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Iran: Halt execution of Kurdish man due to be carried out tomorrow morning
Behrouz Alkhani, a 30-year-old man from Iran’s Kurdish minority has been transferred out of Oroumieh prison’s general ward and placed…
August 25, 2015
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Texas Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
A Texas court has granted a stay of execution for a Nicaraguan citizen who was scheduled to be put to…
August 25, 2015
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International Human Rights Body Urges Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today found that the United States violated the human rights of a Nicaraguan…
August 19, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Connecticut Supreme Court Death Penalty Decision
Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court struck down exemptions to the state’s 2012 death penalty ban, which had excluded the 11…
August 13, 2015
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Iran: Juvenile offender due to be executed within days must be granted judicial review
The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the implementation of a death sentence for juvenile offender Salar Shadizadi, and ensure that…
August 7, 2015
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Iran’s ‘staggering’ execution spree: nearly 700 put to death in just over six months
The Iranian authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people between January 1 and July 15, 2015, said…
July 22, 2015
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India: Execution of Yakub Memon will be regressive
The rejection of Yakub Memon’s curative petition in the Supreme Court today, paving the way for his imminent execution, is…
July 21, 2015
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Gambia: Sharp deterioration of human rights in 21st year of President Jammeh’s rule
The human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during President Yahya Jammeh's 21st year in power, said Amnesty International…
July 21, 2015
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Zimbabwe: End the death penalty after 10-year execution hiatus
A 10-year hiatus in executions is a milestone for the protection of the right to life and the eventual abolition…
July 21, 2015
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Zambia: Commuting death sentences a laudable first step
The decision by President Edgar Lungu to commute the sentences of 332 prisoners awaiting death by hanging to life imprisonment…
July 16, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Lethal Injection
Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, had the following reaction to today’s decision by the Supreme Court…
June 29, 2015
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Amnesty International Urges Iran to Halt Execution of Young Man in Case Riven with Doubt
The Iranian authorities must urgently commute the death sentence of Ehsan Shah Ghasemi, a 24-year-old man who faces imminent execution…
June 19, 2015