news - 14 April 2026 - EUROPEAN UNION

TANZANIA - Update on the Tundu Lissu case

Statement by 6 Members of the European Parliament

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news - 14 April 2026 - TANZANIA

TANZANIA - Tundu Lissu, 1 year in prison

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news - 14 April 2026 - MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA: DEATH PENALTY NOT NEEDED FOR DRINK DRIVING CASES, SAYS TRANSPORT MINISTER

Malaysia’s Transport minister Loke Siew Fook on April 13, 2026 shut the door on the possibility of introducing the death penalty under the Road Transport Act for cases linked to driving under the influence, despite calls from certain quarters to do so.

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IRAN - 2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran

14 April 2026

At least 1,639 people executed

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IRAN - Foreword to the 2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran

14 April 2026

By Nasrin Sotoudeh

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IRAN - 10 People Arrested for Using Starlink

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IRAN - 4 protesters sentenced to death

14 April 2026

Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl, Bita Hemmati, Behrouz Zamaninejad, and Kourosh Zamaninejad

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO AVOID THE ERASING EVIDENCE OF 1980S EXECUTIONS BY DESTROYING BEHESHT-E-ZAHRA SECTION 41 IN IRAN

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