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Iran: release of German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi welcomed13 Jan 2025 Press release
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DRC: president must halt mass execution of more than 170 people07 Jan 2025 Press release
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USA: Biden's commutation of federal death sentences welcomed23 Dec 2024 Press release
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Syria: urgent need to preserve evidence of Assad-era human rights crimes‘Every additional minute of inaction heightens the risk that a family may never discover the fate of their missing loved one’ - Shadi Haroun
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UK: Laila Soueif to mark 81st day of hunger strike with Christmas vigil outside Downing St18 Dec 2024 Press release
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A Survivor of Assad's Dungeons Reflects on the Fall of the RegimeA Survivor of Assad's Dungeons Reflects on the Fall of the Regime
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UK: mother of jailed British writer Alaa Abdel Fattah to deliver copy of his book to No1026 Nov 2024 Press release
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Iraq: detainees in ISIS 'rehabilitation' centre subjected to torture - new investigation29 Oct 2024 Press release
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Iran: authorities set to execute child offender contrary to international law18 Oct 2024 Press release
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UK: Alaa Abdel Fattah's family to hold in-conversation event ahead of jailed activist's book launch11 Oct 2024 Press release
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Sharp rise in use of death penalty across region
Executions more than tripled in 2023, while death sentences increased by 66% in the region
09 Oct 2024 Press release -
Singapore: unlawful execution despite ongoing legal appeal raises fears of more to comeSingapore: unlawful execution despite ongoing legal appeal raises fears of more to come Azwan bin Bohari
04 Oct 2024 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: authorities have already executed 198 people in 202428 Sep 2024 Press release
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Japan: Acquittal of man after more than 45 years on death row highlights ‘irreversible harm’ of death penalty
In 2023, 107 of the 115 people on death row had their death sentences finalised putting them at risk of execution
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Egypt: call for UK national Alaa Abdel Fattah to be released at end of jail term26 Sep 2024 Press release
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UK: company run by retired police officers promoting electric-shock torture equipment19 Sep 2024 Press release
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Iran: authorities still cracking down two years on from nationwide women's protests11 Sep 2024 Press release
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Iran: secret execution of women's rights protester Reza Rasaei condemnedThirty-four-year-old Reza Rasaei was executed at dawn with no prior notice given to him, his family or his lawyer.
06 Aug 2024 Press release -
Russia: prisoner swap releases welcomed but all those unfairly jailed should be freed01 Aug 2024 Press release
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USA: 9/11 plea deals welcomed though Guantánamo detention centre must close01 Aug 2024 Press release
