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Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
BySarah Johnson November 11, 2025

Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player M…

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Olympians call on Iran to halt execution of boxing champion
BySarah Johnson November 11, 2025

Sports personalities including Martina Navratilova and the swimmer Sharron Davies sign letter condemning Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani’s death sentenceMore than 20 Olympic medallists, coaches and other international athletes, including the tennis player M…

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As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
ByIsmaeel Naar and Vivian Nereim November 7, 2025

Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.

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As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
ByIsmaeel Naar and Vivian Nereim November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.

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The US attacks on Iran have backfired horribly – but a path to peace is still possible | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall August 3, 2025

Executions by a vengeful regime in Tehran are soaring. The west must pursue a different strategyHanging is the preferred method of execution in Iran, although stoning and crucifixion offer alternative options for an ever-vengeful theocracy. Death by ha…

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Saudi Arabia executing ‘horrifying’ number of foreigners for drug crimes
ByTom Levitt July 8, 2025

Hundreds put to death for non-violent drug offences over past decade, with little scrutiny of Saudis, says AmnestySaudi Arabia has carried out a “horrifying” number of executions for drug crimes over the past decade, most of which were of foreign natio…

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