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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...
Jun 8 2023 3:21pm
Urgent Action Outcome: Missouri Conducts Its Third Execution Of 2023
Michael Tisius was executed in Missouri on 6 June 2023 after clemency ...
Jun 2 2023 4:58pm
Iran: at least 173 people executed for drugs offences so far this year
Prisons turned into killing fields as drug-related executions almost t...
May 29 2023 5:32pm
Uganda: president's signing of highly repressive anti-LGBTI law is 'dark day' for human rights
Law could see death sentences handed down for ‘aggravated homosexualit...