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Saudi Arabia: Five beheaded and ‘crucified’ amid ‘disturbing’ rise in executions

Six people were executed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, taking the total number of state killings in the country this year so far to at least 47.

Fears for safety of human rights lawyer abducted in Syria

A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing this weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said.

Guatemala overturns historic genocide conviction

Guatemala's Constitutional Court has overturned the recent conviction and sentencing of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity.

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