UA: 3/12 Index: MDE 13/001/2012 Issue Date: 6 January 2012

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In late December, reports appeared in the Iranian press apparently reiterating that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a woman facing execution in Iran, could be executed by hanging instead of stoning. This recent press coverage indicates that she remains at risk of execution, which could be ordered at any time.. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 97/10 Index: AMR 51/073/2011 Issue Date: 25 August 2011

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On 23 August, a Pennsylvania trial court ordered the immediate transfer of Jordan Brown’s case to a juvenile court for trial. This decision removes the risk of 13-year-old Jordan Brown being sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Such a sentence, when imposed on anyone under 18 years old at the time of the crime, violates international law. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 297/09 Index: MDE 31/011/2011 Issue Date: 06 July 2011

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Five men under sentence of death in Yemen were not executed on 6 July as feared. However, they could still be executed at any time as they have exhausted all their appeals, and their death sentences were ratified by the President in 2009. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 155/09 Index: ASA 41/012/2009 Issue Date: 22 December 2009

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Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh has been charged with attempting to overthrow the state. For this, he could face the death penalty. Two others are facing the same charge. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 240/09 Index: AMR 51/122/2009 Issue date: 30 November 2009

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Kenneth Mosley, who received a stay of execution in September from the US Supreme Court 24 hours before he was due to be put to death, is now scheduled for execution on 7 January 2010. Mosley, a 51-year-old African American man, has spent 12 years on death row for the murder of a white police officer, David Moore. [ Lire la suite » ]