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Stop 14 imminent executions in Saudi ArabiaNearly 70,000 of you joined us in urging that the execution of more than a dozen men be halted.
08 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action: Withheld evidence at issue as execution nears in USA
William Montgomery is due to be executed in Ohio on 11 April for a 1986 murder he says he did not commit.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Execution called off in USA, continue clemency call
Alabama called off the execution of Doyle Hamm after the lethal injection team was unable to find an accessible vein.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Risk of executions in Japan after final sentence confirmed
The execution of 13 members of Aum Shinrikyo could be carried out any moment following the completion of the trial.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Six men to be executed in Egypt if last appeal rejected
On 12 February, the Supreme Military Court postponed the verdict of six men appealing their death sentence to 26 February
Urgent action outcomes 28 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Texas Governor commutes death sentence
The Governor of Texas commuted the death sentence of Thomas Whitaker hours before he was due to be executed.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Father appeals for son’s life to be spared in Texas, USA
Thomas Whitaker, aged 38, is due to be executed in Texas on 22 February. His father is appealing for his son's clemency.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action Update: Twelve men at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia
Twelve Saudi Arabian men are at imminent risk of execution after the Supreme Court ratified their death sentences.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action Update: Death sentence of veteran activist upheld in China
Xu Youchen is facing imminent execution after the Henan Provincial Higher People’s Court rejected his appeal
Urgent action outcomes 16 Feb 2018 -
South Sudan: Death sentence for former opposition spokesman 'must be quashed'James Gatdet Dak has been sentenced to death for treason.
Press release 13 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Ohio Governor stays execution after juror plea
The Ohio Governor issued an eight-month reprieve for Raymond Tibbetts, who was due to be executed on 13 February
Urgent action outcomes 12 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: 21-year old man arrested at 16 at risk of execution in Iran
Abolfazl Naderi was 16 years old at the time of his arrest and was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial
Urgent action outcomes 09 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Diagnosed with cancer, execution scheduled in USA
Doyle Hamm, due to be executed after 30 years on death row, has received a stay of execution, but the state has appealed
Urgent action outcomes 08 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Texas execution goes ahead
John Battaglia, aged 62, was executed in Texas on 1 February.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Kurdish man sentenced to death after unfair trial
Iranian Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi has been on hunger strike since 27 January.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Two sentenced to death in Belarus
Two men were sentenced to death in Belarus on after their sentences of life imprisonment were quashed on appeal.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Court of cassation upholds death sentence
On 29 January, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence imposed against Maher Abbas Ahmad.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action good news: Supreme court blocks execution in Alabama
The US Supreme Court granted a stay of execution in the case of Vernon Madison.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action: Execution reset in Texas, USA, despite delusional disorder
John Battaglia is due to be executed on 1 February, after trial court judge rejected the opinions of three psychologists
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action: Ohio prepares for its first execution of 2018
Raymond Tibbetts, aged 60, is due to be executed in Ohio on 13 February.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jan 2018
