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July 11, 2023

Six months of human rights successes

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June 15, 2023

Saudi Arabia: Imminent execution of seven young men would violate kingdom’s promise to abolish death penalty for juveniles

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June 2, 2023

Iran: Prisons turned into killing fields as drug-related executions almost triple this year

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May 19, 2023

Iran: Executions of tortured protesters must trigger a robust reaction from the international community

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May 17, 2023

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

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May 16, 2023

Death Penalty 2022: Recorded executions skyrocket to highest figure in five years

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April 26, 2023

Singapore: Arbitrary and unlawful execution for drug-related offence shows disregard for human rights

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March 13, 2023

Saudi Arabia: Execution of Jordanian man reveals ‘callous disregard for human life’

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March 13, 2023

Japan: Retrial ruling is step towards justice for world’s ‘longest-serving’ death row prisoner

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March 2, 2023

Iran: Chilling execution spree with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities

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January 27, 2023

Iran: Quash death sentences of young protesters subjected to gruesome torture

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January 11, 2023

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