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Saudi Arabia court sentences 3 lawyers for criticizing judiciary
A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced three lawyers to between five and eight years in prison for criticizing the justice system on the social networking website Twitter by accusing authorities of carrying out arbitrary detentions. The Saudi (More) |
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Attorneys and former judges ask Supreme Court to stay Missouri execution
Attorneys for a convicted Missouri man and 15 former judges on Monday asked [cert. petition, PDF; stay application, PDF] the US Supreme Court to block his execution , claiming that mistakes were made by his former attorneys, which led him to lose hi (More) |
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UN rights expert 'shocked' over Iran woman's execution
A UN human rights expert said Monday that he was "shocked" by Iran's execution of a woman convicted of murdering a man whom she accused of raping her. Reyhaneh Jabbari was executed in Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday morning despite international op (More) |
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China considering eliminating death penalty for 9 crimes
China is contemplating eliminating the death penalty as punishment for nine crimes, according to a report released Monday by Chinese state media outlet Xinhua. The proposed legislation was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People' (More) |
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Advocacy group criticizes Netherlands for returning refugees to conflict areas
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday condemned Netherlands' attempts to return Somali refugees to areas controlled by Islamist terrorist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (al-Shabaab) . The report noted critically that Denmark, Norway, Swed (More) |
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Libya militant pleads not guilty to charges related to Benghazi attack
Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khatallah on Monday pleaded not guilty to 17 charges related to the September 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, including some charges that warrant the death penalty. Prosecutor Michael DiLorenzo sugg (More) |
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UN urges Iraq to place moratorium on death penalty
UN officials called on the government of Iraq Sunday to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in response to a significant rise in executions since the country restored capital punishment in 2005. The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the Offic (More) |
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Saudi Arabia sentences cleric to death
Shiite muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was convicted Wednesday of sedition and other charges in Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court and sentenced to death, raising fears of unrest from his supporters in neighboring Bahrain. Al-Nimr has been (More) |
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Oklahoma sued over 'botched' execution
The brother of Clayton Lockett, whose prolonged execution last April caused Oklahoma to suspend its death penalty to review procedures, filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma Monday. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Wester (More) |
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Rights group condemns Saudi Arabia persecution of activists
Saudi Arabia is persecuting rights activists and silencing government critics, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] issued Friday by Amnesty International (AI) . According to AI, members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Associatio (More) |
Republic of Ireland Act enters force
On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland. The Act repealed the Executive Authority Act, which had given governing authority in Ireland to the King of England.
