Articles for Public Executions

Afghanistan: Thousands witness Taliban carry out double execution in football stadium
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Thousands witness Taliban carry out double execution in football stadium

India TV News  

Kabul: Thousands witnessed the grizzly execution of two convicted men by the Taliban at a football stadium in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday as the relatives of victims fired the gunshot. The three lower courts and the Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, had ordered the executions in retribution for their purported crimes, according to the court statement. Criticism on public executions …

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Attorneys want moratorium, probe after execution halted
2 years, 8 months ago

Attorneys want moratorium, probe after execution halted

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After an undisclosed “oversight” forced Tennessee to call off the execution of Oscar Smith an hour before he was to die last week, Smith’s attorneys on Thursday asked for a moratorium on executions and a review of the state’s execution protocols. Bill Lee issued a brief statement on April 21 at 5:42 p.m. saying that “due to …

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At least seven North Koreans have been executed for watching or sharing K-pop, report claims
3 years ago

At least seven North Koreans have been executed for watching or sharing K-pop, report claims

Daily Mail  

North Korea has executed at least seven people by firing squad in the last ten years for sharing or watching South Korean K-pop, a rights group has claimed. Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group conducted interviews with 683 North Korean defectors over six years - since 2015 - to map places where North Koreans were killed and buried in state-sanctioned public …

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No public executions unless directed by 'top court', say Taliban in new diktat: Report
3 years, 2 months ago

No public executions unless directed by 'top court', say Taliban in new diktat: Report

India TV News  

The Taliban has directed local officials to refrain from carrying out punishments in public unless Afghanistan's "top court" issues the order for public execution. "Public executions and hanging of bodies should be avoided unless the supreme court issues an order for such an action," Mujahid said was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper. During a presser, State Department spokesperson …

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North Korean public execution sites identified by human rights group
5 years, 7 months ago

North Korean public execution sites identified by human rights group

India TV News  

A human rights group said Tuesday it has identified hundreds of spots where witnesses claim North Korea carried out public executions and extrajudicial state killings as part of an arbitrary and aggressive use of the death penalty that is meant to intimidate its citizens. North Korea's public executions tend to happen near rivers, in fields and on hills, and also …

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