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An Abu Dhabi court sentenced three people to death over the killing of an Israeli rabbi [Reuters]
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UAE court sentences three to death for Israeli rabbi's murder

Three people face execution in the UAE for murdering an Israeli rabbi in what officials called a 'terrorist' act.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 March, 2025
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Iran sentences woman labour activist to death: rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2024
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Iran: Man sentenced to death for posts during 2022 protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2024
Iran
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Iran karateka given '15 minutes' to plead before execution

The New Arab Staff
19 January, 2023
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Iran sentences man to death over Mahsa Amini protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 January, 2023
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Iran court accepts appeals of two protesters on death row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 December, 2022
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At least 22 protestors may face death penalty in Iran

A correspondent in Iran
14 November, 2022
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Saudi Arabia sentences three men to death for opposing NEOM

The New Arab Staff
08 October, 2022
Iran
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UN concerned over Iran gay rights activists' death sentences

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 September, 2022
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Iran sentences to death two gay rights activists: reports

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 September, 2022
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Controversial lawyer pledges to defend Naira Ashraf's killer

Thaer Mansour
06 July, 2022
Tahir Saadoun, Brahim Saadoun's father, has pleaded for his son's life to be spared [Getty]
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Moroccan, Briton appeal death verdict in Russia-held Ukraine

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 July, 2022
Femicide
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Naira Ashraf’s killer to receive death sentence

Thaer Mansour
28 June, 2022
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Egypt executes seven convicts on "terror" charges

Thaer Mansour
11 March, 2022
Amnesty has accused Iran of executing people 'at an alarming rate' [Getty]
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Iran sentences pair to death for adultery

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2021
An estimated 1,700 unarmed military personnel were killed in the 2014 Speicher massacre
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Iraq sentences nine to death over 2014 Speicher massacre

The New Arab Staff
28 June, 2021
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Amnesty slams Egypt Muslim Brotherhood death sentences

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2021
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EU Parliament calls for Bahrain to halt prisoner executions

The New Arab Staff
12 March, 2021
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Iran to retry 3 sentenced to death over protests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 December, 2020
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Iraq sentences 16 Turkish 'Islamic State women' to death

The New Arab
25 February, 2018
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Iraqi kidnappers sentenced to death

The New Arab
10 February, 2016