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December 29, 2016

Nigeria death row inmates secretly executed

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Africa Death penalty Nigeria

Three convicted criminals on death row for about two decades have been secretly executed in the first hangings in Nigeria since 2013, human rights lawyers and a fellow inmate said Thursday.

November 9, 2016

États-Unis : le Nebraska rétablit la peine de mort

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Death penalty Violence United States

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November 7, 2016

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African American activist in detention for 35 years

October 29, 2016

Turkey : Erdogan says death penalty will be soon brought back

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Europe Death penalty Violence Turkey

Thousands of people were arrested after failed coup in July. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the government will soon submit a bill to Parliament to reinstate the death penalty amid calls for the execution of the plotters of a failed coup in July. Addressing crowds in Ankara on Saturday…

October 27, 2016

États-Unis : Ndume Olatushani, "tant que je vivrai, je me battrai contre la peine de mort"

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Death penalty Violence United States

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October 24, 2016

Kenyan president commutes all death sentences to life in prison

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Africa Justice Death penalty Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta commuted all death sentences in Kenya to life jail terms on Monday, removing 2,747 convicts from death row in a nation that has not executed anyone for about three decades. In addition to commuting the sentences of 2,655 men and 92 women, Kenyatta also signed pardon warrant…

October 12, 2016

Japon : un grand pas vers l’abolition de la peine capitale

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Asia Death penalty Japan

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July 21, 2016

Iran : ten prisoners executed at Rajai Shahr prison in one day

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Middle East Death penalty Iran

The execution spree of the Iranian authorities continues with ten executions carried out on Wednesday July 20 at Rajai Shahr Prison. About 38 executions have been reported in Iran in the past week.

July 19, 2016

Maroc et Sahara occidental : les jours de la peine de mort sont-ils comptés ?

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Africa Death penalty Violence Morocco

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June 1, 2016

Apprentice : en prison, à l'école des bourreaux

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Culture Death penalty Singapore

Un jeune gardien de prison, Aiman, est amené, par les circonstances, à devenir l’assistant de celui qui s’occupe des exécutions capitales. A la fois hanté par son passé et fasciné par la nouvelle figure paternelle qu’incarne le bourreau, il va lui-même, petit à petit, être absorbé par une tâche, à…

March 26, 2016

Japan : two prisoners executed amid protests

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Asia Death penalty Japan

Hangings took place weeks before Japan is due to host the G7 leaders summit. Human rights campaigners have condemned Japan’s use of the death penalty after two inmates were hanged, bringing the number of executions to 16 since the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, took office in late 2012.

February 13, 2015

Liban : regards des jeunes Libanais sur la peine de mort

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Middle East Death penalty Violence Lebanon

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