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Iran executes two more men in connection with protests
Perpetrators of the crime were hanged this morning for killing a paramilitary force member, says official news agency
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Iran executes four men convicted of cooperating with Israel - state media
The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of carrying out covert operations on its soil
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Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza
Two of them were executed on charges of espionage for Israel
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‘British troops executed unarmed detainees in Afghanistan’
Petitioner Saifullah claims four members of his family were assassinated in the early hours of February 16, 2011
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Saudi Arabia executes three soldiers sentenced for 'high treason'
Ministry said that the three had been sentenced to death by a specialist court after a fair trial
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Saudi Arabia halts executions of those committing crimes as minors: statement
The individual will receive prison sentence of no longer than 10 years in juvenile detention facility
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Sri Lanka to seek execution of five death row convicts in Pakistan
Although, the country will soon resume executions after a 42-year moratorium
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Iran executes eight over deadly IS attacks in Tehran
The Iranian men were convicted of collaborating directly with the IS militants who carried out attacks on June 7 2017
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Iraq executes 12 after PM calls for speedy executions
Iraq put to death 12 convicted of terrorism hours after Prime Minister Haider al Abadi called for speedy executions
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Saudi Arabia executes 48 in 2018, half on drug charges
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman suggests that the kingdom would consider changing the death penalty in some cases
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465 prisoners sent to gallows since 2014, says report
Pakistan world's fifth most prolific executioner: Justice Project Pakistan
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A US state speeds up executions, scheduling eight in 10 days
According to the Death Penalty Information Center no state has ever carried out eight executions in 10 days
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IS executes five Egyptians accused of aiding army
In October 2015, IS claimed the downing of a plane carrying Russian tourists home
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Several 'wrongful executions' since lifting of death penalty moratorium: JPP
Moratorium was lifted following the gruesome attack on Army Public School in Peshawar
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Saudi Arabia condemns 15 to death for spying for Iran
Most of the 15 Saudis were members of the kingdom’s Shia minority
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Wrongful hangings expose flaws in justice system
Complicity on part of prisons, judicial authorities in Punjab cannot be ruled out
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Iran executes 20 Sunni 'terrorists' in one day: state media
According to state media, the prisoners were executed for committing several murders and undermining national security
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Saudi executes four convicted of murder
The four, including three brothers, were executed in the western city of Taif
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Tough stance: In a first, Kabul hangs six Taliban inmates
President Ghani disregarded opposition from predecessor
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Pakistan carries out more executions despite protests
Amnesty International last week described Pakistan as the world's third most prolific executioner
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Iran president under scrutiny over juvenile executions
The issue has come under scrutiny because of a scathing UN report on human rights in Iran
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The rope to nowhere
Capital punishment is rising globally with Pakistan among the leaders in those judicially killed
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Three convicts hanged amid criticism over surging executions
'Over the past year, Pakistan has vaulted to the number three spot for recorded state executions in the world'
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Saudi Arabia puts murderer to death in 72nd execution of 2016
In 2015, Saudi Arabia executed 153 people, most of them for drug trafficking or murder
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To the gallows: Murder convict sentenced to death
Prosecution said Jamshed and his accomplices had shot Mujahid Ali over a property dispute in 2012
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Execution: Murder convict hanged in Gujranwala
The body was handed to his legal heirs after medico-legal formalities
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Pakistan, with 324 executions in 2015, ranks third worldwide
Of the 351 executions, only 39 involved people linked to known militant group or guilty of crimes linked to militancy
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Saudi executes Egyptian for drug trafficking
Ibrahim Mohammed Salman was caught trying to smuggle opium which was hidden in his car
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Iran is top child executioner: rights group
Most child executions were for murder, rape, drug-related crimes and a national security offence
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BD executions: IJT holds protests at Aabpara
Secretary General, JI, Liaquat Baloch led the protest and accused the government
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Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Jaafari was making efforts to "advance dialogue and have a diplomatic role in preventing efforts to create discord"
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Khamenei’s website posts 'controversial' image comparing Saudi Arabia to Islamic State
Image has been posted after the Kingdom executed top Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr
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UN chief 'deeply dismayed' by Saudi executions, calls for restraint
Ban had urged Saudi Arabia to commute all death sentences that had been imposed
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Saudi Arabia to face 'divine revenge' over cleric's execution: Khamenei
Iran president says Saudi embassy attack 'totally unjustifiable'
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The year of most executions
As many as 301 people were executed in the Punjab last year
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Army chief approves death sentence for nine terrorists
ISPR says terrorists were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism
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Japan carries out first execution of prisoner sentenced by jury
The executions bring to 14 the total number of death sentences carried out since PM Shinzo Abe took power in late 2012
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Saudi put to death in kingdom's 151st execution of year
Rights experts have raised concerns about the fairness of trials in the Kingdom
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SC suspends two military court death sentences
Asma Jahangir alleges military authorities did not allow the accused to hire their counsels
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'APS massacre convicts should have been hanged from squares'
APS victims' parents laud hanging of massacre convicts
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Hangings in Bangladesh
Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mojaheed had been convicted of war crimes related to the events of 1971
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Saudi executes murderer, 147th death sentence this year
Interior ministry says Nasser al-Qahtani was put to death after being convicted of shooting dead another Saudi
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Execution: Death row convict hanged
In Faisalabad, two men were sentenced to death for killing former market committee chairman
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Convict who said he was 15 at time of crime hanged in Sargodha
British legal aid group says documentary evidence indicated Ansar Iqbal was a child at the time of alleged offence
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Amnesty slams Saudi justice system over executions
Calls urgently for a moratorium on executions
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Saudi Arabia executes Egyptian, three Sri Lankans
According to AFP tallies, four deaths bring to 120 the number of executions this year in the kingdom
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Capital punishment: Five executed in Lahore, Rawalpindi
Separately two murder convicts were executed in Adiala Jail on Friday
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ATC issues Shafqat Hussain's death warrants for fifth time
Shafqat's execution will now be carried out on August 4 in Karachi jail
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After Ramazan break: Pakistan set to resume executions
Two condemned prisoners are likely to be hanged next week
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Amnesty protests 'staggering execution spree' in Iran
Authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people in six months, set to surpass the toll of 2014