Articles on Executions

Saudi Arabia Executes 5 Ethiopians Over Drug Charges

On July 30, 2026, Saudi authorities executed five Ethiopian nationals convicted of drug-related offe...

HumanRights Executions . . .

Saudi arabia • Jul 30, 2026 • 155 • 271 • 0

Lebanon Moves to Abolish Death Penalty

On July 16, 2026, Human Rights Watch announced that Lebanon is on the verge of abolishing the death...

Legislation Reform . . .

Lebanon • Jul 16, 2026 • 91 • 106 • 0

54 condamnésàmort pour le meurtre d'experts de l'ONU en...

Le 9 juin 2026, la Haute Cour militaire de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a condamnéàmort...

Justice ONU . . .

Congo • Jun 09, 2026 • 151 • 207 • 0

Iran Executes Two Men for Leading January Riots

Iran has executed two men convicted of leading acts of sabotage and terror during the foreign-backed...

Security Riots . . .

Iran • Jun 01, 2026 • 167 • 232 • 0

Israel Enacts Stricter Death Penalty Laws for Palestini...

On May 17, 2026, Israel implemented a new military order in the West Bank, significantly expanding t...

HumanRights WestBank . . .

Israel • May 20, 2026 • 208 • 239 • 0

Dagobert Nwafo Sentenced to Death for Murder of 6-Year-...

On March 18, 2026, the Tribunal de Grande Instance du Mfoundi sentenced Nwafo Dagobert to death by f...

Justice Murder . . .

Cameroon • Mar 19, 2026 • 145 • 153 • 0

L'APN adopte la loi criminalisant la colonisation franç...

L'Assemblée populaire nationale (APN) a adopté, le 9 mars 2026, une loi criminalisant la colonisatio...

Colonisation Leégislation . . .

Algeria • Mar 09, 2026 • 190 • 299 • 0

Human Rights Watch Criticizes Syria's Handling of Secta...

On January 15, 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report condemning the Syrian government's f...

HumanRights Accountability . . .

Syria • Jan 15, 2026 • 220 • 209 • 0

Human Rights Watch Reports Surge in Saudi Executions

Human Rights Watch has reported an unprecedented spike in executions in Saudi Arabia during 2025, wi...

Justice HumanRights . . .

Saudi arabia • Jan 01, 2026 • 195 • 203 • 0

Saudi Arabia's Record High Executions in 2024 Raise Hum...

Amnesty International reports that Saudi Arabia executed a record 345 people in 2024, marking the hi...