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June 22, 2016

Saudi Prince to meet UN chief as juveniles await beheading

The UN Secretary-General must use a meeting with the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia today (22 June 2016) to call for the release of three Saudi juveniles who face beheading after allegedly attending protests, the human rights organisation Reprieve has said.
June 9, 2016

Government refuses to answer questions on Saudi police training

The government yesterday refused to answer questions from MPs about its controversial police training programme with Saudi Arabia.
May 3, 2016

Egypt dismisses UN concerns for Irish student facing execution

The Egyptian authorities have dismissed concerns from UN human rights experts over an Irish juvenile who faces the death penalty in a mass trial.
April 21, 2016

UN demands halt to juvenile executions in Saudi Arabia

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Saudi Arabia to revoke the death sentences of three juveniles arrested for attending protests, in a document that has emerged as President Obama visits the country.
April 6, 2016

Global executions reach 25-year high

The number of executions carried out globally during 2015 rose to a 25-year high, a review of the global state of the death penalty has found.
April 4, 2016

Saudi executions on course to double 2015 total

This year has seen Saudi Arabia execute 82 people so far, according to new research by the international human rights organisation Reprieve – which suggests the Kingdom is on course to behead twice as many prisoners as last year.
March 21, 2016

Questions for PR giant over Saudi government work

One of the world’s largest PR and advertising firms is facing questions over the work it has carried out on behalf of the Saudi Government, amid concerns that the Kingdom may be planning to execute more people sentenced to death as children for attending protests.
March 15, 2016

Cameron urged to save Saudi juveniles facing execution

David Cameron has been urged to intervene with Saudi Arabia to prevent the execution of three Saudi juveniles, after reports suggested their sentences may soon be carried out.
March 11, 2016

Saudi Arabia tells UN Human Rights Council it 'does not torture'

Saudi Arabia has claimed to the UN Human Rights Council that it “fights torture” and guarantees fair trials – despite the planned execution of three juveniles who were tortured into 'confessions'.
March 5, 2016

100 Iranian prisoners told to prepare for mass execution

One hundred prisoners in Ghezel Hessar prison, Iran, have been told to prepare for impending execution following a pause in hangings ahead of last week’s parliamentary elections. All of the prisoners face execution for alleged drug offences.