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Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions

Egypt tripled number of yearly executions China pursued the death penalty to crack down on offences related to Covid-19 prevention...

Prisoners forgotten in COVID-19 pandemic, as crisis grows in detention facilities

Prisoners around the world have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Amnesty International, as...

Iran: Internet deliberately shut down during November 2019 killings – new investigation

The Iranian authorities deliberately shut down the internet during nationwide protests in November 2019, hiding the true scale of unlawful...

Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report

Widespread torture including beatings, floggings, electric shocks, stress positions, mock executions, waterboarding, sexual violence, forced administration of chemical substances, and...

Iran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons

Leaked official documents newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior officials...

Iran: At least 23 children killed by security forces in November protests – new evidence

An investigation by Amnesty International has uncovered evidence that at least 23 children were killed by Iranian security forces in...

Iran: Amid coronavirus fears, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should be released unconditionally

Responding to reports that the jailed British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be released on furlough from Tehran’s Evin Prison...

Iran: Scores injured as security forces use unlawful force to crush protests

Verified video footage, photographs and testimonies from victims and eyewitnesses on the ground obtained by Amnesty International, confirm that Iranian...

Iran: Thousands arbitrarily detained and at risk of torture in chilling post-protest crackdown

Thousands arrested including children as young as 15 Detainees subjected to enforced disappearance and torture At least 304 people killed...

Iran: Death toll from bloody crackdown on protests rises to 208

The number of people believed to have been killed during demonstrations in Iran that broke out on 15 November has...

Iran: World must strongly condemn use of lethal force against protesters as death toll rises to 143

The international community must denounce the intentional lethal use of force by Iranian security forces that has resulted in the...

Iran: More than 100 protesters believed to be killed as top officials give green light to crush protests

Verified video footage, eyewitness testimony from people on the ground and information gathered from human rights activists outside Iran reveal...

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