Brussels 13.04.2025 The European Union condemns the public executions of four men in Nimroz, Badghis and Farah province, in Afghanistan, the EEAS spokesperson statement on the latest executions reads. “The European Union, as a matter of principle, strongly opposes the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances. It is a cruel and inhumane…
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Kuwait: EU regrets executions of five prisoners
Brussels 28.07.2023 “The European Union regrets the execution of five individuals in Kuwait today, including one person on drug-related offences, and notes with concern the increasing use of capital punishment in the country, following the executions of last November” the European External Action Service spokesperson statement reads. #Kuwait: The European Union regrets the execution of…
Iran: EU appalled by executions
Brussels 09.01.2023 “The EU is appalled by the execution of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini arrested and sentenced to death in connection with the ongoing protests in Iran” reads the Statement by the spokesperson of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Iran : The EU is appalled by the execution of Mohammad Mehdi…
Paris: escaped circus tiger executed
News of the tiger’s escape came after Paris’ public transport authority, RATP, briefly closed down a tramline in the 15th arrondissement, according to France Info – the public radio that broke the news. Two eyewitnesses told the radio station said they saw the tiger descend onto the tracks. “At first, we thought it was a technical incident,”…
Executions in Japan
On 13 July 2017, two executions were carried out in Japan, adding to 24 other persons that have been executed since March 2012. The European Union, its Member States, Norway, and Switzerland have consistently called on the Japanese authorities to adopt a moratorium on executions, recalling the period of 20 months before March 2012 when no…
EU opposes Jordan executions
Jordan announced the execution of 15 people convicted for terrorism and other serious crimes. After eight years of no executions, Jordan hangs 15 convicts at dawn https://t.co/yxe7RCqoMC pic.twitter.com/osMUBX9Tub — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 4, 2017 “The European Union reiterates its strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances. This execution is…
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