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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
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Missouri Set to Execute Man with Likely Intellectual Disability
UPDATED: The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to allow for an appeal
November 3, 2015
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Singapore: Halt imminent execution of Malaysian national
The Singaporean authorities must immediately halt the imminent execution of 31-year-old Malaysian national Kho Jabing amid concerns his death sentence…
October 29, 2015
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Bangladesh: Two opposition leaders face imminent execution after serious flaws in their trials and appeals
Two opposition politicians face imminent hanging for crimes committed during the 1971 Independence War after serious flaws occurred in their…
October 27, 2015
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President Obama Must Emphasize Human Rights in Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Today, President Obama will host Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a meeting at the White House. In response, T. Kumar,…
October 26, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Prisoner of conscience latest to be convicted in ‘counter-terror purge’ of human rights NGO
The Saudi Arabian authorities today continued their cynical use of a repressive and overly vague counter-terrorism law to purge the…
October 19, 2015
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Saudi Arabia: Fears grow that three young activists could soon be executed
There are rising fears about the impending executions of Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr and two other young Shi’a activists in…
October 16, 2015
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Indonesia: Report reveals endemic judicial flaws in death penalty cases
Death row prisoners in Indonesia are routinely denied access to lawyers and are coerced into “confessions” through severe beatings, while…
October 14, 2015