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December 18, 2012
Following ratification for 28 death sentences in Iraq on Monday, December 17 by one of the Iraqi vice presidents, Amnesty International urged authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on execut...
Press Release
November 21, 2012
The Afghan government today confirmed it had executed six prisoners on death row, in addition to the eight prisoners already executed on November 20, 2012.
Press Release
November 21, 2012
Growing U.N. Support for Death Penalty Moratorium a Sign of "Unstoppable" Movement towards Abolition
A vote to establish a moratorium on the death penalty at the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee has given a further boost to the global goal of ending the use of capital punishment.
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November 6, 2012
The transfer of five death row inmates from Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj near Tehran to the capital’s Evin Prison has sparked fears about their imminent execution.
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