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Algeria: Ensure fair retrial of dozens accused of violence in Kabylie without resort to the death penalty 27 February 2026

Algeria: Ensure fair retrial of dozens accused of violence in Kabylie without resorting to the death penalty - Amnesty International

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Children are among at least 30 people at risk of the death penalty in Iran after being convicted of offences during the Jan 2026 protests.

Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately quash the convictions and death sentences of eight individuals sentenced to death.

Canada: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 145th Session, 2 – 19 March 2026 Amnesty International submits this document ahead of the Human Rights Committee’s review of Canada’s seventh periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

General Human Rights News: Amnesty International's submission to the UN Periodic Review on #Canada: amnesty.ca/reports/cana...

Singapore: Malaysian man hanged in unlawful drug-related execution as rights of those on death row violated 18 February 2026 | Index Number: ACT 50/0723/2026

Singapore: Malaysian man hanged in unlawful drug-related execution as rights of those on death row violated

URGENT ACTION: USA - Stop Execution In Florida 13 February 2026 | Index Number: AMR 51/0713/2026

Call on Gov DeSantis to stop the execution of Billy Kearse, who has an intellectual disability and is scheduled be killed for a crime that happened when he was just 18 years old.

Schellenberg won’t face death penalty at China retrial, lawyer says China’s top court overturned B.C. native Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s 2019 death sentence for drug smuggling

Globe and Mail article today (including an interview with me) on news re the Schellenberg case in China

Update to Urgent Action for Pannir Selvam Pranthaman Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman was executed in Singapore on 8 October 2025, despite global calls to halt his execution.

Update issued for the Urgent Action on Pannir Selvam Pranthaman , who was executed on 8 Oct 2025.

China must stop using the death penalty in violation of International Law for crimes such as drug smuggling. All countries that retain the death penalty should place a moratorium on all executions and work to abolish the death penalty.

Canadian sentenced to death in China given new trial Retrial of Robert Schellenberg ordered weeks after thaw in Canada-China relations

Also reported in @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/292ed74...

China Reverses Death Sentence for Canadian in a Small Win for Carney

Yesterday news broke that China’s Supreme People’s Court has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg. A new trial has been ordered.

Israel/OPT: Knesset must drop discriminatory death penalty bills that would further entrench Israel’s system of apartheid 3 February 2026

Israel/OPT: Knesset must drop discriminatory death penalty bills that would further entrench Israel’s system of apartheid

North Korea: People ‘executed for watching South Korean TV’, bribery to escape punishment widespread 4 February 2026

North Korea: People ‘executed for watching South Korean TV’, bribery to escape punishment widespread

Hong Kong: Trial of Tiananmen activists a cynical attempt to erase historical memory The prosecution of Hong Kong activists for commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown is a further escalation in the authorities’ weaponization of

Hong Kong: Trial of Tiananmen activists a cynical attempt to erase historical memory

One year into President Trump’s return to office, authoritarian practices are eroding human rights Marking one year since President Trump returned to office, Amnesty International today rang the alarm bells on increasing authoritarian

One year into President Trump’s return to office, authoritarian practices are eroding human rights

US judge rules Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in CEO killing case

US judge rules Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in CEO killing case https://aje.news/disu7p

Urgent Action: Iran: Thousands Detained Over Protests At Risk Of Torture 30 January 2026 | Index Number: MDE 13/0673/2026

URGENT ACTION: Iran: Thousands Detained Over Protests At Risk Of Torture

What happened at the protests in Iran? 26 January 2026

What happened at the protests in Iran?

Report by Amnesty International

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules The judge dismissed a federal murder charge against the 27 year old.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia China has executed 11 members a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bangladesh: Human Rights Priorities ahead of National Elections 23 January 2026 | Index Number: ASA 13/0629/2026

Bangladesh: Human Rights Priorities ahead of National Elections - Highlights re the death penalty from our recent report and links to the full report available here:

South Korea: Death penalty call for ex-President Yoon a step backward for human rights open.substack.com/pub/dpabolit...

Red text: "47 people were executed" above white text: "in the U.S. in 2025, including people with compelling innocence claims, brain damage, and childhood trauma, and people who never got a fair trial because of racial bias. This is more than any year since 2009. No one should be killed by the state. We must abolish the racist, unjust, and cruel death penalty now." Red ACLU logo. Red arrow pointing right. Black background.

Red and white bold text: "4 states carried out 72% of all executions last year: Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas." White text: "This spike in executions is driven by a small number of political actors who are out of step with the public, who oppose the death penalty in record numbers. Executions today represent public opinion from decades ago when most of these death sentences were handed down. This vocal minority doesn't represent who we want to be today." Red ACLU logo. Black background.

The death penalty doesn't provide justice or make us safer, and states that still pursue executions are out of step with the American people.

Take action to end the death penalty once and for all at aclu.org/end_death_penalty

Protests in Iran reach 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators Tehran escalated its threats Saturday, with the Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charg...

Tehran escalated its threats against demonstrators Saturday, with the Iran’s attorney general warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge. https://to.pbs.org/4qMOgRi

South Korea's ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.

South Korea's ex-President Yoon faces potential death sentence request in trial reut.rs/4qFOlGd

“Anyone taking part in protests will be considered an ‘enemy of God’, a death penalty charge”: I had to check twice before confirming this was the Iranian attorney general.

Iran’s Attorney General Movahedi Azad said protesters will now be considered “enemies of God”. That charge carries the death penalty

Red text: "Public support for the death penalty is at a 50-year low." White text: "Despite this, the Trump administration is making every effort to embolden states to speed up or restart executions. 23 states have abolished capital punishment. Another 4 states' governors have put a pause on executions. In states that still have capital punishment, 56% of juries recommended a life sentence over a death sentence this year. Only 14 juries nationwide unanimously agreed to impose death sentences." Gray text: "Source: Death Penalty Information Center." Red ACLU logo. Black background.

More people than ever know that it’s time for us to close the book on this shameful chapter of capital punishment in America. It’s time for our elected leaders to act accordingly.

Sign on to our call for the death penalty to be abolished at aclu.org/end_death_penalty

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Saudi Arabia: Further Information: Essam Ahmed Executed After Grossly Unfair Trial 22 December 2025 | Index Number: MDE 23/0585/2025

Saudi Arabia: Further Information: Essam Ahmed Executed After Grossly Unfair Trial

Despite Declining Support for the Death Penalty, Executions Nearly Doubled in 2025, Report Says Fewer Americans support capital punishment. Fewer courts are handing out death sentences. And we’ve got way more executions in 2025.

New from me for @theintercept.com: As public support for the death penalty fell to the lowest level in 50 years, the US is poised to execute 48 people in 2025 -- the highest amount in 15 years. FL drove the surge in executions. I wrote about @deathpenaltyinfo.org's report, which was released today.