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Mar 23 2023 2:37pm
Urgent Action Outcome: Jordanian Man Executed Following Unfair Trial
On 12 March, Saudi Arabian authorities executed Hussein Abo al-Kheir, ...
Mar 13 2023 2:52pm
Saudi Arabia: 'callous' execution of Jordanian man for drugs offences condemned
Hussein Abo al-Kheir was subjected to an unfair trial and allegedly to...
Mar 3 2023 9:07am
Urgent Action Outcome: Florida Conducts Its First Execution Since 2019
Donald Dillbeck was executed in Florida on 23 February 2023. He was se...
Mar 2 2023 3:26pm
Iran: nearly 100 people executed in first two months of this year
At least 94 put to death in January and February, with escalating use ...
Jan 27 2023 6:18pm
Iran: Authorities must drop death penalty and false charges facing tortured protesters
The three protesters have been brutalised and tortured They were a...
Jan 14 2023 10:17am
Iran: Execution of Alireza Akbari condemned
Responding to reports that the UK-Iranian dual-national Alireza Akbari...
Jan 4 2023 3:36pm
Saudi Arabia: Ronaldo should speak out on human rights after Al-Nassr signing
Ronaldo praises ‘amazing country’ at first Al-Nassr press conference  ...
Dec 14 2022 5:31pm
Stop execution of Iranian protesters now
We need to urge Iranian authorities to halt any plans to carry out exe...
Dec 12 2022 10:28am
USA: Clemency Denied, Missouri Execution Goes Ahead
Kevin Johnson was executed in Missouri on the evening of 29 November 2...
Dec 7 2022 5:45pm
Afghanistan: Public execution by the Taliban is 'cruel, inhuman and degrading'
First public execution since the Taliban’s return to power Public e...