Saudi Arabia must halt the use of the death penalty, Amnesty says, following a large increase in executions in the country in the last six weeks.

A Catholic prison ministry leader has called on the Taiwan government to abolish the death penalty, as another round of executions may take place in a few weeks.

Christians Solidarity Worldwide welcomed the conviction of a man involved in the killing of six Coptic Christians, while continuing to oppose the death penalty.

Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of a Kurdish law student