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shaaban al-shami
Egypt
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Egypt's 'death penalty judge' dies following cancer battle

Shaaban al-Shami, an Egyptian judge who sentenced hundreds of political opponents to death, has died following a battle with cancer

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2025
Saudi Arabia's supreme court executes heroin smuggler in Mecca [Getty]
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Afghan executed in Mecca for smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff
14 April, 2025
The death penalty is increasingly used to silence dissent and as a tool in anti-drug campaigns, Amnesty warns [Getty]
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MENA
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Executions surge in 2024, driven by Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff
08 April, 2025
Tataloo is known for his distinctive tattoos, which cover his entire body
Iran
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Iran judiciary says verdict still not final on singer Tataloo

The New Arab Staff
23 January, 2025
04/13/2021 Istanbul, Turkey. Iranian singer, rapper, and songwriter, Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known professionally as Amir Tataloo, poses for a portrait on April 13, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Hamed Badiee / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HAMED BADIEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran
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Iran denies blasphemy death penalty for rapper 'Amir Tataloo'

The New Arab Staff
20 January, 2025
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Morocco
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Morocco moves to abolish death penalty

Basma El Atti
11 December, 2024
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HRW
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HRW criticises Iraq for 'unlawful' surge in executions

Dana Taib Menmy
20 November, 2024
Saudi Arabia's supreme court executes heroin smuggler in Mecca [Getty]
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Saudi executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2024
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Iran
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Iran sentences to death Kurdish activist Varisheh Moradi

Dana Taib Menmy
12 November, 2024
A supporter holds a placard bearing a portrait of French teacher Cecile Kohler, detained along with her partner Jacques Paris in Iran, during a rally in their support in Paris on May 14, 2023. (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran
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Iran says French couple imprisoned since 2022 'in good health'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 November, 2024
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One struggle: Grieving Marcellus Williams, Gaza, and Lebanon

Afroze Fatima Zaidi

Afroze Fatima Zaidi

04 October, 2024
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Amnesty urges release of Saudi after death sentence quashed

The New Arab Staff
09 August, 2024
Iran
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Iran hangs final defendant in 2008 case after 'unfair trial': NGOs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2024
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia has executed over 100 people so far in 2024

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2024
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Iraq
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Sweden confirms three citizens sentenced to death in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2024
Iran
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Iran prisoner says Sweden left him behind after exchange deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 June, 2024
Iraq
MENA
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Sweden protests death penalty handed out to two Swedes in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2024
In this photo illustration a Amnesty International logo is seen
Iran
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Executions jumped last year to the highest number since 2015

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 May, 2024
Iran
MENA
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Iran turning its prisons into 'killing fields': Amnesty

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2024
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia executes 170 people in 2023

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 January, 2024
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MENA
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Ben-Gvir told to stop talk of execution for Hamas prisoners

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 November, 2023