insert_link World Saudi Arabia executed over 100 people this year: AFP tally Saudi Arabia executed two people convicted of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said Thursday, bringing the total number of executions carried out this year to at least 106, according to an AFP tally. The official Saudi Press Agency reported the ministry's announcement, saying one was a Saudi national executed for trafficking amphetamines, and the other a Pakistani for trafficking heroin, both in Mecca. Saudi authorities resumed executions […] today18 July, 2024
insert_link World Julian Assange’s appeal to avoid extradition will go ahead. It could be legally groundbreaking By Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of computer misuse and espionage will continue, after the High Court in London rejected US government assurances that his rights to freedom of expression would be protected. On March 26, the High Court conditionally granted Assange the right […] today21 May, 2024
insert_link Africa Zimbabwe’s likely to abolish the death penalty: how it got here and what it means for the continent By Frans Viljoen, University of Pretoria Zimbabwe is likely to abolish capital punishment, following a cabinet decision on 7 February 2024. However, its parliament still has to endorse the move and pass the necessary law enabling the change. The question is when this will happen, especially since it appears that it would require a constitutional amendment. When this happens, Zimbabwe will not only draw a line […] today8 May, 2024
