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Indonesia: Executions will put Jokowi on the wrong side of history

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as ‘Jokowi’ will be putting his government on the wrong side of history if…

July 26, 2016

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Saudi Arabia’s Execution Toll Reaches 100

According to the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced that an execution was carried out in Riyadh…

July 22, 2016

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Human rights in grave danger following coup attempt and subsequent crackdown in Turkey

Human rights in Turkey are in peril following a bloody coup attempt on July 15, which resulted in the deaths…

July 18, 2016

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Guinea: New criminal code drops death penalty but fails to tackle impunity and keeps repressive provisions

Guinea’s National Assembly vote in favor of a new criminal code abolishing the death penalty is a significant step for…

July 5, 2016

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Executions in Iraq will not deter further deadly attacks

Iraq’s execution of five prisoners is a brazen knee-jerk reaction to the abhorrent weekend Baghdad bombing and a worrying sign…

July 5, 2016

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Military court in Egypt sentences eight to death after disappearance and confessions under torture

An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight civilians to death and another 18 individuals to lengthy prison terms, after a…

May 30, 2016

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Singapore: Disgraceful execution of Kho Jabing

Amnesty International condemns the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, mere hours after his last chance…

May 20, 2016

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Singapore president must act now to stop execution

The Singapore authorities should immediately halt the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, Amnesty International said…

May 19, 2016

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Halting executions will be a show of strength in Indonesia

President Joko Widodo should seize the opportunity to show that his government has the resolve to stand up for human…

May 13, 2016

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Teenager tortured into confessing is days away from execution in Iran

The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old…

May 12, 2016

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Nizami execution in Bangladesh will not deliver justice

The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice…

May 10, 2016

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The death penalty will not deliver security in Afghanistan

The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said…

May 9, 2016