Execution

Nebraska conducts first US execution with fentanyl

  by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Nebraska on Tuesday carried out America's first execution…

US state poised for first execution with fentanyl

by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Nebraska was scheduled Tuesday to carry out America's first…

In Iraq, death-row jihadists ‘confess’ on prime-time TV

by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Every Friday in Iraq, a gripping show on state television beams…

Malaysia holds off on Filipino’s execution: DFA

(Agence France Presse) -- Malaysia has granted a last-minute stay of execution to a convicted Filipino murderer following an appeal…

China remains world’s biggest executioner: Amnesty

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as…

Syria regime hanged 13,000 in notorious prison: Amnesty

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian government prison…

Kuwait executions part of ‘alarming trend’ in Middle East: HRW

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Human Rights Watch criticized Kuwait on Thursday for ending a moratorium on executions by hanging…

New executions looming in Indonesia

CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) -- More foreign drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia after authorities said Monday…

Activists gather at Indonesian embassy in Manila in a last-minute appeal for clemency for Veloso

Activists and supporters gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Manila on Tuesday (April 28) in a last-minute appeal for clemency…

Filipina death row convict’s lawyer says execution could happen soon

THE lawyer of a Filipina woman on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking says her execution could happen soon,…

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