news - 01 July 2025 - IRAQ

IRAQ: CRIMINAL COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO TWO OVER EXECUTION OF TOP CLERIC SADR

An Iraqi criminal court on June 30, 2025 sentenced two men to death for involvement in the execution of prominent Shia cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister during the brutal crackdown of former dictator Saddam Hussein on religious dissent.

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news - 01 July 2025 - ITALY

Tanzania - Free Tundu Lissu

The leader of Chadema is on death row: who will save the man who dreams of a different Tanzania?

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news - 30 June 2025 - MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF FRIEND’S CHILDREN

The High Court in Alor Setar has sentenced a man to death for murdering his friend’s two young children six years ago, Free Malaysia Today reported on June 30, 2025.

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USA - California. ACLU Joins Calls to Gov. Newsom to Commute All Death Sentences

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USA - Florida. Ronnie Walker sentenced to death

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USA - Louisiana. Federal judge vacates death penalty for Todd Wessinger

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO SAVE THE LIVES OF POLITICAL PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW

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