi Arabia, is one where their basic human rights are ignored, their freedoms are restricted and punishment is severe. For example, blogger Raif Badawi was ...