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US Supreme Court refuses to examine case of Georgia death row man with IQ of 70Press release 06 Oct 2013
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USA overturns conviction of terminally ill man held in isolation for over 41 yearsPress release 30 Sep 2013
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Iran: six Kurdish men face imminent executionPress release 25 Sep 2013
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China: Halt Imminent Execution of Xia JunfengBlog post 25 Sep 2013
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Iraq: 13 executed last Sunday despite unfair trial and torture concernsPress release 24 Sep 2013
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Reporting on the death penalty: executions in 2012The death penalty is still used by many countries around the world, for crimes varying from drugs trafficking to sorcery to murder. Find out which countries executed their prisoners in 2012.
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Happy 1st Birthday Amnesty IndiaBlog post 09 Aug 2013
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Bangladesh: death sentence at war crimes tribunal is 'extremely regrettable'Press release 16 Jul 2013
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Warren Hill Gets A Stay Of ExecutionBlog post 16 Jul 2013
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Georgia is determined to execute an intellectually disabled manBlog post 12 Jul 2013
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For some in Belarus, Independence Day might be their lastBlog post 03 Jul 2013
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Stop Vietnam executing 117 prisoners
117 prisoners face death in Vietnam as execution law changes overnight. Join Amnesty's urgent text action to urge authorities to not execute.
Blog post 26 Jun 2013 -
USA: call for 'shameful' 500th execution in Texas tonight to be stoppedPress release 25 Jun 2013
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Nigeria reportedly hangs four men in Edo state - first executions since 2006Press release 23 Jun 2013
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Saudi Arabia: six executed, including five Yemenis crucified outside a universityPress release 20 May 2013
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Blog - the death warrant
Laura Moye looks back on the execution of Troy Davis and his legacy
16 May 2013 -
Innocent on Death Row'They're playing Russian Roulette with our lives. Our lives have no value.' - John, proven innocent after 14 years on death row in Louisiana, waiting to be executed for a crime he always maintained he didn't commit. He was telling the truth. </p>The One…
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Two Birmingham school pupils make new film on world's longest-serving death row prisonerPress release 09 May 2013
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Mississippi: execution imminent despite a refusal to DNA test
At 6pm on 7 May, midnight here in the UK, the state of Mississippi intend to execute a man despite refusing to test crucial DNA evidence.
Blog post 07 May 2013