Ukraine war: Britons held by rebels in Ukraine plead not guilty - BBC News

Three British men accused of being mercenaries fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia have pleaded not guilty in a Russian proxy court.

Russia Can’t Guarantee that Captured Americans Won’t Face Death Penalty: Kremlin – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Russia can’t guarantee that the former Americans servicemen that were captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with NBC television that was aired on Monday.

Instigators of Donbass war to be punished along with mercenaries — Crimean official - TASS

Those in Kiev who launched a war against Donbass will be punished along with the foreign mercenaries who have been sentenced to death by a court in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Crimean State Council Chairman Vladimir Konstantinov told TASS on Thursday.

British soldiers captured by Russian forces sentenced to death by a court in Donetsk

The UK Government has said it is “deeply concerned” about reports by Russian state media of British soldiers Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner being sentenced to death by a court in theDonetsk People’s Republic.

US top court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber | Al Jazeera

The United States Supreme Court has reinstated convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others, ruling in favour of the federal government.

Egyptian Court Sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood Members to Death - FARS

(FNA)- An Egyptian court has sentenced 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of police officers in two separate cases, a judicial source said.

Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members | Arab News

An Egyptian court on Monday upheld death sentences for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members, including two senior leaders of the outlawed Islamist movement, judicial sources said.

Israel under fire for passing bill to execute Palestinian attackers

A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday condemned the Israeli parliament's "execution" bill against Palestinians carrying out attacks on Israelis.

Egypt hangs 5 prisoners: officials

Egyptian prison authorities executed Tuesday five inmates who had been sentenced to death, four of them over a bombing that killed military cadets, security officials said.

Berlin would bar Turks voting in Germany on Turkish death penalty

Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks to vote on its territory in any Turkish referendum on reintroduction of the death penalty - a measure proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan after July's failed army coup attempt.

Juncker warns Turkey death penalty is 'red line' issue!

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Turkey that any return of the death penalty would be a "red line" in the country's stalled EU membership bid.

Hamas sentences three to death for spying for Israel, upholds three more rulings

Authorities in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip have sentenced six men to death for "collaborating" with Israel, the Palestinian Safa press service reports.

Saudi Arabia: 15 in Iran spy cell sentenced to death

The criminal court in Saudi Arabia sentenced to death 15 convicted of spying for Iranian intelligence. Al Arabiya correspondent reported two others were acquitted. The sentencing came after a 10-month trail 160 hearings.

Turkey Could Extend State of Emergency, Erdogan Warns EU

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned the European Union that Turkey could extend by at least another three months a state of emergency that has been in place since the failed July coup.

Egypt court overturns Mohamed Morsi's life sentence

Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi has had a life sentence overturned by the country's Court of Cassation, which ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around accusations of espionage with Palestinian group Hamas.

Egypt's highest court: Mohammed Morsi death sentence overturned

Egypt's highest court has overturned a death sentence against ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Morsi had been condemned to death for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 revolution.

Turkey could put EU talks to a referendum next year: Erdogan

Turkey could hold a referendum on whether to continue membership talks with the European Union next year, President Tayyip Erdogan said Monday, repeating his warning to Brussels that it needed to "make up its mind" on Turkish accession.

Pakistan confirms death sentence to 10 "hardcore terrorists"

Pakistani Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Thursday confirmed death sentences to another 10 "hardcore terrorists" involved in heinous offenses related to terrorism including killing of innocent civilians, polio workers, NGO employees, police officials and armed forces personnel, the military said.

Death penalty: S.Sudan sentences 77 soldiers on murder, rape and looting charges

South Sudan Army (SPLA) on Friday convicted and sentenced 77 of its soldiers on charges of murder, rape and looting to imprisonment and death, its spokesman said.

Indonesia executes four convicted drug traffickers. The convicts were shot by firing squad

The Indonesian government has carried out four of the planned executions of 14 people found guilty of drug crimes, Al Jazeera has learned.