Death Penalty Archives - Page 3 of 10 - Amnesty International Ireland

Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaghoubi, all at risk of execution in Iran

18th May 2023
Iran: International community must take bold action to prevent the execution of three tortured protesters

A protester holds 'Stop executions in Iran' and 'Free Iran' placards during the demonstration in London, on January 14, 2023. Demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street in protest against the death penalty and executions in Iran and in support of freedom for Iran.

16th May 2023
DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded executions skyrocket to highest figure in five years

Brian Yap, research consultant of Amnesty International Malaysia, holds a copy of a report on the death penalty in Malaysia, during its launch in Petaling Jaya on October 10, 2019. - Malaysian police sometimes use torture to extract confessions from suspects in death penalty cases, who often face unfair trials, Amnesty International said on October 10, piling pressure on the government to abolish capital punishment.

3rd April 2023
Malaysia: Historic change unfolding as Dewan Rakyat votes to repeal mandatory death penalty

27th March 2023
Malaysia: Bills introduced to lead to abolition of the Mandatory Death Penalty

2nd March 2023
Iran: Chilling execution spree with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities

Arshia Takdastan, aged 18, Mehdi Mohammadifard, aged 19, and Javad Rouhi, aged 31, each received two death sentences in December 2022 for “enmity against God” (moharebeh) and “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel arz) in Iran

27th January 2023
Iran: Quash death sentences of young protesters subjected to gruesome torture

Mohamad Ghobadlou, at risk of execution in Iran

11th January 2023
Iran: Young man at grave risk of execution in connection with protests amid ‘killing spree’

13th December 2022
Iran: Public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard exposes authorities’ revenge killings

12th December 2022
Iran: Authorities covering up their crimes of child killings by coercing families into silence

Mohsen Shekari of Iran, executed for taking part in the protests

9th December 2022
Iran: Horrifying execution of young protester exposes authorities’ cruelty and risk of further bloodshed

8th December 2022
Afghanistan: Amnesty international condemns public execution by the Taliban

Mahsa Amini, whose death triggered the protests in Iran

24th November 2022
Iran: Landmark UN fact-finding mission marks long-awaited turning point in tackling systematic impunity

The revolutionary court in Iran issuing the death penalty to protestors

17th November 2022
Iran: Chilling use of the death penalty to further brutally quell popular uprising

11th November 2022
Saudi Arabia: Execution of two Pakistani nationals is callous attack on right to life

At least three young men in Saudi Arabia are at imminent risk of the death penalty after an appeal court confirmed their sentences between June and October this year

10th October 2022
Saudi Arabia: Young men face imminent execution despite assurances on re-sentencing juveniles to prison terms

Artwork commissioned for publication of research looking at the Rohingya right to remedy from Meta (Facebook)

29th September 2022
Myanmar: Facebook’s systems promoted violence against Rohingya; Meta owes reparations – new report

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