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Shi’a cleric among 47 executed by Saudi Arabia in a single day
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have demonstrated their utter disregard for human rights and life by executing 47 people in a single…
January 4, 2016
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Japan: Two men hanged as disgraceful executions continue
The Japanese authorities’ reprehensible use of the death penalty shows no sign of letting up as another two men were…
December 18, 2015
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Peshawar massacre set Pakistan on reprehensible execution spree
The devastating response of the Pakistani government in the wake of the sickening Peshawar school massacre has set the country…
December 17, 2015
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Iran: Renewed death sentences for juvenile offenders show ‘contempt’ for children’s rights
Iran cemented its shameful status as the world’s top official executioner of juvenile offenders after two young men were re-sentenced…
December 8, 2015
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Last U.S. Execution of 2015 Scheduled for Tonight in Georgia
Georgia is scheduled to execute Brian Terrell tonight at 7 p.m., which would make for the final U.S. execution for…
December 8, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for at least 50 on death row, including Shi’a activists
More than 50 people are at increased risk of imminent execution following reports in national media outlets close to the…
November 26, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Reggie Clemons
The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday threw out the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Reggie Clemons, who was sentenced…
November 25, 2015
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Pakistan to hit shameful milestone of 300 executions less than a year after returning to the death penalty
Pakistan will imminently have executed 300 people since it lifted a moratorium on executions, shamefully sealing its place among the…
November 24, 2015
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Iran: Authorities must stop execution of young man convicted of murder in unfair trial
The execution of a 25-year-old man who has been sentenced to death after an unfair trial lacking basic safeguards would…
November 23, 2015
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Marcus Ray Johnson Set to be Executed in Georgia
The state of Georgia is scheduled to execute Marcus Ray Johnson this evening. Johnson was convicted of a 1994 rape…
November 19, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: 151 executed this year in highest recorded toll in nearly two decades
At least 151 people have been put to death in Saudi Arabia so far this year –the highest recorded figure…
November 9, 2015
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Singapore: Malaysian man given last-minute reprieve from execution must be granted clemency
A Malaysian man sentenced to death in Singapore on the basis of a disputed murder reconstruction remains at imminent risk…
November 5, 2015