forced confessions

September 8, 2018

Kurdish cousins face imminent execution in Iran despite torture allegations

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to immediately halt the planned execution of two Iranian ethnic minority Kurds who allege they were tortured into making bogus 'confessions'.
April 27, 2018

Four death sentences commuted In Bahrain

The King of Bahrain has commuted the death sentences of four men accused of plotting to kill the head of the armed forces.
April 13, 2018

Global executions fall, but large numbers given death penalty for drugs, says Amnesty

Last year saw a small drop in the overall number of executions around the world, large numbers of death sentences were carried out for non-violent crimes such as drug offences.
March 30, 2018

Torture investigator orders new Bahrain death penalty hearing

Acting on recommendations from UK-trained torture investigators, Bahrain’s Attorney General has requested that the country’s highest court reconsider the death sentences handed to two men convicted on the basis of forced confessions obtained through torture.
March 17, 2018

Allegations of abuse and death in custody in Saudi Arabia

It is alleged that prominent Saudi Arabians detained at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh were abused, with one dying in custody.
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,
January 16, 2018

Call for Boris Johnson to act on repression in Bahrain

The human rights organisation Reprieve has urged Boris Johnson, to intervene to halt repression in Bahrain, including the planned execution of political protesters. The call comes one year on from the Gulf Kingdom’s resumption of executions.
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.