Keywords: Death penalty
Human rights advocates have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to take stronger action against countries that maintain the death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy, arguing that such laws violate fundamental freedoms and international human rights standards. During a session in......
In a significant shift in its criminal justice policy, Jordan has carried out the execution of six men convicted in cases linked to the killing of security personnel, formally ending a nine-year de facto moratorium on the death penalty, according to government officials. The executions, confirmed on......
A Thai court has sentenced two men identified as Chinese Uyghurs to death for their involvement in the 2015 bombing at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine, the deadliest attack in the country’s modern history. The Criminal Court in Bangkok found Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed guilty of placing explosives......
The number of executions worldwide reached its highest level since 1981 in 2025, according to a new report by Amnesty International, highlighting a significant rise driven mainly by Iran and continued high levels of executions in China. The report estimates that at least 2,707 executions were carried......
A national gathering in Rabat has brought together young participants, officials and human rights representatives to examine the future of the death penalty in Morocco. The meeting focused on increasing youth involvement in public debate on justice reform and human rights at a time when the country maintains......
The state of Texas has carried out its 600th execution since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1982, marking another milestone in the United States’ most active capital punishment system. Edward Lee Busby Jr. was pronounced dead after a lethal injection for the 2004 murder of 77-year-old......
Iranian authorities have carried out the execution of a man convicted of belonging to the militant group Jaish al-Adl and participating in attacks against security forces, according to official sources. The individual, identified as Amer Ramesh, had been arrested during a counterterrorism operation......
Several thousand demonstrators marched through central Rabat on Sunday to protest a newly adopted Israeli law that sets capital punishment as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks in the occupied West Bank. The protest also renewed criticism of Morocco’s normalization......
Authorities in Iran have carried out the execution of two men convicted of alleged ties to Mossad, according to official judicial sources. The executions took place amid heightened regional tensions and ongoing security concerns. The two individuals were accused of being part of an espionage network......
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