death penalty
Saudi prosecution orders retrial of Egyptian sentenced to death
Egypt
January 17, 2020
Saudi prosecution orders retrial of Egyptian sentenced to death
Saudi Arabia has ordered the retrial of Egyptian engineer Ali Abul Qasim, who was sentenced to death in 2017 over…
U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq
Middle East
August 13, 2019
U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq
PARIS (Reuters) – A U.N. investigator rebuked France on Monday for its possible role in the transfer of seven suspected…
Accused 9/11 mastermind open to role in victims’ lawsuit if not executed
Middle East
July 30, 2019
Accused 9/11 mastermind open to role in victims’ lawsuit if not executed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has indicated a willingness to be deposed…
Egyptian-American accused of drowning his two autistic children
Egypt
July 18, 2019
Egyptian-American accused of drowning his two autistic children
A US court on Wednesday charged an Egyptian-American of drowning his two autistic children four years ago, Sky News Arabia…
Iran defends execution of gay people
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Iran defends execution of gay people
The US on Wednesday accused Iran of violating fundamental human rights after Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Sarif endorsed the…
Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’: UN expert
World
May 31, 2019
Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’: UN expert
Julian Assange has been subjected to drawn-out “psychological torture”, a UN rights expert said Friday, accusing the United States, Britain,…
Iraq sentences 2 more French IS members to death, 6 so far
Middle East
May 28, 2019
Iraq sentences 2 more French IS members to death, 6 so far
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced two high-profile French members of the Islamic State group to death,…
France opposed in principle to execution in Iraq of three French Islamic State members
Middle East
May 27, 2019
France opposed in principle to execution in Iraq of three French Islamic State members
PARIS (Reuters) – The French foreign ministry said on Monday it was opposed in principle to the death penalty, but…
Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty
World
April 10, 2019
Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty
Executions fell worldwide by nearly a third last year to their lowest levels in at least a decade, but several…
Freed Christian woman still prisoner in Pakistan
Middle East
January 16, 2019
Freed Christian woman still prisoner in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner in Pakistan,…