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PALESTINE
Save the Children condemns Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians
Save the Children condemns Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians, warning it threatens children and deepens systemic discrimination.
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PALESTINE
Knesset set to discuss death penalty law for Palestinian prisoners: Ben Gvir
Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says the Knesset is set to discuss a draft law on ‘executing Palestinian prisoners’ for initial approval this week.
POLITICS
Three men convicted of killing policeman, Basijis in Isfahan executed
Iranian judiciary authorities have executed three men over killing three members of the security forces during last year’s foreign-sponsored riots in the country’s central province of Isfahan.
POLITICS
Iran's Supreme Court upholds death penalty for US-based terror ringleader
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for Jamshid Sharmahd, the ringleader of a US-based terrorist group.
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia executes Jordanian man in case criticized by UN, rights groups
Saudi officials execute a Jordanian man in a case criticized by the UN and human rights groups.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US couple detained in Uganda gets fresh charge that carries death penalty
A US couple detained in Uganda on charges of aggravated torture of a 10-year-old boy faces an additional charge of aggravated child trafficking which carries the death penalty if they are convicted.
SAUDI ARABIA
Intl. rights group: Saudi executions could hit record high this year
An international human rights organization says executions in Saudi Arabia could hit record high this year as the number skyrocketed to 120 in the first half of the current year.
TURKEY
Turkey may reinstate death penalty after wildfires in Aegean forests
Turkey is set to reconsider a 2004 decision to abolish capital punishment, justice minister said, after President Tayyip Erdogan raised the death penalty following wildfires earlier this week.
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