Middle East And North Africa

Saudi Arabian man beheaded and crucified | Amnesty International
8 December 2009

Amnesty International has condemned an execution in Saudi Arabia that saw a 22-year-old man beheaded and then crucified.

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Syria: Political activist held incommunicado in Syria
8 December 2009

Ahmed Mustafa Ben-Mohammed, usually known by his pen name of Pir Rostom, a male Syrian political activist, is being held incommunicado at an unknown location. He ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/036/2009

Saudi Arabia: Sentenced to death for "sorcery"
8 December 2009

A Lebanese national has been sentenced to death for "sorcery" by a court in Saudi Arabia, and could be executed at any time if his sentence is upheld by the Supreme ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/036/2009

Indiscriminate Baghdad attacks are a war crime | Amnesty ...
8 December 2009

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Iran must stop imminent execution of juvenile offender | Amnesty ...
8 December 2009

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Iran: Security forces condemned for protest crackdown | Amnesty ...
7 December 2009

Amnesty International condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detained during student-led demonstrations ...

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Iranian security forces condemned for protest crackdown | Amnesty ...
7 December 2009

Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iraniansecurity forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detainedduring student-led ...

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Iran: Execution scheduled for juvenile offender: Mohammad Reza ...
7 December 2009

The execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi, a 21-year-old man, has been scheduled in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran, on 9 December 2009. He has been sentenced to ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/126/2009

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian man executed and crucified: Muhammad ...
7 December 2009

A 22-year-old man, Muhammad Basheer bin Sa'oud al-Ramaly al-Shammari, was beheaded in the Saudi Arabian city of Hail on 7 December 2009. His body was later crucified ...

Urgent Action       MDE 23/035/2009

Egipto: Musaad Abu Fagr .(Tarjeta)
5 December 2009

Egipto: Musaad Abu Fagr .(Tarjeta)

Document       MDE 12/031/2009