BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over previous years that has intensified concern about whether defendants are receiving fair trials in a country ...

BAGHDAD -- Three men convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping sat before the judge, awaiting their fates. But first they had to face their victims' seething families. "They broke his arms. They broke ...

A retired British geologist could face the death penalty in Iraq after he allegedly attempted to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country. He will stand trial before Iraq’s Felony Court this ...

The number of state executions around the world has reached its highest level in ten years, a new report by Amnesty International has said. More than 1,500 recorded executions took place in 2024 with ...

PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - France opposes the death penalty in principle but accepts Iraqi sovereignty, its foreign ministry said on Monday, as a fourth French citizen was sentenced to death in Iraq ...

More than 1,500 executions were recorded globally in 2024, the highest number since 2015, according to an Amnesty International report published on Tuesday. The surge was largely driven by Iran, Iraq ...

A Baghdad courtroom's recent decision to sentence Saddam Hussein to the death penalty by hanging for crimes against humanity (the torturing and killing of civilians) has sparked controversy through ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The road to White House counsel Alberto Gonzales' confirmation as the first Hispanic U.S. attorney general may run through two controversial places: the notorious Abu Ghraib prison ...

Despite public uproar about the inhumane nature of death sentences, several countries in the world can't seem to let go of this practice. A significant protest is the institution of the European and ...