The death penalty is far from disappearing as a punishment measure in the world. According to the latest Amnesty International report, released this morning, 1,518 people were executed in 2024 in ...

Drug-related criminal cases in China have generally declined over the past decade, with the country's people's courts ...

The 'sharp spike' in the death penalty figures was largely driven by three Middle Eastern countries - Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia - where 91 per cent of the recorded executions took place.

The death sentence has been removed from eight criminal offences and replaced with life imprisonment for offenders.

HANOI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's National Assembly on Wednesday passed a revised Penal Code, abolishing the death penalty for eight crimes, including embezzlement, Vietnam News Agency reported.

As far back as the Ancient Laws of China, the death penalty has been established as a punishment for crimes. In the 18th Century BC, ...

Canada on Thursday “strongly condemned” China’s execution this year of four Canadians over drug offenses, underlining its objection to China’s use of the death penalty against its citizens ...

Despite what's being claimed on social media, using a VPN in China will not mean the death penalty. Here's all you need to know about the rumor and China's strict VPN laws.