Execution
Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya
Middle East
July 23, 2016
Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya
Fourteen unidentified bodies with shot wounds to the head have been found in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a…
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
World
April 6, 2016
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
The world saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years in 2015, according to a new…
Saudi court commutes Palestinian poet’s death sentence to jail, lashes: lawyer
Middle East
February 3, 2016
Saudi court commutes Palestinian poet’s death sentence to jail, lashes: lawyer
A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet on charges of apostasy and abandoning his Muslim…
Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
Middle East
January 8, 2016
Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
An Islamic State militant executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him…
Saudis garner Egyptian Twitter support against Iran threats over cleric’s execution
Egypt
January 3, 2016
Saudis garner Egyptian Twitter support against Iran threats over cleric’s execution
Egyptian Twitter users have voiced solidarity with Saudi Arabia against threats made by Iran to the kingdom over the latter’s…
Iran threatens Saudis for executing Shiite cleric, but his brother calls for calm
Middle East
January 2, 2016
Iran threatens Saudis for executing Shiite cleric, but his brother calls for calm
Saudi Arabia will pay "a high price" for executing prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, Iran's foreign ministry said.Ministry…
French convict on death row in Indonesia loses clemency appeal
World
June 22, 2015
French convict on death row in Indonesia loses clemency appeal
An Indonesian court rejected a French national's last-ditch appeal against the death sentence on Monday, making him the latest foreigner…
Renowned lawyer wants terrorists to be cremated after execution
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Renowned lawyer wants terrorists to be cremated after execution
A prominent lawyer has called for the bodies of terrorist convicts to be burned after execution. Speaking to Al-Assema satellite channel…
Rights organization condemns execution of Arab Sharkas’ defendants
Egypt
May 18, 2015
Rights organization condemns execution of Arab Sharkas’ defendants
The Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) in the UK denounced in a statement Monday the execution of six defendants…
Egypt carries out 1st execution of Morsi supporter
Egypt
March 7, 2015
Egypt carries out 1st execution of Morsi supporter
Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out…