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UN Says 'Worrying Surge' in Iran Executions

This is Beirut, 28/07 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Nations Iran Executions

The United Nations on Monday urged Iran to stop using the death penalty, citing a "worrying surge in executions" that has included at least 612 people being killed so far this year. "Reports that there have been several hundred executions in Iran so far this year underscore how deeply disturbing the situation has become and the urgent need for an ...

Saudi Executes More Than 100 Foreigners in 2024

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase, which one rights group described as unprecedented. The latest execution, reported on Saturday in the southwestern region of Najran, was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the Gulf kingdom, according to the ...

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