Nearly 1000 out of the 1,212 people executed for drug-related offences in 2025 were murdered by the Islamic regime, according to the 15th report of Harm Reduction International published on Friday.

Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier ...

GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - A U.N. body said the execution of Egyptians in Saudi Arabia on drug-related charges was inexcusable and urged Riyadh to pay ‌reparations and change its laws to stop the ...

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities executed at least 356 people in 2025, setting a new record in the country for the highest number of executions in one year since monitoring began, Human Rights Watch said ...

Iran announced the execution of two political prisoners on March 31, a day after the death penalty was also carried out on two others, in a sign that the clerical authorities are stepping up a ...

Iran executed at least 1,639 people last year, the highest number recorded there since 1989, two non-governmental organisations say. The total represents an increase of 68% compared to 2024, when 975 ...