death penalty
Legal expert demands execution for any rapist
Egypt
February 22, 2023
Legal expert demands execution for any rapist
Veteran lawyer legal expert Mohamed Mizar said that the crime of rape is considered in the top of the criminal…
Egypt court calls for live broadcast of the execution of Naira Ashraf’s murderer
Egypt
July 25, 2022
Egypt court calls for live broadcast of the execution of Naira Ashraf’s murderer
The Mansoura Criminal Court announced, on Sunday, the justifications for issuing the death sentence against Mohamed Adel, who killed…
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
Middle East
February 1, 2022
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and…
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
Egypt
May 10, 2021
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
Authorities carried out the death penalty on an Egyptian monk who killed the abbot of his monastery in 2018, a…
Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list
Middle East
April 21, 2021
Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the…
Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death
Middle East
February 8, 2021
Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three young Saudi men who faced death sentences for acts they were accused of…
Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison
Middle East
October 9, 2020
Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has released a prominent human rights activist who campaigned against the death penalty, Iranian media…
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…