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Iraq Urged to Halt Executions after Court Upholds 196 Death Sentences
Amnesty International called on Iraqi authorities to halt executions after almost 200 death sentences were upheld in court
July 24, 2012
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Georgia Court’s Stay in Hill Execution Skirts Issue on State’s Intent to Execute Man with Mental Disability, Says Amnesty International
As a Georgia court issued a last minute temporary order to stop the execution of Warren Hill on Monday night to resolve a question over lethal injection, Amnesty International said now the court should address the state’s intention of executing a man with an IQ of 70.
July 23, 2012
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Georgia On Verge of Executing Mentally Disabled Man
State has gone from "first to worst" in handling cases of mental disability and the death penalty.
July 19, 2012
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Latest Exectutions in Hamas-Controlled Gaza Fail to Meet International Justice Standards
Three Men Hanged by Hamas Authorities Faced Questionable Trials, One Man Confessed to Murder After Suspected Torture
July 18, 2012
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Afghan Authorities Must Commute Soldier’s Death Sentence
An Afghan soldier who killed five French soldiers in January has been sentenced to death by a military court. Amnesty International urges Afghan authorities to commute the sentence.
July 18, 2012
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Clemency Denied for Georgia Man on Death Row Despite Mental Disorder
Amnesty International condemns 'deeply dissapointing' decision by Parole Board in Warren Hill case
July 16, 2012
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Iran Must Halt Death Sentences of Two Men Convicted of Drinking Alcohol
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of two men found guilty of drinking alcohol for a third time.
June 27, 2012
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Pakistan’s Death Penalty U-Turn ‘Exceptionally Cruel’
Amnesty International today called Pakistan's flip-flop over a decision to commute Indian national Sarabjit Singh's capital sentence to a life term a cruel blow to him and his family.
June 27, 2012
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Iranian Authorities Must Halt Execution of Five Men Convicted In Unfair Trials
There are fears that five members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority who were tried unfairly may face imminent public execution.
June 11, 2012
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Number of Iraqi Executions Alarming After Former Saddam Hussein Aide Hanged
Former presidential secretary Abed Hamoud's hanging takes the total number of executions in Iraq in the first half of 2012 to at least 70.
June 8, 2012
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Kuwait Urged to Respect Freedom of Speech After Man Sentenced for ‘Insulting Islam’ in Tweets
A Kuwait court convicted a man to 10 years in prison for messages posted on Twitter that were deemed "insulting" to heads of state and religious figures.
June 7, 2012
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Amnesty International Urges Singapore Authorities to Save Malaysian Man From Execution
A young Malaysian man under threat of imminent execution in Singapore for drug trafficking should be granted clemency, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) have said.
May 9, 2012