INDEX
Article(s)
“Iran kills for possession of less than 50g of drugs”
By Thomas Hubert, on 9 April 2013
Annual reports published by two World Coalition member organizations of Iranian exiles expose the disproportionate use of the death penalty in Iran, mostly against drug users and traffickers.
2013
Drug Offenses
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Article(s)
“Look at us with a merciful eye”
By Human Rights Watch, on 5 March 2013
Human Rights Watch is launching a 30-page report on juvenile offenders awaiting execution on Yemen’s death row.
2013
Juveniles
Yemen
Yemen
Article(s)
Drug-busting aid to Iran must be frozen
By Thomas Hubert, on 27 November 2012
The World Coalition is calling on international donors to stop helping Iran enforce abusive capital drug laws.
2012
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Drug Offenses
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Article(s)
Abolitionists from the whole Arab World hold their first congress
By Aurélie Plaçais, on 22 October 2012
The Regional Congress on the Death Penalty held in Rabat, Morocco between 18-20 October highlighted the key role of civil society in pushing the abolitionist agenda in a region affected by deep changes.
2012
Algeria
Egypt
Jordan
Mauritania
Moratorium
Morocco
Public Opinion
Tunisia
Article(s)
Arab spring at the heart of World Coalition debates
on 26 June 2011
International abolitionists gathered in Morocco have discussed the recent wind of change in the region and the resulting hope for the abolition of the death penalty.
2011
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Iraq
Morocco
Terrorism
Tunisia
Article(s)
The new Tunisia and the death penalty
on 16 May 2011
The revolution in Tunisia and the resulting changes in the political landscape may offer unprecedented new opportunities for abolitionist organizations
2011
Public Opinion
Tunisia
Article(s)
Will Arab revolutions bring new hope for abolition?
on 4 April 2011
The winds of change have brought fresh air to the abolitionist cause in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, with new faces in power reigniting a stalled debate.
2011
Algeria
Egypt
Lebanon
Mauritania
Moratorium
Morocco
Public Opinion
Syrian Arab Republic
Terrorism
Tunisia
Yemen
Article(s)
Moving towards abolition in the Arab World
on 8 October 2010
NGOs and international organisations opposing the death penalty in Arab countries have met in Egypt for the second time. The World Coalition presented them with a new version of its study on abolition in the region.
2010
Djibouti
Egypt
Public Opinion
Turkey
Yemen
Article(s)
Pushing for abolition in the Middle East and in North Africa
on 28 February 2010
According to Amnesty International (2009), 21% of world executions take place in the Middle-East and North Africa. Only one of the 22 Arab League countries is abolitionist: Djibouti.
2010
Algeria
Fair Trial
Jordan
Moratorium
Poland
Turkey
Article(s)
Activists and diplomats slam political executions in Iran
on 1 February 2010
The Islamic Republic finds itself more isolated than ever after it hanged to dissidents and threatened many more with execution.
2010
Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Fair Trial
Iran (Islamic Republic of)