juveniles

April 30, 2019

Two 17-year-old boys flogged and secretly executed in Iran

The two cousins were arrested aged 15 and convicted on rape charges following unfair trial and abuse allegations.
April 25, 2019

Saudi Arabia executes 37 people in a single day, including three juveniles

Saudi Arabia’s official press agency has announced a mass execution of 37 people. Most, if not all, were convicted in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), the Kingdom’s secretive and widely condemned anti-terrorism tribunal.
July 30, 2018

Ahed Tamimi's release welcome but other Palestinian children languish in jail, says Amnesty

The Israeli army prosecutes hundreds of Palestinian children in juvenile military courts every year, often after arresting them in night raids.
June 29, 2018

UN condemns execution of juvenile offenders in Iran

Four juvenile offenders have been executed in Iran since the beginning of 2018.
March 9, 2018

Executions double under Saudi Crown Prince

As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the UK, new analysis of executions in Saudi Arabia by the human rights organisation Reprieve shows that the rate of executions in the Kingdom has doubled since his appointment in June 2017,
February 18, 2018

UN urges Iran to stop violating international law by executing juvenile offenders

During the first month of 2018, three people – two male and one female –have been executed in Iran for crimes they committed when they were 15 or 16 years old.
February 1, 2018

Iran hangs man who was 15 at time of alleged crime

Amnesty International has expressed outrage at reports that the Iranian authorities have executed a young man convicted of murder who was only 15 years old at the time of his alleged crime.
January 2, 2018

Two years on from mass execution, Saudi repression continues under new Crown Prince

Two years ago, the Saudi authorities carried out a mass execution of 47 people and today, the human rights organisation Reprieve has warned of fresh repression in the Kingdom under the new Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
December 22, 2017

May invites Saudi Crown Prince to UK as executions increase in the Kingdom

Theresa May has invited the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to London, according to reports.
October 4, 2017

Saudi Arabia carries out 100th execution of the year

The Saudi Arabian authorities carried out their 100th execution of the year on 2 October 2017, part of an "execution spree" that has seen 60 people executed in the country in the past three months alone, said Amnesty International.