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Death penalty 2016: Alarming surge in recorded executions sees highest toll in more than 25 years
A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in the last quarter-century. The surge was largely…
Report
Death Sentences and Executions 2015
A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in the last quarter-century. The surge was largely…
Update
10 Reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty
Today, Amnesty International released its annual report on the use of the death penalty worldwide. 2015 was a year of extremes – the number of executions worldwide skyrocketed, but here in…
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Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Execution of Ukrainian Man in Virginia
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a temporary stay of execution for Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national who was convicted of ordering the 2001 murder…
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Saudi Arabia: Journalist sentenced to five years in prison for tweets latest victim of ruthless crackdown Â
The sentencing of journalist Alaa Brinji to five years in prison, an eight-year travel ban and a fine of 50,000 Saudi Arabian riyals (about US$ 13,300) for a series of…
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Japan: Two hanged as chilling executions continueÂ
The Japanese authorities’ reprehensible execution of two people today, continues to place the country on the wrong side of history, Amnesty International said. Â
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Execution of three men in Malaysia
After Malaysia hanged three men for murder on Friday morning local time, Amnesty International’s Campaigns Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Josef Benedict said:
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Malaysia: Stop execution of prisoner due to be hanged on Friday
The Malaysian government must halt the execution of a 34-year-old man due to be hanged this Friday for murder, said Amnesty International.
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Saudi Arabia: Families fear their sons will be executed within 24 hours
The families of three young men arrested for their involvement in anti-government protests while under the age of 18, fear their sons are among four people reported to be facing…
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South Sudan: Government forces deliberately suffocated dozens and dumped bodies in open pits
South Sudanese government forces deliberately suffocated more than 60 men and boys who were detained in a shipping container before dumping their bodies in an open field in Leer town,…
Report
‘Their Voices Stopped’ Mass Killing In A Shipping Container In Leer, South Sudan
South Sudanese government forces deliberately suffocated more than 60 men and boys who were detained in a shipping container before dumping their bodies in an open field in Leer town,…
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Iran: Commute Amir Amrollahi’s Death Sentence ( UA 15/08)
Iranian juvenile offender Amir Amrollahi has been sentenced to death for the second time, after a retrial and following a decade in prison.