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Saudi Arabia is carrying out executions at a rate of one every two days - new reportPress release 24 Aug 2015
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Seven must-see human rights documentaries on NetflixDon't let your Netflix account gather dust. We've picked 7 unmissable human rights films you need to see.
Blog post 13 Aug 2015 -
Iran: child offender Salar Shadizadi faces execution in daysPress release 07 Aug 2015
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Pakistan: execution of Shafqat Hussain 'a deeply sad day'Press release 04 Aug 2015
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Iran: 'staggering' execution spree with nearly 700 people executed in just over six months - new figuresPress release 23 Jul 2015
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Zambia: President commutes death sentencesPress release 17 Jul 2015
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Zambia spares hundreds of prisoners execution332 people who had been due to be hanged have been granted their right to life in a mass reprieve of death row prisoners.
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USA: Supreme Court lethal injection ruling leaves injustice of death penalty in placePress release 29 Jun 2015
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Japan carries out first execution of yearPress release 25 Jun 2015
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Nebraska just abolished the death penaltyBlog post 22 Jun 2015
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Egypt: confirmation of Morsi death sentence condemnedPress release 16 Jun 2015
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Saudi Arabia carries out 90th execution of the yearPress release 28 May 2015
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A week to spare the life of Moses AkatugbaLast October, the Governor of Niger State suggested he could help Moses Akatugba, on death row in Nigeria, if his appeal was withdrawn.</p> Moses has now withdrawn his appeal, so let's hold the Governor to his word. Join our social media action.
Blog post 21 May 2015 -
Iran: child offender faces imminent execution despite ongoing review of casePress release 15 May 2015
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Indonesia: 'Theatre of cruelty' condemned as executions go aheadPress release 28 Apr 2015
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People can change – if you let them liveIndonesia has executed eight men for drugs offences, despite international outcry. One prisoner, Mary Jane Veloso, was spared execution. The executions will not fix the drugs trade. Their needless deaths only wrench apart the families of prisoners who…
Blog post 28 Apr 2015 -
Global death sentences up 28% last year - new reportPress release 01 Apr 2015
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Escaping the gallows in NigeriaThankGod spent nearly two decades on death row in Nigeria. He told us that every night he had the same nightmare - a guard would open the prison cell door and walk ThankGod to the room where he would be executed. Eventually, ThankGod's nightmare became…
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Utah's reintroduction of firing squads is USA’s latest attempt to 'fix the unfixable'Press release 24 Mar 2015
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Saudi Arabia: three more executions today add to 'unprecedented' spike in numbers in 2015Press release 11 Mar 2015
