Capital punishment21 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 202521 Oct 2025British grandmother on death row to return to UKLindsay Sandiford, 69, spent years in prison in Indonesia after being convicted of drug smuggling.21 Oct 202529 Sept 2025UN experts condemn 'staggering scale' of executions in IranMore than 1,000 executions were recorded during the first nine months of 2025 - already surpassing last year's total.29 Sept 2025...
