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The execution was conducted “at the request of the victim’s family, due to the emotional effect the case on society,” provincial chief justice said.
Congress passed the legislation late Wednesday to provide amnesty for military members and civilians prosecuted for serious human rights abuses during the country’s armed conflict between 1980 and ...
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death July 10, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 — a spike in ...
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the ...
Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death.
DUBAI - Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and executed half a dozen in a sweeping security crackdown that ...
News about Capital Punishment, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the 'Twitter Killer,' marking the country's first use of capital punishment in nearly three years. Shiraishi was convicted for killing nine people after ...
Japan has executed a death row prisoner, public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said Friday, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The justice ministry ...
A coalition of California and national civil rights leaders called on Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the death sentences of all 574 individuals currently on California's death row, citing systemic ...
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