Capital punishment

Singapore to execute man over cannabis charge

Iran executions surged to 'spread fear' - report

An error that sent Indian teen to death row for 25 years

Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for 11 crimes

Retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate

Saudis execute man despite forced confession claim

Commission to re-examine hanged woman's case

Iran sentences German-Iranian dissident to death

Iran protesters march in mourning for executed men

Secretive Saudi executions leave families in the dark

Witness History. Albert Pierrepoint: Britain's executioner. Audio, 9 minutesWitness History

Witness History. Japanese death row guard. Audio, 9 minutesWitness History

Tennessee fires officials after execution errors

15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty

Widespread outrage after British-Iranian executed

Iran executes British-Iranian Akbari on spy charges

Iran ready to execute British citizen, family say

Jailed Iran activist describes brutality in letter

Top US court backs death row inmate over DNA claim

U-turn over rejection of hanged woman’s pardon

Iranians protest outside prison to stop executions

The wife who was executed for her lover's crime

Two men hanged over killing during Iran protests