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President Bashar al-Assad’s response to Amnesty International report on Saydnaya
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview with Yahoo News recently dismissed the findings of Amnesty International’s recent report on mass hangings and…
February 10, 2017
Report
Human slaughterhouse: Mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya prison, Syria
A chilling new report by Amnesty International exposes the Syrian government’s calculated campaign of extrajudicial executions by mass hangings at…
February 3, 2017
Press Release
Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice
In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in the shooting deaths of…
January 4, 2017
Report
Iran: Macabre propaganda videos feature forced ‘confessions’ of executed Sunni men
Iran’s authorities have used crude propaganda tactics to dehumanize death penalty victims in the eyes of the public and divert…
November 15, 2016
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Indonesia: Halt chemical castration and expansion of the scope of death penalty
Indonesia’s authorities must immediately repeal provisions that allow sex offenders to be punished by forced chemical castration and even the…
October 13, 2016
Report
At least 20 states resort to death penalty in flawed anti-terror drive
Countries are increasingly resorting to the death penalty in a flawed attempt to combat terrorism-related crimes, Amnesty International said today…
October 7, 2016
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Pakistan: Stop execution of death row prisoner with mental disability
Pakistan’s authorities must not execute Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a history of mental illness, Amnesty International said…
September 26, 2016
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Bangladesh: Halt imminent execution of Mir Quasem Ali after unfair trial
The Bangladesh authorities must halt the imminent execution of a senior political leader who has been sentenced to death following…
August 30, 2016
Press Release
Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats
The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty…
August 22, 2016
Press Release
Hanging of teenager in Iran shows authorities’ brazen disregard for international law
A teenager was executed in Iran after being convicted of the rape of another boy, the first confirmed execution of…
August 2, 2016
Press Release
Delaware Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty as it currently stands is unconstitutional in light of the…
August 2, 2016
Press Release
Jokowi should not become the most prolific executioner in recent Indonesian history
The Indonesian authorities have told the relatives of 14 death row prisoners that they will execute them by firing squad…
July 28, 2016