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Aug 7 2008 12:00am
Iran: Suspension of stoning a welcome step if carried out
Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement by the spokesperso...
Aug 7 2008 12:00am
USA: Texas execution violates international law
The execution of José Ernesto Medellín Rojas by the state of Texas is ...
Jun 11 2008 12:00am
Iran: Two child offenders reprieved hours from execution
At least eight other executions set to go ahead todayResponding to a l...
May 2 2008 12:00am
India: First major study of country's death penalty finds fatal flaws
Report calls for halt to all executions amid ‘lethal lottery’ Publishi...
Apr 21 2008 12:00am
Iraq: 28 people executed after apparently hasty, unfair trials
Amnesty International has called for an immediate moratorium on execut...
Apr 18 2008 12:00am
World death penalty figures down but secrecy surrounds China execution figures
Amnesty International has today (15 April) called for secrecy surround...
Apr 14 2008 12:00am
Death Penalty: World trend down but secrecy surrounds China execution figures- new report
· China may secretly execute 374 during Olympics alone· Man executed f...
Apr 11 2008 12:00am
Pakistan: Amnesty to hold vigil against the death penalty
Imminent execution of Indian national puts barbaric punishment into fo...
Feb 15 2008 12:00am
Saudi Arabia: Sri Lankan teenager faces possible beheading as execution numbers soar
Amnesty International is warning that a Sri Lankan teenager is at risk...
Feb 12 2008 12:00am
USA: Potential Guantanamo executions after torture and unfair trial
The Pentagon’s announcement that it has charged six “high-value” detai...