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1 month ago

China Secretly Executed Four Canadians. I Could Have Been One of Them | The Walrus

For over a thousand days, starting in December 2018, China's government held me hostage in an attempt to blackmail Canada into releasing Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese telecom executive arrested on American criminal charges.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Saudi Arabia executing horrifying' number of foreigners for drug crimes

"Almost 600 people have been executed over the past decade for drug-related offences, three-quarters of whom were foreign nationals from countries including Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Nigeria and Egypt."
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Iran executes nine convicted ISIL fighters

Iran executed nine ISIL members convicted of plotting attacks against civilians after their 2018 arrest.
The men faced charges including waging war against God and illegal possession of military weapons.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Executions are rising sharply in the US, particularly in Republican states pushing for capital punishment revival.
Concerns grow over the methods of execution and their ethical implications.
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