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Jun 20 2025 8:45pm
Iran: Growing fears of 'rush to execute people' accused of 'espionage' for Israel
Fears of arbitrary executions are rising after officials announced mas...
Jun 11 2025 5:46pm
Iran: Woman Life Freedom protester executed after sham trial and torture
Mojahed Kourkouri has been executed three years after he was arrested ...
Apr 24 2025 5:21pm
Saudi Arabia: Families fear imminent execution of loved ones amid surge in drug-related executions
Startling surge in drug-related executions of foreign nationals Bet...
Apr 8 2025 6:44pm
Amnesty International's Annual Report on the Death Penalty - 2024
Did you know that last year had the highest rate of executions recorde...
Apr 8 2025 12:01am
Global: Executions highest on record since 2015 - new death penalty report
In 2024, global executions surged to 1,518, the highest since 2015 ​ ...
Feb 6 2025 6:06pm
Iran: Kurdish humanitarian worker at risk of execution 'at any moment' - urgent action
Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Pakhshan Azi...
Jan 7 2025 3:08pm
DRC: president must halt mass execution of more than 170 people
More than 170 alleged ‘bandits’ were recently transferred from Kinshas...
Dec 23 2024 1:43pm
USA: Biden's commutation of federal death sentences welcomed
‘It is near certain that Donald Trump will re-start the federal killin...
Oct 18 2024 3:16pm
Iran: authorities set to execute child offender contrary to international law
Mohammad Reza Azizi is due to be executed in the city of Shiraz on Mon...