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May 23 2014 12:34pm
Sudan: Over half a million call to free Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, pregnant woman sentenced to death
Take action: Ask Sudan not to execute Meriam   Lawyers have confi...
May 21 2014 12:01pm
Iran must halt tomorrow's execution of two men forced to confess to gas pipeline explosion on TV
‘The Iranian authorities are violating every rule in the book’ - Ha...
May 15 2014 1:14pm
Sudan: Death sentence for Christian pregnant woman 'appalling and abhorrent'
Take action: Ask Sudan not to execute Meriam   The decision of a...
Apr 30 2014 6:57pm
USA: botched execution in Oklahoma should lead to halt of all executions
‘What happened last night to Clayton Lockett is shocking in anyone’s b...
Apr 28 2014 3:50pm
Egypt: 683 new death sentences in Muslim Brotherhood trial shows 'complete contempt' for justice
683 sentenced to death follows confirmed death sentences for 37 oth...
Apr 11 2014 6:58pm
Egypt: New anti-terrorism laws could lead to mass death sentences
New counter-terrorism legislation set to be approved by Egypt’s presid...
Apr 8 2014 6:30pm
USA: Texas governor must stop execution in case marred by 'junk science' and racism
Execution of Mexican man with very low IQ and severe learning difficul...
Apr 1 2014 1:35pm
UK Government's Muslim Brotherhood review must not ignore crackdown in Egypt
Responding to an announcement today that the Prime Minister David C...
Mar 31 2014 4:16pm
Hakamada Iwao
Hakamada is 87. He holds the record for being the world's longest-serv...
Mar 31 2014 1:18pm
Japan: Appeal adds to psychological torture of freed death row inmate
A decision by Japanese prosecutors to appeal against a court ruling to...