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May 21, 2013
Saudi Arabia must halt a "disturbing" rise in death penalty usage that has resulted in at least 47 state killings in the country already this year.
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May 21, 2013
Six people were executed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, taking the total number of state killings in the country this year so far to at least 47.
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May 16, 2013
Three men are expected to be executed in Indonesia in what would be a major setback in the use of the death penalty, in a country that appeared to be moving away from the brutal practice.
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May 14, 2013
A Gambian activist detained by the authorities after peacefully expressing his views has been released – but there is still no news about a journalist missing for seven years
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