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Oct 11 2023 2:39pm
2023 World Day Against the Death Penalty
End unlawful and discriminatory death penalty for drug related offence...
Sep 13 2023 12:01am
Iran: year of 'unspeakable cruelty' from authorities after Mahsa Amini's death
Tens of thousands arrested, hundreds unlawfully killed, and torture in...
Sep 8 2023 12:36pm
Saudi Arabia: 100 people executed so far this year
Grim milestone reported by Saudi Press Agency earlier today In Augu...
Aug 31 2023 3:34pm
Saudi Arabia: 'ludicrous' death sentence against retired teacher for tweets must be quashed
Mohammad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, 54, was accused of ‘using his accounts ...
Jul 28 2023 3:02pm
Bangladesh: Executions of two men shows the Government's 'callous disregard' for the right to life
At least 2,000 people are believed to be under the sentence of death ...
Jul 28 2023 12:01pm
Kuwait: Five hanged as execution spree continues into second year
One execution was for drug offences Kuwait has executed 12 people ...
Jul 28 2023 8:03am
Singapore: First woman 'unlawfully' executed in 20 years
Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani was executed today, the second e...
Jul 25 2023 9:19pm
Ghana: Landmark vote to remove death penalty from laws a major step forward
Reacting to news that Ghana’s Parliament voted to remove the death pen...
Jul 25 2023 1:48pm
Singapore: Authorities must not carry out ‘cruel and unconscionable’ executions
Two executions for drug offences expected this week First woman due...
Jun 16 2023 11:44am
Saudi Arabia: seven juvenile offenders face imminent execution
Six of the group are from the country’s persecuted Shi’a minority, whi...