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May 29 2024 12:56pm
Death Penalty Report 2023
Overview "Country names listed reflect nomenclature in May 2024...
May 22 2024 4:04pm
Iran: Ebrahim Raisi's death must not rob his victims of right to justice
As a member of the 1988 ‘death commission’ he ordered the execution of...
Apr 24 2024 5:54pm
Iraq: at least 13 executed in one day
At least 13 men put to death on 22 April in Nasiriyah Central Prison, ...
Mar 6 2024 3:12pm
Saudi Arabia Sub Group - Forthcoming Meeting
The next meeting of the Saudi Arabia Sub-Group takes place next Wednes...
Feb 23 2024 10:30pm
Afghanistan: Taliban double public execution condemned
Thousands watch as victims' relatives shot two men to death in a stadi...
Feb 17 2024 9:04pm
Saudi Arabia Sub Group
Formed in 2022, our Saudi Arabia Sub Group has the main purpose of con...
Feb 9 2024 5:32pm
Yemen: Huthi authorities sentence seven to stoning and two to crucifixion for homosexual 'crimes'
Separately, 13 students sentenced to death for ‘spreading homosexualit...
Jan 26 2024 4:10pm
USA: Alabama's 'cruel' execution of Kenneth Smith condemned
‘Accounts of Kenneth Smith’s last moments simply show that there is no...
Jan 23 2024 6:39pm
USA: 'cruel' nitrogen gas execution in Alabama must be stopped
Kenneth Smith set to face the untested execution method despite UN war...
Nov 27 2023 2:31pm
Urgent Action Outcome: Clemency Rejected, Texas Execution Proceeds
Brent Brewer was executed in Texas on 9 November 2023. His 1991 death ...