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Saudi authorities beheaded today two Pakistanis for drug smuggling in the ultra-conservative kingdom`s first executions of the year, the interior ministry said.
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Iraq’s use of the death penalty has increased despite international condemnation, with some fearing execution rates could rise further as officials seek to appear tough on security ahead of elections.
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Pakistan`s government has halted all state executions temporarily, just a week ahead of the planned hangings of several al Qaeda-linked militants.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday ordered an immediate halt to the carrying out of death sentences till he has discussed the matter with President Asif Ali Zardari, an official spokesman said.
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Iraq put 21 men to death on Tuesday, a senior justice ministry official told AFP, the latest in a series of mass executions that have drawn international condemnation.
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Libyan rebels appear to have executed scores of fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, a human rights group said.
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Three top UN human rights experts have appealed to Iran to declare a moratorium on the death penalty.
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Iran executed some 670 people last year, most of them for drug crimes that do not merit capital punishment under international law and more than 20 for offences against Islam.
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Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes.
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Iraq executed 14 people on a single day this week, most of them al Qaeda members.
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Iraq has executed 34 people so far this year compared with a total of 68 who were hanged last year, justice ministry spokesman said.
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A spokesman for UN`s High Commissioner for Human Rights says number of executions jumped from 29 in 2010 to at least 70 last year.
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