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March 17, 2018

Allegations of abuse and death in custody in Saudi Arabia

It is alleged that prominent Saudi Arabians detained at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh were abused, with one dying in custody.
February 18, 2018

UN urges Iran to stop violating international law by executing juvenile offenders

During the first month of 2018, three people – two male and one female –have been executed in Iran for crimes they committed when they were 15 or 16 years old.
January 11, 2018

Iran removes death penalty for some drugs offences

Amnesty International has welcomed Iran's removal of the death penalty for some drug offences, but hopes it will eventually be abolished for all offences.
January 4, 2018

Baha'i prisoner of conscience sentenced to death in Yemen

Amnesty is calling for the unconditional release of Hamid Haydara, a Baha'i prisoner of conscience sentenced to death in Yemen.
December 20, 2017

Amnesty condemns executions in Japan

Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two men in Japan as a 'bloody stain' on its human rights record.
December 6, 2017

Mauritania urged to reject draft 'apostasy' law

Mauritania's draft law would make the death penalty mandatory for the crime of 'insulting' or 'mocking' God, the Quran, or the Prophet Muhammad.
October 4, 2017

Saudi Arabia carries out 100th execution of the year

The Saudi Arabian authorities carried out their 100th execution of the year on 2 October 2017, part of an "execution spree" that has seen 60 people executed in the country in the past three months alone, said Amnesty International.
August 31, 2017

National Crime Agency admits illegal action in Thai murder case

The National Crime Agency has admitted that assistance it provided to the Thai police, which helped to secure two convictions resulting in death sentences, was unlawful.
August 18, 2017

Irish student enters fifth year of Egyptian detention

A student from Dublin has entered his fifth year of detention in Egypt. Ibrahim Halawa, who was a juvenile when he was arrested, faces the death penalty.
August 10, 2017

Rights groups urge Maldives president to halt execution plans

Leading Maldivian and international human rights organisations are calling on the President of the Maldives to halt plans to break a 60 year moratorium on executions.