Executions

CNN  —  Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran to…

Issued on: 13/04/2023 - 08:05Modified: 13/04/2023 - 08:07 Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 that the previous years, two rights groups said on Thursday,…

Issued on: 04/04/2023 - 14:58 In the latest example of public punishments carried out by the Taliban, two men were forced to wear a chador, a full-length hijab…

DUBAI: Executions in Saudi Arabia have nearly doubled under King Salman and his son, de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, activist groups said on Tuesday, detailing cases of torture and other human rights violations.Capital punishmenthas…

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Iran’s hanging of protesters – and display of their lifeless bodies suspended from cranes – seems to have instilled enough fear to keep people off the streets after months of anti-government unrest. The success of the crackdown on the…

Issued on: 10/01/2023 - 19:41Modified: 10/01/2023 - 19:42 Iran is weaponising the death penalty, attempting to crush dissent by frightening the public with the execution of…

<!-- -->Iran executed 2 men for killing a paramilitary member during anti-hijab protests. (File)Brussels: The European Union said it was "appalled" after Iran on Saturday executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member during…

Iran released a prominent actress from an Oscar-winning film on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said. Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency said…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has requested a pause on executions in the state and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of its capital punishment system after a series of failed lethal injections. Alabama has been under the national spotlight in…