news - 22 June 2026 - JORDAN

JORDAN: SIX CONVICTS EXECUTED FOR HIGH-PROFILE TERRORISM, NARCOTICS OFFENSES

Government Spokesperson and Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Al-Momani announced that authorities executed six convicts by hanging at dawn on June 21, 2026.

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news - 22 June 2026 - KUWAIT

KUWAIT: FIVE CONVICTED MURDERERS EXECUTED AFTER DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD BY HIGHEST COURTS

The public prosecution announced that it had supervised on June 20, 2026 evening the execution of death sentences against five men convicted of premeditated murder and other serious crimes at Central Prison

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news - 22 June 2026 - IRAN

IRAN - Homayoun Nurzehi executed in Zabol on June 21

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IRAN - Isa Rahmani executed in Zahedan on June 21

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IRAN - Ali Asghar Aminipour executed in Birjand on June 14

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IRAN - Hossein Yousefzahi executed in Zabol on June 21

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USA - Gallup Poll: 52% of Americans find death penalty morally acceptable, 39% unacceptable

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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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